My appetite is off. the. charts. I don’t know if it’s running, breastfeeding, or what, but maaaan. Fuel me up. This is lunch numero dos.
A Trader Joe’s microwavable curry over greens <— lazy person’s lunch.
We’re having a fun day. We drove the Husband to work (which sounds like a chore, but it’s a nice way to spend time together that would otherwise be lost to the commute), and then Henry and I went to a play date at my friend’s house. It’s only when I see Henry interacting with other kiddos that I realize he spends all his time with adults (or pets). The other kids were around one year old, but I think Henry had fun watching them do their big kid thing and gnawing on someone else’s toys. He was all smiles the whole time.
Look, a happy car seat face! Let’s not talk about the sad car seat meltdown we had over the weekend. Oh lord. That one will go down in the Boyle history books.
I wanted to link to two awesome blog posts that I recently read…
First up: Single Dad Laughing – 16 Ways I Blew My Marriage – It’s just such a genuine and heartfelt post with really, really good advice.
And Katy Widrick – What a Difference A Year Makes – Every new mom should read this post!
Your turn! What’s the best post you’ve read recently? Link away!
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I actually just read the “16 Ways I Blew My Marriage” the other day & was so impressed! What great insight!
Definitely love the “16 Ways I Blew My Marriage” post. Actually, the writer just came out of the closet yesterday on his blog and all of his posts are amazing – especially the recent ones! Very powerful stuff! Thanks for sharing!
“Single Dad Laughing” just came out as bisexual….just guessing that being in the closet is probably another way to blow your marriage to a woman.
oh wow!!!!
Yeah, I imagine there were WAY more issues going on there than just not holding hands with your spouse any more.
And to be honest, I really didn’t like that blog post. “Don’t Yell At Your Spouse”? “Don’t Always Point Our Her Weaknesses?” “Don’t Be Stingy With Your Money?” These are steps to being a basic decent human being, not how to strengthen or save a marriage.
Wow. I have to agree. I was really shocked at his “advice.” Isn’t it all, you know, common sense??? Like seriously, “Don’t Call Names”?? But the definite worst was “Don’t Yell At Your Spouse”?? #whoknew??
Wow. I know he has done posts in the past detailing his struggle with his sexuality. Everyone always thought he was secretly gay so after one of his divorces he tried dating men and after awhile he claimed it didn’t work for him. He claimed at the time he was disipointed since he had started to believe all the people telling him that he must be gay.
I’ve seen a couple of people post on the “16 Ways I Blew My Marriage”. I need to check that out.
I hear ya on the hunger too! I’m increased my running and I’ve been hungry like a beast!
wow, thank you for sharing–those two articles were inspiring in different ways. love when i stumble upon great reads.
I’m glad you posted the “16 Ways I Blew My Marriage” – I just gave it a read and it’s pretty brilliant!
Yesterday I really liked 36 surprising ways to boost creativity for free!
http://greatist.com/happiness/ways-to-boost-creativity/?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&utm_campaign=greatist
That guy that wrote the 16 ways i blew my marriage is awesome. I think every husband, even boyfriend, should read it!
Loved those articles.. I’m always saying, “this time last year, I’d never have believed you if you’d told me where I’d be!”. Henry is the cutest, by the way.
Just read, “What a difference a year makes.” I loved it! I’m about to have a daughter myself and I keep thinking of how much I want to share those same messages with her. Thank you for sharing!
Great links. Both are really great articles.
Funny you should ask.
I’ve been reading Mark’s Daily Apple for a couple of months now as I’m ‘going primal’ It has been amazing and I feel pretty fabulous. I wonder if you have any thoughts on primal living?
Today’s post was all about negative emotions and taking charge of your wellness. It really resonated with me.
http://www.marksdailyapple.com/the-physical-toll-of-negative-emotions/#axzz2DdxLQCrs
I’m going to go check out the article about marriage, but I have to admit that picture is really off-putting. It’s like he’s diminishing the fact that he “blew his marriage” by making that face.
