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October 28, 2006
leave it to your loved ones...
...to make short order of any resolutions you try to make.
Since I posted yesterday, people (on and off this blog) have tried to:
encourage me to RUN. Good gravy, can't a person quit a bad habit? What if I were trying to quit smoking? Or biting my nails? No one would say, "Oh, I don't think that's a good idea. You should certainly KEEP that stress-relieving distraction in your life."
encourage me to CUT MY HAIR. This from my mom and sister--my mom who just cut her hair today and my sister who is gearing up to do so. And I know something for a fact: when one cuts her hair, the first feeling she has AFTER the enormous regret is huge envy of those who have managed to resist the urge to cut theirs. Well. I know for a fact that if I do cut my hair now, I will NEVER finish my dissertation.
encourage me to blog. After I performed a quick recount of last night's trip to the mall to buy "hockey gear" (three kids and two adults who have no idea what the hell a first-year hockey player needs--this was our motely crew), I was goaded by my audience: "Blog! Blog! Blog!"
So, I may keep running. And, obviously, I'm still blogging. But I AM NOT cutting my hair.
No one, oddly, has encouraged me to do my laundry. They might, though, if they manage to sit too close to me (my socks are a little ripe).
Posted by mryonker at October 28, 2006 06:37 PM
Comments
do your laundry.
but don't cut your hair. i like playing with it. :)
Posted by: tyratae at October 29, 2006 03:49 PM
1. Teach Hannah how to french braid. You'll develop a whole new look.
2. Laundry sucks. I hate schlepping to the laundromat. What possessed me to rent a place with no w/d???
3. Do whatever you want. Ignore us. We know nothing.
4. In support of #3, I give you these words, attributed to Mr. Buddha himself: "Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense."
5. And yes, your reason is worth listening to, even if it feels a bit wacky at times. It's done you proud so far.
Posted by: susansinclair at October 30, 2006 09:44 AM