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10 Things I Say On Repeat: 10 on the 10th

10 Things I Say On Repeat: 10 on the 10th

Hello, friends,

Linking up with Jen at The Bolin Bunch for 10 on the 10th.  This month’s prompt is 10 things you say on repeat, all day, everyday. FUN!!

10 Things I Say On Repeat: 10 on the 10th

Wish I had taken notes all month on what I say most.  A couple of phrases came to mind immediately but then I got stuck.  So decided to ask my family.  They are the ones who have to listen to me when I get on my soap box, repeating the same thing over and over, beating that proverbial dead horse.  Poor ole nag.

10 Things I Say on Repeat

Here are the phrases I thought of immediately.  In no particular order.

  • Nobody does their job any more.  Truth.  Almost nobody.
  • Everything happens for a reason.  Truth.  If you don’t get that new job, you weren’t supposed to get it and there’s a reason why you didn’t.
  • I love you.  Better to say it on repeat/borderline too much than not saying it enough.
  • I’m so tired.  Truth.  I am so tired.
  • How cute!  Not how pretty, how beautiful.  Always, how cute!!  When shopping for clothes, I tend to hop around the store, from one rack to the next, saying “how cute!” about everything I see.
  • He/she (usually he) is driving me nuts.  As said so well by MaKenzie from “Toddlers and Tiaras”, below.

Valerie

I asked my sister what I say on repeat.  Her answer is probably something I type in messages more than I say it aloud.

  • Stupid phone.  Truth.  My phone cannot understand anything I speak into it.  Example:  Today I sent this message to my daughter, “Paul dropped me off at the PX and I didn’t bring my purse or ID down here.”  My phone heard and wrote, “He’ll drop me off at the PX and I didn’t bring my purse or ID down here.”  I said into my phone, “Not he’ll, PAUL.”  My phone wrote “Not heal Paul.”  Then when I tried again, “Not he’ll kill.”  Then “Not kill kill palm.”  And then I said “Stupid phone.”  The phone got that part right.

10 Things I Say On Repeat: 10 on the 10th

Lauren

I asked my youngest daughter Lauren what I say over and over.  Her answer might surprise you.

  • Cod fish.  Truth.  Might seem like a strange thing to say to some people.  Especially since I am not a fisherman or woman.  And I had to think for a second how I started saying ‘cod fish’.  There’s a very obvious reason why.  When my girls were young, I tried to teach them some simple words in Spanish.  One of the words was ‘adios’ and I would say that to them at a times instead of goodbye.  My youngest daughter misunderstood what I was saying and heard ‘cadios’ instead of adios.  That word made the obvious evolution to ‘cod fish’.  And now when I am saying goodbye to my daughters on the phone, I say ‘cod fish’ or just ‘cod’ for short.

Paul

When asked, my sweet PC named at least 2 of the phrases I had already thought of before coming up with something different.

  • I can’t stand it.  Truth.  Whenever we get home from going anywhere, at any time of the day or night, I will  just walk in the door and the phone will ring.  It is like everyone in the world – ok, that might be a slight exaggeration – everyone I know has a tracker on me and knows when I get home.  I will just sit down and brrrrrring, brrrrrrring, brrrrrring.  Yes, we have a land line that sounds like that. It’s never for my Prince, the phone is always for me.

Brennyn

My oldest baby girl came up with a phrase that means so much to me.

  • Three girls together on the boom-boom. Always and forever.  For along time, it was just my daughters and me, the 3 of us.  And now, when each of my daughters comes to visit with her daughter, there are 3 of us together again.  The boom-boom was my lap.  So, in reality, I had 2 girls together on my lap, since I am the third girl and can’t really sit on my own lap.  It brings a smile to my face to say this!

Runner-up phrases would include:  bless your/his/her heart;  oh, boy; oh, my goodness;  be safe.

Your Turn

What would be your top 10 phrases on repeat?  Won’t you share a few in a comment below?

