Why are we afraid or uncomfortable around people who are different from us? I read an article on CNN.com this morning about a 31-year old woman who was born with a condition that made her face malformed, and despite numerous surgeries to correct her face, she still doesn’t look like everyone else. When she was a child, she was taunted and isolated by other kids who thought she was a freak, and now as an adult, she considers it a … Continue reading →
Why do we think we’re younger than we actually are? Last weekend, my fiance and I moved into our recently acquired home. Although I’m new to co-habitating with a member of the opposite sex (other than my father), I’m not new to the process of moving since I’ve moved to dorm rooms, apartments, townhouses, and regular houses before. So, when I was relocating from my 1-bedroom apartment to our 4-bedroom house, I naively thought it was going to be like … Continue reading →
Why do we blame so many things on the weather? I don’t know about where you’re living, but in the U.S. Pacific Northwest, we’ve been having crazy weather lately. One day it’s warm, another day it’s cold; one day it’s raining, another day it’s snowing; sometimes we even get all these things in one day. I’d like to think this ever-changing weather pattern is the reason why I’m feeling so sluggish lately. If the weather would just be consistent, I … Continue reading →
Why is knitting just so darn relaxing? When I was a kid, both of my grandmothers taught me different knitting stitches to keep me occupied and out of trouble (my grandfathers taught me woodworking for the same reasons, but that’s a story for another time). I was knitting in the early ’80s when knitting wasn’t cool, so you could imagine how I looked in the corner of the playground huddled over my knitting needles and yarn when the rest of … Continue reading →
Why is it easier to focus on the negative than on the positive? This scenario may sound familiar to many of you out there: you do how many good and thoughtful things for the significant other in your life, but somehow that person always seems to remember the one thing you forgot to do. Big deal that you painted the living room, washed the car, and cooked a delicious dinner. The point is you forgot to flush the toilet when … Continue reading →