Saturday Suggestions

 

Happy Saturday, my friends! My little great-niece started kindergarten this year, and she told her mom after the first day that it was a long day and she was going to sleep ALL DAY on Saturday. (Her mom doubted the reality of that!) I did NOT start school recently, but I would echo her sentiments. I’ll sleep ALL DAY!!! Just kidding. We actually have some fun things planned for today, and I don’t want to miss them! While we’re doing those things, here are some fun things for your day…

ONE. 

School is underway around here, and in the spirit of starting school and celebrating teachers who go above and beyond the call of duty, I loved reading this article about a teacher in Peru (the country, not Indiana) who carries his students across a river so they can safely attend school. That’s commitment!

TWO. 

Yesterday I wrote about spare refrigerators and tiny kitchens, and I loved your comments! Indeed you do have to think hard about whether or not you really want to eat the food before you trek to it. Anyway, I saw this post about a blogger who has a mother-in-law suite in her house. She and her family just finished it out so her parents could move in, and she posted pictures of it (empty) before they arrived. It is SO CUTE!!! But the kitchen caught my eye the most, especially after what I wrote yesterday. It’s the perfect little kitchen area!

THREE. 

I do love sunflowers, and this post has a little bit of everything related to them! Fun facts, how to keep them alive longer in a vase, how to decorate with them, you name it. I’ve never tried growing any, but I’ve used some faux sunflowers in decorations, and I love it when I get one in my flower patch vase!

FOUR.

Isn’t this a fun shirt? Maybe just for writers? I don’t know. I think it has loads of character.

FIVE. 

When I worked in radio, some of the air personalities told me stories of other previous stations where they’d worked using different names. They said in some markets, they needed catchier sounds than their given names had and in other markets, an alternate name provided additional privacy and security for them. (People can get awfully crazy over “celebrities,” which is how radio personalities can be perceived.) We used our real names where I was, but I had a lot of fun thinking about what my radio name would have been if I’d gotten to choose. So when I stumbled upon this post about choosing a pen name, I had fun reading about it. I’ve never written under any name other than my own (maiden and married last names are the only changes I’ve made) but the idea of crafting a whole new writing persona sounds fascinating to me!

SIX. 

One thing I love about Ryan is how much he loves to talk. I know this isn’t always a typical trait in guys, so I feel fortunate that he enjoys it. We almost never run out of ideas of things to talk about (unless we’re both insanely tired and only want to talk about napping…by taking said nap) but I know some couples need some conversation starter ideas. Here are some fun ones I found!