The Optimistic Musings of a Pessimist

Happy Things Friday: 16 February + Bloggy Break

This was another week that whooshed by; the hours seemed to melt away.

As part of my commitment to rest and restoration this year, the next week (or so) will be a bloggy break for…

A Current Pebble In My Shoe – School Lunchboxes

I am over school lunchboxes.

In fact, I am here:

I don’t even have the energy to discuss what I’ve been packing and how, slowly, both kids have mostly lost all will to eat those packed…

Food, Parenting
Feb, 15, 2024
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This Valentine’s Day: Finding Love On the Charcuterie Board

Cheese can be messy and hard. Cheese can be complicated and temperamental.

And cheese – in its purest form – is sheer decadence.

Ditto love.

Valentine’s Day sometimes feels contrived and sappy, not to mention hypercommercialized….

Holidays, Marriage
Feb, 14, 2024
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Top Five/Bottom Five: Basic Hygiene and Self-Care Routines

Top Five/Bottom Five posts always seem to generate lots of fun discussion and I needed something a bit lighter than yesterday’s topic.

I had a hard time concretely defining the parameters, but I’m thinking…

The State of My Uterus Address

You may not want to hear about the state of my uterus. Fair enough. Come back tomorrow and there will be nary a fallopian tube or cervix in discussion.

But today I’m going to share…

Health
Feb, 12, 2024
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Happy Things Friday: 9 February

Can I let you in on a little secret? Some weeks I have to dig really deep to identify happy things. It’s not that they aren’t are, it’s just that the debris of life…