My blogger-in-crime Heather and I have been pals for nearly 15 years. When we met, cell phones were strictly for service people and “moms” were people who pertained to take us shopping at Bed, bath and Beyond. As we have changed, so has the world around us. I can always count on Heather to swiftly summarize how things “should work” and find solutions. here are some nuggets of wisdom I have taken from her, either by means of explicit instruction or casual observation.
There is a right way to shop and navigate Target and every other oversized store, and it all starts with vehicle parking in the same place each time and retrieving your cart from the same bank of carts. Willy-nilly behavior is wasteful when it pertains to big box stores, and might end you up disoriented, lost, or worse, browsing aimlessly. In the photo, I am taking my first trip to Target as a mother of two.
When you travel (to a conference, for example) and wear clothes out of a suitcase for several consecutive days, tie your worn underwear into a knot so as not to confuse them with your remaining clean underwear. guess where Heather has traveled in this picture and be entered to win a personal email from her telling you that you are right.
Put a rubber band around the rim of your countertop composting pail (a requirement in Berkeley – no food scraps allowed in the garbage) and hold a small compostable trash bag in place. This smart idea minimized my kitchen irritation by about 87%.
You can get engaged, married, check out Europe, Asia, Africa (and Cleveland), get pregnant, and get a house in just over one year’s time. You just need to set your mind to it. In this picture, still-newlywed Heather is enjoying her new home and wrongly believing that the baby in her stomach is going to be chubby and smiley upon delivery like the one she is holding.
Triathlons are fun. Or at least, they exist. shopping is not fun and I must never ever suggest we go shopping for fun. (See number 1.) We are doing my first and only triathalon in this picture. The year was 2002.
If something crosses your mind, and your choice is to interrupt your spouse at work with your creative thought or post it on Twitter, the ideal answer is Twitter. Heather is tweeting during a bomb threat-related evacuation at the Oakland airport last year.
I hope you’ll find these life lessons useful. stay tuned for a lot more schooling tomorrow when Heather articles what she’s learned from me.