My 78-year-old mother has a thing for boxes and has for many years. In her mind, throwing away or recycling a sturdy box of any decent size is like throwing out a $50 bill. You just don t do it.
I thought one of the perks of making it to middle age would be that we no longer have to suffer the indignities of puberty. No more awkward body changes. No more hormone-induced mood swings. Isn t time and experience supposed to make us more comfortable in our own skin?
I love a good list. I like jotting it down. I like looking it over each day. And I absolutely love marking through completed tasks with an assertive, bold marker scribble as if my productivity has literally obliterated it.
Most dog trainers say dogs aren t hard to teach. Their humans, however, are a different story. Almost any dog can be persuaded with the right reward and repetition. But we humans with our stubbornness, inconsistency and bad habits make most things harder than they should be.