tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post1616877563878740502..comments2024-03-29T01:17:04.775-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: Oh, Kaye! Chats about the sickness of busy-nessJungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-29197688604295189152016-12-06T07:06:41.228-05:002016-12-06T07:06:41.228-05:00Oh, Kaye! I would have commented with appropriate ...Oh, Kaye! I would have commented with appropriate timing but I was so busy!<br /><br />I love this! Thank you! You are a joy.Maureen Harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499876353651763590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-12808582644574423242016-12-05T15:03:02.451-05:002016-12-05T15:03:02.451-05:00I said a very similar thing in my sermon yesterday...I said a very similar thing in my sermon yesterday!Trishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04091610560547789358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-57961009111626098832016-12-04T19:51:14.160-05:002016-12-04T19:51:14.160-05:00I think we have the makings of a F.I.N.E. club her...I think we have the makings of a F.I.N.E. club here.<br />Kathy Reelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004247271452356577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-18825519625412245692016-12-04T18:11:33.091-05:002016-12-04T18:11:33.091-05:00Yes, sign me up for one of those Louise Penny F.I....Yes, sign me up for one of those Louise Penny F.I.N.E. t-shirts, too!Grace Koshidahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05934603958949938617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-53347385594643883852016-12-04T17:17:10.139-05:002016-12-04T17:17:10.139-05:00When someone asks how I am, my automatic response ...When someone asks how I am, my automatic response is Fine, thank you. How are you? Which is kind of stupid if I'm at the doctor's office on a sick visit. Yes, I actually did that. He just grinned. I'm for starting a chapter of Ruth's F.I.N.E. club.Pat Dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-1159196472779089372016-12-04T15:25:32.833-05:002016-12-04T15:25:32.833-05:00
i love Jungle Red.
David C., I am sending you hu...<br />i love Jungle Red.<br /><br />David C., I am sending you hugs, my friend. Thank you. <br /><br /><br /><br />Kaye Wilkinson Barley - Meanderings and Museshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07486129009717476920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-65023089714912060392016-12-04T15:22:21.934-05:002016-12-04T15:22:21.934-05:00Kaye, what's great about you is that your writ...Kaye, what's great about you is that your writing perfectly reflects you, which is--funny, smart, witty, wry, and often unvarnished! I love it. :)<br /><br />Like I told you before, when someone says they're BUSY--you know, those people who are always busy--my response to them is: "What's it like to be SO BUSY?!"<br /><br />LOLDavidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-81803683764286404942016-12-04T15:16:40.657-05:002016-12-04T15:16:40.657-05:00Oh, Laws. "I should have been more clean.&qu...<br />Oh, Laws. "I should have been more clean." I'm dying. Thank you, Kathy Boone Reel. You have made me laugh out loud. And I have a confession to make - I am having a difficult time lately so laughing out loud has become very important to me. Thank You! I think I'm going to have to buy one of the Louise Penny F.I.N.E. teeshirts. For real. Brilliant!!!!<br /><br />Thanks, everyone, for your comments. <br /><br />This was a personal gripe that I maybe should have kept to myself. But, well, you know - oftentimes a thought is flying out of my mouth before it engages my brain. Something I've had trouble with my entire life, and that saying about teaching an old dog new tricks? Yes, that . . . <br /><br />Kaye Wilkinson Barley - Meanderings and Museshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07486129009717476920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-75234181179375392682016-12-04T14:57:21.454-05:002016-12-04T14:57:21.454-05:00Kaye, you always have such fun posts. I don't...Kaye, you always have such fun posts. I don't know that I can answer I'm fine anymore, as I'm a big fan of Louise Penny and think of what Ruth means by F.I.N.E. Hahaha! But, there does seem to be a competition of sorts about how busy people are. I try not to have too many scheduled events in December, as I like to bask in the tree lights and magic of it all without the scurry and the hurry. <br /><br />Today is a perfect day, with it raining and being able to curl up on the couch with my laptop and a book while the trees blink on my mantle and glow on my tree. <br /><br />And, Kaye. My sweet, dear, funny friend. I simply cannot pass up the opportunity to tell you that I think you are probably clean enough. (Check your response above.) I love you, darling girl. Kathy Reelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004247271452356577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-75999734088103563692016-12-04T13:53:38.642-05:002016-12-04T13:53:38.642-05:00Kaye, you made me realize I'm guilty. I have r...Kaye, you made me realize I'm guilty. I have responded to "How are you?" with "Oh, my gosh, I've been so busy." And maybe that is true, but I don't need to say it. Although, in my defense, this is usually to good friends, but still... "I'm fine. How are you?" is much better.<br /><br />I worry about people being to distracted to appreciate their lives, and too distracted to really THINK (because how can you, if you're always doing things?) but I had no idea busy-ness was a "thing." <br /><br />Jenn, I am cracking up over raisin bran guy. How did you stand it?<br /><br />As Sunday is my official non--busy day, I'm going to put ornaments on my Christmas tree. And take a nap. How about you?Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-78011538414454599342016-12-04T13:44:05.292-05:002016-12-04T13:44:05.292-05:00Love this!! I often say, "Either do it or don...Love this!! I often say, "Either do it or don't, but if you decide to do it, don't then complain about it." This statement assumes that a person can get rid of the "shoulds."<br /><br />Denise Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02790883493798517829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-77026801985139775052016-12-04T13:27:58.328-05:002016-12-04T13:27:58.328-05:00So much "busyness" often equate to very ...So much "busyness" often equate to very little satisfaction. (Quantity rather than quality) Unless, of course, you believe in "winning" the busyness race!Libby Doddhttp://www.libbydoddart.