Everyone's heard the expression 'don't sweat the small stuff'. Probably said it yourself a few times.
As I 'mature', the amount of small stuff becomes increasingly larger in quantity. Frequently, I'm saying things like 'who cares?' and 'so what'.
Trish, however, seems to be increasingly concerned about small stuff. She is a self-expressed perfectionist. Always has been, I guess. I am not. Never was.
I wonder: is it nature or nurture? Growing up on a farm may have contributed to my non-perfectionist attitude. Don't have the right part to fix it up like new? We're wasting daylight! Make it work any way you can! Bailing wire, duct tape, jerryrig with whatever is available.
This dichotomy inevitably leads to conflicts twixt Trish and I.
Another thought: are women, more than men, inherently more concerned about small stuff? I'm guessing that may be the case.
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