I love office supplies. Hence, it should come as no surprise that I love calendars. Every year, since I’ve been old enough to understand how a calendar works, I’ve been excited about a.) starting a new one in January and…
Archives for December 2010
Why wouldn’t you want a tooth-shaped pillow?
Best Tooth Fairy Pillow I’ve ever seen: $28.00. Land of Nod. See here. (I think I’m turning into my mother. That is precisely the quirky tooth pillow my Mom would have provided for me. Someone stop me if I promise…
My drive home strikes me as lovely today.
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Horizontal stripes are the new black…
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When it looks bad on a model…
I was browsing gap.com’s big 50% off of SALE items page and spotted this gem on sale for $64.99. Yep. Here’s the description: “A shiny performance jacket makes you stand out from the running pack while keeping you insulated with…
Conversation with my husband.
The other day C. and I were talking about things you shouldn’t say to co-workers, or to anyone, for that matter. C: “You should never say that you’re stomach hurts to anyone. Ever.” Me: “Why not?” C: “Because the person…
There are so many fantastic things about this photo.
After I received permission from my brother, I decided I had to post this picture of my niece Bella and her brother, Brody. (Bella will be 3 (omg) in January, Brody will be 1 in January.) Love it. —
MexMo: It’s all relative.
The current temperature in the city of my birth, Toledo, Ohio: I don’t think it matters that it’s “sunny” in Toledo when it’s only 25 degrees and it feels like it’s 15. Riiiiight. And, this is why we moved. Here…
Interview with Lila (Yes, it’s Lila day on my blog.)
…and…more videos to come. —
Lila Lunes: 18 months
My sweet Lila turned 18 months recently. Growing up before my very eyes. Stats: Lila weighs 23.2 lbs. Lila adores bread. Lila has become increasingly familiar with time outs… and snuggling after said time outs. She adores raspberries, the fruit….
…and… we’re out…
…’tis the season for family, food and ignoring the interweb for a couple of days. Merry Christmas, one and all. kb —
![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 holdiays.
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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