The squeaky b!itch gets the worms

Or maybe it's the greasy bitch is an early bird, or even the early wheel gets the grease. The point is, sometimes idioms as such don't fully explain the story...

After digesting and internalizing multiple thoughts, gossips and stories, I have reached several conclusions about myself, someone I know, and the world...

Nearly Unnecessary Disclaimer: I have an incredible life, really. Relatively no stress, (operative word:relatively), an amazing husband, good, true friends and pretty much everything I want. Of course, the green eyed monster always lurks nearby, and there is that damned Jones' family to keep up with, not to mention a bombardment of advertising telling me to be skinny-er, more fashion conscience, and please, drive the right car etc. etc. ad nauseam to infinity!! ARG!

Here's the thing: I know someone who has absolutely everything that they want. Right down to the shoes on their feet. She gets her hair, nails, mani's and pedi's, and waxing done regularly. She shops till she drops. She goes out to dinner several nights a week, (not to mention breakfast and lunch). She vacations as much 'as she wants to'. She has the perfect house, kids, husband, etc. She has it all!

So she says. All this comes at a great expense. Because, (drum roll please... climax time... clear the aisle here it comes!) she is a bad person.

That's right folks, she's just plain old not nice. Let me further explain, then I'll wrap this up in a tidy package for y'all.

Backing up, and being honest, I would like to have my hair done more, (or at all really...) nails, have more clothes, dining experiences, vacations, etc. I really would. This is why I had to step back and ask myself, "I am just plain jealous? " Analysing, assessing, pondering, processing.... I could have more of those things if I wanted, it's not a matter of my husband withholding money, or feeling that I'm undeserving of such luxuries, (she would say necessities...). It is just this:
- I would have to work more to afford what we have plus what I (sort of) want
- Without the extra income, our normal lifestyle would suffer
- If I worked more, I wouldn't really have the time or energy to enjoy the extras or our normal lifestyle
- We could just go into debt!

(This is the meaty body, where I really get into it!)
Although I would like those things, they are not really important to me. I really can't be bothered about my hair too often, make-up more than I have to, and most of the time I wear joggies about the house, and jeans in public. While we could vacation more as a couple, I know that it is important that my husband get away with his friends, and I would never take that away from him. We don't eat out a lot for many reasons. I like to cook, and Billy likes what I cook. When we do go out, we go all out, and that's what I prefer. I'd rather go crazy at the Keg one night every few months and make it memorable, an event, than go out once a week to Applebees, Kelseys', etc.

So my life is just as I want it, and her life is just as she likes. Fine right? No, not really. She pushes her life on you. She tells you all the wonderful ways she spends money, how her husband takes her away to exotic locales because he loves her, and owes his life to her. He doesn't need time with friends, she is all he wants. Anything she doesn't have or do, is simply because that's how she wants it, (believe me, she'll tell you that...). She knows everyone and everything, and everyone thinks that she is amazing, (yes, she'll tell you that too..). I could go on and on...

Here's another momentous point: She's not nice. Living with her must be hell. She is demanding, self-centred, vindictive, dictatorial, and mean. They are in huge debt. He lives under her thumb. She's not mother of the year. She is incredibly loud, obnoxious and embarrassing. She goes to great lengths to boost her ego, because she is quite vacuous. She lies continuously and erroneously, without regard to whom she is speaking, (she'll tell me falsities about one of my best friends!) Outside appearance is everything, because there is nothing else. (and the outside appearance is quite lacking...)

So in conclusion, I have learned before being envious of others, fully consider what it is that you want in life, and don't compare to what others purport. Thankfully I have also realized that I don't want anything that resembles her 'existence'. I'm not jealous, or even spiteful in my attitude towards her. I'm as accurate as any non-fly on the wall could be.

Thanks, once again I feel better... Does anyone know who I'm talking about? Hehe.