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11/06/2021
All We Can Do Is Hold One Another Up: Ode to Zevvy. | Rebelle Society All we can do is hold one another up -- with our kindness, our care, our strength, our wisdom, our optimism. With whatever we have to offer.
06/10/2021
It feels like christmas!!!! So many beautiful people sent good vibes into the universe and rallied to find Nadine a place to call home while she awaits a bone marrow transplant. I'm so grateful to report that she was flooded with offers and I am beyond thrilled to let you all know that she and Toby locked something down this evening. It will be the perfect place for her to heal and recharge. I truly don't have the words to express how blown away I am by all of you. The message about Nadine was shared far and wide and the love poured in. Thank you all for the words of hope, the tremendous acts of kindness, and the efforts of pure generosity. You all made this happen and you are incredible! Boomeranging the love back at you all!!
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06/03/2021
A friend of mine just shared this and I read it through several times ... letting the truth of these words sink in. My mind is literally blown.
Why do women feel the need to EXPLAIN?
We explain why we work full time. Or part time. Or work from home. Or why we left work to stay home with the kids.
We explain why we decided to leave him. Or stay with him.
Or have another baby.
We explain alllllll our parenting choices (especially our decision to bottle or breastfeed…I’ve done both).
We apologize for the condition of our homes. Or our clothes.
We explain the reasons why we cut our hair. Or why we haven’t returned to our pre-baby weight.
We give excuses for why we can’t make it to the party. Or can’t volunteer. Or can’t make the trip.
Or why we need help from a nanny a few hours a week.
We say things like, “Oh, excuse the mess!” or “Don’t mind my hair!” or “I’m so sorry I can’t be there!” followed by a string of explanations.
I guess we want to please our mothers and husbands and bosses and children and neighbors and coworkers and friends and siblings and children’s teachers and those ladies from church and people who drop by unannounced and those random strangers at the store.
Right???
But, you want to hear something funny???
I’ve been married almost twenty years now, and I’ve NEVER heard my husband explain his choices.
To anyone.
Not his choice to work 60 hours a week. Or his choice to coach basketball nearly every evening. Not his choice to go trail running or shave his head and grow a beard or drive a Suburban or buy a new mountain bike (that cost a small fortune).
I’ve never once heard him open the door to our house and explain why there are shoes on the floor or why the entryway is half-painted or why he’s wearing what he’s just…WEARING.
He is who he is and his ‘NO’ means no and when he can’t make it to the party he just says so.
It’s absurd.
And really…
I’ve decided I am finished explaining every single choice I am absolutely FREE to make.
I’m through with unnecessary excuses and apologies and rationalizations for the choices I believe are best for ME. And my family.
I’m done.
This is ME.
This is who I am. How I look. What I like. How I believe. And the way I choose to spend my time.
That’s it.
No explanation necessary ❤
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05/19/2020
I'm offering a FREE all levels yoga class tomorrow on zoom. I would love (SERIOUSLY LOVE) for all of you to join me. It's from 1210-1250 vancouver time. Shoot me a message if you'd like to join. I promise you'll it'll make you feel great! 💕
03/25/2020
covid containment log - day 9
Andrea Baker
baker burst of brightness #2 covid containment log – day 9 found an old bottle of self-tanner at the back of my bathroom cupboard it expired 2 years ago but these are desperate times will apply liberally to entire body t…
03/22/2020
random sunday musings from my current yoga studio / office / COVID containment HQ ... trying to make sense of it all and trying to focus on the many bright spots to be found during this unsettling time
baker burst of brightness #1 I have been uncharacteristically quiet during the early days of this COVID-19 crisis but honestly it’s a lot to take in and process. My feelings on it all have been hard to sort through. Like…
02/22/2020
february vibes - https://gofasterrabbit.wordpress.com/2020/02/22/my-understudy/
Andrea Baker
my stunt double It has been so long since I felt myself. Really. Felt. Myself. My. Self. MySelf. Whatever that is. I feel like I am just pretending to be me. I’ve been pretending for a while now. So long in …
12/07/2019
eloquent accurate and kind wisdom for those dealing with loss (aka "all of us")
Person Asks Online For Advice On How To Deal With Grief. This Reply Is Incredible. - That Eric Alper Via