Today isn’t a national day- it’s a global day! Welcome to Global Belly Button Day! Of course everyone knows there are 2 types of belly buttons- innies and outies. But did you also know there are 3 shapes? They are round, oval vertical, and oval horizonal. I personally am an innie, oval vertical. Which I’m sure you wanted to know… Read more »
I was recently chatting with a someone who has reunited with a former partner and is in the process of moving in together with him. As happy as she is that the relationship is back on track again, she commented that she’s gotten used to living independently for the past few years and is concerned about how it will feel… Read more »
Here is one that I don’t celebrate nearly as often I should- it’s eat your vegetables day. I don’t have to explain why it’s important to eat your veggies. The majority of us don’t eat enough even though we know we should. Maybe, just for today, we can do better? Yeah, I probably won’t either.
To survive in polite society we need to tell a few white lies. We don’t tell people when we think their baby is ugly or the real reason we skipped that Tupperware party. But then there are things that I’m convinced no one actually likes but we are all too polite to say so. Well, I’m not. #1 Being in… Read more »
I’ve spent plenty of time talking about big issues that are important to and I will continue to do so. Things like support for the LBGTQ+ community, mental health awareness, and what Christianity is all about. Today is not one of those days. Today is about the smaller issues that I’m far too passionate about. The things that make no… Read more »
If you choose to celebrate this one don’t blame me. It’s National Leave Work Early Day. This holiday was designed to shine light on the idea that getting your work done well and on time shouldn’t be tied to a 40 hour work week. i.e. you should be measured on the quality of your work and not the number of… Read more »
Over Memorial weekend I took a quick trip to my favorite place to visit- Duluth Minnesota. I have waxed poetic about this place many, many times. Like here https://beckypalmer.me/?p=2497 and here https://beckypalmer.me/?p=3674 . You get the picture. I’ve written about this place a lot and I’ve gone there even more. But this last trip was a little different. First of all,… Read more »