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Last night I wondered if we would be able to stay up until midnight this time to watch the ball drop.

Wait! When was the last time I went to bed as early as midnight?

Even Dave usually stays up until about then.

Which made me wonder what other old thinking is still happening in my brain that has nothing to do with who we are now.

Then I went back to reading my book which has everything to do with who I am now and who I’ve pretty much always been–a voracious reader who can get so caught up in a story that if it’s July but I’m reading about a blizzard I may go put on a sweater.

TTYL,

Linda

On this day millions of people all over the world celebrate the birth of a special child.

But, isn’t every child special?

Doesn’t every child deserve our love and support?

Here are some ways you can provide that if you choose to do so.

Knit/crochet/sew hats, booties and blankets for those babies born too soon: thepreemieproject.com

Donate formula and diapers to your local food bank.

Financially support medical and other organizations that care for mothers and infants that wouldn’t otherwise get care.

Some hospitals allow volunteers to hold/rock/feed babies. Look especially for children’s hospitals where parents may live too far away to cuddle their own babies.

There are many ways to love babies. I once worked in a church nursery where another volunteer told me she saw her job as showing all children that God loves them. Does that sound as wonderful to you as it does to me?

TTYL,

Linda

 

The apartment we now live in is bigger than we really need. But it’s the smallest we could get with 2 bathrooms. Which my digestive issues say we need.

I’d still like to travel some but finding a rig with at least one and a half baths is challenging. The ones that do have that feature tend to be 45-feet long and we don’t want that either.

Is this the solution?

Another Sprinter van but this one with 1 1/2 baths?

Two beds that can pull together to make one big one. One table/desk. The same kitchen counters I had in my last van. A 3 cf refrigerator and a microwave. A hitch-mounted rack on the back to hold my TravelScoot.

We couldn’t live in this full time but maybe we could have regular getaways in it?

If only I could persuade Dave this makes sense. (Or persuade me for that matter.)

TTYL,

Linda

This article says probably not: http://qz.com/550527/obesity-paradox-scientists-now-think-that-being-overweight-is-sometimes-good-for-your-health/

My sedentary life is more hazardous than my excess weight?

Apparently what I need to do is more “nutritious exercise” as defined by Katy Bowman. May be I need to go back and reread her posts at KatySays.com and actually implement some of what I’ve learned there?

TTYL,

Linda

Minimalism is one route to this:

TTYL,

Linda