28 thoughts on “The Perfectionist”

1. whimsygizmo January 14, 2019 at 2:50 PM

   Ha! Love the turn this took! Too fun!

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2. Björn Rudberg (brudberg) January 14, 2019 at 2:50 PM

   Sometimes people are just too obsessed about changing what’s already working.

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   1. lifelessons Post authorJanuary 14, 2019 at 3:03 PM

      Like those shins and heels!!!

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3. Carol J Forrester January 14, 2019 at 2:59 PM

   Oh my, ‘your shins are too shinny’, that made me cackle.

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   1. lifelessons Post authorJanuary 14, 2019 at 3:00 PM

      You know these perfectionists. They gotta find something to find fault with!

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      1. Carol J Forrester January 14, 2019 at 3:03 PM

         I supposed your right.

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4. sarahsouthwest January 14, 2019 at 3:27 PM

   Sometimes it’s better to be spurned. You’re never going to be good enough for this one.

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5. Linda Kruschke January 14, 2019 at 3:29 PM

   That turn in the third line is perfect!

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   1. lifelessons Post authorJanuary 14, 2019 at 3:31 PM

      Thanks, Linda..An ironic statement if I ever heard one, given my title.. Ha.

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      1. Linda Kruschke January 14, 2019 at 3:32 PM

         Irony is my specialty. 😉

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         1. lifelessons Post authorJanuary 14, 2019 at 3:33 PM

            So I take it you curse perma press???

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6. Beverly Crawford January 14, 2019 at 4:24 PM

   I love the segue from irony to permanent press! Thanks for the smile!

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   1. lifelessons Post authorJanuary 14, 2019 at 7:39 PM

      ;o)

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7. Glenn Buttkus January 14, 2019 at 4:38 PM

   Whomever the speaker is, they deserve a kick in the pants. “shinny” is a great nonsense word.

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   1. lifelessons Post authorJanuary 14, 2019 at 7:38 PM

      I was sure someone would think I had misspelled shiny, but so far, everyone got it. Clever bunch!

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8. rob kistner January 14, 2019 at 4:45 PM

   Thank ÿou for not mentioning my toes…. 😉

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   1. lifelessons Post authorJanuary 14, 2019 at 7:38 PM

      Ha. Nor mine. A dr. ruined their perfection a few years ago. Curse him!!

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9. Grace January 14, 2019 at 5:52 PM

   This made laugh…such fun to read!!!

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10. rothpoetry January 14, 2019 at 7:49 PM

    Great expectations indeed! Very hard to meet the demands of perfection and measure up! Well done!

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    1. lifelessons Post authorJanuary 14, 2019 at 7:53 PM

       Thanks, RP

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11. Frank Hubeny January 15, 2019 at 4:51 AM

    One can’t please everyone. Nice sound.

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    1. lifelessons Post authorJanuary 15, 2019 at 9:14 AM

       Thanks, Frank.

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12. lynn__ January 15, 2019 at 9:12 AM

    Ha! Wonderful humor in this…pobody’s nerfect 🙂

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    1. lifelessons Post authorJanuary 15, 2019 at 9:13 AM

       Thanks, Lynn.

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13. rugby843 January 15, 2019 at 9:35 AM

    Loved this

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14. sanaarizvi January 15, 2019 at 10:30 AM

    This made me smile 🙂 nobody is perfect! ❤️ Lovely poem!

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15. electqualfiedmiddleclass January 15, 2019 at 1:26 PM

    My dad, daughter and husband are perfectionists. I am not. Is this a poem?

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    1. lifelessons Post authorJanuary 15, 2019 at 3:59 PM

       Not a perfect one, but it is a poem! ;o)

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