As I type this, I am in Washington state for the weekend, visiting my Prince who is working here some this spring.  We have had some difficult days lately…PC learned that his organization is moving to Virginia/Maryland which means his job is moving there, too.  And neither of us wants to move.  So that means, as of July, he may not have a job.  And then my mom has been back in the hospital since Tuesday.  The doctors discovered she has a compressed fracture of her T10 vertebra, fluid around her ovaries/peritoneum and yet another UTI.  We can’t get a straight answer from her doctors about what is causing the fluid or how she broke her vertebra.  Very possible another trip to Kentucky is in my very near future.

Thank you for coming by.  If you haven’t already read Jen’s 10 on the 10th post, please run by to read her favorite phrases on repeat.

Have a restful Sunday.

Hugs and kisses,

leslie

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Comments

  1. Interesting repeats you have there! Some of my repeats would be: 1. Bless their heart! 2. I reckon. 3. I love you! Oh my, I’d hate the thoughts of having to move! Hopefully it will all work out. Praying for you mom ♥

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  2. Cute sayings with memories attached. So sorry your Mom is in the hospital and hope she recovers quickly. I believe compression fractures can be a result of osteoporosis but am not sure. Hope you get some answers without having to take a trip and that the job situation works out. Will they let him work remotely with periodic trips to the office?

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    • Mom is finally home. So I hopeful that I can postpone another trip to KY for a few weeks but my brother is absolutely exhausted and needs some relief. Paul will be working in Washington again the end of April so I may try to go up to KY then. This post was surprisingly well received and fun to write. Thank you!

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  3. Stopping by for a minute – not much time – but thanks for sharing and triggering thoughts about phrases on ‘autopilot’ — I need to reflect for a bit as I do believe these can impact our outlook on life. Love the “Cod fish”!

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    • I think what we think repeatedly and say on autopilot do impact our outlook on life. I tend to be pessimistic when it comes to my life, always expecting something to go wrong and rarely disappointed!!

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  4. I have no idea what I must say over and over again, except:

    ” N I C K ……….NNNNIIIICCCCKKKKKK!!!!!!!!!!”
    Well, you get the idea. LOL

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  5. My grandson started saying ‘oh my goodness’ and when Rachel asked him where he had heard it he said ‘nanny says it’ so I guess if a 2 year old has picked up on it, I must say it a lot!
    Sorry to hear you have a few worries on your mind at the moment, that’s such a shame that PC’s job is moving so far away, I really hope he is able to find something else before the July deadline. Worrying too about your mum, I guess that at that age, the bones must be quite brittle and it probably doesn’t take much to cause a fracture. Hope the docs can find some medication to make her more comfortable.

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    • I say ‘oh, my goodness’ a lot, too. And Lucia has picked that up. Her daddy, my son-in-law gets a kick out me saying ‘he is driving me nuts’. He had never heard that before.
      Mom is home, and we are in wait and see mode about Paul’s job. For me, that translates to wait and worry. Hoping it all works out, and it will, one way or the other. We can tighten our belts, I can try to get a job doing something again, hopefully with AC and heat, this time. But it will all work out.

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  6. Hi Leslie…
    Love the 10 on the 10th idea…
    Made me smile as I tend to say the same things my mom said;
    “Dollars to donuts”
    “Better than a sharp stick in the eye”
    “Jeez Louise”
    and from my dad
    “It’s not the wanting but the getting that’s the problem”
    I know I could come up with 10!

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    • LOL, your comment truly had me chuckling out loud. What a treasure…”It’s not the wanting but the getting that’s the problem.” My husband says something similar. “You can want in one hand…” “Better than a sharp stick in the eye” is a new one to me. Love it!

