Still
9 Apr
(an original Nora post today. This may look like a meme but it’s straight from my brain.)
I still…
… sleep with some sort of cuddly thing when I’m alone. Sweatshirt, pillow, ugly ghost.
… worry excessively about things I can’t control even though I know I can’t control them.
… wish I had Sarah Jessica Parker’s body frame.
… cry every time I watch the last episode of Sex and the City. And yes, I’ve seen it at least ten times.
… crave popcorn and M&Ms in the same handful when I’m at the movies thanks to a learned behavior in college.
… wish on shooting stars, fallen eyelashes and 11:11 (only if I notice it’s the time).
… delete pictures I don’t think I look cute enough it.
… struggle with my personal fashion from time to time.
… have a hard time throwing away presents from my parents even if it’s old, doesn’t fit or not “me.” So I save them.
… contemplate permanently deleting my Facebook profile.
… love chocolate more than I should.
… hope to start a positive community effort/organization before I’m 40.
… struggle with certain parts of the IT world.
… need more cookbooks, kitchen supplies and spices.
… have an unparalleled love for Mexican and Italian food.
… would like to live in NYC for a period of time.
… feel unpopular or ugly. I thought that was only a high school thing?
… find a way to the silver lining in all situations.
… try to be nice to everyone I meet, no matter how hard it can be.
… get frustrated when I don’t understand.
… care about the number of hits my blog receives, comments I get and occasionally get struck with Blogger Envy.
… miss being on a college campus (at times).
… hug my parents.
… own a library card.
… read real books, you know, the ink and paper kind.
… notice the small things; not as much as I should, but I notice them.
What is do you still…?
I LOVE posts like this. With the exception of the library card, I still do most of these. Other things I still do…
talk in a baby voice to my dog.
slightly swoon when any Barry Manilow song plays somewhere randomly.
take self portraits with my friend when we’re doing incredibly mundane things like grocery shopping.
A while ago, I stopped worrying about the number of comments I was receiving. Instead, I chose to focus on building strong ties with my favorite readers. It’s much more fulfilling to know I can have an offline conversation with one of many readers than it is to see some statistic.
I now wish I had the pictures I threw out when I was younger because I thought I looked fat or not cute. I also contemplate deleting my facebook account (and my blog).
I still turn off the radio on a positive word (a habit I started after seeing Spaulding Gray’s Swimming to Cambodia).
awww i love this post
i have been crazy busy and out of town lately but wanted to say hi! i received your card and present & loved it! i’m so glad i found you too!
I love chocolate way too much.
I still love reading children’s books, have to do my makeup before getting dressed, and love thunderstorms.
before the time changes, i had to tell you it’s 11:11 here and i just noticed it after reading your little bit on it!
Social media keeps me employed so I won’t delete mine. I’m still afraid of the dark and scary movies.
drat. your blog changed the time to a minute ahead. anyway, it was still 11:11 here, so i’m counting it.
i don’t like to throw away gifts from my parents either, but i also don’t throw away birthday and christmas cards from them. i have a box full. i think i’m unhealthily obsessed with inanimate objects.
i also would like more stuff for my kitchen. i want to make good food!
mexican and italian food are gifts from the gods.
I love this! I completely agree with almost all of this list. I always cry during the last episode of SATC and Friends. I miss being on a college campus all the time and always want to delete pictures of myself that aren’t cute. (Confession: sometimes I do it w/out asking from friends computers. Oops.)
I miss being on campus, and being able to take naps after class. I still sleep with my child-hood blanket. It’s folded up in my pillow-case to try and reduce anymore wear and tear. :]
I’m a bit obsessive with my blog hits and comments. Yikes, right? And I experience all those high school identity crisis, you’re not alone *hug*
I’ve never in my life seen that last episode of Sex and the City – I need to get on that!
Great post, you’re so heartfelt, you make me happy – as always = )
Happy long weekend!
I do a lot of the samethings! Don’t feel bad at all=)
I still think that true love is possible.
And that I may have found it.
I LOVE m&ms and popcorn at the movies and crave it EVERY time I go.
I also get blogger envy sometimes! I hate feeling that way because I know blogging is for ME, but I can’t help it!
I also cry EVERY time I watch the SATC finale (ok, so the last few episodes in general, let’s be honest), and I also still wish on everything you’re supposed to wish on- stars, dandelions, 1111, etc…
I still sleep with the blanket I’ve had since I was four. I also wish on eyelashes and 11:11.
Oh, I love this. I still wish on shooting stars, fallen eyelashes and 11:11, too.