I suppose there is great intelligence in us learning to not look too hard at what is hiding under the surface of life. Like the curtain that was hiding the magic of the Wizard. Or engineering a cool mirror that you can stick under a door when Christmas presents are being brought in one afternoon just a few short—in reality a few LONG days before Christmas. I still wish I hadn’t … [Read more...]
Is this You? My Mistake, Again
Let me start by saying I appreciate the great people who work in our local post office. They are hard working and somehow still smile and have a welcoming greeting when I step up to the window. Oh I have had to wait. Who hasn’t? I like to think of myself as a good waiter-in-liner. So when I get my turn I am happy to be told over and over again that I have chosen the wrong box … [Read more...]
Is This You? Magic Lists
It seems that some sort of shopping is a daily occurrence. Sometimes it’s just window shopping. Sometimes it’s specific and pointed buying shopping. The act of shopping is usually automatic. It’s the automatic shopping that gets me to overspend. So I am a list shopper. Not just groceries. If I am going out of town I not only list what I need I also list all the places I want to … [Read more...]
Is this you? Clocking in
Fixing things around the house is a never ending journey. Not big things. Heaven forbid. No, just little things that become entangled in that vacuum of tears and misadventures. A door hinge that is squeaking louder and louder until it screams louder than cats during predictable times of the year. Or tighten up a table leg that’s loose as a goose. Yes a goose. I like to think of … [Read more...]
Is This You? Ironing Bored
I did some sewing a week or so ago. I do not have a “sewing” room. I set up my sewing machine in the living room, in front of the TV. Crushing the misnomer about me and multi tasking. Yes, I can. Unless there are cookies, then I can only concentrate on the cookie at hand. But I can sew and watch television at the same time. So I sew in my living room. Anyone who sews also knows … [Read more...]
Is This You? Curtains vs Drapes
Separated things keep things, well, separate. In many things that is good. Like if there is creamed corn on your dinner plate. You, if you are anything like me, will need to peel the crust off of your bread to make a dam to keep that sloppy corn from invading the chicken fried steak on your plate. Just saying, for an example. Then there are things that need to come together, … [Read more...]