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  7. Oh Leslie, I had fun reading what you say all the time and then got to the bottom of the post. Sorry to hear about your mom and her health issues and also about your PC’s job. Ugh. I’ll keep you in my prayers. I say and write, bless your heart, all the time. That would have to be my number one phrase.
    Hang in there friend and yes, bless your heart!
    xo,
    Kellyann

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    • Thank you for blessing my heart!! I say that a lot, too. This post about things I say was fun to write. I am glad to report mom is home, bless her heart. And we are hanging in just waiting (and worrying a little) about Paul’s job situation. I am just tired of crazy. Hopefully spring will bring less of it.

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  8. That’s awful about PC’s job. I hope he can find something else if it comes to that. And your poor mom! I hope she starts feeling better soon.

    Fun post though – I’m always saying “I’m cold” and “I’m tired” haha

    -Lauren

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  10. I know I say “that’s so cute” on repeat! I need to ask my daughter and husband what I say over and over! I’m sorry to hear your mom is not doing well! Hope you are able to get things figured out soon!

    Jill – Doused in Pink

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    • My sister and I both say ‘that’s so cute’ so when we are shopping together, we just wander all over the stores saying ‘oooh, that’s so cute!’ and ‘oooh, this is so cute!’ I really enjoyed this writing this post. It was kind of fun to write. Would love to know what you say on repeat. Thanks for the well wishes for my mom.

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  11. Sending up prayers for you and your husband that everything will work for your good. Praying that your mom gets settled and the doctors can resolve her issues.

    I love the stories behind your sayings. Cute.

    I think my top two would be: “Oh my word” and “Dude”.

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    • Thank you for your friendship and prayers. I am trying not to worry too much about the job situation…yet, anyway. My mom is still my numero uno concern. She got home from the hospital on Friday and has two doctor appointments on Monday. Not sure how that works.

      When you say ‘dude’ is it exclamatory…like ‘Dude, I can’t believe you said that!’ or just as a synonym for guy? I say ‘oh, my word’ a bit, too. And lately, ‘good grief!’

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  12. Cute post!!! 🙂 We have a land line, but the kids dad really is the only one that calls them on it. Our poor kiddos don’t have the luxury of cell phones yet! Ha! That may change soon, tho. I don’t know what I say all the time… Maybe ‘Kiiiidddssss’ when the kids wear me out. I probably say I am tired a lot too! Ha! I do try to tell Brian and the kids I love them a lot. I agree in that it is probably better to say it too much than not enough.

    Carrie
    curlycraftymom.com

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    • Good for you to hold out on the cell phones with the kids. I think my oldest had one maybe, maybe in 8th grade. But probably not until high school. She had after school activities and wasn’t always somewhere where she could call me to pick her up. But it caused us all kinds of heartache when she started ‘meeting’ guys in chat rooms (before the days of FB) and then calling them, and allowing them to call her. Good grief, I could write a book. I say ‘good grief’ a lot, lately.

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  13. Ha! This is a fun post. Hmmm, I wonder what my top ten phrases are. Okay so I know one of them…not the best one. I’m sure my kids would say “You are driving me crazy today”. Haha. Also I think I say Zaeya, focus and eat your food please. We say this a LOT. Our little chatter bug has so much to say. And Logan would say that I say “Logan did you poop?” Hahaha.

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    • I think as moms we are entitled to say “you are driving me crazy today” at least now and then. We probably drive the kids as crazy as they do us! And both of my daughters have struggled so much with getting their daughters to eat. “One more bite!”

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  14. I guess some of the things I say over and over are, “Really?” and “FABULOUS!” I especially like that one-it doesn’t get used nearly often enough! #MLSTL

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  15. Hi Leslie, when I read your post you had me thinking about what I say on repeat. I know I say I love you to my husband, children and grandchildren every day. However, I’m going away to think about other things I might say on repeat which perhaps might not be good for me. It is so easy to fall into bad habits and not really think sometimes what messages we are enforcing. On the positive side there are many things we say on repeat which we should never forget. I do love your girls’ ‘3 girls together on the boom boom’ – this must fill your with joy.Have a great week and hope your life is okay at the moment. Thanks for sharing at #ZTT.

