Hey, It's Okay

I got this idea from Glamour magazine. You can link up any day of the week. All you have to do is make a list of what you're okay about. Simple! Please do not link up a post that has nothing to do with Hey, It's Okay. It's rude and I'll delete the link.

HEY, IT'S OKAY....

 ......to have had the best time with my kids over the weekend. Tommy was home for fall break--Natalie's starts later, but she still came up so we could all watch Hocus Pocus together. 

......to hope that maybe I actually win something in McDonald's Monopoly. So far, nothing. I just want free food! Give me free large fries! A free large diet coke! I'm not picky.

......to currently be reading Such Quiet Girls by Noelle West. It's about Jesse, a new bus driver who is forced to go down another road--and soon after, Jesse and the kids on the bus are forced to get out, go into a shipping container, and be buried underground. Will they survive? If this sounds familiar, well, it's because it's based on a true story. Horrifying!

......to be sad that Diane Keaton passed away. I enjoyed so many of her movies. Father Of The Bride was a favorite, as was The First Wives Club. She will be missed.

.....to have had to pick this up for $5 at Five Below. It's so true for me. 

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Christopher Columbus Discovered Nothing

Okay, so most of us know the second Monday in October is called Columbus Day. If you're in the US, that is. The story goes that some dude named Christopher Columbus discovered America. This is comical because A) he didn't even land in North America. It was the Bahamas and B) there were already people on that land. 

The Vikings had arrived hundreds of years before and the Indigenous people were there and had been for thousands of years. 

So if anything, he visited. And he was the most awful visitor. 

Thanks to Columbus' journals and letters, we were able to discover that he condoned slavery, rape, forced labor, and trading Indigenous people. And some of them were CHILDREN. He frequently separated families, and was just a awful, terrible human being. 

Does this sound like anyone we should be celebrating? 

It's no wonder Columbus Day was canceled--and then certain people have brought it back, naturally, because they've probably committed crimes similar to Columbus. Let's just be real here. You can figure out who is decent by how they feel about Columbus. 

I personally call it Indigenous People Day, because they were always here first and unfortunately they had to go through hell thanks to men like Columbus. I implore you to do your research and discover what kind of person Columbus was. It is okay to break away from what society deems normal. It is okay to learn and grow. 

So Happy Indigenous People Day!

1980s film ornaments at Walmart

There's something peaceful about the 1980s. There were no cell phones and kids actually played outside for hours. The 1980s also gave us some nostalgic movies: ET, Sixteen Candles, The Princess Bride, Beetlejuice...the list goes on and on. 

I was thrilled to find these ornaments at Walmart. I mean, who doesn't love a John Hughes classic? And the soundtrack? "Don't you...forget about me.." Arm up in the air!

The ornaments are $8.16 each.

Okay, so this movie was actually made in 1978, but close enough. (Remember the zit scene?)

I only found these 4, but perhaps there will be others in the future? 

Do you have a favorite 80s film?