Comments on: The Friday List (nice things you’ve done for yourself this week)

By: Bill Coughlan

Bill Coughlan — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 21:40:18 +0000

Okay, so this is going to sound a little odd, but your reference to Starbucks reminded me — I sprang for not one but two pumpkin-spice Frappuccinos this week.

It’s been a stressful week — I had a big video presentation due Friday, and as of Thursday morning I still didn’t have the information I needed to finish it. So I figured I deserved it.

(And for the record, the video presentation went off without a hitch. After which I stuck around for a couple of beers at the office happy hour. Which might count as one more good thing I did this week.)

By: Laura Fitzgerald

Laura Fitzgerald — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 16:18:56 +0000

Hmmm…I had a nice slowed-down week overall, but as for something especially nice, I guess I’d say that yesterday when my kids so rudely had only a half day of school, we went to lunch and then to Starbucks to play Yahtzee (pumpkin spice latte!), and then I made them see Hairspray with me even though they didn’t want to because I KNEW they’d like it, and they did.

By: Lady-S

Lady-S — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 08:57:13 +0000

I had to go back and check I hadn’t missed a post when you apologized for your ‘whininess’. Honestly - would you slap a friend around (figuratively of course!) for admitting to feeling down occasionally? Your book is open and honest and look how we all love that!

I’ve been spending a lot of time this week bolstering my beloved teen’s self-esteem (can you guess?) and kind of needed battery-recharging. Got two lovely comfort reads, had lunch with a friend yesterday, and daughter and I kicked back last night with extra-nice dinner and later watched Gossip Girls on the new computer. Just what was needed!

By: Little Willow

Little Willow — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 06:14:01 +0000

I realized that I didn’t have to make a decision right away, and I kept my options open.

By: MotherReader

MotherReader — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 03:01:18 +0000

Oh, I forgot to add, that I don’t mind you venting here. In fact, I rather like it, because it does make me feel a connection to your experience. I’ll be thinking how unlucky I am in one thing or another, and then I look at my perfect girls and realize how little the other things even mean to me. If you want to whine a bit, that’s fine. We’re all friends here.

By: MotherReader

MotherReader — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 02:56:05 +0000

The nice thing I did was read outside for an hour on what will prove to be our last day of summer - on October 10th. I couldn’t let sunny and 82 degrees go to waste, even if I had a mountain of work to do inside. Now I’m in fall appropriate long sleeves and jeans, and I’m glad I took the time to breathe in the last warm day.

By: Vivian

Vivian — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 02:21:53 +0000

Robin,
Um, didn’t you forget to mention another good thing? Like…a birthday? Hope you had a wonderful, wonderful birthday!

My good to myself thing this week: I had an amazing visit with my sister. Everything else has been kind of a blur.

Have a wonderful trip!

By: Jen Robinson

Jen Robinson — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 02:03:59 +0000

I’m totally having blog spillover into my real life. I was thinking about Adrienne’s post when I was at the grocery story, and I bought chocolate chip muffin baking supplies, two bottles of wine, and brownie mix. Not that I’ll be using those all today, but I had this “oh, treat yourself well” thing going on that came from her post. Thanks, Adrienne! Oh, and I started reading Extras by Scott Westerfeld, even though I have like 100 other books in my to-read stack, just because I wanted to.

By: Deborah

Deborah — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 01:42:04 +0000

I made zuccini bread and muffins with zuccini from my garden. I also am sick and also decided that today, for once, I will not try to plow my way through whatever UR thing I have and besides baking I didn’t do much of anything all afternoon and that is certainly being nice to myself. Of course, in one and half hours I’m on-call for the rest of the night, but I least I gave myself a little time to heal.
I’m so glad you are enjoying your trip-are you seeing any leaves turn? I went to school in Philly and remember this time of year as pretty darn nice weather wise. Enjoy-it’s still 95 here.

By: Jone

Jone — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 01:40:29 +0000

Nice things list. I skipped an evening event last night because it was more important to sleep. Last weekend caught up with me yesterday. I even missed Grey’s Anatomy, thankfully it is tivoed.
I bought dark chocolate for just me.