A note to all women who have tried or are trying to conceive a child, I want to apologize to you for this news story. Some things just shouldn’t be. —
Archives for February 2012
PSA: The Season 3 Parenthood Season Finale is on tonight..
Don’t forget to DVR it. I’m dying to know if Julia will get the baby… Thoughts on this? 10 PM – EST. NBC. (If you haven’t started watching this show, netflix it – or do whatever you kids who live…
Jumped on that train.
I’m reading The Hunger Games (for free on my kindle through the kindle library.) I am going into this book knowing absolutely nothing about it. And I’m only 20% in and I’m intrigued… (If you’ve read it, please don’t give…
Book Review: Is everyone hanging out without me?
Title: Is everyone hanging out without me? Author: Mindy Kaling Oh, friends. I needed a laugh. I’ve been meaning to read this book for quite a while and I was so pleased that I finally did. I’ll tell you what…
On our walk tonight…
..the ladies were voluntarily holding hands.And THAT is what it's all about.
Oscar 2012 Fashion Recap
Fashion. Let’s talk fashion. Natalie Portman looks as if she could add spaghetti straps to that dress and wear it to a Kentucky Derby Party. I hate it. And the necklace, while gorgeous because there are diamonds involved, is tacky….
Perfect example of what I laugh at.
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AMEN! One of the best shows (maybe?) of the late 80’s.
Is it weird that literally out of the blue last night I was thinking about that old 80’s sitcom, Amen? And then I specifically remembered that Sherman Hemsley’s character’s name was Deacon Frye. And his daughter was Thelma. And she…
Pinterest Challenge: SOUP, MAGNETS & PAINT
I was so excited to take part in Wendy at A Couple More Hours‘ pinterest challenge. Check it out here. Basically, we all said we were going to try to make/create certain pins from pinterest and then report back on…
Mums in February.
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Millie update
Millie [Mary] Lou’s stitches have been removed. As has her middle name: “Mary.” (It’s just too much to say.) She is now just, “Millie Lou” and we love her. We’re not crazy about her barking, but we’re thrilled that she…
Cookin with ky: Banana ice cream
Oh kids, this is an easy one. Banana Ice Cream. So, you take a few bananas. (We used the overly-ripe ones that no one in our house actually likes eating.) You peel them and cut them up. Then, put them…
![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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