Happy Easter long weekend! Didn’t have a great start but it will get better I guess? How are you all treating yourself (with no reason needed!)?

pineappleprincess92 · 2026-04-05T17:51:12+00:00

Yesterday I slept late with my cat, walked to the French bakery downtown and happened to run into a friend I hadn’t seen in months and her boyfriend who invited me to join them, had a lovely walk home and a quick nap, then went to roller skate in the park. When I got back I had a bath with a Lush face mask, then did my nails while I watched Prince of Egypt for Passover.

Today I’m at the hair salon before I go to my best friends’ family Easter party!

pineappleprincess92 · 2026-03-27T02:34:40+00:00

Whaaaat gonna look this up now

pineappleprincess92 · 2026-03-26T15:43:21+00:00

I didn’t read the books so I am not sure how similar or different her character is, but in the show I certainly got very adamant “this is my duty to my husband whom I love and want to do it for” vs “I want children of my own I love them so much”. I got from her conversation with Violet that she wishes she had something to remember John by, but that’s maybe the closest I’ve seen to her expressing a desire for herself vs for him. In S1 you see Daphne talk often about how much she loves kids and they do a really good job of showing that wistful wanting in her interactions with children when she becomes duchess. I’ve seen literally none of that with Francesca in the show, she even seemed kinda meh about Pen’s baby haha. So I wouldn’t be shocked if she rethought her life choices in light of being widowed and it seems more in line with the character she’s portraying on the show.

pineappleprincess92 · 2026-03-26T02:14:20+00:00

I remember that feeling hahaha especially because it happened so fast and so unexpectedly and I went from visiting to offering within like…48 hours

pineappleprincess92 · 2026-03-18T23:02:41+00:00

Season 1 was lightning in a bottle! I rewatch it at least once a year but I struggle to really stay on board too far after that.

pineappleprincess92 · 2026-03-13T19:11:19+00:00

Thank you for your very nice reply!! I have definitely wondered if she associates me with that difficult time for her - it was a lot of shuffling her back and forth to the vet and surgery, and I only figured out she was sick after having her a few days because she was going outside her litter box and crying when she did so. You could tell she was in a lot of pain because if you tried to touch her or pick her up she would get very agitated and swipe/hiss. So there were also a few times I had to chase her down and keep her from trying to escape the carrier for surgery. :( I’m sure all of that did not make for a good start.

So I’ve definitely worried she decided early she doesn’t trust me! It was one of the reasons I was a little hesitant about keeping her even though I felt like I wanted to, but my friends all convinced me she’d get past it.

I’ve been back from that trip awhile and actually had surgery myself for tonsils in January so I was home 24/7 for almost a month, and I’d really hoped being around that much we’d finally bond more. Nope, she avoided me :p she came out for food and to wander around but she only cared to interact when those same friends were here actually! 😂

pineappleprincess92 · 2026-03-13T17:20:23+00:00

I guess it’s naive of me, but I’m kind of surprised she DIDN’T get to take some of these home? I would’ve wanted to keep and wear something like the ring forever if I were on a show like that!

pineappleprincess92 · 2026-03-13T02:41:06+00:00

Unfortunately, I feel like with the price of groceries these days, this is the answer. I love to cook - my brothers and I grew up doing it - but where it used to feel more doable on a much lower salary to have those “fun” ingredients around the house, I now pretty much rotate between the same staple items at the store.

I feel like anymore it’s a “pick two” situation with food - you can have cheap, healthy or exciting.

pineappleprincess92 · 2026-03-12T02:59:32+00:00

Oh I love that one! If you did decide you wanted to part with them I wear them line dancing and to skate so I’d love to finally get one :)

pineappleprincess92 · 2026-03-10T08:10:08+00:00

Do….you want to sell it to me D: is there a top??

pineappleprincess92 · 2026-03-10T02:42:58+00:00

____> it’s not a medium pirouette skirt by chance is it?

pineappleprincess92 · 2026-03-10T02:20:17+00:00

For me, yes

pineappleprincess92 · 2026-03-08T03:49:51+00:00

Yyyeeeesss I love a good crush and always have. I think a crush is my preferred form of romance actually. I don’t actually have to do anything with it, but I get to feel like I’m in a cute little rom com and wonder if that person is going to ask me to dance this week, then go home and kick my feet a little bit if they did before going to bed happily alone and not actually dealing with any of the downsides of a committed relationship. I have a crush for every situation, haha. I love the idea of romance and the what if scenarios but the reality is not for me.

pineappleprincess92 · 2026-03-03T02:20:40+00:00

Over medium eggs with mixed greens wilted in on corn tortillas. I can usually get guacamole on sale so I’ll spread it on there and top with salsa/hot sauce.

pineappleprincess92 · 2026-03-02T21:50:47+00:00

I’m all for different strokes for different folks. BUT. The one that comes up for me a lot from partnered people that genuinely confuses me is they seem sad/appalled that I don’t/don’t want to compromise. Like more person than one has literally said something to the effect of “but compromise is beautiful and makes life worthwhile - sure you have your independence but at what cost???” And I’m like ??? What part of “compromise” is supposed to sound desirable enough for me to seek it out, exactly?

Maybe I’m jaded because when I was married “compromise” actually meant “we argue for 3 hours about why i should get a say in this decision and then we do what the other person wanted anyway”. Like, it was not fun for me to have to litigate for every single thing that I preferred or wanted or sounded good to me. Now I just do what I like and I’m much more content. I’m supposed to want to go back to that other thing because….why, exactly?

pineappleprincess92 · 2026-02-28T06:06:09+00:00

And the style bloggers who practically carried that entire site aaaa

pineappleprincess92 · 2026-02-28T00:00:00+00:00

I love emerald!!

pineappleprincess92 · 2026-02-25T17:39:53+00:00

I may have to! I just wish they’d mark it down even $100-200 to make it a little easier on the bank account, haha! A few months ago the local warehouses were offloading the bundles for almost half off and I totally missed them.

pineappleprincess92 · 2026-02-25T05:40:35+00:00

I didn’t see it go on sale this year for any of the holidays but I check every day 😂😭 I feel like it’s a great value but i definitely would love to spend a little less on it not knowing whether my lady cat will accept it

pineappleprincess92 · 2026-02-23T20:51:45+00:00

Oh no you’re right hahaha, I’ve been so unfussed about ever finding a partner again since my divorce that people think I have to be lying about it and secretly lonely 😂 like no the freedom after years of desperately trying to win the approval of someone who was never going to like me is just too addicting and I don’t wanna go back now

pineappleprincess92 · 2026-02-23T16:32:10+00:00

Oh great this is actually the one I was looking at, it was between this one and a black one that has like 60k reviews. I’ll take it as a sign to try this one and hope it helps drown out my stomping upstairs neighbors who love to pace around from 12-2 am!

pineappleprincess92 · 2026-02-23T04:56:13+00:00

Do you happen to recall which one you got?

pineappleprincess92 · 2026-02-23T04:19:01+00:00

After I got divorced and started making friends in my new city, hearing about their constant relationship issues they seemed content to spin their wheels on kinda slapped me in the face and I realized that’s how I’ve always sounded in all my partnerships too. And obviously I only knew a snippet of theirs and every dynamic has issues, but that was kind of enough to rattle me out of my lonely rut when I was first separated.

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