Here’s Joaquin Phoenix in what I’d like to call, “better days”. Here’s Joaquin Phoenix as seen on people.com at a “pre-new year’s eve party” (???). (That’s P Diddy’s arm around him.) Um. Wow. Ok. Moving on. No judgment here. Just…
Archives for December 2008
True, true.
Today’s Real Simple Daily Thought.
Camera phone shot of the inside of my bottomless pit of a purse*. A woman’s mind is as complex as the contents of her handbag.— Billy Connelly On that note, please tell me 5 random things you have in your…
Shoe Review: Probably a new favorite.
Bought these at Target in Springfield, MO last week for yep, $14.99. Super cute.I’m a fan.I usually wear a 6.5 and I took a 7. They’re a somewhat tight shoe. Perhaps order a size up. But order ’em. (Or if…
Produce Report: It’s a lemon this week.
So after my proclamation last week that I was indeed with child I received a few questions. I’d like to address them now. Why not? To the world? On my blog? Q: How do you feel? A: Awesome. Like normal….
The Real Simple Daily Thought
For peace of mind, resign as general manager of the universe.— Anonymous
Thank you, Mr. Porticulus.
The soft pretzel was the first type of pretzel invented. An Italian monk in 610 AD formed shapes out of leftover bread dough during Lent and baked the shapes. He had twisted the dough to represent hands folded in prayer….
Dilemma. Help, por favor.
Naming this potential baby/family blog ain’t that easy. (We already have names for our potential child – just not my blog. I know, I know… I’m shaking my head at myself, too.) Have any ideas that include the word, “pretzel”?…
New blog URL!
I finally bought my domain. No need to type in “blogspot” anymore. Just type in www.twopretzels.com or twopretzels.com to find me!
Clearly it’s “family day” on my blog.
How cute is this picture of 11-month-old Bella all bundled up in Dallas?
Is anyone else working today?
Or is it just me?
Another (SIDEWAYS) Aubrey Movie.
Dancing to Mama Mia.
So I downloaded some freeware to rotate the video below. And, it’s rotated! Except for when I upload it to Blogger or YouTube. I’m sorry! Just tilt your head. Or your computer. She gets that booty-shaking from her Uncle C….
![When I was a kid, my Mom would sometimes go to the grocery store at night while my baby sister and I were "supposed" to be sleeping. Baby sister slept, I stood by the window and watched for her headlights to turn back into the driveway, my stomach a gnarled mess while I waited.
The entire time she was gone I would create ill-fated stories in my mind that would ultimately leave her injured, kidnapped, or left for dead... I think these stories got worse after my Dad died. "What if I lose my one parent?"
I would stand there and worry.
And she always came back.
In one piece.
Over time, after therapy when I was younger, I realized that worrying doesn't shape anything... worrying doesn't CHANGE the outcome... but, it's real.
Telling someone not to worry is about as effective as telling someone not to cry when they're in the midst of full-sobbing or it's like asking someone WHERE they lost the thing that they lost.
"I can't find my keys."
"Where did you lose them."
[silence]
"Um, if I knew where I lost them, then..."
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This time that we're living through right now is BIG and heavy and for the love of ALL THINGS HOLY it keeps on going.
I remember watching The Sound of Music when I was a kid and wondering when in the WORLD it would end. We're STUCK in the Sound of Music.
Schools opened, then closed.
Masks on, then off.
Life started, and stopped.
We've missed get-togethers and holidays.
Weddings and births.
We are as disconnected as ever.
Our worrying and concern and fear and anxiety is there... and it's real.
I see you.
I know this time is hard.
I'm not going to tell you to stop feeling the feelings, I just want you to know that I'm feeling them, too. (And therapy is helping.)
Get yourself a therapist.
Talk about all of this.
As I told one of my girls this week, “It’s ok not to be strong all the time.”
With love,
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