tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094700953309998492.post6337875877752840673..comments2024-03-17T00:31:57.558-04:00Comments on Unremarkable Files: The Bare Minimum Is a Valid Option, TooJenny Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06320766378823015885noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094700953309998492.post-34888418166639849012018-02-06T23:04:33.366-05:002018-02-06T23:04:33.366-05:00We had a family get-together this past weekend, an...We had a family get-together this past weekend, and my mom asked me to bring a snack of some kind. I really wanted to make a dip or something, but in the end I brought store-bought hummus and pita chips. Because we can't do everything, dang it! (And my mom was fine with it and never asked me to MAKE anything, just to clarify. I love my mom. ha.)The Lady Okiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00453607710629077945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094700953309998492.post-68999567254874822612018-02-06T19:35:16.374-05:002018-02-06T19:35:16.374-05:00Ah, such good advice. Food is important to me so I...Ah, such good advice. Food is important to me so I often have this dilemma. :) But sometimes (always?) good enough is just...good enough!Marilynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17085334272613025173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094700953309998492.post-48594784555434791082018-02-06T14:31:49.460-05:002018-02-06T14:31:49.460-05:00In this case I think my perfectionism was more &qu...In this case I think my perfectionism was more "being held down kicking and screaming by a husband who is wiser than I am," but I went along with it and it all turned out okay. Jenny Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06320766378823015885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094700953309998492.post-54279308291972704762018-02-06T14:30:18.694-05:002018-02-06T14:30:18.694-05:00I've been trying to make a lot more stuff from...I've been trying to make a lot more stuff from scratch instead of buying the canned versions but I'm kind of burning myself out so I've been doing the same thing lately (I just don't have the excuse of being pregnant or nauseous.)Jenny Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06320766378823015885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094700953309998492.post-11088193076162232892018-02-06T11:43:53.707-05:002018-02-06T11:43:53.707-05:00I loved "linger longer"!!
And I'm so...I loved "linger longer"!!<br />And I'm so glad to hear you just accepted the cereal!! Your perfectionism is being healed! On hold??? Thank you Bishop!! And Phillip!PurpleSlobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13323141115018411511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094700953309998492.post-11948576138830565912018-02-05T22:25:21.060-05:002018-02-05T22:25:21.060-05:00I love this! First off, that y'all do the &quo...I love this! First off, that y'all do the "linger longer" thing-the young adult group regularly did something like that for several months, but over the falltime it just fell apart, so maybe I should try to start up something like that again. <br />Secondly, this totally takes me back to my son's baptism-we wanted to have a small brunchy gathering afterward, and my husband (who AnneMariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13462442204217572325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094700953309998492.post-76494431298583240552018-02-05T17:15:28.614-05:002018-02-05T17:15:28.614-05:00Thank you, just thank you. I am honestly too tired...Thank you, just thank you. I am honestly too tired from raising 4 kids to give you a longer response. :)Danaleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00470930372623536189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094700953309998492.post-47435306824639858202018-02-05T12:03:38.355-05:002018-02-05T12:03:38.355-05:00Wow, how this resonated with me! By the time we hi...Wow, how this resonated with me! By the time we hit church on Sunday morning, the week has drained me or every last bit of energy. But I totally relate to why you felt, despite even being given license to do so, that cereal wasn't "good enough". Sometimes our expectations of ourselves are so sky-high that we need someone to intervene, for our own good. And even though we want to Six Pack Momhttp://www.sixpackmom.comnoreply@blogger.com