Things I Learned The Last 2 Weeks

- The Space Needle restaurant is overrated.
- Nothing beats a glass of Prosecco. Well, almost nothing.
- Forecasts of rain in Seattle are not to be trusted.
- Forecasts of rain (that never actually happens... grrrrr)can also debunk well-intentioned plans.
- My parents are both more frail and more strong than I ever imagined.
- I bake a seriously kick ass rhubarb pie.
- Families can sometimes have a lot of drama.
- Despite the drama, families are also sometimes amazing.
- Carrot juice actually isn't all that bad.
- The taste of goat milk doesn't make me hurl.
- Sometimes, being able to take baby steps can be taken for granted.
- Eating too much seafood stew can result in an enormous, unanticipated colon cleansing.
- Greece will always be there.
- Tillamook makes OMG amazing Wild Blackberry ice cream.
- I get seriously bummed when I realise that Tillamook's Wild Blackberry ice cream is a seasonal item only.
- People I knew in high school really haven't changed all that much.
- It's always a good idea to paint only one wall to see what it looks like before painting an entire room in a color that turns out to be a nasty, icky, peach.
- There are a lot of bad-for-you chemicals in regularly used household products.
- It's time I start eating more organically.
- Sometimes it's a good idea to push people a little, even when they're cursing you out.
- When you have a geriatric mother who likes Mexican food but can't walk fast enough to get to the bathroom afterwards, having an extra pair of sweatpants in one's trunk is a welcome thing.
- Stopping for a minute to breathe and take it all in (no, I'm not referring to the mama poops, I'm referring to life, nature, and all that hippie stuff) is something I need to do more often.
- Hope springs in turtles.
- It's really, really important to savor each and every moment, because you never really know how many days you have left.