melissa gratz.
Detroit-bred, BGSU alummed and Alpha Phi lifer. Scentsy addicted. Lover of Michigan & Michigan's Great Lakes. Semi-serious Costco patron, newly obsessed with hot tea. Appreciator of fine Real Estate and a wanna-be artist of somekind. Collector of office supplies and post-it notes, adores anything butchy-chic and any collages of random yet related things. Pinterest is kinda how my brain works - one second I'm thinking of constructing a headboard, three seconds later I'm distracted by reorganizing a junk drawer.

All salt must be followed by sweet, and vice versa. A caramel covered pretzel, voila. And Diet Coke. And pistachios. And popcorn.

I always have great intentions but often stifle when it comes to follow through. This blog is kindof my accountability partner, to "Be you. And be you WELL. Live the life you've imagined."

Cozy up. Enjoy, or don't. Afterall, this corner of the internet is reserved for me to just be me.

Monday, November 28, 2011

Things Kids Should Pay For...

I'm no parent, but I feel pretty strongly about something. So most anywhere that prides itself on parenting information will tell you things you should never pay your kids to do.

Grades
Chores
Showing up
Good Behavior
Good Deeds
  
I didn't get paid to use proper tense. I didn't earn a penny for using 'you're' not 'your' correctly. I didn't get $5 for sitting still and quiet. I did not get handed a dime when I returned a shopping cart back to the store for a little old lady. I didn't get money for doing chores - my ass got to live for free. I don't know about you, but ever since I moved out of my parents house, nowhere that I've lived has been free, and I STILL have to do chores. So now I'm actually paying to vacuum. Awesome.

Again, I'm not a parent (yet), so let me tell you from an adult-kid's perspective something kids SHOULD pay for. If my piggybank had to have a budget, I assure you I'd have done some things differently.

Cavities. My parents weren't sticklers for me brushing my teeth. And they should have been because they have sucky weak enamel  that I suckingly inherited. They didn't make me brush. So by age 13, I had a mouth full of metal tooth plugs. I bet I'd have though twice about candy before bed without brushing had my piggybank been responsible for paying the Dentist.

There's my Monday wisdom. Time to go brush.

mjg
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