Category — Microblog Mondays

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Josh and I decided about a month ago that we were going to go all-in with becoming birders. Remember the whole trying-to-set-up-things-to-do-before-the-kids-leave-for-college crisis? So birding in moderation felt like a good fit. The moderation is a nod to the fact that we have no intention of photographing them and asking our friends to watch long slideshows of birds we’ve seen. But we’re going to mark down finds in a notebook and go on some birding hikes this year. I just bought a book on birding. Bird steps. (Get it? Like baby steps… because birds are small…)

And then the New York Times did a piece last week on how the bird population is dropping off.  “The number of birds in the United States and Canada has declined by 3 billion, or 29 percent, over the past half-century, scientists find.”

This made me so. damn. sad. We’re still going to be birders, but now seeing each one feels like a moment of last chance tourism.

Do you notice birds?

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

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Do you know what a silent book club is? It’s a book club where you silently read together. So there is socializing beforehand where you can catch up or meet people, a silent reading period, and then another talking section where people can talk about cool things that came up in their book.

Everyone is reading whatever they feel like reading, so you’re never reading a book that isn’t appealing, AND you still find out about books you may have never found otherwise because other people are reading (and talking about) them in the group.

What do you think? Would you join a silent book club?

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I’m usually pretty reluctant to buy myself something when I have another tool that can do the same job, but I bought myself a whistling tea kettle this week. We have a kumkum for boiling water — a one-cup kettle — but while it feels very Tel Aviv apartment, it doesn’t feel cozy British mystery. And… well… frankly, the ChickieNob and I live in a cozy British mystery world and would like to have our tea ready at the same time.

While knee-deep in retirement planning, I found an article on money wasters. The list contained some sound advice — I personally don’t need new clothes, fancy cars, or shoes that match every outfit — but it really felt like one person’s money waster (tea kettle when you own a kumkum) was another person’s priority.

What are your money wasters, and what do you disagree with from the list? My big one was travel. It doesn’t have to be extravagant, but if you can afford it (and like to do it), it’s educational and mind-expanding.

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I guess fall doesn’t technically begin until September 23rd, but Labour Day always feels like the last day of summer. Maybe it’s because school begins this week or because people expect vacations to wrap up by this evening. But it feels like the last day of summer.

The school supplies are purchased. The pencils are sharpened. The suitcases are packed away for a little bit.

What are you looking forward to this fall?

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I just learned the term EDC–everyday carry. It’s the stuff you always have with you when you leave the house. Though I realized that I have a core EDC and then an extended EDC. Like if I’m just running to the library, I have my core stuff with me, and if I’m going to a restaurant, I have my core and extended with me. But I think of it as something deeper than “what’s in your purse?” Because some items in my purse change, depending on the day. My EDC is always the same.

So my EDC is a book (almost always a paper book, but for small outings, I may only have an e-book on my phone), lip balm, tweezers (useful it so many different situations), wallet, phone, Tylenol/Tums (again, so useful), band-aid, extra tampon (am I the only person who constantly encounters women in public restrooms asking if you have an extra tampon?), bullet journal, library card.

I also have my library card memorized in case I’m ever in an emergency library situation where they can’t scan my card but I can check out a book if I know my number.

Priorities, people.

What is your EDC?

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