A list of unlikely discoveries (some ongoing):

by ella…..

• Washing machine time is different from conventional time.
• Having a paper towel holder built into your cabinets does not make you fancy.
• Having a cast-iron pan will make men who think they know more about cooking than they do nod approvingly.
• I am worthy of love and respect.
• Four quarters is worth more than a dollar.
• When the bus pulls up, it’s better to stand to the left of the sidewalk, not in front of it. (The bus driver had to tell me that one.)
• The word drought does not rhyme with wrought. I’ve known this for years, and I still don’t really know it.
• Time speeds up and slows down. 
• Occasionally, convenience surpasses the beauty of doing something the “right” or “old-fashioned” way. Looking at you, electric kettle, you thing of beauty, you.
• Radiators (the heating kind) are loud.
• Sometimes, the questions are more important than the answers.
• Staying up until 3 am and waking up at 7 am will always feel terrible. Who knew?
• Telling yourself that you’ll go to sleep at a reasonable hour does not mean you will. At times, it even means you know you won’t. 
• Allowing myself to be embarrassed can be a good thing.
• Resentment — some of it anyway — is preventable. 
• Completing chores you’ve been putting off for months can feel really good! Again, who knew?
• Living in the suburbs is a breath of fresh air after living in the city. Sometimes literally. 
• The trees can change color overnight.
• Things can (and will) get better.