Comments on: the cook, the list, the wife and a lover http://cribchronicles.com/2008/05/30/the-cook-the-list-the-wife-and-a-lover/ i will NOT scribble on the children Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:22:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: JuliaKB http://cribchronicles.com/2008/05/30/the-cook-the-list-the-wife-and-a-lover/comment-page-1/#comment-124244 JuliaKB Fri, 06 Jun 2008 03:21:19 +0000 http://cribchronicles.com/2008/05/30/the-cook-the-list-the-wife-and-a-lover/#comment-124244 Ha! Can you see me wish the calendar forward? I just added a whole week in there, crammed it in there by pure force of will and self-delusion. Sorry about that. Ha! Can you see me wish the calendar forward? I just added a whole week in there, crammed it in there by pure force of will and self-delusion. Sorry about that.

]]> By: JuliaKB http://cribchronicles.com/2008/05/30/the-cook-the-list-the-wife-and-a-lover/comment-page-1/#comment-124240 JuliaKB Fri, 06 Jun 2008 02:48:59 +0000 http://cribchronicles.com/2008/05/30/the-cook-the-list-the-wife-and-a-lover/#comment-124240 I am nearly two weeks late to this, and you are about to cross that threshold, important and scary as it is. Do you remember the first comment you left at my place? It was about lists too. Me still in the fog of the early months, and you coming up on Oscar's 1st birthday? Does it even begin to seem real where the both of us are now? The body thing... I mean to write about it. Meant to do it today. Probably will tomorrow. It's a strange thing, these bodies these days, dual-purpose, ostensibly, but hard to see that way when the cargo is so very precious to us. I am nearly two weeks late to this, and you are about to cross that threshold, important and scary as it is.

Do you remember the first comment you left at my place? It was about lists too. Me still in the fog of the early months, and you coming up on Oscar’s 1st birthday? Does it even begin to seem real where the both of us are now?

The body thing… I mean to write about it. Meant to do it today. Probably will tomorrow. It’s a strange thing, these bodies these days, dual-purpose, ostensibly, but hard to see that way when the cargo is so very precious to us.

]]> By: mamie http://cribchronicles.com/2008/05/30/the-cook-the-list-the-wife-and-a-lover/comment-page-1/#comment-123730 mamie Wed, 04 Jun 2008 14:39:39 +0000 http://cribchronicles.com/2008/05/30/the-cook-the-list-the-wife-and-a-lover/#comment-123730 what a list....i like the wife one. i have my parents with us. not the same as a wife but still pretty darn helpful at times. as to the imposed celibacy. no real advice, just maybe some nice backrubs for him and mark time. and know when the time ends, you will be very, very grateful for the go-ahead. what a list….i like the wife one. i have my parents with us. not the same as a wife but still pretty darn helpful at times.

as to the imposed celibacy. no real advice, just maybe some nice backrubs for him and mark time. and know when the time ends, you will be very, very grateful for the go-ahead.

]]> By: woman in a window http://cribchronicles.com/2008/05/30/the-cook-the-list-the-wife-and-a-lover/comment-page-1/#comment-123390 woman in a window Tue, 03 Jun 2008 11:38:52 +0000 http://cribchronicles.com/2008/05/30/the-cook-the-list-the-wife-and-a-lover/#comment-123390 OK, I've got the right place to comment now and dude, this is just silly. SILLY! What do I say? 1?! 2! 3! 4! 5!! 6... THis is nuts. When you find a voice and you like a voice...ah, the cheeze always inevitbable, REJOICE! So happy I've been here. Sorry, that probably doesn't help you at all... OK, I’ve got the right place to comment now and dude, this is just silly. SILLY! What do I say? 1?! 2! 3! 4! 5!! 6… THis is nuts. When you find a voice and you like a voice…ah, the cheeze always inevitbable, REJOICE! So happy I’ve been here. Sorry, that probably doesn’t help you at all…

]]> By: woman in a window http://cribchronicles.com/2008/05/30/the-cook-the-list-the-wife-and-a-lover/comment-page-1/#comment-123385 woman in a window Tue, 03 Jun 2008 11:29:26 +0000 http://cribchronicles.com/2008/05/30/the-cook-the-list-the-wife-and-a-lover/#comment-123385 Oh my, I like this. And yes, it is a secret, the fear of children as flowers. How apt, how lovely, how terrifying. I feel like I met your child in reading this. I'm glad you found my blog 'cause I sure am glad coming here is how I spent my first read of the day! Oh my, I like this. And yes, it is a secret, the fear of children as flowers. How apt, how lovely, how terrifying. I feel like I met your child in reading this. I’m glad you found my blog ’cause I sure am glad coming here is how I spent my first read of the day!

]]> By: tash http://cribchronicles.com/2008/05/30/the-cook-the-list-the-wife-and-a-lover/comment-page-1/#comment-123224 tash Mon, 02 Jun 2008 23:59:59 +0000 http://cribchronicles.com/2008/05/30/the-cook-the-list-the-wife-and-a-lover/#comment-123224 I'm not so much with the lists because they never get crossed off and leave me feeling like a failure. (I once read a book on procrastination that suggested breaking tasks down into teeny minute pieces so you COULD cross them off and feel better. Perhaps I need to go back to that.) I did make a list last September that simply began, 1) work out, lose weight 2) do playroom. I decided to begin simply so I wouldn't overdo it, add stuff when I had time. I blew out my foot and am still working on (1). I'm wondering what on this list could be crossed off with a good dark chocolate. No corn syrup, sweet, requires no cooking, and if right -- great sexual release as well. Oh, and the darker the chocolate, the lower the carbs plus good for the health. It was always my guilty pleasure in small doses. I’m not so much with the lists because they never get crossed off and leave me feeling like a failure. (I once read a book on procrastination that suggested breaking tasks down into teeny minute pieces so you COULD cross them off and feel better. Perhaps I need to go back to that.) I did make a list last September that simply began, 1) work out, lose weight 2) do playroom. I decided to begin simply so I wouldn’t overdo it, add stuff when I had time. I blew out my foot and am still working on (1).

