On World Kindness Day (today), it seems inappropriate to complain about anything.
Please excuse me, but here we go.
1. Has Thanksgiving, for you, turned into an occasion of "should we invite so-and-so because (that person's vaccination status) (that person's political beliefs and/or beliefs about "it", whatever your "it" trigger is) (that person's exposure to other people who are/aren't vaccinated) (should we eat out?)(insert your favorite here)"? In other words, is anyone out there pining for the good old days of 2020 when it all seemed so simple?
2. From time to time I receive requests from charities. There are a few I give to from time to time. The local food bank. The local Meals on Wheels. Several others. They are small donations, more than once a year, which is key to what I recently found out.
What I don't appreciate are the charities who send you stickers (I would have enough for all of eternity, if I could even live that long), pads, calendars, and you name it. And then they send you reminders that they sent you such stickers, pads, calendars, or you name its. One reminded me that you aren't obligated to pay for anything sent to you unsolicited (that's the law in the United States) but...followed by something that attempts to make you feel guilty about not paying for that...um, stuff.
If this is you, too, I recently read this article online from Charity Navigator (legitimate organization) which was (for me) an eye opener.
I am getting so much charity mail and now I have an idea why.
3. Mice. Every fall we have a mouse invasion. This fall, it's been ridiculous. Just in my home office (sounds fancier than "my son's childhood bedroom, using his old desk, which I would have done something about if I had known I was going to work from home for over a year and nine months, and still counting) we've (OK, my long-suffering spouse) caught at least 13 mice. I'm not counting anymore.
Going to work now is an adventure. What will I find when I walk into that room?
So after I send this post off, I'm going (maybe) to be helping said spouse try to discover how they are getting into said room. We have caught mice elsewhere in the house but that room seems to be a favorite.
I'm afraid of what we may find.
Wish us luck.
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