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June 28, 2026

Friday 5: Person on the street

Hello and happy, um, Sunday!

Last week, my week off from work, was a string of days blurred together by household chores: donate here, donate there, car repairs (which could be their own post), returns, a hair appointment, trips to the gym, and far too much rain. The rain finally stopped and prematurely dumped us into July humidity, three days ahead of schedule.

friday june 26

But I didn’t get to go to the beach. I didn’t get to go into Philadelphia to prowl stationery stores. I didn’t even snag a mid-day lemonade.

It’s okay. June was still beautiful.

WM’s last day of school was Friday and I can finally exhale. I worry all school year about tragedy. I wish I could retire him early.

Make that both of us. I’d make a great retired person.

Here’s a Sunday treat: a very tardy Friday 5. This week’s theme is Person on the Street, which I am old enough to recall as Man on the Street.

  1. What is one lie you tell yourself every day?
    “You are calm, confident, and capable.”

    Sometimes I’m two of the three, but I never feel I hit all three at the same time.
  2. What is your weirdest habit?
    I try to balance on one leg while I brush my teeth. I have an electric toothbrush that beeps every thirty seconds to remind me to move to another quadrant of my mouth and when it does that I switch legs.

    Balance is everything, especially when you’re genetically clumsy.
  3. What is a controversial opinion you have about a very mundane thing?
    Many things taste much better than thin feels.
  4. What is the worst advice you actually followed?
    “Be good.”

    I should have had more fun when I was younger. I wish I had stayed out all night, slept around, dressed more provocatively, and partied harder without caring what other people would think of me.
  5. What is a risk you’re glad you took?
    I’m very glad I got married again.

    It’ll be fourteen years (the Ivory Anniversary) on July 5th and it’s good. This marriage benefited greatly from two certified pre-owned spouses.

Submitted shamefacedly and with a promise to get back on blog track soon!

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I've been blogging for over twenty (2 decades! 2-0!) years and I'm apparently one of the few over-50 female bloggers who haven't sold out to THE MAN yet; hence this blog remains quirky, homespun, and unprofitable. No big. However, if you're from Disney, Doritos, or Dave Matthews Band, I'm open to talk about selling out.

I live in Southern New Jersey with my husband WM, and our dog Murphy. I'm an adult who likes Disney but not a Disney Adult. I used to work a fun (really!) office job in Philadelphia, but since March of 2020 I'm a work from home hermit. So if you're looking for a childless, slightly round, marginally boring GenX woman's blog to follow, you've come to the right place! :)

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