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Making pesto. Or attempting anyway. I tried on Saturday and I think the pine nuts I used were old - something just tasted off so I'll be trying again. The basil is growing great in my raised beds and I want to master this one.
Vacationing. I spent last week on Martha's Vineyard with a special group of friends (my first time there and I loved it). We switched up our annual get together and headed to the other coast this time (vs. Oregon) and it was a true vacation. I love these people and the absolute joy they bring to my life - especially through laughter. Man I haven't laughed that much in years.
Cuddling with the kids after being apart last week. They spent the week with Chris vacationing in the San Juan islands.
Planning. A camping adventure. Layouts. Fall schedules. Work-related stuff.
Cultivating relationships. With friends, kids, Chris, family and with someone kinda special.
Savoring the beginning.
Listening. To music really loud. And checking out new-to-me music and making playlists and feeling it through my whole body.
Repeating. Finding myself saying the same things over and over again such as "please go get in your bed" and "that behavior is not okay" and "take your plate to the kitchen" and "are you calm?" and "take a deep breath." I'm in one of those places where I hear what I'm saying and wonder if it's the right thing or should I be phrasing it differently, wondering how to get across what I really want to communicate to my kids.
Pruning and puttering out in the yard. My happy place. Cutting flowers and bringing them inside. Waiting on the bigger tomatoes.
Living the length and width. That's what it's all about.
happy for you too Ali
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It's wonderful that you have someone kinda special again. Joy of all kinds is what I hear going on in your life when I read your blog lately.
I have a great pesto recipe that I've been using for years, if you think the recipe might be the problem. But I do keep my pine nuts in the freezer between batches. Nuts tend to go rancid quickly.
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Try walnuts instead of pine nuts in your pesto...it's great and they are easier to find and less expensive. YUM!! Love your blog and your zest for all things fabulous!
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Congrats on the someone special! My five year old little man has started up with the attitude as well. He's also started bursting into tears when he doesn't get something he wants right away. I'm having a hard time balancing wanting him to stop and just being glad to have him.
Ah, the ups and downs of life! :)
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I had the same pine nut issue when making pesto. We did some research and discovered that we should not use any pine nuts from China or Russia as the trees they are harvested from have issues. So we pay more for domestic but no more icky mouth!
Ali
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I can relate to the whole "am I phrasing this right?" and wanting to "begin as I mean to go continue"; in a word, intentionality.
I love that you say "are you calm?" and "take a deep breath" - that's good stuff. Teaching self-regulation of emotions is one of the best gifts you can give your children. I wish I had more of that growing up, but as Seneca said, life is long if you know how to live it, so I get a chance to learn alongside my son. :) Two books you might find interesting: "Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child" (John Gottman) and "Parenting From the Inside Out" (Daniel Siegel). Both are heavily rooted in neuroscience and clinical research, but accessible to the layman.
Take care of you and yours!
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quiet confidence... SO happy for you! (& the "someone kinda" special)
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I am way behind on reading your blog, due to packing and moving (I now think it is possible to have too much scrap booking stuff!) so a belated congratulations on the new relationship!
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