Parenthood

Last night I watched part of the show Parenthood on NBC. I've seen bits and pieces of it before but never a whole episode. (I need to start getting ready for bed prior to 11 when it ends.) I know the basic gist of the show, in other words, even though I'm not someone who is glued to the tv for that hour.

Last night's show featured a single mom fighting with her teenage daughter. And a married couple fighting with their teenage daughter. And a dad lamenting the fact that his girlfriend was moving and taking their son with her. And other stuff, I'm sure, but that's what stuck with me.

As I watched, I kept wondering, "When's the good part? When will it show the good part of being a parent? When is the fun part?"

Because I gotta be honest with you. Watching that show did not make me EVER want to be a parent. Never.

My life is amazing right now. I am healthy. I am loved. I am surrounded by family and friends that I adore. I have a job I love and am fairly good at doing. I have time to do most of what I want to do. I have very few arguments and rarely raise my voice. Confrontations are few and far between.

I am happy.

The people on the show did not look happy.

So when's the good part? Because I went to bed last night thinking, "Oh. Hell. No."

Oh captain, my captain

Creature of habit

I've realized as I've gotten older that I am definitely a creature of habit. I tend to do things in a certain order or way... sometimes because of superstition or reason, but often just because.

For example, when I'm getting dressed I always put on bottoms before tops. That could be workout clothes, undergarments, pants/skirts vs. shirts, or whatever. I always put on my right sock before my left. Earrings go into my right ear before my left.

Why? Heck if I know.

So I'm wondering if you have similar rituals. And if you do, why? Do they occur in some areas of your life (pre-race, for example, which is the subject of my superstitious post a few weeks back) or all? Is there a reason for them? Do they comfort you? What happens if you don't follow them?

(Basically I want to know if I'm all alone in this obsessive behavior.) :)

Words to live by

Courtesy of Jimmy V.

"To me, there are three things we all should do every day. We should do this every day of our lives. Number one is laugh. You should laugh every day. Number two is think. You should spend some time in thought. And number three is, you should have your emotions moved to tears, could be happiness or joy. But think about it. If you laugh, you think, and you cry, that's a full day. That's a heck of a day. You do that seven days a week, you're going to have something special."

And again...

Let's go Flyers!!!! clap clap clapclapclap

Please vote for me

At the risk of looking like a complete egomaniac, I entered a contest with More magazine. The winner gets $10,000, a weekend in NYC, and a photo shoot for the mag (gulp!!!!).

Finalists are determined by votes... so would you mind voting for me? You do have to register, but I promise it takes just a minute.

Thanks, and feel free to forward to your friends, post to FB, etc! I'll take all the votes I can get. xoxox

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