My husband and I have always joked about my eulogy. He has always promised me that the first thing he would say is, “If she ever offended you, she is sorry and didn’t mean to. She was just face-blind.”
Recently a friend of mine said that her buddy asked “why does she (“she” being me) act like she doesn’t know who I am?”. It really bothered me to hear that. And then I thought, oh my gosh, how many others think the same?! That made me feel even worse because I would never want to hurt someone’s feeling or seem unfriendly. That’s just not me.
I’ve always said (to myself) that this blog is not about me. But, if I can save some feelings, then I want to take advantage of the fact that I do have a blog, which is a good place to share this really embarrassing tidbit about myself…
I have a mild form (mild because I can remember my husband’s name–kidding, kind of. No it’s really not that bad), of face blindness. If you’ve never heard of “face blindness” it’s an abnormally hard time remembering faces. Many faces seem almost unrecognizable, even after seeing them, working with them, or meeting them, and sometimes repeatedly but only sometimes. I know we are all bad with names (well most of us), but this is a little different. I may remember your face after meeting you just once, or it may take a few times to actually stick. But if I have known you for awhile, please don’t feel like you have to wonder if I know you or come introduce yourself to me. Nothing has changed, except for my confession.
Anyway, you don’t need all of the crazy details and history but I wanted y’all to know that I am so so sorry if I have ever not recognized or remembered you. It’s nothing personal, it’s just, well, unfortunately a part of me.
It feels good to get it out there so hopefully some people will read this and say “Ohhhh, that makes total sense!!”. But others may think I’m just a nut job for even posting this. Now you know a little more about me, for better or worse! And, please if I’ve known you for awhile, then I know you. No need to reintroduce yourself to me next week. It’s bad, but it’s not THAT bad.
Nice not having to wait till my eulogy to admit that. One benefit of a personal blog I suppose?
Okay, on to something that does stick! And, while I don’t eat almonds anymore (like I said, I wrote this post years ago) I still wanted to share it and the recipe so the paragraph below is old but still pertinent. Oh how I miss almonds…
I’ve heard about making my own almond but just never took the time. Now that I have some, with less phytic acid and easier to digest (due to soaking and roasting) I am completely addicted. It reminds me of the Naturalmond which I love, but it was cheaper, and again, I love that the nuts are soaked in my almond butter! And it’s so easy to make!
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- I've heard about making my own but just never took the time. Now that I have some, with less phytic acid (due to soaking and roasting) I am completely addicted. It reminds me of the Naturalmond that I love, but it was cheaper, and again, I love that the nuts are soaked so it is easier to digest!
- 3 cups almonds (we like unsalted and roasted)
- 1 tsp honey
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp vanilla
- Place the almonds in a food processor and blend until smooth. Pulse until they become the consistency you would like so from crunchy to smooth. You can process for as long as 25 minutes to get it really creamy. Stop and scrape the sides as needed.
- Transfer the almond butter to a sealed glass jar, and store in the fridge for up to 3 weeks.
- Works better in food processor than a Vitamix or other high speed blender.
- If you soak them, be sure to dehydrate them completely then blend. They also blend better while warm and the taste is to die for!