I am forever spilling things on myself
white chocolate peanut butter
laundry detergent
pasta water
Because I will not take the extra two seconds to set down whatever extraneous object is in my hand.
What's all this business about French Christmas?
- My name—Noël—has been mispronounced, mislabeled, and mistaken since my parents bestowed it upon me one snowy March afternoon. It wasn't until a friend nicknamed me "French Christmas" that it came into focus. How much would our lives change if we could just see things differently?
Other Peeps Who See It Differently
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January 15, 2012
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the need to go slow and be in harmony
Posted by: Dragonfly | January 16, 2012 at 06:58 PM
Haste makes waste. Why don't we listen? :)
On the flip side, slowness adds worth to every part of the day...
Posted by: Abigail | January 17, 2012 at 11:03 AM
@Abigail and @Dragonfly -- Slow. Yes. There are slow food movements changing the way we eat. We are all learning that slow is often/99% of the time better.
Posted by: Noel | January 17, 2012 at 11:30 AM
Slow and methodical. I keep trying to tell myself that as well... :)
Posted by: Tracy Mangold | January 17, 2012 at 09:58 PM
@tracy--I was doing really well until I spilled peanut butter all over my pants today!! But that could have also been clumsiness ... :)
Posted by: Noel | January 23, 2012 at 08:02 PM
I do this. And I also know the frustration of wasting white chocolate peanut butter. (Lordy.)
Posted by: Kimsamsin | February 09, 2012 at 12:46 PM