My left eyebrow is slightly higher than my right. I used to wear my bangs blunt and straight across Bettie Page style. It took my hairdresser and I a LONG time to realize my eyebrow issue was the reason why it seemed so hard to make my bangs appear completely straight from left-to-right.- My left ear is also higher than my right. Combine that with number one and buying sunglasses right off the rack can be amusing.
- Oh, and I realized yesterday that my nose curves a little from the left to the right. Apparently the left side of my face is in cahoots to annoy me.
- I took the day off on Tuesday to watch my niece and nephew. It was a blast. I ended the night playing Wii soccer with my nephew and annoyed the hell out of him by getting one yellow card (and red card) after the other by slide-tackling our opponent. It was a riot!
- I still use a paper calendar and here’s why – I write down fairly detailed notes about what I do, where, with whom, etc. on any given day (sometimes in extreme detail) and then I keep all of these calendars. Someday these calendars will be like my diaries reminding me of how I passed the days when I was younger.
Confession Thursday
Posted by Annie Brokaw on May 23, 2013
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5 things I’m loving right now
Absolutely perfect evening weather for margaritas and Mexican food out on a patio with a good friend.- Fun people watching and banter at the Miranda Lambert concert with one of my favorite people.
- Randomly getting invited down into the pit for the last few songs at that good concert.
- Lazy Sunday mornings.
- Reminders that sometimes things are hard and that the hard times make the good times even better.
Posted by Annie Brokaw on May 20, 2013
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Do Nice Women Finish Last?
{I’d like to start this post by saying this is not a self-pity rant despite how this will appear. I have no way to make my point but to use my own experience – this is a personal blog after all. But please keep in mind that I’m discussing this because I’m really just curious what other people might have to say…}
There’s the old adage that nice guys finish last. I wonder if the same is true of women as well.
{Here’s the part where I’m going to sound like a whiner – I’m just trying to make my point…}
I consider myself to be a pretty nice person overall. And when it comes to relationships with people I really care about, well, I’m pretty damned nice. I’m considerate, kind, thoughtful, nurturing, available, forthright, responsive, loving, compromising, loyal, dependable, blah, blah, blah.
I have learned, I’ll assure you, not to get trampled and taken advantage of, though. (Well, I might get trampled for a bit until I come to my good senses and high-tail it.)
I realized the other day that I’ve been in several relationships with men who notice and appreciate these traits in me. Men who’ve been in serious relationships with women who were crappy people and treated them like garbage. Then they meet me and I’m the complete opposite. I build them back up and help them to realize how much better they deserve and are worthy of. And then that’s it.
I discussed this with a male friend of mine recently and he had an interesting perspective. “You’re too nice,” he said. “Maybe you should try being more of a bitch.”
Huh. Perhaps he’s right. Perhaps I should be more aloof, selfish, mysterious, unavailable, demanding, blah, blah, blah. Maybe I should play harder to get.
The problem doing so is that it would be against my nature – it would require me to play games with someone. Then there would come a time when I couldn’t, or wouldn’t want to, keep up the game and they’d be like, “Who the hell are you? Why are you so nice all of a sudden?” and it would backfire.
Basically, I just want to be me and find the person who will recognize how awesome that is and then hold on tight.
So, what do you guys think? Do nice women finish last?
Posted by Annie Brokaw on May 17, 2013
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Confession Thursday
I know nothing about tennis and yet I love watching it on T.V. Something about that little ball bouncing back and forth is mesmerizing. I could sit and watch it for hours.- I hate nothing more than hurting the feelings of people I love. It’s almost always inadvertent, but I hate it nonetheless.
- The fact that it’s mid-May and I don’t need a light jacket/sweater in the morning as I head to work scares me. I’m dreading the 90-100 degree days that are imminent and just around the corner. Curses to all of you people wishing for hot weather!
- I’ve had one of my favorite summer tops for about, oh, eight years. It’s getting pretty shot and I’m trying desperately to replace it. I hate when I have to do that!
- I’m going to the Miranda Lambert concert this Saturday night and I’m ridiculously excited about it.
Posted by Annie Brokaw on May 16, 2013
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Sounds of Summer
Sometimes I struggle with what to write about on here. Sometimes I struggle with motivation to write at all. Sometimes I keep things to myself that I’m sure you all would love to know about (voyeurs that we all are). Sometimes I feel like I say too much.
I’ve been feeling particularly stumped and unmotivated lately so I went seeking for some ideas on things to write about and came upon this idea: Describe your favorite sound.
I’m changing it to soundssss…
1. At the age of eight I decided I wanted to start playing softball. My mom was shocked when I brought the sign-up form home from school considering I’d never shown any interest in sports. Somehow I knew that getting involved with softball would mean more time with my dad (a baseball nut) and I was craving that time. So, from the age of eight to 15, summer to me meant softball as my life was consumed by it from April through September. Then I helped my dad coach little league for my little brother for a few years after I hung up my cleats. The sounds associated with softball/baseball are some of my most favorites. The click, click, click of cleats on cement, the pop of a ball snapping into a glove, the crack of a ball rocketing off of a bat, the chatter from the dugout and the field – I love all of it.
2. Once I stopped playing softball I decided I wanted to take up lacrosse because I wanted to check people. I’d had a taste of what a contact sport must feel like during some particularly feisty softball games and I wanted more. Then I found out you can’t check in girl’s lacrosse (lame) so I decided if I must take-up a pacifist sport it should be one I could play for the rest of my life. Coming from a family of golfers, it was the logical choice.
From 16 to 20 I worked at a golf course during the summer. It was pretty much the best summer job ever. Well, except for having to be to work at 6 a.m., which is like torture to a teenager, especially on junior golf days when we had to shepherd little kids all around the course teaching them etiquette and so on. That aside, some of my favorite sounds, just slightly different, were there as well as some new ones – the same click, click, click of cleats on cement, the slide and thud as you place a club back in your bag, a slightly different crack as the ball shot off of the face of the club, a satisfying plunk when the ball hit the green, the chatter now more of a whisper but present nonetheless.
All of these sounds mean summer to me and all of them bring back great memories. What are some of your favorite sounds?
Posted by Annie Brokaw on May 14, 2013
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About Me
My mother is an encyclopedia of useless information (sorry, ma, but it's true) - no one can beat her at Trivial Pursuit. As I age, I become more like dear old mom everyday. I routinely tell people about resources, recipes, tips, tricks, or websites I've heard about, tried, live by, etc. until one of my clients urged me to start a blog. So here it is! My perpetual ramblings. I hope you find them useful and amusing. If you don't, you can either keep it to yourself or leave me a well constructed critique. I'm a former massage therapist, a freelance journalist, and a web information architect and UX designer. I enjoy yoga, the Bar Method, camping, reading, gardening, and spending time with my friends and loved ones. I live in Colorado.
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