Category — Microblog Mondays

Not sure what #MicroblogMondays is? Read the inaugural post which explains the idea and how you can participate too.

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I saw this article of clothing in Quebec City. I tried it on, but everything fell apart when I attempted to get it over my head. The employees at the store watched in amusement, and I put it back and slinked out, embarrassed. When we walked by the store again, I snapped a picture so I could figure out how to wear it.

But I can’t even figure out what to call it. Is there a name for this type of wrap? Where did I go so completely wrong trying to slip it on? How can I purchase something like this now that we’re at home when I can’t even begin to think what to call it to search online?

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Are you also doing #MicroblogMondays? Add your link below. The list will be open until Tuesday morning. Link to the post itself, not your blog URL. (Don’t know what that means? Please read the three rules on this post to understand the difference between a permalink to a post and a blog’s main URL.) Only personal blogs can be added to the list. I will remove any posts connected to businesses or sponsored posts.

Not sure what #MicroblogMondays is? Read the inaugural post which explains the idea and how you can participate too.

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I’ve written before that one of my biggest pet peeves is people who play music from a speaker at the beach. Even if it’s music I would typically listen to — and it’s usually not — it is not relaxing to sit between competing speaker set-ups blasting two different songs simultaneously.

But this summer, I did something brilliant. I brought my earbuds, downloaded the sound of ocean waves, and listened to a recording of the beach. While sitting on the beach. I had to turn it up louder than I wanted to drown out the competing Motown Medley and country music crooning, but at least the beach sounded like… the beach.

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Are you also doing #MicroblogMondays? Add your link below. The list will be open until Tuesday morning. Link to the post itself, not your blog URL. (Don’t know what that means? Please read the three rules on this post to understand the difference between a permalink to a post and a blog’s main URL.) Only personal blogs can be added to the list. I will remove any posts connected to businesses or sponsored posts.

Not sure what #MicroblogMondays is? Read the inaugural post which explains the idea and how you can participate too.

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Yesterday, I went to register for an event. The event page informed me I was entitled to 11 tickets due to our membership level. I filled out the form and requested two.

A pop-up appeared with, “Are you bringing any children?” even though I skipped entering anything in the box that specifically asked about children. You would think that leaving it empty would indicate that I was bringing zero children.

I almost closed the box without registering but finished the form without another automatic reference to our smaller household. What someone thought was a thoughtful touch, reminding people to count everyone in their party so they had an accurate head count, was another paper cut.

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Are you also doing #MicroblogMondays? Add your link below. The list will be open until Tuesday morning. Link to the post itself, not your blog URL. (Don’t know what that means? Please read the three rules on this post to understand the difference between a permalink to a post and a blog’s main URL.) Only personal blogs can be added to the list. I will remove any posts connected to businesses or sponsored posts.

Not sure what #MicroblogMondays is? Read the inaugural post which explains the idea and how you can participate too.

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Not a secret that I have been struggling with the twins leaving. I write about it several times each week. This mental model gave me food for thought because I reject any messaging about how I should also focus on the good parts of an empty nest. That’s not where I am. And with this, I don’t have to feel optimistic in the short term. I can feel whatever I’m feeling in the short term with the idea that a future point will be different.

Dropping it here in case it is helpful for anyone else.

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Are you also doing #MicroblogMondays? Add your link below. The list will be open until Tuesday morning. Link to the post itself, not your blog URL. (Don’t know what that means? Please read the three rules on this post to understand the difference between a permalink to a post and a blog’s main URL.) Only personal blogs can be added to the list. I will remove any posts connected to businesses or sponsored posts.

Not sure what #MicroblogMondays is? Read the inaugural post which explains the idea and how you can participate too.

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I saw this on Facebook, and it was such a good idea — like the fish doorbell — that I had to put it here, too. I took a screenshot in case you don’t have a Facebook account and can’t see the post.

Isn’t that such an intelligent use of technology? It collects data by encouraging what people are already doing (taking a picture) but making it do double-duty as both capturing the scenery and charting change.

So smart.

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Are you also doing #MicroblogMondays? Add your link below. The list will be open until Tuesday morning. Link to the post itself, not your blog URL. (Don’t know what that means? Please read the three rules on this post to understand the difference between a permalink to a post and a blog’s main URL.) Only personal blogs can be added to the list. I will remove any posts connected to businesses or sponsored posts.