Toe Tents

When I woke up this morning, the sheet was pressing down on my feet and it was a little painful on my toes. I immediately thought about this book I read recently, Mornings on Main by Jodi Thomas, where this character, Joe, decided to create toe tents. Now, when I think about it, that man was on to something. He had previously had a few other harebrained ideas that did not pan out, so when he came up with this one, not a lot of people took him seriously. The MMC (male main character) did allow Joe to use an unoccupied building he had to work on this new business idea. Toe tents turned out to be good idea and he starting selling a bunch of them, and hired other workers. Who would have thunkit?

Of course, my mind went there. I wonder if there is really a such thing as toe tents? There is! Except they are called blanket lifters. Toe tents sound better. One vendor on Amazon said the blanket lifter is good for post surgery, arthritis, and neuropathy. I need a toe tent! I have neuropathy due to MS. I never thought that sheets and blankets on my feet would cause an issue. Yet, here I am, googling toe tents. There were actually a few different styles.

This one even have fasteners to keep the blankets completely off of you and still on the bed. It also lifts blankets up off the knees for anyone dealing with recovery after knee surgery. I would say it is the winner out of the others due to its  versatility.

If I were to pick one, it would probably be this one.

I feel like it keeps the sheets and blankets off your feet, but don’t let all that extra air in like the others. My feet are almost always cold so I still want the heat of the blanket, just not the weight. Now, for people with average feet or bigger feet, this probably would not be a good fit. It doesn’t look tall enough to keep the blanket off your feet. I have kid sized feet, so it is perfect.

What a random ass thought, right? 😆 This is so common for me. I could care less about the majority of the features on a cellphone, but having the ability to look up random shit I think about, is one of its best features. Especially now that I’m old, I wouldn’t remember to look it up later when I was near a computer. Would toe tents be something you purchase or do you still think it is a corny idea? Honestly, I am really thinking about buying one. Be well and whole. Much Love 🧡 💚

Quotable Content

Last year, the printing company in the same plaza as our firm gave us a daily quote calendar. I took it upon myself to read the quotes to the office each day, while kinda. There were days I missed reading the quotes, but I would always catch us up. When I moved back to Toledo, I continued to send the quotes to a couple of my coworkers. There were some good quotes, the bad quotes, and some What? quotes. We discovered recently that we would run out of quotes on October 31st, aka today bka Halloween. Who the hell creates a calendar to end at such an odd time? I have decided as the self-appointed quote reader to find quotes to finish out the year. I also have a 365 calendar in my cart. Well, I actually have three. I couldn’t decide, so I put them all in there. I will narrow it down to one over the weekend.

Here are a few of my favorite quotes from the calendar and a couple I found today that cracked me up.

“Do what you can, where you are, with what you have.” – Teddy Roosevelt

“Rules for Happiness: something to do, someone to love, something to hope for.” – Immanuel Kant

“Obsessed is just a word the lazy use to describe the dedicated.” – Russell Warren (This was my favorite quote from the whole calendar.)

“The most important lesson you learn from winning is that you can.” – Unknown

“All God does is watch us and kill us when we get boring. We must never, ever be boring.” – Chuck Palahniuk (I don’t believe this, but it made me giggle.)

“This life’s hard, but it’s harder if you’re stupid.” – George V. Higgins

“Candy is dandy but liquor is quicker.” – Ogden Nash (One of my all-time favorites.)

I love a good quote. I am looking forward to finding the quotes to send to the ladies. I’ve found a few funny ones already. We don’t need her calendar quotes! I got this! What are some of your favorite quotes ? Do you like any of the ones I shared? Let me know. Be well and whole. Much Love 🧡 💚

Adult Problems

Today, my friend shared a post from Instagram and it was so relatable. The post was from bookforwealth and it listed Adult problems nobody warned me about.

Wow, I didn’t realize it was going to show all of that. At least it is working, unlike the YouTube embed.

I could relate to the majority of the adult problems since I have technically been an adult for 30 years. That shit is crazy! I just knew I was going to go to the comments and find people stating how they could relate to the post. What I found was a bunch of people talking about how the post was negative (it’s not) and how people should look for the good things in life. Seriously!?!? So a person makes a post about the realities of being an adult and they are being negative?

I don’t remember what I thought adulthood would be like when I was a kid. I can tell you, no matter what I thought, this shit ain’t it. Being an adult is for the rest of your life starting at the age of 18 and the life can be wonderful, then overwhelming, then happy, then emotional, and on and on. It is good to have a positive attitude. It is also good to admit when you are not doing well. And when you say you aren’t doing well, no one has the right to tell you to stop being negative or look on the bright side. Fuck the bright side in this moment I’m having. Why can’t an adult, who technically doesn’t have to listen to anyone, have a moment? This is why people are lacking connections. If I come to you with my moment and you don’t let me have it, I’m probably not going to come to you anymore.

One of the books that we read in book club was talking about better ways to communicate in a business setting or in a personal one. Sorry, I don’t remember the exact book. I do remember how the author said, when a person comes to you to talk, we should ask a couple of questions. I’m totally paraphrasing here. But the question was along the lines of, Do you want to just talk or do you want my feedback? Sometimes, we just need to talk. To get it off our chest. Being an adult is just…ugh. And even if we do live on the bright side, it is okay to visit the dark side. It doesn’t make you or your perspective negative.

Today, I had to administer my once a month MS medication. I always have a moment right before I press the auto injector into my leg (dark moment). Then I have a bright one when I look down at my bandage.

These adult problems aren’t going anywhere soon, so feel free to have a moment and then some more. It is one way to help you be well and whole. And I want that for you and I. Much Love 🧡 💚