No, this is not about burning fossil fuels and creating green house gases. Though the oil we put in our vehicles is analogous to what we need to improve our lives. I am talking about maintenance. Run a vehicle 30,000 miles without changing the oil, or run a vehicle low on oil a few thousand miles, and it will become damaged; if not pull off the road, roll over 4 tires to the sky, and croak for the sense of relief that would bring.
Hubbie and I are typical middle class Americans accumulating lots of things which we use only infrequently or which will be passed down. A couple years ago, we had two closets and an area under our staircase which had become toss-in pile up zones for stuff infrequently used. Problem with piling up is that stuff at the bottom is almost never found when you want it. Solution: Stack ups.
My daughter became an adult last year. The changes I have seen in her over this last year are remarkable. She is actually acting like a responsible adult far more than I expected from her 17th year and years prior to that. What we both agree made the difference was a conversation we had around her 18th birthday, when I said to her, you are now a guest in our house, and you must act accordingly or find another place to live.
