Nora Ephron past away on June 26 after her battle with leukemia. She left behind behind an incredible wealth of wit, wonderful writing and entertaining films. If you haven’t seen Heart Burn (1986), rent it! Meryl Streep is divine, as usual and Jack Nicholson plays her perfect counterpart as we watch a marriage crumble.
In Ephron’s last book,ย I Remember Nothing: And Other Reflections she includes a list of things she will miss and what she won’t as she faced her own mortality and that is what Deborah ofย MannahattaMamma has asked us to do with this week’s Monday Listicles:
What I Won’t Miss:
- Take offs
- Bras
- Acne
- Shaving, keeping my nails manicured and blow drying my hair
- Trips to the grocery store, stocking the fridge, mounds of laundry and visits to the dry cleaner.
- Mean people
- Answering the question “what do you want for dinner?”
- Heartache
- Self-induced pressure
- Cats
What I Will Miss:
- Landings
- Jammies
- Lucas’ smile
- The smell of the ocean
- My pillow
- Sunflowers
- My husband’s dry sense of humor, my sister’s hugs, and my friend’s laughter
- Iced Chai tea lattes
- My natural curiosity about the world
- Dogs
Linking up with Stasha of The Good Life’s Monday Listicles, a meme right up my alley, because I LOVE lists!
Alison says
I won’t miss bras or acne too!
Tonya says
Both just suck!
Stasha says
Cats and dog-ditto! love this list. I was going to say drying my hair too, but I honestly have not done it in the whole of 2012 yet so I would be lying ๐
Tonya says
Cats walk on their poop and then your kitchen counters. Ew.
Delilah says
I’m laughing at how many people put bras on their lists. I love your lists, they are fabulous!
Tonya says
Thanks. Bras? A cruel joke.
Sisterhood of the Sensible Moms says
I want to get self-induced pressure out of my life now! And bras.
Great lists. I especially liked your mirroring of the take offs versus landings. Ellen
Tonya says
Self-induced pressure sucks and I have not yet found a way to avoid it. Sigh.
angela says
Jammies! Mine are just ok, but I will be so sad when my kids are wearing shorts and t-shirts instead of cute, purposeful jammies.
Tonya says
No kidding, children’s jammies are the best, but I was actually referring to my own. I wear plan Hanes tank tops and bottoms from Old Navy. I’d wear them everywhere if I could!!
John says
Bras are, obviously, something completely foreign (and, if I’m completely honest, a little bit scary) to me, but I really thought we were supposed to outgrow acne when we became adults.
And there is nothing like the smell of the ocean after you’ve been away for awhile.
Tonya says
Bras are scary. I have one that can be converted seven different ways. Crazy, huh?
And the ocean? Bliss.
Bridget says
If we all hate bras do much why are we still wearing them? We must be dumb…
Tonya says
Yep. I completely agree, my friend.
Kir says
I love that you love sunflowers like I do, it makes me smile to think of us sharing a cupcake at table with gorgeous sunflowers sitting on it.
and the smell of the ocean can bring me peace even on my most anxious days.
but please don’t go anywhere anytime soon, I need to HUG you .
Deb says
I get tired of answering the question “What IS for dinner?” Sometimes when I’m really tired I’ll say “I don’t know, do you?” Shuts husband up real fast.
Emma @ Your Doctor's Wife says
Oh, YES!!! My pillow, my pillow, my pillow!!!
Tonya says
I travel with mine I love it so. ๐
Jessica says
I won’t miss the question “what’s for dinner?”
Tonya says
It’s just lame.
Ducky says
I HATE grocery shopping and I really dislike putting it all away. Although of all the tasks involved in grocery’ing I abhor the carrying of all the bags in the most!
I don’t like take offs OR landings. I am not a good flyer. But that is mostly because Irishman is an air traffic controller. I know the behind the scenes from their end. If he isn’t working…I don’t fly in or out of our city.
Jackie says
Iced Chai Tea Lattes or Hot Chai Tea Lattes- YES PLEASE!
And answering that question, “What’s for dinner?” every.single.night. UGH! Won’t miss that!
Tonya says
I have only been drinking Chai tea lattes for a year and have probably gained 5 pounds because of them, but dang it, they are so good!!
Katie says
I would totally miss my bra. My ladies need something to hold them up or things get ugly (and if I ran? I would get black eyes).
Also? I HATE the question “what do you want for dinner?” or “where do you want to go for dinner?” Worst decisions to make EVER!
Tonya says
It’s true, sadly most of us NEED the cumbersome supporters, but that doesn’t mean we have to like them. Does it? ๐
Kimberly says
Oh gosh, I hate answering what I want for dinner too!
Tonya says
Isn’t it the absolute worst? Ugh!
Leah says
I agree with both of your lists! Aww, thank you for the sweet hug moment. I would miss way too much about you. XOXO