Stuff and things, 11/14

+ An absolute rabbit hole I've fallen through in the last few months is the Collin Gosselin story. Without going into details and thoughts and feelings, I highly recommend this podcast interview to educate yourself on the matter. 

+I bought my 2027 planner and some new pens to stick in my Christmas stocking because that's going to make everything better. I just know it.

+I can see myself having a sneaker problem. I keep looking for casual shoes I can wear to school and out and about and not be afraid of a blister or plantar fasciitis. 

I continue my streak of buying shoes online and having them fit perfectly. This is my 6th pair in 6 months. I don't *like* buying shoes. I just find them to almost always be a really practical purchase. Maybe more so than a new bag?

+(One of) the bane(s) of my existence is anything squishy and sticky. Dumplings, nee-doh, whatever...even the names are stupid and infantilizing. Honestly. 

But anyway, when I saw a line of people outside of Five Below waiting for it to open on a Wednesday...I knew. New toys had dropped. And, Lord in heaven above, may I never find myself as one of those people, waiting in line to buy a ball of questionable chemicals and colored dyes. But especially, especially, may I never be one of those people posting on Facebook and asking if "anyone is going to five below" because there's "new" something-or-other and my child "really wants one". (And I can't be there waiting for it to open on a Saturday because Jaden/Kaden/Braden/Aiden has a tournament out of town and I will be there instead.)

 

No wonder all of our kids are struggling with the basics. These are the toys we're focused on buying them.