tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686853280048230813.post6669805441221811326..comments2023-08-21T02:21:04.843-05:00Comments on Choosing To Begin: Sometimes taking the easy way is bestJillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08700460888249251584noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686853280048230813.post-23199194816865053652009-08-13T13:43:26.043-05:002009-08-13T13:43:26.043-05:00Oh wow...ia m all geared up after reading this to ...Oh wow...ia m all geared up after reading this to clean up my place as well. I have just one daughter and a husband who might as well be 2 kids in one when it comes to making a mess...so i get where youre coming from...A house thats lived in is just perfect for me too. <br />Reality aint all that bad...media is the big evil...showing us white rooms and all;)...Maybe when my kids(thst are still in the plannig stages) are all married and settled...i might just have a white living room...ohh...then there will be grandchildren to worry about...;)Zeenat{Positive Provocations}https://www.blogger.com/profile/12214197217465651777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686853280048230813.post-20794173042963432402009-08-12T18:17:20.708-05:002009-08-12T18:17:20.708-05:00This post really spoke to me. I'm learning th...This post really spoke to me. I'm learning that for me, it may not be the easy way, but the most compassionate way. Guilting can make it seem like it is the easy way, but perhaps it is the kind way. Good for you for listening.<br /><br />I am allowing myself to be honest today.mermaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15895749686844178804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686853280048230813.post-68499152874028726682009-08-11T15:50:25.950-05:002009-08-11T15:50:25.950-05:00I completely understand where you are coming from,...I completely understand where you are coming from, having been a hoarder for most of my life.<br /><br />In the last 3 years I have had to part with many of my posessions, things that I have held onto for years, things that for so long have been in the attic or in storage, packed away, longing to be loved and on display, but nowhere to put them, and finally the time came to part with them.<br /><br />In many ways I feel more freedom. I have more space to move, and now living in a small house I frankly need space to move.<br /><br />Love the blog, pleased I managed to stumble across it.Tonyhttp://www.delovesto.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686853280048230813.post-36650047676359365142009-08-11T13:23:16.081-05:002009-08-11T13:23:16.081-05:00I have my slacker days, but now I just celebrate t...I have my slacker days, but now I just celebrate them. The me now may not be the "me" later, and that's o.k. Love your honesty and inspiring words.septembermomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01570525910483384484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686853280048230813.post-70344304267011928912009-08-10T21:53:35.468-05:002009-08-10T21:53:35.468-05:00Caroline -
I suppose you're right. I'm n...Caroline - <br />I suppose you're right. I'm not a true slacker, but today I wanted to be one. I only lasted 1/2 the day before I had to get busy again. My body was also in need of rest, so I got to honor that also.<br /><br />Thank you for taking time from unpacking to share your thoughts with me. I hope you were able to get it all done and now are enjoying your time at home.<br /><br />Megan - <br />I am proud to blog along with you also. <br /><br />In regards to the word 'should', maybe you want to replace it with 'could'. "I should be more honest with who I am" sounds a lot more punishing than "I could be more honest with who I am." It just has a more gentle energy attached to it. Gentle is good.Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08700460888249251584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686853280048230813.post-9943031476347471372009-08-10T21:08:16.600-05:002009-08-10T21:08:16.600-05:00I know I keep saying this, but your honesty is wor...I know I keep saying this, but your honesty is worth a million bucks. I'm not even that honest with myself sometimes in my head, let alone out loud. You make me proud to blog in the same community.<br /><br />It took me awhile to accept that I had days when different parts of my personality would take over. Like you, I have a slacker version of myself (she likes to watch DVDs on her laptop and nap even when she's not tired); I have the dedicated writer version of myself who could sit at her computer typing emails or writing absolutely anything for hours on end (sometimes half the day!); the list goes on. I still need help removing the word "should" from my vocabulary when it comes to what I think I ought to be doing.<br /><br />It's a process, and when I read stories from women like you I think, "We can do this! We can be who we are without apologies!"<br /><br />Thanks for the inspiration!Megan "JoyGirl!" Bordhttp://allaboutjoy.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686853280048230813.post-49670399788719981592009-08-10T14:56:07.233-05:002009-08-10T14:56:07.233-05:00You are not a slacker! Sheesh...your body needs t...You are not a slacker! Sheesh...your body needs to take it easy right now. When you feel better you can begin the de-clutter process.<br /><br />Love the questions you pose at the end. An I allowing myself to be today? Not so much... I am in vacation unpacking mode and I am not enjoying this process...so much to do and I don't want to. But then the quicker I get it done, the faster it will be over with...lol.Carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12740738041547883989noreply@blogger.com