I would do pretty much anything to preserve my children's happiness.
Getting a puppy was one of the best decisions I ever made.
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My hair is really going grey and I really don't like it.
The pangs I get when I miss my oldest and dearest friends are common to us all; life got busy and we got less time together. It's a sad fact.
I do care what others think of me.
It's OK that I spend a lot of time thinking about my outfits.
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That time I first felt a wave of pain in my jaw, I so should have seen a Physiotherapist and not a dentist. Or a doctor. Or a consultant.
A strong marriage is one where you are not both competing to be the one working the hardest. It's not a contest.
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There is only so much housework I can do; there is more to life than laundry.
I heart the 1980's in the way my parents hearted the 1960's.
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| Ohhhh Rob Lowe...80's heart throb |
Relinquishing control of my influence over my child's future is exceptionally hard. (As in: I can't sit the exam for her)
In order to be truly physically fit, to the extent that you are your optimum weight and are thoroughly toned, requires daily training. Three times a week actually doesn't do it...unbelievable, but true.
In most matters, what goes around comes around.
Good writing still has the capacity to take my breath away; just like it did when I was 13 and started studying literature.
It really was a mistake to get rid of that fur-collared, wool coat I had at University. Same goes for that perfect pleated skirt that formed my burgeoning 'work wardrobe'. Not to mention that vintage red Mulberry clutch. Ditto those perfectly faded Levi 501s.
Tell me...what is your latest life lesson?
Such a beautiful post. And not *just* because of Rob Lowe. ;)
ReplyDeleteFabulous post and those images of Rob Lowe are making me swoon again over breakfast; he still looks so great.
ReplyDeleteMy life lessons?
*stop trying to convince people of anything
*fashion trends are cyclical;hang on to your investment buys
*not to worry about what comes next
*stop trying to please and live the live I want
Have a lovely day xx
sweet girl- as i sit here in the warm tropical rain falling on the beaches of Sydney- i am thinking of you there in the gorgeous country winter of England..i'm sipping my NZ wine & nodding at pretty much every comment...
ReplyDelete& topping my list is being in love with our new little puppy Miss.Lola....
she is heaven...
& ohhh the 80's and pleated skirts i wish i had held onto...
twinnings loose leaf english breakfast by the box in my pantry here day 1...
i often think of us still having a moment round a big old country kitchen table, fire roaring discussing the world...of course our take is the only ones we would need.... ;-)
Melissa xx
So wise!
ReplyDeleteLesson for me: he is going to fall, once and again....I will hurt but all I can do is be there to support after the fall.
Have a great week! Eliana
Beautiful post, dear Lou!
ReplyDeleteMy life lessons?
Good friends will always be there for you, even if you can´t see them that often.
Try to enjoy life and every moment of it as much as you can. Laugh outloud if that´s what you feel like doing.
I also spend time thinking about my outfits. It is so important to feel well, regardless of what that means for each of us.
Have a lovely day, Lou! Warm hug from cold Copenhagen. M xx
P.S. Love the skirt in the last photo.
Lovely post. Lots of it rang very true for me.
ReplyDeleteI still know what clothes I should not have got rid of ten years ago, fifteen years ago...
I hope we can get a dog when we get our own place and live on dog island. It seems like a lovely place to be.
Such a lovely post and so beautifully written...my latest life lesson is to always tell the people dear to you how much you love them...my wonderful Dad passed away before Christmas and I feel blessed that I can mourn him knowing that everything was said...he knew how much I loved him and how dear he was to me... it helps to get you through such sadness.
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Wonderful. Love and agree with it all. Oh, Rob Lowe...
ReplyDeleteWhat an amazing post Lou, thank you so much for sharing with us.
ReplyDeleteI think the biggest thing I need to do is live in the moment and enjoy each piece of it ... as life really is a journey (and gosh it goes fast)!
hugs deej xx
rob looks so cute
Beautiful post.
ReplyDelete'My hair is really going grey and I really don't like it.':-) I'm sorry. If it's any consolation, my hair turned grey 10 years ago - and I have found you learn to live with it - I only think about it when my hairdresser asks with a sad look on her face whether I want it coloured:-D
I hope the life lesson about the physiotherapist means that it has helped? Hope you are feeling better and settling into work again. I find myself thinking from time to time 'I hope Lou is ok at work':-) Take care of yourself.
Lou - I LOVE this. Words cannot describe how much I love it.
ReplyDeleteRob Lowe in St Elmo's Fire was the number one guilty pleasure of my twenties. I knew I should be watching serious French films at the Everyman, but really I just wanted to see Rob being a bad boy with his brat pack.
Anyway, your life lessons inspired me to do a life blog myself today. It's not nearly as beautiful and poetic as yours, but I like the idea of the bloggers having a swing at the existential questions. :) :)
The only adult I'm responsible for is me.
ReplyDelete"Bad art is still art." (Austrian artist Erwin Wurm, who, not only in my opinion, is an incredible artist)
And, (NOT because of Nike): DO IT. ("It" doesn't have to be perfect, totally planned out, etc.) With love.
Thank you for reminding me!