The First Day of Year 25

Twenty-five years ago today, at 1:18 a.m., I was born. My poor mother pushed out a 10.5-pound baby, and there I was--looking like a two-month-old in the newborn nursery. 

I love birthdays. Besides the gifts and barrage of friendly texts and phone calls, it's the one day a year I can pull out four magic words--But it's my birthday--and get anything I want (within reason, of course).

So what did I do today, you ask? Well, after church, Jordan and I drove South to meet up with my parents, brother, and sister, who drove North to meet in a small town almost exactly in the middle for fried pies. Since Jordan's birthday is next week, my mom brought gifts for both of us, and we celebrated by opening our presents and eating deliciously bad-for-you fried pies. 

Then Jordan and I drove home and put together the bed frame and nightstands we'd bought yesterday.  

Ah yes, crusty fried pie filling, presents, and not having to use a Bed, Bath & Beyond box as a nightstand anymore.


Happy 25th to me!

Jordan got a few shirts, and I got a dress and purple sweater.

A Magic Spoon

Okay, not so much magic but still totally awesome.

Check this out: A left-handed spoon. I know, right? Crazy. I bought one last week at an arts festival in Oklahoma City. This lady makes wooden spoons, and as I looked over her stuff, I saw this under the tag "Left-handed stirring spoon":

You're probably wondering if it even matters that the spoon is supposedly for left-handers. Well, I've used it, and it does. It curves into the bowl and makes stirring easier. Plus, it's pretty.


I rarely see things that are just for left-handed people. The world caters to rightys, which meant I had to use a right-handed desk in school, indentations were left on my left arm when I used a spiral notebook, and right-handed scissors hurt my pinky. When I took tennis lessons, I heard this a lot: "Just look at what everyone else is doing and do it backwards." Yes, thank you. That helps.

In a story recently done on ABC news about leftys, studies showed that "left-handed people are more likely to be schizophrenic, alcoholic, delinquent, dyslexic, and have Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, as well as mental disabilities. They're also more likely to die young and get into accidents."

Bummer for me.

Left-handed people make up 5-15% of the current population. Clearly those crazy rightys are out to get me at every turn, so I must be careful.

However, left-handers also tend to be smarter and better athletes. So there.

If you try to make fun of me for making my check marks go from right to left or wearing my watch on my other hand, I'll just take my cool, new wooden spoon and hit you over the head. The blow will come from the left. I know you won't be ready.