Use the Good Pencils

And go get the good bottle out of the liquor cabinet.

These pencils have been owned by me since… the 80s. I collected pencils as a child. As my parents have started to clear out some of my childhood stuff, they gave me a box that included these pencils, unsharpened. They brought back some memories, & I thought my kids would get a kick out of them.

They like them (of course!), & they’re all ready to use them. I hung on to them for 30-something years, but I’m happier now to sharpen them & see them used. My kids don’t collect stickers— they stick stickers on things. I like their thinking.

Enjoy what you have. Wear your cute shoes, even when the weather isn’t great. Drink the good bourbon. Don’t save things for special occasions- make more special occasions by enjoying what you have.