Today

Missing: My proper glasses (last seen on on Tuesday) and my engagement ring (last seen at the weekend).

To do: Almost no laundry, which means I can stop overheating the house, but lots of tidying and sweeping, which should hopefully turn up the glasses and ring.

Done: Scrubbing green crayon off the floor. It's still easier than scrubbing poo out of the carpet so I still don't regret the laminate.

Things very small children are bad at

Accepting reality as it is - "I did not take the chocolate," they say, covered in smears of it and with the wrapper clutched in their hands.

Planning for the future - even ten minutes in the future. "I'll eat it now," they say, and then cry when it's all gone, or demand to "share" yours.

Impulse control - "I'll eat it now," they say, knowing that there'll be trouble later on but somehow sure that they can conceal the chocolate, the wrapper, and the gap in the pantry, later, in spite of the dread of being caught even as they chow down.

Contingency planning - they can't think "It's warm, so I'll eat the chocolate near a wipe-clean surface."

It's true - some children don't know enough to put a coat on before going out in the rain.

Spectacles

Was lost but now am found, was blind but now can see. Yay! I hate using my out-of-date hideously-scratched glasses, they make my eyes ache and my head tired.

Marmite

IF craving = crisp sammiches with marmite instead of butter, THEN deficiency probably = salt.

I even started wanting to put ketchup on top.