Thursday Wish

I've been thinking a lot about social media and how it can positively and negatively affect people. Right now with the Presidential election coming up soon my social media feed has taken on a life of its own with people espousing their views.

It can be helpful and eye opening and it can be a place filled with propaganda and conspiracy theories. One thing that is becoming very clear is that there are people who take everything they hear at face value without looking in to whether it is true, not true or is partially true.
Take everything you hear with that grain of salt your mother told you about guys. Check facts. Form your own opinions.

The big news in my house this morning is we started delivery from a local dairy farm and you'd think it was Christmas day with how excited I am. Milk, orange juice, apple cider, eggs and cheese were all on my doorstep this morning. Grocery shopping is one of the worst chores in the house (at least in my opinion) so I am loving  life after the delivery. Life hacks that make things easier and more simple are things I try to figure out and for me this is a good one.
I've tried having my whole shopping list delivered in the past (Peapod from Stop & Shop is the one I tried) and I liked it in the snowy winter months but the lack of variety and shopping online and not being able to see things in person before they were delivered like you do when you walk the aisles in the store made it just an OK experience.
Having staples delivered each week may be the better option in my case.

The quote in the photo is the one from my social media news feed this morning that I am choosing to focus on today. It is also my Thursday Wish for you.

Wendy

Who Am I to Give Parenting Advice?

I have some for you, advice that is. It's about an app that parents should be aware of. But first, who am I to give advice or evaluate what kids are doing and comment on it?

3 kids ranging in age from 25 down to 13 give me a lot of years parenting kids at all ages and stages.
I have some claims to fame; my children have never had lice while in my care (knock on wood). I say "while in my care" because while my oldest was studying abroad she got lice on a trip to Morocco. She was over 18 and out of the country so you can't hang that one on me. The time her daycare had to shut down because the lice was so bad? She never got it!
So far (knock on wood again) all of the scrapes my kids have gotten themselves in to have been fairly minor. With 25 years under my belt and having parented both boys and girls I have gained some knowledge and some insights in to the whole parenting thing.

I now have one more claim to fame; a blog post of mine was published on Blogher, an online publication. I have a by line!
 Are your kids active online? What do you think of some of the new apps out there?

Here's the post, let me know what you think.

Screenshot from musical.ly 

 blogher.com/musically-good-bad-and-acne