What are you going to do today?

[renaeden]

I was going to go to bed early to read but I suddenly can't absorb anything I'm reading in my book and it's driving me batshit. I'm blaming Odeon. 

Yep, odeon's fault.

I'm going to Aldi today to buy celery and ice, then to Bunnings to hopefully buy a new mop. I did try to buy one before Christmas but their range confused me and Kayleigh was no help (feeling sick).

[odeon]

I was going to go to bed early to read but I suddenly can't absorb anything I'm reading in my book and it's driving me batshit. I'm blaming Odeon. 

Ah, so that's why I'm able to read again. Thanks.

[Phoenix]

I've been taking care of the youngest. She woke up sick.

[renaeden]

^Does she have a cold?

Going to autism group today. I'm taking cupcakes and Tim Tams with me.

[Gopher Gary]

Going to autism group today. I'm taking cupcakes and Tim Tams with me.

I finally got the opportunity to do a Tim Tam slam. I was so disappointed. Partly because I hyped myself up too much about it, excited to partake in this exotic Aussie ritual. Though mostly it was because sweet goo makes me gag and I never once considered, the result of a Tim Tam slam is a gargantuan mouthful of sweet goo. Luckily the chocolate flavor saved the day and I was able to get it down, instead of retching while spitting it out. They're perfectly nice as a crispy cookie, but one Tim Tam slam was more than enough for me. 

[odeon]

I don't know yet.

[Phoenix]

^Does she have a cold?

Going to autism group today. I'm taking cupcakes and Tim Tams with me.

I don't think so. She woke up with a killer headache that we couldn't get on top of all day no matter what. Poor kid was in tears and she could only sleep if I was beside her. I love the fact that even at almost 15 years old, the moment I lay beside her and put my hand on her back when she's upset, her whole body immediately relaxes and she's asleep in under 7 minutes. Sometimes you just need your Mum.

[Phoenix]

I was going to go to bed early to read but I suddenly can't absorb anything I'm reading in my book and it's driving me batshit. I'm blaming Odeon. 

Ah, so that's why I'm able to read again. Thanks.

Currently on a hiatus from cleaning. One of the rooms in the house has gotten too cluttery and needs to be dealt with it and I am begrudgingly dealing with it.

[odeon]

Speaking of not being able to read: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/23/business/cell-phone-addiction.html

[Phoenix]

Speaking of not being able to read: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/23/business/cell-phone-addiction.html

That doesn't surprise me. Although it doesn't apply to me. I take regular hiatuses and and hate using my cell. But the attention span thing is very real for so many people. I worry more about my kids than I do myself in that regard. Well not my oldest. He's not big into his phone. My daughter is another story however which is why I still keep her love of art and books at the forefront. I worry sometimes about the amount of tech kids grow up with.

[Genesis]

Relax a bit before I go to bed... I need to work in the morning

[rock hound]

Chilling out and taking my meds, thankful that I survived a walmart work weekend while feeling like shit.

[odeon]

Speaking of not being able to read: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/23/business/cell-phone-addiction.html

That doesn't surprise me. Although it doesn't apply to me. I take regular hiatuses and and hate using my cell. But the attention span thing is very real for so many people. I worry more about my kids than I do myself in that regard. Well not my oldest. He's not big into his phone. My daughter is another story however which is why I still keep her love of art and books at the forefront. I worry sometimes about the amount of tech kids grow up with.

I don't think it's the tech by itself as much as social media, tbh. I mean, the tech allows us to carry most of human knowledge in our pockets but we use it to like memes and post selfies, not to mention cat pics.

[Phoenix]

Speaking of not being able to read: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/23/business/cell-phone-addiction.html

That doesn't surprise me. Although it doesn't apply to me. I take regular hiatuses and and hate using my cell. But the attention span thing is very real for so many people. I worry more about my kids than I do myself in that regard. Well not my oldest. He's not big into his phone. My daughter is another story however which is why I still keep her love of art and books at the forefront. I worry sometimes about the amount of tech kids grow up with.

I don't think it's the tech by itself as much as social media, tbh. I mean, the tech allows us to carry most of human knowledge in our pockets but we use it to like memes and post selfies, not to mention cat pics.

I agree overall but I miss the days when the majority of kids toys didn't require batteries. It seems like constant noise and lights and whatnot and it starts so young

[Pyraxis]

Only about 1/4 to 1/3 of the cub's toys use batteries. I've gone out of my way to get him some quality wooden toys, which do still exist out there, plus there are things like duplo and cars and hand puppets.