Walked upstairs to get my phone charger. Talked to my kid. Saw some pet hair on the floor. Picked it up and threw it away. Noticed the garbage is pretty floor. Walked downstairs for a garbage bag. Noticed the dishwasher is done. Moved dishes. Went to sit down. Dang it! I need my charger!
Did the classic clean the kitchen, need to refill the paper towels, go to the basement, hear the washing machine ping, move it, bring it up, see my husband using the kitchen sponge on the dog dish, go back for a new sponge, come back up, remember the paper towels.” My doc says I don’t have adhd.
My 16 year old is going with a friend and some other teens to picnic and see a production of Twelfth Night under the stars and that is my daily affirmation.
Hahaha. My sister who lives in Washington state is visiting tomorrow. This is the impetus for my husband fixing all the little broken things we’ve been putting up with.
I often pick up phrases & make them part of my vernacular. Years ago I heard someone—I think Steven Brust—say "different squids for different kids" rather than "different stroke for different folks". I've been using it for decades. Tonight I got these texts from The Kid (age 19).
#evilParenting
V. pleased to report that I just got an angry text from a friend who used 'squid pro row' in an email to her boss rather than 'quid pro quo'
"THIS IS YOUR FAULT," she said
"I PICKED THAT UP FROM YOU, YOU ILLITERATE INSECT"
I replied "Ehehehehehe"
"Es tut mir soo leid, dass ich dir ein DickPic geschickt habe! DANKE, dass du mich nun doch nicht anzeigst."
"Ach, das war doch kein großes Ding."
"Was?"
"Was?"
If they’re going to let trump get away with claiming that he finds parts of Project 2025 awful and disgusting, some member of the media should at least ask him “what part?”
A friend just told me he got hired by another large state school and an hour later I have four other friends on notice to connect with him. Love to help people.
Elected to not go over to the fireworks but we watched standing on our corner with a few neighbors. Talked and caught up about kids, bikes, and gardens.
Overheard a family planning to get dorm food for lunch. I said “It’s overpriced!” And started to tell them where to go. Turns out they are from LA and couldn’t believe how cheap everything in the Midwest is. Their kid desperately wants to come here?!? I gave his mom my contact info
Saw a post recently about how yesterday's decisions woke someone up to how important voting is, as the only way to get the right type of judges onto SCOTUS, & consciously restrained myself from posting a deeply unhelpful "IT TOOK YOU UNTIL NOW TO GET THIS" that bubbled up from my soul. Please clap.
Thank the gods my 70-something neighbor finally ponied up for a tree service instead of DIY-ing it with a ladder, rope, and chainsaw as in summers past
