Sometimes, life just makes you laugh. Last Monday, I ordered more hair putty. I’ve only found the kind I use in CVS, but Amazon carries it, and with Prime, it could arrive on Wednesday. Since I only had enough for another day or two … I’d be all good. But when I tried to reorder,...
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Anxiety and Responsibility
Last week, I wrote about control and responsibility. Obviously, I do have some responsibility toward other people. I really can’t just throw up my hands and leave everyone to their own devices. That’s no more helpful than trying to control everyone. Flip sides of the coin, you know? But I realized that my sense...
The Gravity of the Negatives
To be fair, yesterday was not a horrible. There was a lot of good in it. But have you ever noticed that negative stuff draws you in. Even though you can see good things, the gravity of the negatives pulls on you, and it’s really hard to break away from. Good Stuff I started...
Tuesday Randomness
I really like Rick Riordan’s writing. The book posts take a lot of time to create. I wasn’t up to a third in a row today, but I have one more to write. I was so glad (and, to be honest) surprised that all of the Thai soccer players were rescued. In my cynicism,...
Best Thing for Kids
We try very hard not to overschedule ourselves. My general rule is that the kids can do two things at once, which seems to make things manageable. So we do Cub Scouts, Girl Scouts, sports, and other random activities, too. But halfway through our second year, I’m absolutely certain that 4H is one of the...