My favorite things.
I know… how incredibly specific of me.
I think I’m losing steam. We’re on the letter t and I’ve got nothing planned for the rest of the alphabet… with the possible exception of y.
So… here are a few of my favorite random things.
Mail [cards and letters and the occasional care package].
Writing letters is a lost art. Or at least a dying one. It’s a shame. I love sending [and receiving] *real* mail. Although it really irks me how expensive postage is on even the smallest package. More than once, I’ve paid more for shipping than the cost of what’s inside the box.
Binder clips.
The gift that keeps on giving. Chip clip, picture hanger, cord holder, bookmark, post-modern art (haven’t you ever clipped them together to make sculptures? no? just me? okay), and even… to hold papers together.
[Yes, I do own these particular binder clips.]
This letter opener.
Speaking of multi-use office supplies— I have these all over the house. I use them for everything… but hardly ever to open letters. I do not use them as weapons, though, no matter how much they look the part. Most recently, I used one to pull my hair away from my neck while my nail polish was drying. And I didn’t even accidentally stab myself in the neck. Seriously. So many uses.
I guess that picture does look pretty sinister.
Mr. Coffee coffee warmer.
Plug it in. Turn it on. Put your mug on it. Keep your mug of coffee warm even if you get distracted and forget it’s there for a half hour.
Fuzzy socks.
I honestly don’t remember what the hell I ever did before these super-fuzzy foot-blankets existed. [Yeah, I just made up ‘foot-blankets’. I think I’m going to call them that from now on.] How did I keep my feet warm at night? How did I ever feel cozy? I don’t think I did.
Hope your feet are warm.
p.s. — I know I couldn’t go backwards now that technology is where it is today, but one of my least favorite things: smartphones. I so often wish we could have stayed at a time when we ‘made our own fun’, we fought over who got to use the [corded wall] phone next, we actually talked to each other, and… we wrote letters [while wearing cozy socks and not stabbing each other with letter openers].
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what sandra thinks 
Wasn’t life so much simpler without smartphones. They have a lot to answer for
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The differences I see between my childhood and the lives of my children are many. So many. And they’re not improvements!
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I agree completely
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Ooooo NICE! I love real mail too! But sadly never get any haha!
I would like to suggest “uniforms on sexy men” for the letter U since you said you are out of ideas haha also the following:
V – varnish for nails (aka nail polish colours or brands or both)
W – waxing treatments? Do you wax? Lol if COVID wasnt a thing my shoulders would be getting hair ripped mercilessly off of them!
X – xneena warrior princess episode? X-men? X-ray stories from the ER?
Y – youthful indulgence
Z – zippered items? Purse? Boots? Jeans?
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Good suggestions… thanks! I haven’t written U yet and it’s already after 7pm and it’s supposed to post tomorrow, so that’s going well. 😐
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You’ll figure it out! For some of mine I legit just googled “words that start with -” and it brought me to some scrabble websites and I just went down the list until I found something that I could use
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I have done that, too! 😄
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😂😂
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A fun post. Suggestions U – unplanned moments/urges/useless objects, V- voices/viewpoints/views/visage, W- weepy movies/walks, X- X rated movies, Y- young actors/youthful memories, Z- zoos/way to Zap someone!
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And that would be assuming that I’ve ever seen an x-rated movie. I’m innocent, you know. Which is why my favorite ‘urges’ would be very very boring.
🙂
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I’m not sure that your boring urges would get past the censors!😜
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Probably not.
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I love stationary supplies and those little clips with the faces are so cute! And fuzzy socks, yes please, my toes are always cold. Fun post.
Stopping in from A to Z: https://writingiscommunication.wordpress.com/2021/04/23/t-tome/#comment-4908
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I got those clips on Amazon, just in case you wanted to know. 🙂
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Thank you, I am going to have a look.
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Come on, so close to the end, don’t give up now! I liked the random collection and I agree about technology – smartphones are a curse!
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I was a happy kid. I think smartphones have made kids’ lives today too stressful. And adults’ lives, too.
I’m working on it. I hate how the end of the alphabet is always the hardest part…
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I never stabbed anyone with a letter opener but I did with a dissecting needle, once. HA
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I love all these things, in particular writing letters! It’s something I’ve kept up with a few of my friends, including one who moved to Canada!
Stopping by from A to Z!
– Jayden Vincente
Erotic fiction author
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I don’t have any friends offline, but sometimes, I write to my mom. And I sent cards for every occasion. I make them… and send them. I actually missed my brother-in-law’s birthday this week! I have to get on that.
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Ooh, where can I get socks like that?!
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I actually found those on Amazon.
🙂
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I swear I posted a link. Let me try again…
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Thank you!
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Of course! 🙂
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I really LOVE receiving letters, posting them too but really getting letters gives me such inexplicable joy. It’s a lost art *sigh*
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It reminds me of being away at college… going to the student union to check my mailbox and being so excited when I actually had mail!
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ooo! I know what you mean, everytime I order something for myself and when I get it, with my name on it and everything, makes me so happy!!
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