I’m currently taking a very conscious effort to not be tied to my technology. I’m easing off the blackberry messenger a bit. I’m easing off the always knowing exactly where my phone is. I’m chilling out on the email checking….
Archives for October 2010
Happy Birthday to my sister!
You were about 2 years old in this picture. I took it with a disposable camera and this is a picture of a picture. It’s been one of my favorites for years. You’re precious. Oh sweet little sister, how I…
Ferg Friday: Lounging
Ferg likes to spend her afternoons lounging and eating circular bones. And when she’s through? She wears those bones as bracelets. She can multi-purpose like no other. —
Don’t forget. Project Runway finale tonight.
I need to catch up on the last TWO episodes before the finale. AH! Part 2 of the Season Finale starts tonight at 9 p.m. Consider this your public service announcement for the day. Another one: Small fabric hair ties/rubber…
DVR. Watermelon. Blogging.
Life’s been kind of busy lately. The MIL was in town for a week. We went away for the weekend. Work is gearing up and getting a bit busier. My Mom arrives in a week. My extended family starts arriving…
Random Wednesday
1. I ate donuts for dinner last night. (I wish that statement was a lie.) But they were so good. THANK YOU to my brother. 2. I love looking in people’s houses at night. In fact, it’s one of the…
Love this face.
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Only in San Lucas.
I live in San Jose del Cabo, not Cabo San Lucas. Both cities make up what is known as, “Los Cabos.” Both are found at the bottom of the Baja peninsula. (See above. Click to make larger. San Jose del…
Gimmick? Maybe. Worth a try? Yep.
As it turns out, killing a mosquito in our house is worth approximately $490.00 pesos. (That’s approximately $39 USD.) We live next to a golf course. We live with our doors and windows open. We live with a horde of…
Hyland’s teething tablet recall
It appears that our favorite teething remedy has been recalled by Hyland’s. Apparently they’re worried about a uniformity in dosage and therefore are recalling ALL BOTTLES of teething tablets. (FAQ’s here.) This is their first recall in their 100-year history….
No itching here.
Happy 7 years, husband.
Dear sweet husband-o-mine, I remember writing you that letter the night before our wedding… remember those letters? I remember it like it was yesterday. And remember when we exchanged those letters? You, me… in that beautiful round room at the…
26 weeks: My last week in the second trimester.
According to babble.com, Nutella/Baby Girl 2011 is approximately the size of 3 russet potatoes. YEAH RIGHT. My BELLY IS SO MUCH BIGGER THAN IT WAS at 26 weeks with Lila. It looks like I swallowed one of those mini-Heineken party…
![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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