Karen Foley
Lynn Raye Harris
Ellen Hartman
Diana Holquist
Samantha Hunter
Shirley Jump
Dee Tenorio
Jeannie Watt
Things I have learned lately
1. You can’t write romance in a junior high. Don’t try.
2. If you think you can set up a Bluetooth enabled printer in a matter of minutes, think again.
3. If you mop the floor first, then sweep while it’s damp, the floor gets cleaner along with mopboards and in the corners. (If you happen to have gravel-sized debris due to children or husbands, a preliminary sweep is necessary.)
4. The box the heinous Bluetooth enabled printer came in is a better toy than a $20 cat tent.
5. Throw an aspirin in the wash with your whites and they seem to come out whiter.
6. Don’t let your husband dish up controlled portions. Once presented with the wonderfully over-filled plate, it is unlikely you’ll put half the food back.
7. Shut off the heater and all air vents when you park the car for the night and the mice won’t be able to fill those areas with dog food and other yummy stuff, thus saving at least a hundred dollars in the clean-the-mice-stuff-out-of-the-engine category of the budget.
8. Bunnies are cute but they are hell on gardens. Suddenly I understand where Farmer MacGregor was coming from.
9. I don't care if you get paid once a week, sometimes payday doesn't come soon enough.
10. No matter how close the deadline, there are ways to procrastinate and I believe some of that procrastination saves sanity.
These are some things I’ve learned recently. Do you have anything to add to the list?
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What I Learned
If you are driving along a sparsely populated highway and glance at the gas gauge you need a gas station NOW!!
If you are in a town you are not familiar with and are looking for a specific place you suddenly see it and your in the wrong lane and have no chance to get into the right lane so you have to go around in circles to get there.
Aw, Ellen--that reminds me
Aw, Ellen--that reminds me of the time I circled the Las Vegas airport for about half an hour trying to find the entrance to return the rental car. I swear it changed every time, since I was in the wrong lane every time.
Living in Nevada I have learned to never, ever drive without looking at the gas gauge,lol.
Ha, great list! Here's
Ha, great list! Here's mine, from this weekend: There is no such thing as moving one piece of furniture to a new location. All furniture must be moved. And help may be required.
Also, walking into the antique store just to look, knowing you won't buy a thing, is a sure recipe for coming home with more furniture.
Lynn Raye Harris
www.LynnRayeHarris.com
SPANISH MAGNATE, RED-HOT REVENGE, Harlequin Presents, Aug 09 (US/UK)
CAVELLI'S LOST HEIR, Dec 09 UK, January 2010 US
THE PRINCE'S ROYAL CONCUBINE, March 2010 UK
Too true on both counts!
Too true on both counts! Especially that antique one...:)
Jeannie
heres one
it is impossible to send hubby on a store run, with your five year old and his 5 yr old cousin without them returning with new toys. It doesnt work! ever.
lol
jody
The days of being a hero for
The days of being a hero for under $10 are limited, so enjoy :) However, toys do multiply, sometimes exponentially. I kind if miss those days, but on the other hand, I love having kids that can fix my car and stuff.
what I've learned
Some neighbors don't understand the word 'neighborly'. As in party outside to the wee hours of the morning. And I really need to get over it.
There are Golden Oreos - haven't tried them yet, but there's a package in the cabinet begging me to open! (there's also a package of the regular ones just in case I don't like the golden ones LOL)
Aspirin in the with the whites? Really? What happens if you don't sort - can you throw one in the mix?
I don't know what the
I don't know what the aspirin does to colors. It takes yellow sweat rings out of whites. Must be the acid in it.
Golden Oreos, eh? Must try those out.
Good luck with the neighbors. That's a rough one.
Golden Oreos
Okay they are just a vanilla (sorta) cookie with cream. Not bad though, but I can buy other 'golden' cookies way cheaper.
The neighbors - calling the police sort of helped (this is about the 5th party since May so I thought it was time to be 'that' neighbor). I did however give the cops the wrong address! It was the house across the street so the party-goers saw the cops first! At least the address I gave was an empty house! But I told the dispatcher about a party and the cops shine a light on a dark house?? hmmm. Maybe they were as tired as I was!
Oh, Marcie, how
Oh, Marcie, how funny...although I imagine it didn't slow down the party.