My weekend in idioms

A watched pot never boils, but an unwatched pot might be a dog's object of obsession and then get tipped over, causing you to cry with the mess of white bean chili everywhere.

You can lead a horse to water but you can't make a teenager write a college admissions essay unless she really wants to (and that might be at the last moment).

Into every life a little rain must fall on the multitudes of leaves, making them wet and impossible to rake.

A fool and his money are easily parted, especially when internet shopping.

Blood is thicker than water except when asked to take your little brother with you to the movie with friends. 

Practice makes perfect but a reminding (nagging) mom makes practice happen in the first place.

Rome was not built in a day but I'll bet we could clutter it up really good and put it on the road to destruction in a single Sunday afternoon.

Rather than cursing the darkness, light a candle. And enjoy the extra hour of sleep.

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How was your weekend? What rings true for you today?

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Comments

[Sarah]

Bravo on the idioms. Getting back to you shortly on that other matter.

[allysha]

Oh, the Rome thing is totally true at our house, too. I find it utterly frustrating as I am inevitably up late Saturday trying to make the house Sunday acceptable. Today I felt like throwing in the towel, and I would have, too, but it just would have added to my laundry pile. I think it must be some Fall Melancholia or something.

[Liz]

Very clever! I am "burning the midnight oil" this week but Friday is going to be a "field day!". See you soon!

[andrea]

this is brilliant. you are doing a very good job at keeping dementia at bay. such a sharp mind!