Water Bottles: You have to keep your eye on these. They can multiply. And you know it's bad when you walk by the isle in the grocery store and you stop and look every time. Walk away! When you have enough to use 3 a day - per person in the house - and still only have to wash them once a week...you might have enough already. If I start a support group for addicts I'll let you know.
Kleenex: It's in almost every room. I can't explain it. They get used. We either have really bad allergies or we laugh a lot or we cry a lot. I can't tell you more because that would spoil all the fun.
BBC Dramas: Bleak House. Sense and Sensibility. He Knew He Was Right. Pride and Prejudice. Emma. North and South. Wives and Daughters. I could go on. It never occurred to me how much of these consist of just talking until I was watching one with my brother and he finally burst out (around hour 3) "When is something going to HAPPEN!?" I give him credit for sticking around that long waiting for the action to start.
Nicholas Sparks books and/or Movies: This is a compromise. Which you do when you love folks. In my world, they would be banned. But I am willing to give them a spot on the shelf because they are loved by others. I just can't seem to get to the point where I understand the point of a plot where two people fall in love only to be tragically separated by some twist of fate. Give me a good Shakespeare tragedy for that where I can point to the mortal flaw in a good protagonist as the reason for a sad ending. Romeo and Juliet anyone?
Bucket-o-Toys: This might seem odd for a house full of single girls. But we are all aunts. And we adore the little munchkins of our neighbors and friends. So we keep toys and books and dolls and cars on hand for any of the short folk who might come to visit.
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