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1. The other day, my mom (aka: Spoons’ biggest fan) asked me why I never really write any serious posts any more. “You used to write such thoughtful and personal posts,” she said. “Now the last one I remember you writing is the one from your birthday.” Well dang, Mom… way to call me out on it 😯 She’s right, though — I definitely don’t do as many serious posts as I used to… but it’s not something I really ever made a conscious effort to change. See, I first started blogging while I was recovering from my eating disorder, and back then I used blogging as a way to work through my own struggles or voice my thoughts about things that really bothered me… which was a lot when it came to anything food/fitness related. But now? I find it harder and harder to get riled up about stuff like that. Maybe it’s because I’ve moved on and left most of those things in the past, or maybe it’s because I’ve gotten more and more easy-going as I’ve gotten older… whatever the case may be, I just prefer to keep things a little more lighthearted around these parts.
2. That way I can talk to you guys about that warm and fuzzy feeling that comes with slicing into a perfectly ripe avocado…
3. Or tell you that I’ve become hopelessly addicted to jelly beans and that I’m having the hardest time finding them out of season (read: not during Easter). The other day I made an emergency run to the store to restock, and these were the only ones I could find…
I had never had them before, and was a little hesitant to take them home because I’m not the biggest fan of Swedish berries to begin with. But I was desperate. And they were delicious #winning.
4. Not so delicious was this sucker right here…
Now, I love salsa. Adore it. So much so that I’ll sometimes just eat it straight from the jar with a spoon. But I’m also a wimp when it comes to anything hot or spicy, so it has to be mild salsa… and this was medium. I didn’t even notice when I grabbed it from the shelf, and I totally blame that on the fact that the lid was green. I’m used to medium salsa having orange/yellow lids, so I grabbed this jar without even checking the label. Turns out this particular brand just uses different shades of green for all their jars. Grumble.
5. So they finally did it — Mom and Dad are moving house. I’m pretty sure I mentioned a little while back that my parents were kind of, sort of looking around for a new house? Well, they found and bought one a few months back and they’ll be moving in about a month. Sigh. I know it doesn’t really affect me since I don’t live at home anymore, and I’m happy that they’re getting a nicer home, but I’d be lying if I said that saying goodbye to the house that I grew up and lived in for something like 21 years wasn’t a little hard to choke down. I mean… someone else is going to be sleeping in my room. Playing in my backyard. Cooking in my kitchen. Ugh. I just can’t. Next thought…
6. This one is for my fellow kids of the 90’s… Remember the song Zombie by The Cranberries? I randomly came across this remake-ish version of it, and I have to admit that it’s kind of catchy…
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7. But I think I’m going to end it at 7 today since there were a few wordier thoughts and I don’t want to make these random ramblings too long. I really loved the change in schedule last week, so I’ll see you crazy cats on Saturday with a new breakfast recipe!
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Haha, I love that your mom called you out! I do thoroughly enjoy when you share more about your personal life Amanda! I actually prefer it over your recipes (though those are great too!) because when I read blogs, I like to get the feeling that I am learning about the woman behind the screen. 🙂 I’ll gladly take all the personal posts from you I can get!
I know what you mean about your parents moving. My parents are thinking of moving too in the next couple years and it makes me so sad because it just won’t feel like our house anymore. But at the same time, it’s just a house and you can still have the memories in yo brain 🙂 I will gladly take that salsa from you because I like everything super spicy. I don’t eat a savory meal at home without a crap ton of hot sauce all over it!
Someone mentioned that as long as the people and food are the same, then any place can feel like home. I think I have to agree with that 😛
A perfect avocado makes my day too! I like your serious posts, but if blogging is mostly based on real life there is bound to be ebb and flow to the tone. Lighthearted is a good thing too!
Great post!, I am new to your Blog, so i never knew any of your serious posts, but I can understand when your happier and recovered you would tend to write less serious ones. xo
Jelly beans are my JAM! I absolutely love them.
So my fiance is similar to you and is very attached to his childhood home. He’s a little extreme and is upset that his dad wants to rearrange things in his room. I’m the opposite and have absolutely no attachment to any objects really, so when my parents completely redid my bedroom I didn’t think twice. Dan freaked out and thought I was weird for not caring! Even if my parents moved away I wouldn’t bat an eye, so I think I’m in the minority in that area!