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    • Thank you for coming by, Sue. I need to try to share with you gals regularly. Love the #MLSTL community. I think we all say things that are less than positive. Maybe just becoming more aware of what we say on autopilot is a step in the right direction.

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  18. I really like that each of your sayings have a back story to them. I’m not sure what I say all the time, I’ll have to ask my husband and kids for a heads up! I think one of them might be “I’m soooo over this right now” because of all the work drama I’ve had to navigate. That might change now I’ve left the not-so-perfect job.
    Thanks for linking up with us at MLSTL and I’ve shared on my SM 🙂

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  19. This was a fun read Leslie, and I’ll have to ask my family what I say on repeat. The stories behind the sayings make them more relatable, so thanks for telling us this information. I do hope things settle for you soon, it’s a lot of worry on your mind. visiting from #mlstl

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    • Thank you for visiting. Would love to know what you say on repeat. Sometimes, I don’t think we even realize how often we say certain things. My in-laws consider saying ‘thank goodness’ and ‘my gosh’ as taking the Lord’s name in vain. And what do I do? Whenever I am with them, that is all that comes out of my mouth. No matter how hard I try not to say ‘my gosh’, I say it with every sentence!!

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  20. Hi Leslie,
    I loved the 10 for 10 post…and I think we all have a script that we play over and over again when it is just easier than thinking up something new.
    When my mom died in October of 2016 we had a celebration of life, and my brothers and I put together a running list of all the things that we remember our mom saying or doing on a regular basis. There were not just 10; we came up with over 50 and it was hysterical. We laughed and cried and shared the “momisms”.
    I think we all have “momisms” 🙂
    Gotta love #MLSTL

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    • What a precious way to celebrate your mother…with her momisms. My mom has so many colloquial expressions. In fact, in college….waaaaaay back then, I used some of her expressions and I had a professor ask me where in the world I got them…’fat as mud’, ‘Lord willing and the creek don’t rise’, ‘she can’t help it if she’s homely but she could wear a sack over her head’ (one of my mom’s favs). I told him about my Missouri-raised mom and he asked me to jot down all of the expressions I could think of that she said. Then he contacted my mom for some more. He had hopes of publishing a book about idioms or colloquial expressions. Not sure if he ever published it. Hmmm.

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  21. Hello! I must say, I’m known for saying “Nobody does their job anymore!”. Over and over and over. And another one, which is also on your list, is “I love you”. I say it to my husband regularly, because it’s true and it’s nice to be told (he says it to me also). I can’t think of any others right now, I’m not much of a talker anyway, so there’s probably not a lot of things I repeat. Sorry that your mum is going through a difficult time. I hope everything will be ok in the long term. Visiting from MLSTL and pinned. 🙂

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    • Thank you so much for visiting, Cheryl. I need to participate in MLSTL more often. Has been so nice to make some new friends. Glad I am not the only one saying “Nobody does their job anymore” except how sad is it that we both have instances in our lives where we experience incompetence.

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  23. My husband told me today I am saying “what’s wrong with me” a lot even though there IS nothing particularly “wrong” but it is me getting used to my life, post cancer diagnosis and many treatments. So, yes, life has changed but there is nothing “wrong” per se.

    Denyse #MLSTL

    PS what are the umbrellas floating down about ?? I thought there was something wrong with my eyes…

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    • The umbrellas floating on my blog are for April showers. I had snowflakes during the winter months. Will have sunshine this summer! I say ‘what’s wrong with me’ a lot because I seem to be slipping…can’t remember anything, keep anything straight. Probably because that goes with get older more than anything.

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  24. I say I’m so tired a lot too. I also say “What is this thing doing?” in reference to either my computer or my phone. Sending continued prayers for your mom.

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    • Ha!! I love it…what is this thing doing? I say that a whole bunch, too! Generally about my phone or laptop. And occasionally about our robotic vacuum that gets stuck constantly. I here it whirring in the living room stuck under something as I type!

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