it’s snowing here in boston. and I DON’T WANT NONE OF IT.
i made this soup last night and it was pretty good. i won’t say the fam was gushing over it, but they ate it. don’t expect cheesy broccoli soup cause this ain’t it, but it is yummy in my opinion. and it’s the prettiest color green you ever did see.
i realized (too late) that yesterday’s post could have been downright painful for some of you. i’m talking about those of you who want a babe of your own but it’s just not happening for and here i am all, “it’s the coolest thing you’ll ever do.” well, i just want to say i’m sorry. i looked at my note in a different light when i thought of you and realized it might’ve stung quite a bit. so, that’s all. i’m sorry, really.
referencing another post, my commune/ off-the-grid dreams… how can we seriously do it? steve came home yesterday and i was like, “so, can we make this happen? a commune in the country?” unlikely. but, power in numbers! let’s band together! and then i checked my e-mail for the 10th time and cursed myself and my hypocrisy.
but seriously. i wanna do it.
assuming i have four very ripe bananas, i’m making these this weekend and i’m really excited about it. a recipe for a muffin that doesn’t call for sugar?? a muffin that can actually be considered a good-for-you breakfast??? sign me up!
pinterest is the bomb, don’t get me wrong. but it almost makes me anxious. yes. i’m saying it here: i have pinterest-induced anxiety. i mean, all the do-it-yourself things? i’m like, “yes! yes! i have go to to ac moore RIGHT NOW AND GET THE SUPPLIES FOR THIS AND IT CANNOT WAIT ANOTHER INSTANT.” it’s just too much. i need some time off. like this for instance. it’s amazing.
i think that’s it. over and out.
I am going to try to make those muffins too! Enjoy your snow.
Oh my goodness I almost had a pinterest panic attack yesterday and had to shut down my browser….no really.
Its way overload sometimes.
Its a soup kind of week here so need to give that one a try!
Anna
Ooh..I didn't realise you lived in Boston. I live in the UK but we are coming to boston and new york for 2 weeks at the start of April. We are so excited..but I'm not liking the sound of snow??!!! I hope the weather gets better by April!
Umm…TOTALLY relate to the Pinterest induced panic attacks. All the live long day.
Also, I'll help you start that commune faster than you can say "commune." I'm so there.
Oh my, those muffins look sooooo good. Why did I marry someone who hates coconut?! Pinterest…I'm taking a break from it right now actually…I needed a little rest to free up some head space!
How about creating a commune where all you do is make and bake stuff you find on Pinterest?! That would be my dream. Keeping your hands and mind busy and creating is definitely a good way to take a break from technology. The irony is that all the ideas come from being connected and browsing the web! Seems like the old adage of 'everything in moderation' is probably still the best way to go. Now, thanks to your random post today I am now following you {happily!} on Pinterest and have more great things to enjoy, desire and motivate me to want to be better or create a better life. Oh, thw wonderful tension Pinterest has created in me. Finally, in this random comment, I want to say I think it was sweet of you to offer an apology and sympathize in a small way with those who want a baby or two or three or more anc cannot have them for any number of reasons. I hurt for these special people too and know that God can use the hardest experiences in our lives to bring forth growth, new directions and joy too. It's all about trusting His ways and timing. Which is never an easy thing- but always holds great reward for those willing to give their hurts and dreams to Him. Thanks for being so candid with motherhood and yet sensitive too. You touch a lot of hearts that way.
Whenever I see Pinterest DIY's I kind of just laugh. I know I'll never do it, but they're fun to know they can be done by people I pay to do it for me. Or my mother.
It's snowing here in Tahoe too, and I'm not a fan either! I want summer already! xoxo
As someone who falls into the "can't have a baby for a while" group (my husband and I found out we have fertility issues right before we found I have thyroid cancer), I wanted to say I really appreciate your apology. When I started reading your post yesterday, I just skipped over it because I knew it would bother me. I know I can't even imagine how cool being a mother is and just because some of us aren't there yet shouldn't take away from the awesomeness of other people having babies (or makin' people as I like to say).
Anyway, I still really appreciate the apology. Sorry for the overshare. 🙂
And it is snowing in Oregon right now too which is pretty stinkin' uncommon. Oregonians have no idea how to deal with snow. It's pretty much causing statewide panic. It would be funny if it weren't true.
