I'm inspired to write another Confessional post by the recent similar post on SortaCrunchy and because I actually had a thought about this earlier this evening because........
1) Jade plants are supposed to be impossible to kill.....I am in the process of successfully killing my FOURTH jade plant. I bring other plants back from the dead....but the jade plant hates me.
2) Learning about personality styles via teaching my stress managment course has made me realize that I am much more co-dependent on the opinions of others than I'd usually care to admit....but then so are an estimated 96% of Americans.
3) I tend to be a Facebook snob---primarily because I like to have the freedom to post what I want to say, especially regarding environmental toxins and exposures.
4) I am realizing how much I miss AND love the field of public health, especially regarding environmental toxins & human health effects.
5) I'm afraid I'm too lazy and impatient to be a very good mom. My many fears on this topic make me incredibly apprehensive.
6) Christmas has been my carrot to journey along throughout this term---it's oh.so.close.
7) I was born and raised Presbyterian---which means I believe in social justice, love, stewardship, and sustainability.
8) I knew marriage would be hard....but some days are way harder than I ever imagined possible.
9) I vote by three key platform topics: health care, environment, and immigration. Whichever candidate best matches my view points on these topics, wins my vote. Makes it easy.
10) I keep my mouth shut on my personal view points every single day that I work in one of my two part-time jobs.
11) I am secretly glad for DVR due to the constant access I have to watch What Not to Wear.
12) I feel guilty of how much I've begun to use TV as a means to zone out in my off hours. Nothing satisfies lately like that cup of peppermint flavored coffee and Dear Genevieve on HGTV.
13) I'm currently in a weird period of transition and I'm not sure that I like what I see physically, emotionally, intellectually, spiritually, or socially. Most the time I'm too busy to think much about it though....
14) In the winter I have a complete addiction to peppermint---its equal to the summer addiction of coconut.
15) I'm guilty of keeping my chickens much more cooped than I care to reflect upon or admit. While the large dog kennel is large....I wish there was more energy and day light to let them free range more often.
16) This term is the first one where I really feel comfortable teaching again and feel free to be myself as an instructor. Although my students just formally evaluated me, so we'll see what the feedback provides!
17) I hate grocery shopping.....but I love that hub loves to grocery shop and for us to go together. Although I hate grocery shopping, I love that full fridge and availability of tasty options.
18) I have been a vegetarian for 16 years......and in the last six months I have fallen in love with salmon, had hankerings for BLTs, eaten a tuna sandwich, and had my first fish & chips. Again, not quite sure what is happening to me.....but one things for sure red meat is NOT coming back into the picture.
19) Winter time makes me love tea. Today alone I had blueberry and detox teas, and purchased two types of local brand Chai tea.
20) I CANNOT WAIT FOR IT TO SNOW! Usually here in the valley of Oregon we don't get too much snow BUT this year is supposed to be an even colder one than normal.
21) I miss knitting.
22) I'm still in decent contact with one of my major exes. I am someone who believes that exes can be friends and I enjoy a healthy catch up session with one in particular. I like to see people that I care about doing well, and its nice to chat with someone with whom one has so much life history.
23) I'm pretty sure if I could live with my parents forever....I would. Nothing is as relaxing and restoring as a trip to my mom and dad's. I have to wonder if that will be the case as I move toward 40 and Mom and Dad also get older....
24) I can't wait to tuck into the couch with a good book and the flickering lights of the Christmas tree. In fact, I've already been listening to Christmas music for a week---and yes, I know it's not Thanksgiving yet. :)
25) Sometimes there are things I'd like to blog about but I don't because a) I'm too afraid of offending family & friends who would take it personal and b) I'm afraid of a random stranger recognizing me from one of my jobs and having personal information on me.
which leads me to the last one:
26) I've been toying with the idea of journaling again, so I can truly convey my thoughts and clear my mind, heart, & soul of much of what weighs upon it. I lecture on the virtues of journaling and I journaled for years.....but sometimes I feel that the "dear diary"--ness of it gets under my skin.
Woosh. A few open confessions out into the universe. What are you confessing lately?
1) Jade plants are supposed to be impossible to kill.....I am in the process of successfully killing my FOURTH jade plant. I bring other plants back from the dead....but the jade plant hates me.
2) Learning about personality styles via teaching my stress managment course has made me realize that I am much more co-dependent on the opinions of others than I'd usually care to admit....but then so are an estimated 96% of Americans.