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-23204366035351727952016-12-04T12:57:08.356-05:002016-12-04T12:57:08.356-05:00Joan, good suggestion with "So nice to see yo...Joan, good suggestion with "So nice to see you" for those with whom you really don't want to engage. <br /><br />Despite it removing the face-to-face element, I have found texting a great way to keep in touch with friends and family and find out how they are, when in the past I might have found I didn't have time for a call. Calls are still good, but texting lets me send a quick check-in: How did the test go? Are you watching this, too? I need your banana bread recipe!<br /><br />Technology and screens have their drawbacks, but I feel like texting has enabled me to enhance certain relationships.<br /><br />Also, busy is fine unless you don't like what you're doing or you're not taking care of yourself. Sometimes, being busy can be an avoidance strategy for dealing with what really matters.Ingrid Thofthttp://www.ingridthoft.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-56911165362748994042016-12-04T12:55:14.225-05:002016-12-04T12:55:14.225-05:00Oh, Kaye, I hear you on the Busyness thing! A clos...Oh, Kaye, I hear you on the Busyness thing! A close family member seems to believe it's some kind of competition, and it's vitally important that she wins, and we all acknowledge that she did. <br /><br />Geez. Karen in Ohiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13846039203123720312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-48339906679814434522016-12-04T12:26:20.717-05:002016-12-04T12:26:20.717-05:00Me? I'm fine, thanks. You?Me? I'm fine, thanks. You?Rick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978136287154214297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-13401709830682107402016-12-04T12:08:47.687-05:002016-12-04T12:08:47.687-05:00Yes yes yes--so true! Sometimes in all the rush, t...Yes yes yes--so true! Sometimes in all the rush, the human connections get lost, and that is too bad.<br /><br />ANd yes, "How are you" kind of means "I acknowledge you are there" because unless there's a specific--"Can you believe the assignment we just got, how are you about that?", or "last time we talked, you had a cold, how are you"? there's no way to have a meaningful conversation or exchange. <br /><br />And geeeee...there are certainly people who will tell you! (Like Jenn's Raisin Bran guy) ANd sometimes that makes me sad--because maybe they don;t have anyone to talk to? And of course the other end of the spectrum: the accomplishment-listers. :-) Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-85527843928312915822016-12-04T11:30:49.005-05:002016-12-04T11:30:49.005-05:00Busy is good. I agree.
Please notice that I sa...<br />Busy is good. I agree. <br /><br />Please notice that I said "These days, I go to great extremes to not ask certain people "how are you?" Certain People. Not all people.<br /><br />There are people in my life that I truly truly do want to know about. What they're doing. How they are.<br /><br />I should have been more clean.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Kaye Wilkinson Barley - Meanderings and Museshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07486129009717476920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-57574917421844381652016-12-04T11:18:16.103-05:002016-12-04T11:18:16.103-05:00Just in from Church and delighted to find this won...Just in from Church and delighted to find this wonderful post, Kaye! <br /><br />So sad, I think, that people ask, “How are you?” without really wanting to know the answer. Why not just say, “So nice to see you,” and let it go at that?<br /><br />I’m guessing that most of the things that keep us busy are the things we would choose to do anyway, no matter how much time they took. Perhaps we need a new definition of busy . . . . <br />Joan Emersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06810313925049108163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-32462680814121498132016-12-04T11:12:30.858-05:002016-12-04T11:12:30.858-05:00Hallie: Agreed, busy is good as long as you'r...Hallie: Agreed, busy is good as long as you're doing what you love. So one positive part of being retired is that I am more active on social media (FB and my favourite blogs including JRW of course)! And more travelling for me this year and next which I love to do. But again, I have been so busy sightseeing and the reading time suffers, so that's a mixed blessing.Grace Koshidahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05934603958949938617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-23211401222486504162016-12-04T11:00:34.821-05:002016-12-04T11:00:34.821-05:00Ha! Kaye, this is fabulous! Busy is a thing? Good ...Ha! Kaye, this is fabulous! Busy is a thing? Good grief! I once dated a guy who when asked how his day had been started with the Raisin Bran he had for breakfast and ended forty-five minutes later with what he had watched on TV before calling me. That relationship aged me. I'd say I'm busy but mostly I've been in a catatonic stupor since Nov 8th. I am going to listen more closely to people's answers when I ask how they're doing as this fascinates me. Business - who knew?Jenn McKinlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03214926031147370862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-55894926996619229742016-12-04T10:54:24.766-05:002016-12-04T10:54:24.766-05:00Busy is good, as long as you're busy with what...Busy is good, as long as you're busy with what you care about. And so interesting, Kaye, your comments about what we say when people ask, "How ARE you?" knowing full well they don't really really want to know. So you don't really really have to say.Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-70762024000453863722016-12-04T10:35:29.778-05:002016-12-04T10:35:29.778-05:00Kaye, dear, you hit the nail on the head for a lot...Kaye, dear, you hit the nail on the head for a lot of us!!<br /><br />I never would have dreamed that I would be so busy since I retired from work this spring. I joined several meetup groups thinking I would have a hard time filling my days. But the regular group walks, hikes, cycling, bowling, coffees, foodie outings and volunteering takes up so much of my weekly schedule that I am planning on cutting back my commitments since I have little time to READ! Or that I often am so exhausted that I don't read more than 1-2 pages at night! That is why my overwhelming TBR pile is growing instead of shrinking, and I will likely not meet my annual Goodreads goal for the first time in years! Can you imagine!!Grace Koshidahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05934603958949938617noreply@blogger.com