When I’m old and grey and I look back on these days I will be thankful that I came to Cabo for many reasons. One such reason will be my friendships. Especially my friendship with this lady. Dear D., I…
Archives for January 2014
T25, Disneyland, Lila, Waitress, Ice cream, Dancing
It’s been a super-packed week, which I don’t mind. I’m on my second go-round with T25 every morning at 6 am. I quit when I was about six weeks in because of Shirl. So I’m back in now, this is…
2014 Grammy Fashion Recap
So I was debating this year. “Do I write about the Grammy’s*? Do I ignore them? They’re usually laden with costumes, not fashion.” Last year, I didn’t write. This year, I chose to write. So, let’s do this. *I really wanted…
She would have been 60 today.
I can’t stop crying today. Yesterday was fantastic – a red letter day. Vivienne was so happy at her school birthday party; at her home birthday party, too. Seeing my baby girl puff up with pride as her teacher and…
Happy Birthday, Vivienne Kate >>3 years old
Photo by Sarah Richardson Photography Dear WeeVee, It seems like just yesterday that you made us four. That first moment I held you I was in love. I remember trying to place you… I think this is what we do…
Why WOULDN’T you buy this?
So it’s a slightly crazy/busy week. VIVIENNE WILL BE THREE ON FRIDAY. [gasp] Her birthday party at school is on Friday. Think 27, 2 and 3-year-old’s sitting around eating chicken nuggets, grapes, juice boxes and cupcakes. BOOM. That’s what we’re…
In tribute.
Read these. —
2014 Screen Actor’s Guild Awards Fashion Recap
Ah. I love the SAG awards. Actors voting for actors. Actors wearing less formal and conservative attire. LOVE it. Let’s dig in. I adored what Cate Blanchette wore last week to the Golden Globes, this… not to much. It’s Givenchy and I’d give…
on grief: another gift
11.16.2014 There’s been a pile of paperwork in my room for over four months now. A yellow spiral notebook, bills, a passport, a license, a social security card, a house deed, homeowner’s insurance, several small notebooks filled with lists and…
Six 10-second Book Reviews
That’s a lie. There’s no way these book reviews are going to be only 10 seconds. I apologize. I haven’t been blogging every night which means I’ve been reading. Here’s what recently run across my kindle. :: Title: Look Me…
2014 Golden Globe Fashion Recap
…and, it’s time! It’s awards show season and everyone at TwoPretzels.com (me) is very excited to report to you, my dear friends, on the very important state of celebrity gowns on red carpets. Because, this matters. YES. This is my Super Bowl….
Your wish is my command, Lila.
I picked the girls up from school today and I usually ask them three things: 1.) What did you play today? 2.) What did you sing today? 3.) What did you learn today? Immediately after I buckled my ladies into…
![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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