Harder than changing oneself seems to be changing how other people see you.

bummer! Mine come running for it, and one will bat it around while the others watch and, I assume, bet on the outcome (or plot to steal the treat). It’s serious business round these here parts. 

We used to have this issue. Then we got a treat-dispenser that’s basically a little weeble-wobble with a hole in it. The cats bat it around until a treat comes out, eat the treat, and then work on the weeble-wobble some more. I means that they have to *work* for their treats. They love it.

We have a house alarm that goes off for security and fire and water and all that... we had a faulty fire alarm that went off at 2 am one day... the individual alarm was screaming just outside of my daughter’s door, the whole house alarm was blaring, and both kiddos (tweens) slept blissfully through the entire thing.…

I am truly fortunate to have lots of storage space and a husband that doesn’t care. (every now and then, when he makes a little noise about my dishes, I point to all of my older relatives with a “IT COULD BE WORSE” look, and he backs right up). 

Ok, look... I come from a long line of dish hoarders. at a family gathering, once, each woman was counting up “sets of dishes” to see who had the most discrete sets of dishes. The winning number???? 23.

I used to freak out about this (and still do, if we’re visiting someone and using THEIR good china), but then... I discovered that having SEVERAL sets of “good” china means that if I break a plate to two... no biggie. I have a Service for 6, service for 8, and service for 12 (and happily, lots of storage space).…

I felt the same way about Santa, but my husband really wanted the kids to have the experience of realizing that sometimes adults lie. Lots of adults. Even the adults who love you.

I LOVED this movie as a kid, and I really want to watch it again with my kids... except for this scene. Gah.

Ridiculous fear that I still have as an adult:

I mean... you’re IN Michaels, so the possibilities are as endless as the aisles. And you could change it daily...

NOOOoooOOOoooOOOoooOOOoooOOoooOO!!!!

NETFLIX??? WHY HAS NETFLIX NOT TOLD ME THIS?? I FEEL SO BETRAYED. 

This show is the only reason I’m sad not to have live tv/cable. Sigh.

Discworld. Obviously. A sandbox Discworld with all of the major places.

Well, everyone *knows* you can see the Great Mall of China from space! That’s, like, obvious. 

HELP NEEDED: I have been gifted about 10 lbs total of beef short ribs. I have tried following online recipes, and I end up with greasy, gross stuff.

And.... This doesn’t really go away.

You can only see the “J” on the tankard. The rest is just the E.

I have one, and I use it quite a bit... but dehydrated food and freeze-dried food have totally different textures and shelf-stable life times.