Amazon purchases.

 I've done a little shopping on Amazon lately. Nothing big. Just little things to make my life easier. The first thing was a cane. Because of the hip pain I decided that a cane might be a good thing to have. I meant to get a picture but never did.

The cane came and it is a great help. Vanity has kept me from using it anywhere except for at home and work but last Saturday I did take it to Walmart with me to get from the car into the store where I could grab a cart. I did find out that the one I purchased was too tall for me. The ad said it was for 5'0" up to I think 5'9". Turns out it was about 3" too high for me. I purchased another one at Walmart that was the right height.

The other purchase was a little rechargeable desktop fan that I took to work with me.

It gets a little hot sometimes especially on really sunny days since I sit right next to the window. This little thing does a great job even at the very lowest setting. 

Life was better when it was simpler.

I look at how young adults live today, and I keep hearing the same thing: “I’m too busy.” Too busy to cook, too busy to clean, too busy to run errands, too busy to make time for family. Everything has to be delivered, automated, or outsourced because life feels overwhelming.

But I don’t think life is harder now. I think it’s just noisier.

When life was simpler, people still worked full‑time, raised kids, kept a house running, and handled their responsibilities. Yet somehow, there was still room for family. You sat down for dinner. You spent weekends together. You didn’t have to “schedule” time with the people you lived with. You just did it.

Today, people have more conveniences than ever, yet less time for the people who matter. They’re not buried under chores — they’re buried under screens. Notifications, social media, constant comparison, constant pressure. Their attention is pulled in a hundred directions, and family ends up squeezed into whatever minutes are left over.

The pace of life didn’t change. The priorities did.

Back then, you didn’t need an app to remind you to call your mother. You didn’t need a “family night” blocked out on a calendar. You simply showed up. You were present. You weren’t distracted by a phone buzzing through every conversation.

Life was better when it was quieter. When you could hear yourself think. When your time wasn’t eaten up by digital noise. When family wasn’t treated like an optional extra.

Simpler wasn’t worse. Simpler was better.

What do you think — is life actually busier now, or just more cluttered?

Drawings year 3 week 3

 

Beauty and the beast

 I love those Facebook things that you pick a picture and it will put your face in them. Since my profile picture is one that was done with AI it makes me look young and wrinkle free so it works good with these.

I did this one recently. Not only did I like the way this one turned out but I loved that it had me sitting on a front porch drinking coffee. That is exactly where I would love to be spending my time.

Last weekend I was in Walmart doing my weekly shopping. As I was walking towards the grocery section I spotted another customer who looked familiar. She shopped at the store where I used to work and we always referred to her as the beast. She was the meanest most unpleasant woman I have ever encountered. I snapped a picture of her and sent it in a text to one of the girls I used to work with. She said it sure looked like her and she was happy to say that she no longer shops there.