It was a little hard for me when my grandparents moved. I spent all my Christmases and half my Thanksgivings and a lot of birthdays, reunions, and summer weeks at their house with a ton of land, produce gardens, woods, and a pond where I fished. And then they got tired of taking care of all of it and moved to a (really nice) modern condo. Still love the old house, but the memories are with me so it’s all good 🙂
Starburst jelly beans are my favorites. So dangerous. So delicious. (Un)fortunately only available around Easter.
Only around Easter?! Maybe that would explain why I can’t find them anywhere 😥 I’ll have to keep an eye out next year and stock up.
I go through phases of deep posts and ones of the more lighthearted variety making my blog all sorts of random, haha 🙂 And, that avocado is perfection! I always have a difficult time picking the best ones – looks like I need you to go grocery shopping with me!
Awwww…I so loved reading that your mom isn’t only your biggest fan – but she is Spoons’ biggest fan too! I know both involve YOU – but, it tickled me to read that she pays such close attention to your writings! And speaking of your mom – congrats to her and your dad on moving! How’s the new kitchen? Maybe you could make new memories there? Like say…making your mom’s chocolate cake and shipping it off to some of your other favorite readers – like moi, for example! 🙂
Oh – yesterday you asked if Moose tracks had peanut butter – and girrrrrl…ugh – I am so so sorry -it does! I forgot about the little peanut butter cup pieces scattered around in it when I asked you! GAH!
Have a wonderful weekend!
Thanks so much for your kind words, Shashi <3 And actually... the new kitchen is the one part of the house that no one is really crazy about. Mom is already planning on reno-ing it before they move in 😆
Have you had the Starburst jelly beans? Those are dangerous!
I know what you mean too about your parents selling their home. My parents sold their house about 3 years ago, and I thought I was Ok with it. I basically said goodbye to the house when I moved to Dallas 3 years before that, but when they called to say they accepted an offer, it felt like a punch to the gut. I wasn’t intending on going back to Boston, but that was my home for years!
I haven’t! I keep hearing amazing things about them, but I can’t find them anywhere around me 😥
Congrats to your parents! It’s amazing what still feels like “home” that really isn’t home at all. My parents moved when I was in college, but any time I came home for a weekend, it still had that home feel. I guess that’s because they were still there and the food was the same. (important stuff)
I totally wanted to do a TOL post today, but my brain couldn’t get it’s thoughts in order. Too much!!
The food! 😆 Yes. As long as it still smells the same when I go over for the holidays, then I think I’ll be okay 😉
We sold the house I grew up in a couple of years ago and then finally moved into a new build last summer, all with the added drama of a divorce. It was kinda sucky but now things have worked out for the best, and the new place is rather awesome. Though sadly my campaign for a pool/hot tub totally failed…
Hope all works out for you guys!
I used to get a little sad when my parents thought about moving out of the house I grew up in, but now that I live 2000 miles away I want them to!
Perfect avocados are EVERYTHING.
I think I can relate as well. When I first started blogging, I was figuring out what I wanted it to be. It also is looking at what people like to read… There is a reason lists, jokes and light hearted articles are popular – because when you need a break to read blogs, you are treating it like a break. A deep post is amazing every once in a while, but I love the light heartedness of your blog and that’s what keeps me coming back.
Thanks, Jessica 🙂 And I totally agree with you. While I don’t mind reading the occasional heavy post, I don’t think I could handle them on a regular basis.
I had an avocado like that yesterday. It’s amazing how much joy cutting open one of those can make you experience! haha.
Oh man! I don’t even know what I would do if my parents sold my childhood home. I am sure it is coming one day, but I don’t want to think about it. 🙂
I love love jelly beans. I don’t know if they’re available near you, but I am obsessed with Starbursts jelly beans. The beeesst
That’s what I’ve heard! And I’ve been looking for them everywhere, but I can’t seem to find any 😥
I think blogging has ebs and flows. Sometimes you’re less deep thoughts and more light hearted. As long as you’re doing what feels right to you is all that matters!
