Yes, I’ve mentioned this one before https://beckypalmer.me/?p=1629 but it bears repeating. Today is don’t make your bed day. There are quite a few reasons not to make your bed every day. To me the most obvious is that it’s a complete waste of time. I didn’t spend a lot of money on decorative pillows I feel a need to display. I… Read more »
Maybe it’s me. Maybe I’m just a buzzkill. I recently had a birthday. I got grief for not making a big deal out of this. It wasn’t a big, round number- I turned 52. Not a big deal. I honestly forgot about it until the night before. No, I’m not trying to deny I’m getting older. It’s obvious when I… Read more »
Today is the day to embrace your dark side- it’s the Festival of Unmentionable Thoughts! Every single one of us has the occasional crazy dark thought. Wondering what would happen if you swerved into oncoming traffic. Wondering if you could fake your death and start all over with a new identity. Wondering what would happen if you rage quit your… Read more »
We all like to save money. Especially in December, when gifts and other holiday expenses added to your normal monthly bills. One way to do this is to buy generic/ store brand versions of the products you buy. But we all know those can be hit and miss. Sometimes they are so inferior to the name brand it’s no savings… Read more »
This day is a bit of a head scratcher. Multiple sites list today as “Wear Your Own Shoes Day” but no one knows where the “holiday” was started, by who, or what their original intent was. But who cares? Make this day your own in any way you see fit! If you have small kids, celebrate if they put their… Read more »
Jerry Seinfeld had a very successful Netflix series called Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee. In it he picked up comedians in all sorts of cars and yes, they went to a local coffee shop. Along the way and during the drinking of said coffee they talked about everything under the sun- from the boxers vs. briefs debate to what happens… Read more »
Today is a day to celebrate all by yourself. It’s National personal space day. It could be said that there are two kinds of people in this world- huggers and non huggers. People who are huggers sometimes forget that non-huggers exist. In recent times- i.e. 2020 – the huggers were forced to become non-huggers and I’m told this was tough… Read more »