Stuff

Things that went right today:

1) Got to have lunch with my daughter and son at the elementary school

2) Family movie night

3) Finally cleaned out the laundry room so we can walk in there

Random stuff to be thankful for:

-q-tips...thanks to this convenient little tool, gone is the plight of uncontrolled earwax.

-microwaves...just think of it. No more endless waits for culinary satisfaction. Press a button and presto it is done. 30 seconds to gluttony is bliss.

-toilet paper: This goes without saying. I am sooooo grateful to have been born AFTER it was invented. Same goes for disposable diapers and baby wipes. I mean really now...can you imagine what it must have been like?

-airplanes: How truly awesome is that that we can actually fly? It still defies logic to me, but makes me so happy that I can live thousands of miles away and still see my family in a day's trip. To think that we actually complain about the hassles of airline travel? Compared to the alternatives it is a breeze.

-cordless telephones: We are no longer bound by the length of the phone cord and can now multitask so much more effectively. While chatting with friends we can change diapers, do dishes, walk from room to room. No more cord tangles that require holding the phone down to let it unwind. Huge time saver there.

-washing machines: Um...washboard? No way! I would never have clean clothes for my family if I had to use more primative tools. I shudder to think how we would all smell?

-deodorant: This goes along with the previous question. Yikes! Yes this is a very very good thing.

-copy machines: No more purple fingers and sore arms from the old mimeograph machines. Sing hallelujah.

-post it notes: The ultimate handy little helpers. So versatile. How did I ever organize myself without them?

-bottled water: Even though on the one hand I find it offensive to pay that much for...well...water. Still it is great to be able to keep it on hand wherever you go and stay adequately hydrated even with the busiest of schedules.

-high powered shower heads: Ah yes. The perfect morning pampering pick me up.

-digital photography: Even amateurs like me can look like I know what I am doing. Isn't that wonderful?

There are so many crazy little things that bless our lives each day. Most that we totally take for granted. So many of the conveniences we have today did not exist for our grandparents. Or even in our own childhoods. But yet they have become so much of daily living that we hardly take notice of how amazing they are anymore. When I was a kid I could not have even begun to conceive of something like the internet. But these days I practically could not survive without it. I am grateful today to have been born in the time and place that I was so I can take advantage of so many ingenious devices. Take a minute to look around you and notice things large and small that you utilize every day that make daily living just that much easier. It is really remarkable when you take the time to think things through. We are truly blessed.