A scary scary story in honor of Halloweekend: Mama Mouse knows someone who used to set her wedding ring on the counter whilst washing dishes. She knew it was there, and she washed dishes alone most of the time, so it was safe enough for awhile. But then she set it on the counter during a holiday dinner when people were helping her clear the dishes. Someone wiped the counter with a cloth, sending the ring sailing right down into the RUNNING garbage disposal. Diamonds are tough, but that sucker was pulverized.

Mama Mouse has a pretty good solution to this problem. She has a little box that lives right near every workspace in which she would want to take her ring off.* This one lives next to the kitchen sink, lined with a little bit of paper towel. It's a good heavy box, so it cannot be knocked into the sink, and its big enough not to be toppled accidentally. She also chose one that looks both delicate and expensive,** which means people are less likely to eff with it. She has a little box on her bathroom sink, a little ring stand on her vanity, and a little quilted box in the laundry room, all for this. She always knows where her rings are. Not a bad idea, right? What do you do to keep your ring safe, nice mice?

Also, do you take your rings off? A woman at the gym was wearing hers this morning. Mine's so new and shiny I'm afraid to wear it to the gym. But I hate to take it off.

* There are lots of them, by the way, because Mama Mouse wears LARGE jewelry. She is not a shy woman. And her wedding ring, which is now a post-divorce right-hand sapphire ring, is something she designed herself in the eighties. No delicate vintage for her.
** But probably isn't, because she is an accomplished sale shopper and also has incredible mall juju. You'll be browsing near her and she'll come up to you and say something like, "Hey, this is your size, right? Isn't it cute?" and she'll be holding this perfect designer evening gown marked down to $7.