Busy day, busy week, busy times.
Happy Wednesday.
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SIMPLER TIMES.
I recently found a box of letters dated 1907-1918. They’re between sisters and they all start the same way: My Darling Dear little girl. It’s been nice to sit and read a few at a time. Would you like to see some?
IT’S (almost) A WRAP.
All the main elements are in, I just have to hang some things on the walls and I’m sticking a fork in this room redo. I hope to be finally snapping a few pictures within the week to share. I can’t believe I thought I would knock those makeovers out in two week’s time. *maniacal laughter* *what was I thinking*
MISTER HENRY IS AWESOME.
From the Fibonacci sequence to plate tectonics, we’ve been busy. Sixth grade is action packed and it’s been really fun (although, I’m already getting my butt kicked in the math department – so thankful I married a math guy) I’m so proud of Henry and how hard he’s been working at all of his studies. He’s loving his new school + making some good buddies and nothing could make this mama any more happy.
YARD SALE SEASON HAS BEEN GOOD TO ME.
There have been plenty of happy finds, including this vintage Ventura that I picked up for my sweetie. I think I scored some serious points for it, too. I’ll put together a full post of favorite finds soon. Most of them are destined for the shop, but I did find a little catherineholm piece and I didn’t think twice about adding to my collection.
IT’S NO BUENO.
Fall is here and it’s bringing gorgeous 68 degree days! We’re absolutely loving it, but Speck? No way, Jose. If you need him between now and the second week of June, he’ll be buried underneath his blanket, dreaming of better days filled with heat and humidity.
I THINK HE MADE HER NIGHT.
I think I mentioned earlier this summer that Henry was on a major origami kick. And when I say major origami kick, I mean – he folds every piece of paper he can get his hands on. Here’s a little piece he left for our waitress when we went out for Mexican last week. Quite the little charmer, that Henry.
THE CHICKENS ARE AWESOME.
And they’re making lots of beautiful eggs.
the end.
Happy Monday, friends! Hope your week is off to a great start.
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Today I’d like to talk a little bit about friends. No, I don’t mean Chandler, Rachel, Ross, Monica, Joey and Phoebe.
I was recently told that a “real” friend is someone you can see face-to-face, someone you can meet for coffee, someone you can call when you have a flat tire. Considering the fact that I have a couple of very close friends who I’ve known for a decade that were met right here on the www, I’ll have you know: it didn’t sit well with me at all.
Do you have to be in the same geographic location in order to have a “real” relationship with someone? Are relationships that are found and built online not real because of this? Are they not as valid or important as that friend you can meet up with on a moment’s notice? Am I wasting my time nurturing a relationship with someone I’ve met online because I should be spending that time nurturing a relationship IRL?
This question of real life friendships vs internet life friendships has been asked and debated many times before (just google it and you’ll find plenty of results) but I’d love for you guys to weigh in on this. What do you think? Is there a difference to you? Of course I’m not talking about every person you know online but do you have certain relationships that you’ve long since dropped the “internet” and simply refer to as friends? Do you even have anyone at all that you refer to as an “Internet friend”?? Oh, that’s Sally. She’s my Internet Friend. Maybe it’s just me, but… huh?
“…the internet is full of lively minded, like-minded engaging people – for the first time in history we’re lucky enough to choose friends not by location or luck, but pinpoint perfect friends by rounding up people with amazingly similar interests, matching politics, senses of humour, passionate feelings about the most infinitesimally tiny hobby communities. The friends I have now might be spread wide, geographically, but I’m closer to them than anyone I went to school with, by about a million miles.” quote from this article.
Of course we all have more than a few handfuls of people that are just online friends, simply acquaintances, people you regularly chat with through one social media outlet or another, but that aren’t anyone you’d look to for real support or share your intimate thoughts with. But there are other friendships – and hopefully you’ve had the good fortune to meet face-to-face – but even if you haven’t, they’re certainly important people in your life, people you’d absolutely call a real friend. And the fact that you don’t live in the same town, city, state or even country, has no impact on how much you value this person in your life and vice versa. And when you have a flat tire, you call a tow truck – but maybe that’s just me.
Do you have internet friends that you’ve dropped the “internet” from? Do you think these relationships are capable of being just as valid as those that are face-to-face? OR, do you think it’s complete hogwash to call an internet relationship real, and an internet friend will always be an Internet Friend!
What say you, friend? 
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