A perfectly ripe avocado seriously makes my day! Whenever my parents talk about moving from our home (even though we’ve only lived there for 7 years) I get really upset. I just like the comfort of knowing that it will always be there for me, you know?
Oh parents moving! My parents looked and through about moving so many times but never actually did. It always tore me up inside! I am so attached to the house. Now my Mom is gone and I don’t think my Dad will ever move. Go figure! Sorry you are going through that, it’s hard, even though it makes no sense!
Send the spicy salsa my way! 🙂
I know exactly what you mean about your parents moving out of your childhood home. My parents moved out of ours while I was at college. I left in the fall to go to school and when I came back for Christmas break, they were in the new house. It was so weird not having said “goodbye” to the other house.
Oh man I’m a wimp when it comes to spicy food too. I just have no tolerance!
Cutting into the perfect avocado is seriously one of my favorite things. Oh, and I definitely think serious posts have to come from a place of inspiration, not just ‘hmmm, I think I’ll write a serious post today’. Mine don’t happen very often either, but I’m ok with that.
Isn’t it so disappointing when you buy a salsa that is no good?!?! I hate that!! I also love jelly beans….and never buy them because I would eat the entire bag in one sitting. Love me some jelly beans! 🙂 And I get the whole parents moving out of our childhood home! My parents moved this past fall in the house I moved into when I was 4 years old. Thankfully it is our family farm and so my sister and her family moved in so it’s still in the family…but it’s definitely different!!
I have that same problem! I’ll just be casually munching on them before I realize that I’ve gone through almost half the bag. It’s like maaaaaaaybe I should stop now 😆
I will admit my hubby is out of town this week and I am enjoying having the house to myself!
I know how you feel about the parental moving house….something about the childhood abode!
I wonder if I can find those Maynards jellybeans in the UK?! I am still on the quest for the perfect gummy candy! Heavier posts are so therapeutic to write, but sometimes you do just move past things and there’s no need to work through things any longer. I can never find perfectly ripe avocados in the UK they are all SO not ripe or rotten. I’ve not had a decent one since I moved here, and I was eating the all the time at home. Oh well. #FirstWorldProblems lol
I had the same problem with avocados when I spent 2 months in Poland one summer! Those and cereal were almost impossible for me to find…
I miss your serious posts too but I am glad that it means you aren’t so bothered by minuscule food/fitness stuff…that’s something to celebrate :)! That avocado looks like perfection! I am trying to get my fill while I’m in London because although avocados are available in Mumbai, they hardly ever slice open into that kinda beauty!
It’s funny because I also always enjoyed your personal posts as well. It’s always fun when bloggers open up and share facts about themselves. My parents are actually moving next month as well so I feel your pain. Although when I moved out, they asked me to take everything with me!
It was so hard for me as well when my parents sold the house I grew up in. So many memories! That avocado does look so perfect; I cut into one the other day that was a little past its prime…but I ate it anyway.
😆 I do that with mine as well. They’re just too hard to say no to.
Even though you are letting go of one part of your childhood, so many new opportunities are opening up for you! Stay positive 😀 Also that avocado looks amazing, and hot salsa is the best! Annoying how they use a different colour code though grr 🙁
I find myself doing less serious posts lately and I’ve thought about why that is now and then. I think for me, the first 6 months to a year of blogging were really about coming clean and using the blog almost as therapy or a journal. While I would still choose to do that now if something comes up (and I’m sure it will!) one only has so many “hot button” issues they can write about over and over again before there’s just not much left to say. I also feel like my blog has become less preachy and more “chat style” as I feel more comfortable with blogging in general.
Props to your mom – that’s a really good question!
That’s a really good point! I’m pretty sure I’d still write about more serious things if they came up (like my birthday), but I really prefer the “chatting with friends” style approach myself.
In my case, my parents are very elderly & I wish they would move.
My parents sold the house I grew up in about 5 years ago, and it was bittersweet, because they ended up moving closer to my sister and I. Still very weird to never be able to go back to a place with so many memories!
I’m seriously worried that I’m going to end up accidentally driving to their old place on auto-pilot, just because I have been for so many years. I just hope I realize it before trying to get in and wondering why the keys don’t work 😆