milk chocolate vs. dark chocolate

It embarrasses me that I still prefer milk chocolate to dark chocolate.

benefit plan

I'm worried I won't have enough time to get full value out of the benefit plan offered by my new job. 

50-50

I never win draws.

duvet cover

Whenever I wash my duvet cover, it takes me a surprisingly long and frustrating time to get the duvet back inside.

thistles

My patio is only two years old, and already there's a thistle growing through it.

GPS

I'm tired of people trying to talk me into getting a personal GPS navigation device.

adirondack chair

It's pretty hard to climb out of an adirondack chair once you get it.

Kraft dinner

Whenever I have really bad food in the house, I eat it almost compulsively until it's gone.

early to rise

I don't know what makes me agree to get up early on weekends to jog.

do not call

No one ever takes me seriously when I ask to be placed on their "do not call" list.

legal documents

Reading legal documents makes me feel simultaneously ignorant and superior.

seasonal attire

I prefer fall clothes to summer clothes, which makes this season hard for me.

ethical fatigue

Now that "buying local" has replaced "buying organic" as the guilt-inducing shopping decision of our time, I sometimes feel like just washing my hands of the whole business and going to Wal-Mart.

mouse pads

I can't stand using gritty mouse pads.

wicking fabric

My new hot weather running shirt chafes slightly under the left arm.

irrelevant news

I feel marginalized when I read "fed up with summer re-runs?" news now that my television is in storage during my basement renovation.

ethical shopping

Grocery shopping would be a lot more straightforward if I didn't feel compelled to use eco-friendly cleaning products and buy quasi-locally-grown apples.

dirty fridge

I'm sure the fridge is full of wizened vegetables and pots of mold, but I haven't had time to clean it lately.

lawn mower noise

It's so noisy when the city cuts the grass in the park behind my house.

missed fireworks

I'm annoyed with myself for going to bed instead of staying up to watch the fireworks last night.

rhubarb teeth

My teeth feel squeaky when I eat rhubarb.