Had my good friend over this evening to catch up - she is fourteen weeks pregnant now and eventually our conversation rolled around to the gender of her bebe. She suggested we try an old wives tale - tie a string on a wedding ring and have a friend dangle it over your with-child belly.
So I obligingly dangled it over her belly. The ring immediately started moving despite my hand and wrist remaining absolutely still. It started circling counter-clockwise until we both freaked out and I stopped holding it - it was too creepy. Once we stopped crying out loud at the creepiness, we looked it up online. According to the old wives tale website, if the ring goes side to side, its a boy. If its going in a circle (either way), its a girl.
Its hard to imagine what I would be feeling if I was in her situation - if I was pregnant. But I think I would be happy!
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Saturday, May 7, 2011
After marriage...
My recall of my early twenties is that people are letting loose and having fun but also trying to find that special someone to settle down with. Once you find that person however, and you are locked in til death do you part and all that, there don't seem to be any guidelines as to how to commute that energy into something else, besides having babies immediately or becoming a scrapbooking fanatic.
Despite having a ridiculously shy childhood, I have to admit to myself sometimes that I am still a Leo and still tend to seek out that (mostly male) attention even after not one but two fantastic weddings. I hope that doesn't say anything about our marriage or our relationship, but lately when I go out with girlfriends or friends on the prowl I hang back, not wanting to take attention away from them but still wanting to interact, to maybe flirt a little, and to connect. I even find myself digging that left hand with the sparkly giveaway into my pocket while dancing, or wrap my other hand around it as I'm holding my drink...like I don't think anyone will talk to me once they realize I'm off the market.
That particular phenomenon was illustrated in one of my old favorite TV shows, Scrubs. One of the main characters J.D., notices this really beautiful blonde nurse at work, and asks his friend when she started working at their hospital. His friend explains that because she was wearing a wedding ring she had been invisible to him up til now. Of course its an exaggeration but that scene has stuck with me and continues to resonate in my psyche when I'm out and about without my partner.
Something akin to that incident happened tonight as I was waiting for my gal pals to get ready to leave the concert/bar, I was sitting alone at a table by the door and there two guys standing nearby who almost came over to...whatever...but then must have seen the ring...and then decided to leave off. Not that they were all that interesting or good to look at, but it still felt strange to be passed over.
Ah well, I know I will figure it out eventually, but I have to admit that post-marriage nights on the town with girlfriends are infinitely more tricky than for the single girlfriend!
Despite having a ridiculously shy childhood, I have to admit to myself sometimes that I am still a Leo and still tend to seek out that (mostly male) attention even after not one but two fantastic weddings. I hope that doesn't say anything about our marriage or our relationship, but lately when I go out with girlfriends or friends on the prowl I hang back, not wanting to take attention away from them but still wanting to interact, to maybe flirt a little, and to connect. I even find myself digging that left hand with the sparkly giveaway into my pocket while dancing, or wrap my other hand around it as I'm holding my drink...like I don't think anyone will talk to me once they realize I'm off the market.
That particular phenomenon was illustrated in one of my old favorite TV shows, Scrubs. One of the main characters J.D., notices this really beautiful blonde nurse at work, and asks his friend when she started working at their hospital. His friend explains that because she was wearing a wedding ring she had been invisible to him up til now. Of course its an exaggeration but that scene has stuck with me and continues to resonate in my psyche when I'm out and about without my partner.
Something akin to that incident happened tonight as I was waiting for my gal pals to get ready to leave the concert/bar, I was sitting alone at a table by the door and there two guys standing nearby who almost came over to...whatever...but then must have seen the ring...and then decided to leave off. Not that they were all that interesting or good to look at, but it still felt strange to be passed over.
Ah well, I know I will figure it out eventually, but I have to admit that post-marriage nights on the town with girlfriends are infinitely more tricky than for the single girlfriend!
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Mind-bending, mind-opening reads...
The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan: A plant based diet has been proven to be healthier and better for the environment than a diet with meat.
Food Rules by Michael Pollan: Eat real, actual food. Avoid foods that have chemicals!
Cosmos by Carl Sagan: How the universe came to be, how humans evolved, and how we should and can stop self-destructing our planet.
The New Good Life by John Robbins: The different ways people interact with money, how you can change your diet, housing, and transportation choices to help keep the Earth safe for the next generation.
The Soul of Leadership by Deepak Chopra: How to develop your spiritual soul to be able to lead at home, at work, and in your relationships.
4 Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss: This guy has done it all, and he wants to help you maximize your time on Earth - how to work smarter and spend your time doing what you love!
Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell: The author encourages us to see the big picture of those one in a million success stories (Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerburg) and how to think critically about what we see and hear in the news.
If you are interested in having an extraordinary life and making a difference in the current messed up state of affairs, you should read these books!
Food Rules by Michael Pollan: Eat real, actual food. Avoid foods that have chemicals!
Cosmos by Carl Sagan: How the universe came to be, how humans evolved, and how we should and can stop self-destructing our planet.
The New Good Life by John Robbins: The different ways people interact with money, how you can change your diet, housing, and transportation choices to help keep the Earth safe for the next generation.
The Soul of Leadership by Deepak Chopra: How to develop your spiritual soul to be able to lead at home, at work, and in your relationships.
4 Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss: This guy has done it all, and he wants to help you maximize your time on Earth - how to work smarter and spend your time doing what you love!
Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell: The author encourages us to see the big picture of those one in a million success stories (Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerburg) and how to think critically about what we see and hear in the news.
If you are interested in having an extraordinary life and making a difference in the current messed up state of affairs, you should read these books!
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