Making Love Out of Nothing At All

I think it has been well established that I love to read, write, and make the occasional snarky comment or observation.

But there is a whole other side that you probably don't know about me.
Since Jessica wants to know "What do you love to do?" now is a good time to reveal that I may have been holding back.

1. Encourage others


I know, the irony is not lost on me, but I am a people-pleaser to a fault. I don't do it to gain my own compliments. I honestly try to find positive things to say to everyone. Which oddly leads me to the next point....

2. Over-analyze past situations


I think one reason that I enjoy writing so much is that I have time to think about what I am trying to say. But even typed words get me in trouble 90 percent of the time. Nevertheless, I find myself worrying about something I said (or wrote) and that I hurt someone's feelings. Then if I try to backtrack and rectify the situation, I end up making something out of nothing.

Not that I LOVE over-analyzing things, but I find myself doing it so frequently (read: daily) that it probably needed to be added to the list.

3. Rearranging the living room furniture. 

If it could be done, I would rearrange the entire layout of the house.

4. Getting up with my children and seeing them off to school. 


They are probably getting to the age that I shouldn't do so much for them, but I honestly don't mind getting up, packing them a lunch and fixing their breakfast. All so that they may have a better day at school.

Now, what do YOU love to do?

This post was inspired by the ingenious, Jessica, the SUPERwoman behind Kick in the Blog. You can also find her gorgeous blog at It's My Life. 

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We All Want to Believe

If ever I needed something, it is most certainly a Kick In The Blog. One of my many muses and a fabulous lady I am proud to call my friend is behind this brand spankin', squeaky clean website. Jessica posts writing prompts to help us get over that dang blinking curser.

She asks, "Who Believes in You?

Great question. I wish I had an answer.

But the truth of the matter is that I don't think anyone really believes in me. I have plenty of friends and colleagues that encourage me and give me positive feedback. As soon as I am given it, however, I start thinking, "She is just saying that because she is my friend. She wouldn't want to hurt my feelings. No one that loves you is that brutally honest."

The rational side of me wonders if no one believes in me because I don't believe in myself? Perhaps that is an irrational thought, but it is what I am thinking right now.

My husband is without a doubt my biggest fan and head cheerleader. But I feel most of the time all his rah-rah-sis-boom-bah is because is loves me. And because he is a man, he knows that poo-pooing on my ideas will inevitably cause me to poo-poo on his ideas. You know, like a clean house, clean and ironed laundry, and hot meals. Or something like that.

photo credit: Kick in the Blog

Whether his belief in my abilities are real or imaginary, he is the first one I go to when I am feeling like I am failing. At anything. Even if he doesn't understand what I am doing, he always seems to come up with the right combination of things to make me feel like I can continue to try for one more day.

Even after his little pep talks, the one thing I really want is someone to say I believe in you. And honestly mean it.


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