I’ve never been a huge fan of cereal — that is, until our most recent fat chicks diet challenge. One of the things I discovered was blueberry/strawberry frosted mini wheats. While those little bricks of fiber are filling and not a big Weight Watchers point cost if I used almond milk, it became something I got used to eating.
No weight gain… yet… but still eating cereal.
We ended the big diet just before Thanksgiving and I’m still eating cereal — but not mini wheats — and I’m using whole milk instead of the almond variety. I’m not the only one around here that eats cereal as a snack (eggs are for breakfast), and I always ask what cereal is preferred when a box is empty. Currently, I’m obsessed with Blueberry Bran Crunch.
The problem is that others around here make their cereal choices but eat mine! It’s a cereal war of epic proportions. 😉
Why am I posting about cereal?
Currently, no matter what you read, whether it is on social or main stream media, politics are somehow involved. The changes we’re experiencing and feelings about them is a matter of perspective. Sort of like this ChatGPT image…
No person on the planet wants a mouse eating cereal out of a bowl on the kitchen table (not even me although it’s Ben’s cereal choice). But you can see it as a nasty rodent about to leave disgusting, disease-ridden droppings where you eat — or you can see it as a really cute mouse that looks like it could be the star of a children’s book or a Disney movie. Again, it’s about perspective.
Not everything is black and white and there’s sure more to life than political divides. Go buy yourself a box of Blueberry Bran Crunch and engage in things you enjoy — like eating — to help put the chaos of politics into perspective. 🐭
Now you know: The World Toilet Organization was founded in Singapore with the mission to improve global sanitation and toilet conditions worldwide.
Yes, I’m that old. I got a new vacuum cleaner and believe this or not — I got excited about it. Here I am… living the dream… with a new floor steamer AND sweeper. Don’t judge me. 😉
I swept the floor with my current Shark stick style, and then I swept it again with the new powerhouse as soon as it arrived.
Buy a Shark Rotator Pet Pro Lift-Away upright and thank me later.
I’ll admit I’m not a fan of carpet. There’s no carpet here but I don’t know how many square feet of Ruggable rugs I have. Those aren’t going anywhere since sweet Dharma has mobility issues. When I can get that much dog hair and dirt out from the same places I’ve already swept, it’s a good sign this Shark model is exactly what I wanted.
If you’re looking for a sweeper that has more suction than any other I’ve own previously (including Dyson), buy this one. I have to set the thing to low suction because it will pull those Ruggable rugs right off their Velcro-like pads if I don’t.
Now you know: Robert F. Kennedy’s assassin is still alive and has been denied parole 17 times.
A few days ago I cut just over 4″ off the back of my hair and about 2.5 inches from the front. I thought it made a pretty darned big difference, but not a single person has said one thing about it.
I’m pretty sure I’m invisible.
I’m obviously not a ghost as they can’t be seen in mirrors because mirrors only reflect the physical world. Right?
Do I look like a McKain or a Wilson?
I’ve always been told by others that I look like the McKain side of the family. It’s likely because of my dark eyes, hair and complexion. Mom was blonde (she’s still about 10% blonde and 90% gray), has fair skin and light colored eyes (gray? blue?). But Mom’s side of the family disagreed.
They often called me “Stella,” saying I looked just like her. Stella was the sister of my Mom’s Mom — my Nanny. (Of Nanny’s siblings, Opal was the oldest, then Stella, Nanny was the middle sister, then Lois, and finally Kak.) While I’m sure I’ve seen photos of Stella before now, I guess I never really paid much attention to them. Yesterday, a photo was shared on FB from the Crothersville Alumni Banquet of 1938. I sent it to Mom because she likes looking at those type things and she asked if I recognized Stella. Nope. I didn’t.
In the front row, just to the right of the candle, is Palmer Kovener and his wife, Stella Wilson, the great aunt of my brother and me.
I’m not sure which side of my family I look like — I think I’m simply invisible. 😉
Now you know: In the USA, there can be 450 insect parts and nine rodent hairs in every 16 oz. box of spaghetti. 🤢
Reuters: “Donald Trump will be sworn in as US president today. The ceremony completes a triumphant comeback after surviving two impeachment trials, a felony conviction, two assassination attempts and an indictment for attempting to overturn his 2020 election loss.”
Hope reflects your desire for a positive outcome or a belief in the possibility of success.
Fear reflects your concern about the potential of negative consequences.
5 things I’m 100% sure of on this inauguration day…
Melania looks amazing! At 54 years-old, I’m not sure how she can wear those spiked heels, but her choice of what to wear today couldn’t have been any better.
Jill Biden looks good too. Not a huge fan of the blue and purple she chose, but for 73 years-old, she’s got it going on.
I thought Hillary even looked nice in her total dark-colored outfit (black? dark purple? dark blue?).
It’s human nature to change your mind. Biden Justice Department tells court an acceptance of pardon is “a confession of guilt.”
December, 2020. Jake Tapper asks President-elect Biden about the rumor that Trump may issue some preemptive pardons before leaving office. Biden: “You’re not going to see me do that.“
Adam Kinzinger: “The only reason to ask for a pardon is because you think you committed a crime.” Pardoned by Joe Biden on the eve of the inauguration.
Biden came into office claiming Hunter’s laptop didn’t exist. He’s leaving office giving him a pardon for everything that was on it.
I couldn’t smile and partake of tea with haters. After Biden’s preemptive pardons, last minute attempts to thwart Trump’s agenda, and more — and Trump’s comments about Joe’s mental health and Hunter and his set of challenges, the recent video on Trump’s social media accounts on “White House Senior Living — where residents feel like presidents,” and more — they’ll be having tea together at the White House today. My tea sharing would look exactly like this…
5. It’s cold in Washington, and it’s cold here in my slice of the world. It was a whopping 3 degrees when I got up this morning, and it’s 23 degrees in Washington right now.
Both hope and fear coexist in me, so yes, it’s definitely possible to feel both simultaneously.
If you’re not hoping for Trump to have a successful 4 year term, your focus is in the wrong place. If you’re not fearful of the unknown, you’re not in the majority of Americans.
Now you know: It’s illegal to own gerbils, ferrets and hamsters as a pet in Hawaii.
Today it rained all day long. It flatted the snow in some places, and cleared it off in others.
Tonight’s temp is right at freezing and tomorrow is forecasted to be an average ole’ gloomy, cold day.
But Monday will be brutally cold.
We’re under a cold weather advisory here on the outskirts of the Ville. The alert runs from 7:00 PM tomorrow to 10:00 AM ET on Wednesday morning. Per Weather.com: “The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 20 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes.” You read that right, kids, 20° below zero!!
I’ve had my winter… and now Mother Nature can simply send it somewhere else. I’m done.
Today’s “did you know” is about Lincoln Logs.
I remember Scott had these when we were kids and I loved building with them. I had plastic cows, horses, and pigs that complemented my masterpieces perfectly. The only downside was that I always had to box up every piece EXACTLY like I found them or my favorite brother would cry to Mom. 🙁
Other notable things my brother had that I did not — and that he was made to share with me… Spirograph, High Gear board type game, mad scientist kit (complete with slides and a microscope), and GI Joe dolls (that were always coming around my Barbie, Skipper and Francie). We each had our own etch-a-sketch and View-Master — but I pilfered all of Scott’s round cardboard reels of pictures.
What games/toys did you have as a kid that you remember today?
Now you know: Lincoln Logs, the children’s building toy, was based on an earthquake-proof construction technique used in a hotel in Japan and was patented by John Wright, the son of the hotel’s designer, Frank Lloyd Wright.