I unfortunately fall into that group… of women who desperately wants to be pregnant and have another baby… but I'm not…well I was… and we lost out baby on Thanksgiving of 2011.
I just wanted to say I appreciate your acknowledgement that you may have hurt some people. I for one wasn't hurt. Lots of things I read and hear HURT.. like for instance my best friend calling me yesterday to tell me she heard Snooki was pregnant… umm… thanks, didn't need or want to hear that.
Your post was amazing…well written… and made me long to be a mama again, but it didn't hurt me or make me sad.
Thanks again for writing and sharing. I enjoy reading your blog so much.
totally feel ya with the pinterest anxiety. i go on it for maybe a half hour a week maximum.
i thought there might be a witty comment on this season in these random thoughts?
got anything…. ?
🙂
ok, sheeshh that was supposed to read "this season of the bachelor" .
Commune? I'm in. here are my contributions: I will help teach the science and math to the teenagers. I will cook. I will sew. I will garden. I will mix drinks.
My husband will: build things ~ fences, garages, houses, furniture, etc. He can repair just about anything too. He will also take people on motorcycle rides and teach people how to brew beer. I think we'd be a great addition to the commune. Bam.
ooooh! thanks for linking my silly little blog!
agreed that it's not the most decadent of soups to be had but i think it could easily withstand the addition of some grated cheddar to richen it up for the pickier palates.
okay, how's this for a thought: you guys move out to santa barbara and we buy a little farm up in santa ynez?!
and pinterest… oh, i tread lightly! it's such a slippery slope, that dang thing.
and you're so sweet to acknowledge the other side of the mama coin, too… i'm sure it meant a lot to people who that struck a chord with and it was just super cool address that.
i get hyper-sensitive about not offending, too… it's hard! anyways, you're rad.
xx
You're so nice to consider the other women. I did think your letter was great though and I'm forwarding it on to my sister in law who's expecting in June. So, thanks! If it's still snowy you should try either that Tomato Basil Parm soup I just blogged about, or the Mushroom soup I just recently pinned… both are SOOO good and Tate loved them just as much as we did.
Isn't Sheena over at The Little Red House the best? Her recipes always have me drooling.
Hi Bridget,
I read your blog all the time but rarely (if ever) comment. Sorry about that. Anyway, this whole living off the grid thing has me really excited because that's what my fiance and I have been aiming for for nearly four years. It all started because we found ourselves living in a farmhouse and then found some alpacas and a sheep on craigslist for really cheap. Then the chickens came, and the garden, a log cabin, and now a big farm with four houses and a big family that grew up here. We've gone from believing in "self-sufficiency" to the more accurate "community-sufficiency."
If I had to give you one bit of advice it would be to just stop hesitating and do the damn thing. Find a house in the country and start growing some vegetables. Get some chickens. Feel the rhythm of the seasons. Trust me, I don't know shit when it comes to farming. I didn't grow up immersed in it, but it called my name and the universe must have approved because we've had really good luck ever since making that choice. (We have "bad" luck too, but that's just karma balancing us when we take things for granted…) So do it! You can always tackle the off-the-grid aspect later down the road. It's worth it to get away from the hustle and bustle of society. I'm still on the internet… baby steps in that department. 😉
McKenzie
aw, i hadn't checked in with your blog in a while until seeing it nominated on 'the homies.' my, how big your little guy has become . . . 🙂
Oh boy I just found this blog through apartment therapy and I think I am in love! You're pictures and love story (which I had to go and read) are wonderful. I'm always looking for awesome lifestyle blogs but true gems like this are difficult to find.
While my husband and I don't have "fertility issues" that are diagnosed or anything, we've been trying to concieve for over a year and a half, and it's terrifying to think we'll never have babies as adorable as your little Parker! Buttttt I totally appreciate your apology. I'm still super hopeful we'll get our own little bundle sometime, but if not, motherhood is legit the most amazing thing in the world (at least in my not-a-mother mind) and it was a sweet letter nonetheless 😀
I fall into the category of trying-to-have-a-kid-but-it's-not-working camp, and I do appreciate your apology. But at the same time, what you said didn't hurt me. i think it's great that you're sensitive to the pain that other women may be going through.
but girl! love on that baby. brag about him all you want. i can't wait to feel that excitement someday.