Live and Learn: Just Thought I'd Mention

I know, over the three years I've been blogging, that I've shared my wisdom on so many topics. You're all probably well aware of what I feel the best strategy is for having teens (run), having a tech-impared husband (laugh), having new drivers (hide), and having your baby head off to college hundreds of miles away (sob, but pretend that you aren't).

But there are all these little tidbits I've never imparted, random lessons learned not necessarily related to being a wife or a mother, just a person trying to get from one day to the next.

And because I'm such a giver (my kids tell me that, although I'm not sure why they roll their eyes when they do), I've got some of them for you today:


*If one of the hooks on your bra is broken, don't just play the odds and expect the remaining hook to do the job. Bazinga could take on a whole new meaning.

*If the "check engine" light goes on in your car, it could be trying to tell you something. And once you smell something burning it's too late. Damnit.

*The odds that a bird will $hit on your head while you're mowing the lawn is higher than you'd think. And whoever it is that started that whole "it's good luck" thing obviously never actually had bird poop dripping down their head.

*If you're going to lie about your age, don't just reverse the numbers. You cannot pass for 15.

*Any time you see the word "affordable", it's not.

*When watching Jeopardy, no need to feel inferior. Turns out Alex Trebek has a cheat sheet.

*Scaring your kids IS funny. Whether it makes you a bad parent or not is debatable, but it damn sure is funny.

Pound Cake Dessert Boats

*You can easily figure out where speed traps are. They're wherever you're heading when you're late.

*Wherever you live, there will always be that one neighbor who wakes you up mowing his lawn at some absurd hour on the weekend. The antidote is to set your sprinklers to go off on his side of your property just before he'd normally start.

*Ebook readers are so convenient, I love mine. But they're also dangerous. Fall asleep reading these days and you could end up with a black eye or a bloody nose.

 *Speaking of noses, when you get a new phone, take a few minutes to be sure the camera works the same way as your last one unless you want 18 pictures of your nose.

So that's it, little bits and pieces to help you through your day. 

And if you ever want to share those nose-selfies with someone who's been there and done that? I'm here for ya.

Pound Cake Dessert Boats

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Printable Recipe
 
Ingredients:
1 Frozen pound cake (fresh baked or purchased)
2 cups dark chocolate chips
2 cups fruit (I used strawberries, blueberries and plums)
chocolate syrup
OPT: whipped cream

Directions:
*Melt the dark chocolate chips in a microwave safe bowl for 30 seconds, stir, and continue in 15 second intervals until they are completely melted and smooth.
*Remove the pound cake from the packaging and stand on its side. Using a thick sharp knife, cut the cake lengthwise.
*Place the two pieces of the cake, cut side down, on a platter. Slice into 1 inch pieces.
*Pour the dark chocolate over the cake and use a spatula to spread it over the top and sides. Place in fridge to set.
*Chop the fruit.
*To serve, drizzle chocolate syrup over individual plates. Run a spatula under the slices of chocolate covered pound cake and remove two slices to each serving plate, chocolate side down.
*Top with fruit and drizzle with more chocolate syrup.
*OPT: Top with whipped cream.