Since I’m already failing at the one New Year resolution I set for myself, which was to drink a glass of water first thing in the morning, I thought I might work on another goal of mine which is to write every day. I can’t really write about some of the things I want to write about so I’ll just write randomly and see how it goes. Let’s go!

I realized last night during our dinner conversation that my girls are learning to spell in British English. The oldest was talking about one of her teachers who often pronounces or spells things funny (as in he pronounces the “K” in words like “know” which is wild). I didn’t have any explanation for why he would pronounce a silent “K” but I did think that the spelling could be because he’s British. Both of the girls were shocked to learn that the Brits spell things differently from Americans. I gave an example of the word “recognize” which, we Americans spell with a “z” and which both of my girls say they spell with an “s” which then made me question whether I was wrong but since autocorrect isn’t flagging it then I think I’m right. Keep in mind, Singapore English is derived from British English so they’ve essentially been getting four years worth of spelling from literally all over the map. Also, this might explain the lack of Spelling Bees in international schools.

I thought I might make you all jealous by telling you that I’m sitting in a partially dark room at 2:00 in the afternoon due to the fact it’s been pouring rain all day. Meanwhile, Marcus is in Hawaii and he better not make any remarks about how hard it is to travel to Hawaii and stay in a Hilton a block off the beach because, I ain’t having it.

Speaking of not having it, perimenopause, am I right?! My threshold for toleration is at a negative something. I am no longer tamping down my disdain for the following: people.

I guess that’s about it for now. I’ll let you know if the list gets any longer but I feel like it’s pretty extensive.