Yesterday it poured, all day.
The kind of steady, take-no-prisoners rain that usually leaves me tired and unproductive. Not yesterday. I stayed on task, finished everything on my list, and even solved an unscheduled clogged drain with zero drama. Some days you just get s**t done. And now it’s Friday.
TODAY’S PICKS
THE FEATURE
The Parenting Paradox.
When her adult kids started saying "I need space" instead of picking a fight, it took her a while to decide whether that counted as progress, or as something she was losing.
THE REFLECTION
Crying in the Walmart Parking Lot.
A missing AirPod in a Walmart parking lot turned into the kind of cry she didn't see coming, and she still isn't sure what she was actually crying about.
Something To Do With My Hands.
One of my goals for my 56th year around the sun is to make room for creativity. Less scrolling, more making something with my hands. This is one of my favorite finds. Slow stitching, paper crafts, home decor ideas that actually make you want to sit down and start something. If you’re looking for the same thing, join me.
THE WILDCARD
Why Do We Throw Rice at Weddings?
That fistful of rice at the reception has a backstory going back thousands of years, long before anyone started worrying about the birds.
If you know someone who'd love this, send it to them.
That's the whole ask.
There's something in it for you too.
Details below.
My answer:
Something that's been bothering me for far too long, and I've been holding it in. Gotta use your words.
