What parent hasn’t had to deal with a to-do list a mile long? My wife has always been a go-getter. Undoubtedly, she inspired this mom’s to do list cartoon
As amazing as it may seem, there is a cure for the super busy parent. It takes intentionality and discipline. But it is possible. The big challenge is learning to say no when the world seems to be asking us for the moon… and then some!
Some people go to great lengths in order to find the perfect Halloween costume. They may spend weeks perfecting the look, the character, the effect of their fear-producing ensemble tonight.
Others are more like me. When I was little, it didn’t occur to me to think of a trick-or-treat costume until October 30. I knew I was going to get candy no matter what I looked like. I blame Charlie Brown. Everyone in the Halloween special seemed to gravitate towards cutting holes in a bedsheet and going as a ghost. That seemed a perfectly reasonable costume to me.
Drifting into Halloween seems perfectly acceptable to me. Drifting through life is not. It is far better to plan your life than to drift through it. There may be a nice costume awaiting you in the linen closet, or your Grandpa’s attic. But if you want a fulfilling life, it is far better to plan what that looks like and reach for it.
It’s all how you look at it, right? If you have the type of zombie that sits around all day and moans, then you might just may have found a good listener.
Cartoon of a boy and an older man. The boy says, “I need a Halloween costume. Can I look through your closet?”
Cartoon of a vampire with a sign, “Will lurk for food.”
I’m not into the recent sparkly vampires Give me the Bela Lugosi types that seemed menacing, yet a little bungling. I imagine they are looking for work these days. Hopefully, they’ll get some candy on Halloween.