Things one should never outgrow:

toys.

#toysthatmakeart
#bambootablet
#ilikeit
#drawingscomingsoon

Things that deserve the stink-eye:

the Northern Hatchet-armed Rubber-booted Snowshoed Teen in its natural habitat.

#unpredictable
#approachwithcaution
#whatadingdong
#ihavenoideawhathehellheisdoing
#?

Things one should never outgrow:

What is your nom de guerre?
#snowballsy

Want to Know?

Want to know what I’ve learned about marriage?

      1. Don’t eat all the fudge.

      2. Don’t eat all the Nutella.

      3. Don’t use the timed-dry option on the dryer. (I don’t know why either. Just. Don’t.)

And that was just in the last month! 

Yes, marriage can be confusing. Not-so-research-based Google says married people are “annoying, boring, cheat and so on.”  Anecdotally, many people have told me that marriage is a very good thing, however, one should avoid the elaborate wedding part due to its cost, the stress, the we-had-to-invite-them-unwanted-guests, etc. Real science has revealed that there really are many benefits to marriage which reportedly include some pretty important considerations:

1. An increased life-span.

2. Higher earnings throughout one’s lifetime.

3. Generally higher levels of happiness.

If it's really that good though then this seems to beg the obvious question: why do so many marriages end?

I don’t know.

Here’s another thing I don’t know. Dear wife, I DO NOT KNOW your internet passwords nor your usernames that you forgot and even if I laugh about what you think your password is and suggest that your new password should be “confused1” and even if you threaten me and then demand, “HELP ME! I MEAN IT!” I still do not know your computer passwords. But despite this, once we stop laughing and making fun of each other, I help you anyway.

And that is truly something else I’ve learned about marriage: help anyway.

Let's be honest:

this wants me.

#itdoes
#icantell
#dontbeshy
#iwantyoutoo

Things that deserve the stink-eye:

teen braces gong show

(to the tune of one potato two potato)

¯One retainer
Two retainer
Three retainer
Four¯

¯If he wrecks
one more retainer
he's going out the
door.¯

#frick
#$150each

Sometimes (word-of-the-day edition)

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Sometimes I don't have a lot of energy or drive. So I muster some and when I'm not paying attention to the challenge so much, things change.

Sometimes I want long term change and I remind myself that things won't change until I muster some long term motivation. And persevere.

Sometimes I count and recount each failure attempted but then I shake that away and muster fake courage and then I'm not faking anymore.

Sometimes I feel overwhelmed by how many things I have to do and be and remember and become and then I recognize my ego whining and I muster enough humility to laugh at my foolish self.

Sometimes there is not enough time so I muster within me that inner reminder that I could take eight hours to do what I need to do but if I take only eighty minutes instead it will likely be fine that way too.

Sometimes life feels like this and then I realize I need to muster more patience. (If you didn't have enough patience to click that link, no worries; I muster no judgment.)

Sometimes I'm amazed what I can muster up when someone asks me for help and I am always surprised by their appreciation for my efforts because it really was less of a gift for them than it turns out to be for me.

Sometimes I must muster the beauty and softness of this musterwonderful world to counter inevitable and harsh things I will never circumvent.

Sometimes I think about people I admire, people with endurance and tenacity and determination and so I siphon someone else's mustering.

Sometimes I muster muster.

Things that deserve the stink-eye:

UFIs (unidentifiable fridge items) aka what the crap is this stuff in my fridge?

#hanniballecterleftovers?
#afraidtoaskmywife

Things one should outgrow:

not saying what you mean or meaning what you say.

Things that deserve the stink-eye:

Not one, not two but THREE.

what sixteen-year-old boys eat.

#metabolismjealousy