The Video Game Industry is Huge

As a young mother, I received all sorts of parenting advice from well-intended family and friends. The best and most memorable was from my sister, a mother to three pre-teen boys at the time. Donna said, "Hold out as long as you can before introducing video games to your son. Once he starts, you will lose him forever." Haha. It sounds dramatic, but I found in some ways that statement to be true. That was in the late 1990s. In 2018, video games brought in $43.4 billion in revenue. H/T The Morning Brew

Fun with Wee Ones in Allendale

Next stop in NJ: a spring day with Huddy and Nix.

Compartmentalizing those Pesky Thoughts

In an attempt to keep my Mac organized, and mind clutter-free, I drag unwanted files into the trash bin regularly.  They are out of sight, out of mind.  I never, however, empty the trash.  There may be some remote need for the file in the future, I think.  Today, with some anxiety, I ceremoniously emptied the trash.  Even if I wanted to revisit something, I can't.  It's gone.  From now on, I'm moving all of those unnecessary, pesky and negative thoughts, which can sometimes consume my day, into the trash.  Then, immediately, I'm going to empty the trash.  Gone.  I just can't think that thought any more.  Gone.       

The First Sport I Was Ever Good At

 

Photo by MelvinSchlubman.

Fred Morrison, the inventor of the Frisbee died at the age of 90.  Throwing and catching that plastic little disk was one of the first things that I was really good at as a teenager.  A real self-esteem booster.  People used to say, "she's really good, for a girl."  Playing Frisbee provided endless hours, during nice weather, bonding with friends and family.  In the winter months, I became proficient at playing pool.  People used to say, "she's really good, for a girl."  I know, I know.  A wasted youth.  Now, I run; and people say, "she's really good, for being so old."  RIP Fred, you changed the world with a playful little toy!