Thursday Thirteen #12!
I’ve been thinking about “belonging” lately. As a wanna-be writer or perhaps because of some dent in my personality, I seem to be outside the “single working mother” norm. Or even the “stay at home mom” norm. Fine. I’m outside of the norm, period.
Lately, and I don’t know why this is, I feel like the vegetarian at the all-meat buffet. I look, but don’t really want to get involved.
So the other day, I started to ponder where I feel nice and comfy, relaxed and generally not worried; Panic/anxiety free, with a perky manner and happy countenance. Here they are, not in any particular order:
1. Curled up on my bed with my laptop, writing furiously, with a cup of tea and my 3 cats sleeping at my side.
2. With Sam on a lazy Saturday night, curled next to him on the couch, watching the Three Stooges and Svengoolie.
3. With Sean and Erin on the floor in the livingroom, sharing popcorn and watching an old Star Trek or X-files DVD.
4. Walking the track at the healthclub, my iPod blasting in my ears.
5. A Star Trek convention, mixing with the Classics crowd.
6. With my oldest friend just about anywhere, laughing our asses off.
7. BeatleFest (ooops, excuse me: The Fest for Beatles’ Fans)
8. At a Barry Manilow concert with my dear friend Colleen, or just talking together about how messy our houses are and what horrid mothers we’ve become
9. With my cousin at her house in California, laughing hysterically at the kitchen table
10. At the Chicago Symphony, listening to Chopin or Rachmaninoff or Grieg or Mozart…or some great jazz.
11. At the library, doing nothing but looking at tons of books
12. At my local bookstore, doing the same, with a cup of coffee (decaf please)
13. Outside almost anywhere, praying and breathing in the fresh air.
Wednesday, October 3, 2007
13 Places I Feel I Belong
Posted by Karen at 7:07 PM
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#11 and 12 are my favorites! great T13! Mine is up also!
Sometimes, it's just the little things! :)
What a wonderful idea for TT!
I'm definitely with you on 11 and 12.
I love your list! Happy TT!:)
Mines up too!
Oh, please don't stop blogging -- I don't fit in, either, but that doesn't stop me. I'm having fun and being inspired and the heck with the rest of it, ya know? Why can't I be my own category and build my own friends?
happy TT, babe.
Happy TT!!! Don't worry for not fitting in. I don't either but I'm working on builing a group of friends!!!
I'll add you to my blogroll!! You "fit in" my heart! :)
this is such a good list, i totally get it!
It sounds like you have alot of places you belong:) Great list.
I think you fit in just fine! and I love this idea! There are places I feel the most like myself...including at Romance Divas [yes, it's a plug]. With my hubby and kids...in my mind. LOL
great list.
Being outside of the norm is not a bad thing. Introspection is good, too. Sounds like you are engaged in introspection right now. Hope you find your "place."
This list is so wonderful. I think we all need to think about where we belong, and what we can do to make that happen.
Happy TT!
anytime I need to relax, a blasting Ipod is usually involved
There is just something comforting about a cat. Taking a nap with a cat is possibly the most relaxing thing in the world.
There's something very comforting about blasting one's favorite music. And if you sing along, it's even better. Heh!
Cool list!
That is a good list. It is nice to have places to feel comfortable and a sense of belonging, and it is good to recognize them so you can retreat to those areas when you need too. Many of your places just ooze the thought of comfort. Happy TT.
What a great premise! I know what you meant. I would say in the ocean, in the garden, with my sisters, in the hammock with my husband, spending time with my sons. Definately not driving or even at a Barry Manilow concert. I'm not THAT Colleen!
#11, #12, and #13 would be my picks. Great list - made me think.
Happy TT!
Lara, visit my blog when you have time, I just tagged you in my "5 me" Meme
http://thenononsense.blogspot.com
See ya!!!!
Sounds like some great places to belong! I agree with you on the curled-up-in-bed one, though for me it would be 50/50 writing and knitting.
I'm hard core with ya on #1 and #11
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I've known you for about 200 years and this surprised me. For you always seem to fit in and put others at ease. I guess that's the difference between how someone's life looks from the outside and how it feels on the inside. And oh, wouldn't it be nice if we could actually "laugh our asses off?" Think how many inches we could whittle away without breaking a sweat.
Ann
I know just what you mean about feeling you're a vegetarian at an all meat feast. I never feel quite at home anywhere except when I'm out walking along, at home, or in my office...interesting post; I never thought about this.
thanks for visiting our blog and giving cockney robin some encouragement!
I loved your comment about being the vegetarian. Do you think that we feel that way about being comfortable because of what we see on tv?
Wouldn't it be great to be independently wealthy and hang out at bookstores and libraries? But then I don't see that happening....
Love the pictures of your cats, we have one like your photo editor. thanks for the heads up about oxygen, may have to check that out.
It sounds like you "belong" to the human race. I empathize with you on so many levels.
This was a great idea for a TT. Work it out through your writing. That always helps me sort things out.
If I lived near to you, you might meet me at 5, 10, 11 or 12! :-)
Thanks for visiting my Tolkien TT.
That sounds like a wonderfully diverse group of places.
I've been playing catch up over the past few days so I am a little beyond on my TT visits. By the way, thanks for visiting mine.
Any lady who can appreciate the 3 Stooges is alright in my book.
Great idea for a list! You're lucky you have a lot of places you feel comfortable. I wonder how many I have!
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