Misfortune

I am a very lucky person. Things happen to me before I even have time to imagine them. However, I have one misfortune. I do not prompt people to nurture me. Not that I need to be snuggled when I ride a train, but it would be nice to make my parents, husband and kids (several years down the line) to want to take care of me. It is like the rose from Little Prince said: "I am not at all afraid of tigers, ...but I have a horror of drafts. I suppose you wouldn't have a screen for me?"

Farewell And Don' t Come Back!

2010 I hated you, you were horrible to me. I am glad you are over. I am glad we have a superficial but permanent boundary between us :D . You ruined my past and questioned my future, and you did not make for a really good present. So farewell and do not come back!

A grid of false axioms.

Children thrive on routine, they know when to expect what. Child's frustration usually is caused by the lack of knowledge. The genius of children is that they accept that what they do not know.

I soothe myself with a routine as well, but my frustrations have a different source. I have a grid of false axioms that I orient myself around. Now, since axioms are largely false my grid is often broken. So for the 2011 and on I am going to rename my axioms to "hypothesis". I hope that will help me become less judgmental about people and events in my life. I suppose that would make for a better support net.

So goodbye ultimatums, hello compromises.

Creative play

Although I am big fan of throwing trash away, this article in Parents magazine made me reconsider my declutering habits.

How to Eat Well on $50 a Week: They're Doing It. Could You?

Number, numbers, numbers! So hard to make you mingle to each other on my spreadsheet. Good news I found fun read. How to Eat Well on $50 a Week: They're Doing ItCould You?

Froget-me-not

It must have been an article in the Real Simple that said that it is a good idea to have "house wine" at home. A wine that no matter what it is paired with will always rock your world, so you keep several bottles around just in case.

I crown thee my house white wine of 2011.

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