tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post7572166928666731364..comments2024-03-18T21:16:14.441-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: Calgon, Take Me Away!Jungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-47150539776785142372011-06-18T23:11:36.476-04:002011-06-18T23:11:36.476-04:00Someone once told me that such craziness can be po...Someone once told me that such craziness can be positive - it shows what a rich life you have and how many options are available to you. I think that's true - but I know well the difficult juggling with kids, dogs, cats, writing, etc. (and in the midst of it, someone asks me "what's for dinner?").Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06495937280335984726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-27312581303664894922011-06-16T23:34:02.631-04:002011-06-16T23:34:02.631-04:00Lynda, you have my vote. Can we come up with a pe...Lynda, you have my vote. Can we come up with a petition to make Joel Osteen do, not just a day, but a week, or two, or a month worth of an ordinary woman's day, and then see what very special message God has for him?<br /><br />Can I just say "Grrr."Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01658027347346424733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-56122781358006529802011-06-16T21:11:29.629-04:002011-06-16T21:11:29.629-04:00Just this morning a friend posted a Joel Osteen qu...Just this morning a friend posted a Joel Osteen quote on Facebook, "Get this down in your spirit: God wants you to reach new levels of fulfillment, new levels of increase, new levels of promotion, new levels of victory." I almost had to take a nap after reading it. <br /><br />Next, another friend and I were discussing what "they" say one should do to be happy, healthy and a productive member of society. Get 8 hours of sleep every night, recycle, buy American, contribute to this + that cause, rotate your tires every month with an "R" in it ... <br /><br />First off, I'm perfectly content with my levels of fulfillment, increase, promotion and victory, and if I tried to do everything else that makes one a decent person, there'd be some serious freakin' unhappiness here at Sunnyside Manor. <br /><br />And seriously, does anyone actually believe that Joel "I know what God wants for you" Osteen is baking brownies, volunteering to be class parent, doing laundry, chauffeuring kids, caring for elderly parents, planning and cooking family meals or any of the other squillion daily tasks that women do, while he's busy telling us we should be doing even more? Right. <br /><br />To each of you fantastic writers, I second what someone else said, thanks for writing, and please know you're greatly appreciated!Lyndahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03788610902096354682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-72944993340429318682011-06-16T15:49:17.376-04:002011-06-16T15:49:17.376-04:00My a.m. mental game is to try to remember what day...My a.m. mental game is to try to remember what day it is and (bonus points) what I need to do, which I check by looking at the little post-its on the vitamin dispenser, which I almost always remember to do . . . (oops, excuse me, have to go take the vitamins now). <br />The iCal also has a nice little reminder option which beeps and flashes a message, on the computer and the iPod. Anything I forget with all that going on, must not have been all that important . . .<br />Thanks for finding the time to write!!Storyteller Maryhttp://www.storytellermary.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-2975412674666186352011-06-16T14:13:36.479-04:002011-06-16T14:13:36.479-04:00Gayle, that's lovely. And very profound. Thank...Gayle, that's lovely. And very profound. Thank you!Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-40829607607616513422011-06-16T13:52:10.693-04:002011-06-16T13:52:10.693-04:00I'm not a professional writer - only poetry fo...I'm not a professional writer - only poetry for my mental health. I'm a divorced woman, mother of 4, grandmother of 6 (I'm raising 2 of them) and work full time at an Episcopal Church. It has taken me a long time to sort the wheat from the chaff. Housework will wait for you; the making of memories will not. One day, before I'm too old to care, I may live alone and have my house the way I want it. In the meantime, it's work, kids, pets, marching band, photo shoots, etc. Enjoy your chaos - it won't last forever.Gayle in VAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-11649898137950670982011-06-16T12:18:06.786-04:002011-06-16T12:18:06.786-04:00The clone thing didn't work so well for Michae...The clone thing didn't work so well for Michael Keaton in "Multiplicity," but I'm willing to give it a try!Laura DiSilverionoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-26140129195851198532011-06-16T10:40:50.983-04:002011-06-16T10:40:50.983-04:00Laura,
you need Brenda's clone. Maybe we all ...Laura,<br /> you need Brenda's clone. Maybe we all need Brenda's clone.Jan Broganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11323983086318138814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-62583212664242230762011-06-16T10:11:08.786-04:002011-06-16T10:11:08.786-04:00Calgon? I don't have time for a bath! Copyed...Calgon? I don't have time for a bath! Copyedit mss arrived on my doorstep this morning. Twenty thousand words into WIP due 1 Oct. Two teens I must ferry to day camps this week at different ends of town starting/ending at different times. My brother and his two boys (6 & 8) staying with us for TWO weeks so multiply cooking, tidying, washing chores by 112 or so. Calgon ain't gonna do it . . . I need a transporter.Laura DiSilverionoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-45812778073517717222011-06-16T09:47:45.073-04:002011-06-16T09:47:45.073-04:00I'm with Debs: I need a wife, because it's...I'm with Debs: I need a wife, because it's those tasks that get the short-shrift in our household ("Honey? Order pizza for yourself tonight.")<br /><br />I'm in the pre-release panic of "oh, but I could/should be planning and doing MORE," which I alternate with calming breaths and telling myself that I can't do everything and some will be fine. I'm disappointed to hear that once I get into the swing of things--you know, once the promotion actually *starts* rather than this waiting and anticipation--it doesn't really get any better. Then again, I shouldn't have expected it to, but hope springs eternal. <br /><br />Still, wouldn't trade the opportunity!Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01033264133869966636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-87677027868102146592011-06-16T09:39:44.163-04:002011-06-16T09:39:44.163-04:00Julia, where did you find that exact photo of me? ...Julia, where did you find that exact photo of me? Hilarious. You all make me feel MUCH better..Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-9421478508586848892011-06-16T09:24:31.009-04:002011-06-16T09:24:31.009-04:00Last year I booked two events for the same day. No...Last year I booked two events for the same day. No probs, I cancelled one and drove 80 miles to the other. Unfortunately, the librarian at the venue checked my website, saw I was supposed to be somewhere else and cancelled the event so I drove 160 miles for nothing. That was a low point.<br /><br />LOVE the midnight snowshoeing cartoon - that's so me. "Sure - I'd be delighted!" Nothing a coupla cans of Red Bull can't accomplish.Rosemary Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08033747422699443024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-30715655093578687202011-06-16T09:17:46.449-04:002011-06-16T09:17:46.449-04:00Roberta nailed it - "wouldn't we all make...Roberta nailed it - "wouldn't we all make excellent assistants?"<br /><br />Boy, what I wouldn't do for a clone some days. Other people (at home and work) can help me get through the mountain of must-do tasks, but I really need another me to make enough of a dent to feel ahead of the game.<br /><br />Glad to know I'm in good company.<br /><br />BrendaBrenda Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14161539130987122737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-1821562146017291242011-06-16T07:53:58.756-04:002011-06-16T07:53:58.756-04:00At Bouchercon last year I bought a t-shirt with th...At Bouchercon last year I bought a t-shirt with that Munch painting, The Scream, and the caption "Stop Me Before I Volunteer Again!" Words to live by. (Sez she who is supposed to be running three different organizations--at least I get to be called "Regent" for one of them--and churning out two books a year.)Sheila Connollyhttp://www.sheilaconnolly.comnoreply@blogger.com