Messing about with empathy
I have a lot of things I need to do, but all I want to do is declutter and pack. I love decluttering, and I have a good excuse now that I am packing the house up. I watch a lot of decluttering videos as I work or listen to decluttering books to stay inspired…
Happy World Chocolate Day! When I first saw this holiday, I was confused. I thought Chocolate Day was in October. Well, National Chocolate Day is October 28, which makes sense since it is near Halloween. However, today is World Chocolate Day. When it comes to eating chocolate, Americans are amateurs. Can you guess which country…
I watch a lot of science YouTube videos. PBS’s It’s Okay to be Smart is one of my favorites. Joe Hanson is really punny and I love science combined with humor. Science should never be boring. The video I’m sharing today is definitely not boring. It is about butts. If this makes you say “ewww” and…
July is a month of change for Hubby and me. Lots of dragons to slay, lots of goals to achieve, and lots of fear to ditch. Moving is both an adventure and a scary transformation, and I’m ready to get ‘er done. I hope you slay your own dragons this July (or make friends with…
Happy 4th of July!!! Unlike during the year-who-shall-not-be-mentioned, we can celebrate our nation’s birthday with a tasty barbeque and a parade this year. All I ask is that everyone be safe when grilling outside and using fireworks. No one wants to be fighting fires on July 5th. Have fun while reveling in red, white, and…
Since January, I have been watching various declutter and minimalism gurus on YouTube. I started with about twenty different people but have reduced that to four that I now follow. One of them is Cas with ClutterBug. She breaks people into four different types of organizational styles and is one of the few professional organizers…
YouTube has created a new video style to compete with TikTok and Instagram. It’s called YouTube Shorts. These are vertical videos that are less than one minute in length. I watched a bunch of how-to videos about Shorts and decided it would be fun to try. I had a hard time picking a topic that’s…
Summer is in full swing. It’s supposed to be a happy and carefree time. Apparently, poets don’t think so. Almost all the poems I found about July were sad and really long. So I decided to change my search from “July” to “Summer.” Still depressing. Why don’t poets write happy summer poems? If I had…
Happy Meteor Day. Do you know the difference between an asteroid and a meteor? When does a meteoroid become a meteorite? In honor of Meteor Day, I thought I would share some common space words (as defined by NASA) that are often used interchangeably but actually have distinct meanings. This will help the next time…
For many people, the last few days have been unbearably hot. Hopefully, that will change today. I’ve tried to not talk about the heat, using the theory that if I don’t think about it, it isn’t real. This is similar to the Ravenous Bugblatter Beast of Traal, from The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, “a…