Kristine Joy, Writer

• I needed for my daughter to tell me that I wasn’t doing a very good job of decluttering because….
  • …she’s right!
    • I shall wear this chip on my shoulder and aim to be the Darling Doyenne of Decluttering instead of a Decluttering Deficient Dink.

• I didn’t need for this conversation to happen on a Wednesday:

Golfer: When does the golf course close for the season?

Me: Sunday

Golfer: So tomorrow?

Me: No, the course is open through the weekend.

Golfer: Yes, tomorrow?

Me: Tomorrow is Thursday and we don’t close until Sunday.

Golfer: Tomorrow is Sunday.

Me: Tomorrow is not Sunday.

Golfer: Today is Saturday so you close tomorrow.

Me (internal thoughts): I thought it was Wednesday. He’s pretty adamant though. How am I three days off? Am I working a closing shift right now or an opening shift? That’s not right either; my opening shift this week is on Friday, not Saturday. Did Em go to school today? I think she did but that seems like hours ago.

Golfer: Oh, wait. We always and only ever golf on Saturdays, but we’re golfing on Wednesday today.

Me: Thank you. But, well we’re at it, who’s on first?

• I needed for all of the services that we were in need of (3 different branches of the service sector; one of them specializing in branches) to descend upon our home at the same time. It was chaotic, but, now that’s how you they get sh!+ done!
  • EXCEPT, all 3 of them need to come back… 😔
    • …because a felled tree fell on our fence.
    • …to fix a distorted rear view mirror.
    • …to complete underground work such that we don’t have Internet main lines laying on top of our grass and that of our neighbor going on a 4th month.

• I once found a sleeveless athletic top that I loved and offered to buy one for my friend who is about 10 years older than I. Her response confused me, “Nope. I have back fat.”
  • That was 10 years ago and only now do I understand where she was coming from. I need not to have ever grasped the concept.

• I need not have been idiotic enough to have done this (I had tape around the handle because I was trying to run gas out of the mower):

I still had leaf pieces in my eyes until well after the sun ☀️ went down.

• For purposes of preparation, the City of Boston needs to know whether they will host World Cup games….

• I needed for my nearby neighbors to take the lead on community building because I love it! And I needed for them to have chosen the 6′ flame option 🔥 when installing their gas fire pit instead of the lesser lame flame. #pyro

* Wa-Sasquatches is a play on one of our street names. AdironJack and Smoke was also thrown in the mix.

• I was part of the filming of a reality TV show a little over 2 years ago. I needed to hear that the show will air starting in January of 2026 and feature, well, ME, MOI, I – Flash! #showmethemoney* 💵🤣

* I may need your vote in order to see the money. 🗳️

• I am reading The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead. I needed to have looked up a summary BEFORE reading the book and fact that it is historical FICTION for otherwise, the Underground Railroad ACTUALLY being an Underground Railroad would have had me wondering whether TOMORROW was Wednesday or Sunday, if I DON’T GIVE A DARN was still at short and WHY NOBODY ever told me such a system existed; I DON’T KNOW.

I appreciate your readership; I need the validation as writer. 😉

Sincerely,

K.J. Sculling