Okay, I just don't GET IT!

I find the cutest things that people have altered and they seem to think they are THE BOMB.  I don't get it.  I thought it would end after everyone painted and ugly old frame and put a chalkboard in the middle.  Yep, I did that too.  But now, pretty much, everything these days gets covered in chalkboard paint and swarms of crafters oooh and aaaah themselves into a frenzy.  WHY?

Am I seriously the ONLY person on the planet that simply can't stand chalk dust?  The feel of it sends shivers down my spine.  The smell of it gags.  The sight of it collected as dust on the floor or surrounding surfaces drives me crazy.  So someone tell me why is soooo stinking popular?

Cool ideas ruined by chalk dust:  (click photo for link)

See that line of dust on the floor!  UCK

Do you know how much kool aid and cookie batter I scrub off my backsplash a month?  Who wants to re-do their artwork everytime they clean the gunk off??

really?  I clean my fridge's fingerprint smudges a few times a week.  Wonder how peanut butter affects chalkboard paint?

Yes, please let me get chalk dust all over the sleeves of my shirt while we sit and talk at the table.  I'd just love that.

yes, more dusty sleeves as we play Scrabble or Monopoly.  I can't get enough sneezing in my life.

Wait, not just the table top - let's do the WHOLE ENCHILADA.  I've always wanted to write spelling words on table legs.  you?

In fact, I want my kid to sniff chalk dust all day long too.  Yes, cause that makes perfect sense so we both sneeze in unison.  I love my kid THAT much.

Are ya feeling my quandry?  I use the chalkboard markers at home, so I don't have to touch chalk.  Yep, I dislike it THAT much. I'm certain I must be alone in my thinking though.

Lots of love - have fun applying chalkboard paint as eyeshadow next week!
Abby