I am already practicing for the stressful days ahead. Do it with me now: breathe in through the nose, out through the mouth.
Why is it that the people you love most, the ones that are supposed to love you back, are the hardest to deal with? I love them all but not sure I'd pick them out in a crowded room and think, "I gotta meet these people!"
Example: I showed a sampling of my scarves and the boogie bag to my folks Saturday night, beaming with beginner knitter pride. Their response as I would have liked it to be: "My, you have really gotten into this. Good for you!" was replaced with: "Hmmm."
What do I say to that? "No scarf for you. No scarf for you." (All the while I am knitting feverishly to get theirs done to perfection.)
So, I have already prepared to lay down and be a door mat. (Granted, a kinda squishy, lumpy door mat, but good enough to trample all over just the same.)
I keep thinking: knitting in the car, mashed potatoes, Target sale shopping, knitting in the car, mashed potatoes, Target sale shopping.
Monday, November 21, 2005
Breathe in through the nose, out through the mouth
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I know EXACTLY how you feel about the lack of validation re: projects that you're excited about. I've learned to just say to myself "Wow, self, you just did an awesome job on that new necklace!" or "Boy, the new paint job in that room looks really great!". It's kind of sad, I know, but if I wait around to hear anything positive, my life will just slip by...and I'll still be waiting.
I get so much incredible support from my friends that sometimes it's overwhelming and I don't feel worthy. I am not sure why it matters what my family thinks, but it does, it really does.
In my fam, it's as if you show some support for anything, you might, just might improve someone's self esteem and in the process damage yours. It's crazy, I know. Why can't we be happy and supportive of one another.
That's why friends are grand: you choose them!
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