Low-Maintenance Mama

Are you high-maintenance?  I am not.  At least I didn't think I was, until someone pointed out that I was.  Me high-maintenance??   No way!! It started when we went out for a bite to eat and ordered drinks.  I ordered water with lemon.  Why?  Because I don't drink.  I just don't.  Then we looked at the menu and I said that I don't eat meat.  I'm not a vegetarian.  I just don't eat red meat.  Why?  Because I just don't like it.  And why all the questions??

Later the subject of camping came up, and I said I don't do camping.  Why?  It doesn't seem much like a vacation to me.  It's too much work.  My idea of a vacay is a comfy hotel near a tropical beach.  I tried camping once as an adult with my family, but as I was sitting on a park bench putting on my makeup, it occurred to me that camping is just not my thing.

It was then my friend pointed out that I was high-maintenance.  How dare anyone say that about me!  I'm anything but high-maintenance!  Just because I don't drink certain things, or eat certain things, or do certain things does not make me high-maintenance.  Right??

In my defense, I prefer a casual bar to a fancy restaurant.  Yeah, I know I don't drink, but I'll take a laid-back atmosphere over a more formal, stuffy one.  I prefer jeans, a tee, and flip flops over a suit or dress any day of the week.  And I'd much rather go to the beach by myself than to a club with a bunch of people.

I think that makes me pretty low-maintenance, don't ya think?  Just don't ask me to go camping, unless I can bring my cell phone and hair straightener.  And make sure there is a nice hotel close by.  That's where I will be staying while you go camping.  Have fun.  :)