Messing about with empathy
Happy puzzle day. I enjoy assembling jigsaw puzzles, but I never know what to do with them when I’m done. Do I hang them in a frame or break them apart and put the pieces back in the box? Neither seems very satisfying. What is satisfying is watching puzzles being made at the factory. The…
I enjoyed all the snow photos that my friends shared on Facebook. There were even some from Arizona. I was supposed to have snow too. Perhaps snow is green in Chehalis, Washington, because this is what my front yard looks like. I thought a day with snow would be fun, and we usually get at…
I love to organize both my stuff and other people’s (with their permission, of course.) I have two cardinal rules. Touch items once, and cardboard is not a storage container. (A third rule is that the floor is not for storage, but that is for another post.) Touch items once should be obvious. If you…
I love cookbooks. I rarely cook out of them, but I love to read them. The best ones have color photos of the food and interesting tidbits among the recipes. If it has dishes I would actually make, even better. I decluttered my cookbooks, so I only have about three left that I read often.…
Decluttering and saving money go hand in hand. While watching decluttering and minimalism YouTube videos, I learned about the no-buy list. Some people buy nothing for a specific period, and others have a list of things they won’t purchase. I decided to try this by choosing ten items I won’t buy between January and July.…
I’m trying to remove the legs off a non-standard-looking table, and I’m having no success. It looks like I need an Allen wrench, but every one I try is either too small or too big. I’ll eventually get the legs off, but it makes me curious about fasteners. Why are there so many types of…
Happy National Pie Day. I’m not fond of pie (I like it okay, but I prefer cake.) However, I’m very fond of pie filling. In the process of decluttering my pantry, I found several small jars of lemon and cherry filling. I thought it might be fun to get some tart shells and make a…
I’m rereading The Ranger’s Apprentice series by John Flanagan. This middle-grade adventure series is one of the best written. I find inspiration in every book. This time, I found two quotes from book 7, Erak’s Ransom, that really spoke to me as I make big changes in my life. This is one of my favorite…
I am arachnophobic. All my life, spiders, both large and small, have terrified me. I don’t want to be afraid of spiders, so I have tried to overcome my fear. Nothing has ever worked. Even though I am afraid of them, I find spiders fascinating, especially jumping spiders. In the last few years, their cuteness…
Happy Cheese Lover’s Day! I like cheese. I usually eat it as part of a dish, like grated cheddar on my tacos or steamed cauliflower, but sometimes I’ll enjoy a few cubes of cheese if it’s awesome like Gouda. However, I wouldn’t say I’m a lover of cheese. My hubby is obsessed with cheese. If…