I think sometimes you have to have a sense of humour and poke fun at yourself to get through the tough stuff in life
My (almost) six month daughter gives my husband and I awesome smiles – but no one gets her to smile and laugh like her cousins. It is amazing how much fun she has watching and interacting with kids!
Am I the only one who thinks the 16 ways guy is an ass? I’m pretty sure most people know you shouldn’t call your spouse names or yell at them. It’s not rocket science.
If you read the post, he actually explains that he does not call his wife names but labels her with terms like ‘stubborn’ and by yelling he is referring to calling out day to day questions to one another across the house.
Yeah, things most people know NOT to do…
Really? You’ve never called out to ask your partner in the other room whether they’ve seen the car keys? You’ve never said “you’re being a bit stubborn about this”? Not everyone is so perfect, I guess. I’m certainly not.
Enjoyed reading both and I could probably even learn a thing or two from the 16 Ways one even in my happy marriage! I coordinate a program to run with shelter dogs so this was one of the best I read today: http://www.dogsoutloud.org/2012/11/the-emotional-lives-of-shelter-dogs-part-one/
I LOVE the idea of getting people to run with shelter dogs!
One of the best blogs that I read this month is Holiday Survival Guide: Beauty Redefined.
http://www.beautyredefined.net/holiday-survival-guide/
That goofy smile is adorable!
I loved the posts! Thanks so much for sharing!
On the 16 Ways post: I wanted a divorce after #3.
Henry is seriously so cute, he makes me smile everytime I visit your blog!
thank you!
I really liked Dan’s post “I’m Christian, Unless you’re Gay”. That post in my opinion is better than his “16 ways I blew my marriage”. It makes you think. We are called to LOVE people not hate them no matter what that persons vices are. We each have them and it’s not our place to judge.
http://www.danoah.com/2011/11/im-christian-unless-youre-gay.html
Yeah but now to find out he lied in the article about his own sexuality changed my opinon of why he wrote it.
The 16 ways post was really interesting! As others are saying, I imagine denying your sexual orientation to yourself doesn’t aid much in making a marriage work. I wonder if he’ll do a follow up post to that.
Wow, love the post by SDL! I also enjoyed the follow up to it with the 15 other insights! Good shares
Katy’s post was definitely sweet. I’m not to the point where I’m completely okay with every picture of myself, but I love reading about people who rock absolute self-confidence. (Even if I don’t fully get why they were worried in the first place
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These 2 posts are great; thank you for sharing. I have loved reading your blog everyday and I am so happy for you and your beautiful family. You are amazing and you look so happy and beautiful; sending you holiday hugs!
xox
How do you feel about those frozen meals in terms of saturated fat, sodium, and carbs? 75% of your daily saturated fat?!?! That seems insane to me!
Meh. Not something I should eat everyday. But every now and then is fine.
Oh! I just saw that 16 ways I ruined my marriage article on Pinterest. I want to send it to my boyfriend… But I think that may be too much.
Love both posts. Thanks for sharing. Giving me a lot of food for thought. Lately I’ve been hungry for conversation. And thinking and LOVING this TEDTalk: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXDMoiEkyuQ (Not a post to read, but sooooo worth watching.
I don’t know if anyone has posted this one yet, but it’s also great for new moms. “The Mom Stays In the Picture” http://www.huffingtonpost.com/allison-tate/mom-pictures-with-kids_b_1926073.html
Those were both really great posts- especially the Single Dad one! I’ll have to remember those tips for when I get married
Caitlin…thank you so much. I wrote that post and saved it as a draft, terrified of sharing it. I let it simmer overnight and then figured the fact that I was scared to post my honest feelings was a sign that it was important enough to get out there. I — very hesitantly! — hit publish in the morning. It means so much that you liked it!
I agree with some of the other posters about “16 Ways” being pretty common sense. I read this article a few months ago, though, and loved it: http://lydianetzer.blogspot.com/2012/04/15-ways-to-stay-married-for-15-years.html. While I don’t agree with all of her ideas, most are great, and it made me feel very hopeful about my brand-new marriage.