1. The letterbox is exciting again! Have you heard of
postcrossing? You sign up and mail out a postcard and then you get one back from a random person somewhere in the world. Thanks to the lovely Shannon at
Happiness Is, my first postcard is soon to be sent to a lass in Finland... I wonder where my return card will come from?
2. A serger is a specialty sewing machine that makes the same type of finished edge that you see in store-bought clothing. It uses 3-4 threads at one time. (Thanks Chris at
Pick Up Some Creativity!)
3. Charlie Sheen is the highest paid TV actor working today. $1.25 million per each episode of that awful Three and a Half Men. Mind boggling. In what other industry could you earn big bucks when you're not even remotely talented in your chosen profession?
4. I've mentioned before that I can't stand adult style clothes on little kids. This week I learned that I may be the only one who feels this way. Apparently more and more labels are
designing "cool" fash for the preschool set. The idea of children being 'on-trend fashionistas' makes my upper lip curl.
5. I can cry and cry over a little girl I've never met. Thinking about the life of little
Keisha has had me in tears this week. I respect and admire the way the community she lived in has come forth with an outpouring of grief at her disappearance. The release of 200 balloons to guide her home pulls at my heart. But where were they all when she was living in apparently appalling conditions at home with her apparently drugged up family? Where were they then?
6. You can get blackboard fabric. How much fun is that? See the great image above that I nicked from
Modern June's etsy page? The possibilities are endless.
7. Neither a borrower nor a lender be.
8. More than any other generation before or potentially after them (Gen Y seem to have learned from the choices of Gen X), Gen X women are more likely to remain childless. The Anti-Mullerian Hormone test can safely estimate the number of viable eggs a woman still has. I learned this from a colleague who is desperate to conceive at the age of 42 after 'putting off' having children with the partner she has been with since she was 27 in order to 'focus on my career'. Sigh.
9. Holding your wee in can cause long-term health problems. I wish I could tell you that I learned this one from a colleague, but rather I have been researching it because I have a really bizarre tendency to 'hold on' rather than just get up and go to the loo. So engrossed, or just so lazy? Either way, I've got to stop holding on!
10. Bloggers are quite possibly the most friendly, supportive and non-judgemental group of people in the world. After my breastfeeding share, I received the most amazing comments and emails and I really feel that you have all helped me find peace and be able to close the book on this part of my life. Thank you.
Did you also learn anything special this week? And while you're thinking about that, do you feel the need for a flogging? Head over to
Lori's blog and flog your own!