3) I tend to be a Facebook snob---primarily because I like to have the freedom to post what I want to say, especially regarding environmental toxins and exposures.
4) I am realizing how much I miss AND love the field of public health, especially regarding environmental toxins & human health effects.
5) I'm afraid I'm too lazy and impatient to be a very good mom. My many fears on this topic make me incredibly apprehensive.
6) Christmas has been my carrot to journey along throughout this term---it's oh.so.close.
7) I was born and raised Presbyterian---which means I believe in social justice, love, stewardship, and sustainability.
8) I knew marriage would be hard....but some days are way harder than I ever imagined possible.
9) I vote by three key platform topics: health care, environment, and immigration. Whichever candidate best matches my view points on these topics, wins my vote. Makes it easy.
10) I keep my mouth shut on my personal view points every single day that I work in one of my two part-time jobs.
11) I am secretly glad for DVR due to the constant access I have to watch What Not to Wear.
12) I feel guilty of how much I've begun to use TV as a means to zone out in my off hours. Nothing satisfies lately like that cup of peppermint flavored coffee and Dear Genevieve on HGTV.
13) I'm currently in a weird period of transition and I'm not sure that I like what I see physically, emotionally, intellectually, spiritually, or socially. Most the time I'm too busy to think much about it though....
14) In the winter I have a complete addiction to peppermint---its equal to the summer addiction of coconut.
15) I'm guilty of keeping my chickens much more cooped than I care to reflect upon or admit. While the large dog kennel is large....I wish there was more energy and day light to let them free range more often.
16) This term is the first one where I really feel comfortable teaching again and feel free to be myself as an instructor. Although my students just formally evaluated me, so we'll see what the feedback provides!
17) I hate grocery shopping.....but I love that hub loves to grocery shop and for us to go together. Although I hate grocery shopping, I love that full fridge and availability of tasty options.
18) I have been a vegetarian for 16 years......and in the last six months I have fallen in love with salmon, had hankerings for BLTs, eaten a tuna sandwich, and had my first fish & chips. Again, not quite sure what is happening to me.....but one things for sure red meat is NOT coming back into the picture.
19) Winter time makes me love tea. Today alone I had blueberry and detox teas, and purchased two types of local brand Chai tea.
20) I CANNOT WAIT FOR IT TO SNOW! Usually here in the valley of Oregon we don't get too much snow BUT this year is supposed to be an even colder one than normal.
21) I miss knitting.
22) I'm still in decent contact with one of my major exes. I am someone who believes that exes can be friends and I enjoy a healthy catch up session with one in particular. I like to see people that I care about doing well, and its nice to chat with someone with whom one has so much life history.
23) I'm pretty sure if I could live with my parents forever....I would. Nothing is as relaxing and restoring as a trip to my mom and dad's. I have to wonder if that will be the case as I move toward 40 and Mom and Dad also get older....
24) I can't wait to tuck into the couch with a good book and the flickering lights of the Christmas tree. In fact, I've already been listening to Christmas music for a week---and yes, I know it's not Thanksgiving yet. :)
25) Sometimes there are things I'd like to blog about but I don't because a) I'm too afraid of offending family & friends who would take it personal and b) I'm afraid of a random stranger recognizing me from one of my jobs and having personal information on me.
which leads me to the last one:
26) I've been toying with the idea of journaling again, so I can truly convey my thoughts and clear my mind, heart, & soul of much of what weighs upon it. I lecture on the virtues of journaling and I journaled for years.....but sometimes I feel that the "dear diary"--ness of it gets under my skin.
Woosh. A few open confessions out into the universe. What are you confessing lately?
4 comments:
LOVE journaling...although I am slightly concerned about whether they will be burned or read after my death...maybe I should start burning them now :-)
Haha Heather, that's totally one of my own thoughts. I actually purged a bunch of my old journals because while a good outlet--even I didn't want to reread some of them!
I confess, it's wonderful to "hear your voice" on the blog again!
I have many confessions, might do this sometime... I too have become quite happy with the TV satisfying my brain break in the evenings. On the blogging thing -- me too, I have plenty of things I could say but I worry about how far I can go w/ certain teaching opinions and also certain life topics. I think I need to post again about friendship too without being too passive. haha
Glad you have been able to write some! Hope I can have the focus to get back into this...
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