Allie's Blog IV: Revenge of Allie's Blog

[Oldandcreaky]

Cool beans, Jenn. We're good.

[ChrissyRyan]

We all have faults and limitations.  We should each have some good too.

Chrissy

[imallie]

Therapy this morning. We are on a "when you need it" basis now... and Friday I texted and said "got any time next week?" and she is always accommodating.

What's funny is, after a few weeks of "me, me, me, me" where I feel like all I'm doing is trying to make everyone else feel better by talking about myself -- which should not make sense, by the way... it's very nice to just be able to reset a bit -- even if it does involve, you know, talking about ME some more.

I can do this with my wife, but she needs a break as much as I do.    We took this weekend off, and now this week is shaping up to be a big one, with "hair day" at the end of it which is another jump off another cliff, so it's always nice to have a place to go to get your feet squarely back on the ground first.

And I know there are people who want "answers" from a therapist. I get that. I absolutely feel my therapist gives me real, actionable, common sense advice. But mostly a good therapist is a sounding board. All those things you normally are bouncing off yourself in your head you can see how they land to someone with experience in this area... allowing you to gauge that reaction and course correct if need be.

So yes, big fan of the process of therapy.

Love,
Allie

[Jenn104]

Therapy this morning. We are on a "when you need it" basis now... and Friday I texted and said "got any time next week?" and she is always accommodating.

What's funny is, after a few weeks of "me, me, me, me" where I feel like all I'm doing is trying to make everyone else feel better by talking about myself -- which should not make sense, by the way... it's very nice to just be able to reset a bit -- even if it does involve, you know, talking about ME some more.

I can do this with my wife, but she needs a break as much as I do.    We took this weekend off, and now this week is shaping up to be a big one, with "hair day" at the end of it which is another jump off another cliff, so it's always nice to have a place to go to get your feet squarely back on the ground first.

And I know there are people who want "answers" from a therapist. I get that. I absolutely feel my therapist gives me real, actionable, common sense advice. But mostly a good therapist is a sounding board. All those things you normally are bouncing off yourself in your head you can see how they land to someone with experience in this area... allowing you to gauge that reaction and course correct if need be.

So yes, big fan of the process of therapy.

Love,
Allie

I love your therapist. With no reservations.



~Jenn

[LoriDee]

I totally agree with the sounding board analogy. Sometimes our thinking becomes too focused. We get tunnel vision in our thoughts. A therapist can ask a simple question that makes you take a step back and re-examine from another angle, and maybe gain more insight.

[imallie]

By the way, anyone here a fan of ... or tried ... corn ribs?

I've seen them a lot (mostly on cooking shows and online) but never had one so I was curious and decided with it starting to be corn season, that I'd make them last week as part of our lunch on Friday. Seemed simple enough as a concept. The kind of thing I could just wing.  Cut a cob into half, then half again to make four ribs... put on a dry rub of your own making, and then air fry (or bake) until done. Easy.

Yeah. Right.

Ever try to cut through an uncooked corn cob from top to bottom? Especially with a non-razor sharp knife? My wife was in the other room and heard all sorts of words I'm not accustomed to using... and when she came in, it looked like (please pick your favorite visual joke here, and go with it)

A - a corn grenade had exploded in the kitchen or
B - Jackson Pollock had decided to switch from paints to corn as his new medium

Anyhoo... by the grace of the corn God, I was able to salvage a FEW corn ribs from all of that... and when I made them we both agreed they were really good and something we'd like to try again.

But no way in heck was I doing THAT again.

So I decided to order a proper Chef's knife.

You can imagine my wife's take on this. The last really sharp kitchen thing I was using with regularity was the mandoline ... and my thumb still is not quite back to full feeling after that near lopping off.

Regardless, the knife came today. I just took another shot at the corn ribs. And I'm here to report that cob #1 - perfect. Four perfect ribs.  Cob #2 - well... two stubby riblets and four skinny riblets. Things sort of broke along the way.  But still, salvageable.  PLUS, all ten fingers still attached and all my blood INSIDE my body. So, you know, win-win.

So all ready to cook for dinner later.

Love,
Allie

[Maid Marion]

I have an extremely sharp Japanese Chef knife that will slice up corn on the cob.
Instead of sharpening them I am very careful how I use them so they stay sharp.
Haven't bought new knives in a decade.

I also have a pair of special gloves to protect my hands from knives, though I rarely use them.