I’m wondering what on this list could be crossed off with a good dark chocolate. No corn syrup, sweet, requires no cooking, and if right — great sexual release as well. Oh, and the darker the chocolate, the lower the carbs plus good for the health. It was always my guilty pleasure in small doses.

]]> By: Ally http://cribchronicles.com/2008/05/30/the-cook-the-list-the-wife-and-a-lover/comment-page-1/#comment-122960 Ally Mon, 02 Jun 2008 02:28:12 +0000 http://cribchronicles.com/2008/05/30/the-cook-the-list-the-wife-and-a-lover/#comment-122960 This post resonates with me in many ways. I have been making my own lists of late, too, and figuring out what it is that I need to accomplish and change in order to feel a sense of satisfaction. I am with you on the corn syrup. For sure. We cut it out last September and it was actually easier than I thought it would be. Once we got in the habit of checking labels (shocked to find it is in most everything!) we realized we had to start cooking our own meals. Which leads me to your point about starting to cook. I should be getting kick-backs because I've recommended this cookbook to so many people, but here it is: "Simply in Season." I bought this book last September (when I did a complete nutrition and environmental impact overhaul of my family) and I've been cooking from it nearly exclusively since then. Good, yummy recipes that deliver tasty meals every time. Drop me a line if you want to talk more about getting started cooking. I used to hardly cook at all and now have a good system for planning meals, shopping, and cooking. Happy to talk if you want. And... can I just say again... how I wish I lived closer to you so that I could pop in and swap stories with you there on the couch. xoxo This post resonates with me in many ways. I have been making my own lists of late, too, and figuring out what it is that I need to accomplish and change in order to feel a sense of satisfaction.

I am with you on the corn syrup. For sure. We cut it out last September and it was actually easier than I thought it would be. Once we got in the habit of checking labels (shocked to find it is in most everything!) we realized we had to start cooking our own meals. Which leads me to your point about starting to cook. I should be getting kick-backs because I’ve recommended this cookbook to so many people, but here it is: “Simply in Season.” I bought this book last September (when I did a complete nutrition and environmental impact overhaul of my family) and I’ve been cooking from it nearly exclusively since then. Good, yummy recipes that deliver tasty meals every time. Drop me a line if you want to talk more about getting started cooking. I used to hardly cook at all and now have a good system for planning meals, shopping, and cooking. Happy to talk if you want.

And… can I just say again… how I wish I lived closer to you so that I could pop in and swap stories with you there on the couch. xoxo

]]> By: Julie Pippert http://cribchronicles.com/2008/05/30/the-cook-the-list-the-wife-and-a-lover/comment-page-1/#comment-122751 Julie Pippert Sun, 01 Jun 2008 17:31:48 +0000 http://cribchronicles.com/2008/05/30/the-cook-the-list-the-wife-and-a-lover/#comment-122751 I am terribly of two minds when it comes to this sort of thing. One mind is totally in line with your goal and list, and the other is the mind that is starting to wonder how necessary everything is and when it is okay to just be, even if that means be less or be mediocre. But listen, if you find a good wife let me know the ad wording that works. We are also in the market. I am terribly of two minds when it comes to this sort of thing. One mind is totally in line with your goal and list, and the other is the mind that is starting to wonder how necessary everything is and when it is okay to just be, even if that means be less or be mediocre.

But listen, if you find a good wife let me know the ad wording that works. We are also in the market.

]]> By: Aliki http://cribchronicles.com/2008/05/30/the-cook-the-list-the-wife-and-a-lover/comment-page-1/#comment-122735 Aliki Sun, 01 Jun 2008 14:15:58 +0000 http://cribchronicles.com/2008/05/30/the-cook-the-list-the-wife-and-a-lover/#comment-122735 I'm not a good list-maker, so I'm in awe. I also never felt creative when pregnant. Sometimes all I could do is sit and stare into space, zombie-like. I’m not a good list-maker, so I’m in awe. I also never felt creative when pregnant. Sometimes all I could do is sit and stare into space, zombie-like.

]]> By: trish http://cribchronicles.com/2008/05/30/the-cook-the-list-the-wife-and-a-lover/comment-page-1/#comment-122734 trish Sun, 01 Jun 2008 13:53:22 +0000 http://cribchronicles.com/2008/05/30/the-cook-the-list-the-wife-and-a-lover/#comment-122734 I thought I was a lousy wife until we had a dinner party and all the people bringing over homebaking were all living in sin. It's the wedding band that does it - kicks out the urge to bake for good. I was on pelvic rest for a few months during my first pregnancy and yes, it's way harder than it sounded. Even without libido, it's a closeness that's hard to replicate in other ways. No advice here, but lots of empathy. I thought I was a lousy wife until we had a dinner party and all the people bringing over homebaking were all living in sin. It’s the wedding band that does it – kicks out the urge to bake for good.

I was on pelvic rest for a few months during my first pregnancy and yes, it’s way harder than it sounded. Even without libido, it’s a closeness that’s hard to replicate in other ways. No advice here, but lots of empathy.

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