1st World Problems

 This time of year is always so busy.  Parties, shopping, kid performances, trying to stay warm and sane.  Everything is happening at the same time.  Which is somewhat contradictory. To me anyway.  It's cold, it's dark, and my basic instinct is telling me to stay home and hide from the people who don't live here.  This is a rough time of year for many people. Even if you remove the financial constraints to throw yourself into debt and make sure that all the people you love know how much you love them through the magic of material goods. That is if you have loved ones. If you don't everywhere you turn you are reminded that everyone has a happy family. Except you. Then your brain, the liar, starts to tell you all the things wrong with you and why you don't have a family. Or why you aren't good enough for your family, if you have one.  On top of all of the pressure we place on ourselves, there are social pressures. Invitations, expectations, work parties,...

 Since it's Friday, let's have some fun.  My daughter has always had a love for riddles, my mom loves jigsaw puzzles, and I love word puzzles.  Since a jigsaw won't work here, and neither will an interactive word game (check out wordle or quordle if they are also your thing), I am going to leave a few of our favorite riddles. Some of these are going to be groan-inducing, as a warning.  Let's start with some easy ones: 1. When is a door no longer a door? When it's ajar. 2. What has a bottom at the top? Your legs. 3. Where is the only place where today comes before yesterday? A Dictionary. Now a little harder: 1. What can fill up a room, but takes up no space? Light. 2. What is so fragile that saying its name breaks it? Silence. 3. What do you lose the moment you share it? A Secret. Now for some logic riddles: 1. You see a boat filled with people, yet there isn't a single person on board. How? Everyone on board is married. 2. If you are running a race and pass t...

 Here we go Friday! For the first time since the beginning of the pandemic, we are going to a card night tonight. In fact, we are even hosting it.  I must say I am excited. Card night has always been one of my favorite things. For those of you who are unfamiliar a cards night is just a time when friends get together, play some games (card or board it doesn't matter), have some snacks, and just visit. It's been so long since the last one that I had to look up the rules to one of my favorite games and watch a YouTube tutorial.  Since it's the first one in a while, and we are currently experiencing yet another spring snowstorm, I am not actually sure how many people will show up. But I know that I will be there, as will my husband and daughter. And that is a good start.  Sometimes returning to the simple things and just meeting your friends and loved ones across a game table fixes more than you think. It's just a time to enjoy each other, talk about what's going on in ...

Do you ever have so much to do that it paralyzes you completely? That is what I am struggling with today. We leave tomorrow for a Christmas break and with the added precautions and tests to take there is a schwack of last-minute things that need to be done. Including two loads of my son's laundry that I have been asking for for the last week.  Yes, we are choosing to travel right now. Just like everyone else, we have had a ridiculously hard year and mentally, I need a break from this city and these four walls. Living in historical times is not for the weak of heart.  I always feel guilty for taking vacations, I think because growing up that my thought was vacationing was for were rich people. And we are not rich. Not even close. My mom never took vacations when I was a kid. I think it was more of a money issue than a desire issue. I know for sure she could have used many.  I feel bad for leaving the animals, even though they are left in very good hands. Maybe it is the Ca...

 It's Friday! Or as I like to call it Friyay! There is so much promise to a Friday. You have the whole weekend ahead of you. Maybe your Friday is not a Friday. Maybe it's a Tuesday. Either way that night before a day off is the best. Whether you have plans or not there is always the potential of some shenanigans occurring.  Of course, my good times now are not the same as they used to be. No more clubs and later nights that turned into early mornings for me. Now my idea of a good time is crocheting a blanket while listening to music. Or reading a book while listening to music. Or cooking while listening to music. I guess really anything as long as I get to listen to music.  How often though do we take the time to really do what we really enjoy doing? I know I am not a doctor (I just play one on TV) but if I were I would prescribe that each and every one of you take the time to do something you LOVE this weekend.  Here are some suggestions: Lay in bed, eat ice cream a...