Here I sit, the day after Christmas waiting for the great relief of a job well done. And mostly, it’s there. I have been hosting my sister’s family of four, provided Compact friendly gifts for all, cooked and baked for holiday meals and have just finished buying the gifts for my in-law’s holiday gift exchange. I rented a free kid’s movie for the babysitting I will do tonight, (a boxing day party that British friends always throw. I am watching my niece and nephew so my almost-done-with-architecture-school brother-in-law and sister can attend. This party is riddled with architects.) and even snuck in a brisk walk on this bright and frigid afternoon.
I work the next couple days and have even offered to host my 14-year-old son’s friend for two days while his mom and dad help out an elderly parent.
But the best part is that I found three pennies on the ground in three separate places while out buying the really last minute presents for my in-laws.
That, more than anything else, gives me a semblance of feeling that I have some control over my life.
Coin-Girl is all powerful, and none should underestimate her mighty powers.
Katy Wolk-Stanley
“Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without.”
Illustration by Jessica Wolk-Stanley
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I stopped at another store and found another penny. So I’m actually up to 4 cents now.
Katy Wolk-Stanley
The Non-Consumer Advocate
Go you! I always think of you when I pick up coins. lol
I’ve started doing it myself, as long as I can do it wihtout getting knocked down by other shoppers.
I find coins on a regular basis too. It’s a gift, I think. Another thing I tend to find a lot of…without looking for them…is four leafed clovers! WOOHOO! Just look down and there they are!