Probably all true, but I wouldn’t trade any of mine. None of mine were actually sick this past winter come to think of it. Must be all the other kids causing illnesses.
There was an article over here about the carbon footprint of online shopping. It was really interesting, and apparently online shopping is really bad for the environment, because of the number of trucks needed to deliver packages, and returns, and the processing of the returns to be either put back on the shelf or returned again to the supplier. For example, where I work, on a normal day, we have something like 4 pick-ups with a big truck. One in the morning, one around 5pm, one around 9pm, and the last at closing. If it's busy, we have to call for extra pick ups because it won't all fit in the truck at the end of the night. So it's picked up and taken to a sorting center....so 4 trucks, then it gets sorted and sent to regional distribution centers using who knows how many trucks, and then delivered to the customers. That's a LOT of exhaust from a lot of big trucks. Then, people have to drive to a postal point to send back what they don't want to keep, and then the process reverses, but we only get one truck per day of returns....usually. If it's been really busy, we might get 2. But again, lots of exhaust. And then things with issues like broken zippers, stains, faulty stitching, have to go back to the supplier, and other items are resold, and the process starts over. Not to mention all the deliveries of the different brands in the first place, but that you would have with a physical store, too. But returns are a big carbon footprint for an online business because of the number of times they are potentially sent back and forth. At least with a physical store, you don't have that.
Back home!! Will catch up later
Speaking of sewing
Butterick 6626 and all other Butterick patterns are on sale today so I think I'm going to break down and buy it while running some errands today because I'll be in the neighborhood. I could draft the key hole and bow but for 1.99 I'll let them do the work
Stay inside and safe today my friend and good luck to your kid.And we made it back before the snow. Woot.
My plan is Soups being made. My coping mechanism. Unfortunately my kid has to travel to Downtown Chicago tomorrow morning.If we get what we have been told I will be nervous. I hope the trucks heeded the warnings and put their plows back on their trucks. Noted the salt spinners and plows were off for a few weeks now. As the weather got nice the last few weeks (except for the wind) we have had major water and sewer collapses. We had that polar vortex in January. Things crack but because they are frozen in place the ice holds the ground stable. Now that there was a thaw things starting blowing up. In front of my DD place in a disability parking spot a sewer slightly sunk but the curb and pavers above it on the sidewalk just sunk, totally hallow beneath. Getting worse by the day. Too many things like this for Public Works to keep up with so they are in Priority mode. She has a construction horse and cone in the middle of her sidewalk. Disability spot a horse.
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Speaking of sewing View attachment 364409Butterick 6626 and all other Butterick patterns are on sale today so I think I'm going to break down and buy it while running some errands today because I'll be in the neighborhood. I could draft the key hole and bow but for 1.99 I'll let them do the work
But I could never balance myself in heels so high!
I can but if it's cool enough for long sleeves I would want to keep my toes warmI also like the shoes, too.
Did you end up getting snow? It looks like we only got rain on this side of the lake so far.And we made it back before the snow. Woot.
My plan is Soups being made. My coping mechanism. Unfortunately my kid has to travel to Downtown Chicago tomorrow morning.
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My beautiful mom’s 80th birthday is on the 15th of this month, and my gorgeous DWifeys is on the 26th...!!!!!!!!
