Wednesday Hodgepodge

Didn't we just do the Hodgepodge yesterday?  Hard to believe that another week has passed ... How time flies when we're having fun (now there's an original thought!).

1. It's  been said that one small positive thought in the morning can change your whole day. Do you think that's true? Do you find that an easy exercise most mornings? What's something positive you told yourself today? If you missed that boat, what's something positive you could tell yourself tomorrow?

I'm sure it's very true ... if we start our day in a positive frame of mind, it can influence our attitude for the rest of the day ... once we get our day started (with either a positive or negative attitude), it's increasingly difficult to change our outlook. 

2. There will be karaoke at the next party you attend...are you in? Or will you be faking a sore throat?

I will put on my big girl panties and say thanks, but no thanks.  ;-)  And trust me, the other guests will appreciate that!  ha!

3. January 29th is National Puzzle Day...what's something you've found puzzling recently?

I cannot figure out why I've suddenly stopped getting email notifications on conversations I'm following in my Facebook groups. I get most email notifications for non-group conversations I'm following, just not for the groups I belong to. I've checked my settings and I've checked to see if they might have gone to my junk mail folder. No luck. 

4.  Jigsaw, crossword, acrostic, logic, sudoku, word search...what's your favorite kind of puzzle, and when did you last work one?

Jigsaw. We're currently in the middle of one we bought when we visited the Outer Banks in 2012. 

5. Recently a writer by the name of Amy Glass ruffled feathers with a post she wrote saying she looks down on young women with husbands and kids and she's not sorry. Among other things, she says women will be equal with men when we stop saying house work and real work are equally important. You can read the whole piece by clicking here.

What say you? Do you think men and women are equal in the 21st century? Why or why not?

Is she really serious?  This makes me so sad (and not just a little angry) that I'm at a loss for words. 

6. What's a product you've noticed in the grocery store that you'd like to try, but haven't yet?

No ... I can't remember the last time I crossed the threshold to a grocery store ... when DH and I married, we had a talk about our responsibilities ... I told him that if I would continue to work to contribute to our household income, he would need to contribute to the maintenance of our household ... he chose to do the shopping, and truth be told, I was ecstatic that he chose that responsibility because I can't tell you how much I dislike shopping!  ;-)

7. The author, Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (aka Lewis Carroll) was born this week in 1832 (January 27th).  Which character from his celebrated novel, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, would you most like to meet, and why? Here's a link to a character list if you need help on this one. 

I've never read Alice in Wonderland, and I can't say that I'd be too anxious to meet any of them since they all seem to be so very disagreeable (if not downright mean). 

8. Insert your own random thought here.