tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940224740718934743.post5127042155974172037..comments2024-03-10T04:29:20.044-04:00Comments on Mad Genius Club: Running on the spot or Why did I agree to (insert extra obligation here)?Sarah A. Hoythttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17478124095732219352noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940224740718934743.post-77109223168358358032011-01-26T01:24:17.223-05:002011-01-26T01:24:17.223-05:00Kate,
I was thinking about this just the other da...Kate,<br /><br />I was thinking about this just the other day. I know my mother was busy, but I don't think she was as frantic as me. I really don't.<br /><br />Yes, it feels like stomping out spot fires all the time.Rowena Cory Daniellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08995983965583233914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940224740718934743.post-42720442365678113682011-01-25T19:04:43.733-05:002011-01-25T19:04:43.733-05:00Actually, the correct question is, "Is anyone...Actually, the correct question is, "Is anyone NOT running on the spot just to stay in place?" It seems like I'm constantly stomping out spot fires while the real fire roars up behind me.<br /><br />What I do wonder is whether it's always been like this, or if the "good old days" really did involve less frantic scrambling. Because somehow, I don't remember my parents doing this.Kate Paulkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02034983693134240754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940224740718934743.post-33071240654050293502011-01-25T17:58:01.148-05:002011-01-25T17:58:01.148-05:00Dave,
I'm close to finished on the books, but...Dave,<br /><br />I'm close to finished on the books, but you know how you could just keep tweaking and cleaning up.<br /><br />I look back on my childhood and life was surely simpler then. Our houses were smaller. We weren't connected to the whole world. We didn't expect to be all things to everyone. eg. mother, Lecturer, writer, house renovator. (And don't forget wife to long suffering husband who has just retired)Rowena Cory Daniellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08995983965583233914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940224740718934743.post-25769640767996329842011-01-25T17:55:10.903-05:002011-01-25T17:55:10.903-05:00Linda,
Enjoy this time to yourself. We all need t...Linda,<br /><br />Enjoy this time to yourself. We all need to catch our breath and work out what we really want to do.<br /><br />I'm looking forward to when the house is down to only 2 or 3 kids and I have more time to myself.Rowena Cory Daniellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08995983965583233914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940224740718934743.post-61791994873929975162011-01-25T17:53:46.228-05:002011-01-25T17:53:46.228-05:00Jonathan,
I had to be careful what I say on Twitt...Jonathan,<br /><br />I had to be careful what I say on Twitter because I have a very black sense of humour and people could take it the wrong way. <br /><br />Somewhere on a link I saw some tragic twitter fails - comments that would make you cringe.Rowena Cory Daniellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08995983965583233914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940224740718934743.post-29570083368145166032011-01-25T17:49:15.280-05:002011-01-25T17:49:15.280-05:00Matapam,
The doors fell off some of my kitchen c...Matapam, <br /><br />The doors fell off some of my kitchen cupboards, the oven door is held closed with a hook my husband added. I've cleaned the bench so many times I've wiped the laminex down to the white underneath.<br /><br />If I don't redo the kitchen I will never cook again!Rowena Cory Daniellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08995983965583233914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940224740718934743.post-77759585113608604802011-01-25T15:56:57.087-05:002011-01-25T15:56:57.087-05:003 books... by May? I hope they're well advance...3 books... by May? I hope they're well advanced. My life is not as frantic as yours, but I literally despair of keeping up some days. And yes why did I agree to (add list)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12315551718688781746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940224740718934743.post-89564739159834938332011-01-25T13:34:08.392-05:002011-01-25T13:34:08.392-05:00I'm not running nearly as much as I used to wh...I'm not running nearly as much as I used to when I supervised Erica's twirling classes (15-20 hours per week), but I do still work a day job.<br /><br />I'm having the opposite problem though. Since I have all this "off" time from work, what to do? It sounds like a totally weiner predicament, but I don't want to waste it, and I'm having a hard time deciding where to go with it. I am writing more, but I need to do even more. Most of my new time has been devoted to taking care of things in the house that were neglected for so many years. These things will be under general control soon, so I need to get my stuff together and pick a writing direction. Shorts or my first novel? Or a combination of both?<br /><br />::huffing off to get my stuff together::<br /><br />LindaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940224740718934743.post-579068145878420112011-01-25T11:04:56.335-05:002011-01-25T11:04:56.335-05:00Hi Rowena,
How co-incidental, I joined Twitter la...Hi Rowena,<br /><br />How co-incidental, I joined Twitter last night (after some rather vehement oaths in the past to the contrary). I was convinced by my friends saying how much information and little snippets I was missing out on, and in one day idly checking the feed at work, they have been proved right.<br /><br />I suspect I will be a pretty passive Twitterer for the time being - like you, life threatens to engulf should I contemplate taking a pause to breath. I have a short story that I swore to myself would be done by the end of the month, but that is looking distinctly unlikely at the moment.<br /><br />So yes, you are certainly not alone in the running and not moving department :)Jonathan D. Beerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525346572076892536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940224740718934743.post-52563513040280909872011-01-25T09:13:11.350-05:002011-01-25T09:13:11.350-05:00Rowena,
Glad to see you're above water.
I&#...Rowena,<br /><br />Glad to see you're above water. <br /><br />I'm putting off remodeling my kitchen as long as possible - at least all the appliances are newish, even though the original cheap cabinets are starting to crumble back into the sawdust from which they were made.<br /><br />Your energy level is awesome, your accomplishments many.MataPamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11128604732495114033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940224740718934743.post-57114409260758529022011-01-25T06:38:37.898-05:002011-01-25T06:38:37.898-05:00LOL, Chris.
Very good.
As I keep telling my chil...LOL, Chris.<br /><br />Very good.<br /><br />As I keep telling my children, adversity is character building.<br /><br />But Mum, they say, My character's been built up enough.Rowena Cory Daniellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08995983965583233914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940224740718934743.post-11780017103989638912011-01-25T05:59:53.895-05:002011-01-25T05:59:53.895-05:00Hey Rowena,
Running on the spot gets you fit, ton...Hey Rowena,<br /><br />Running on the spot gets you fit, tones the muscles and helps you prepare for when there's a clear path and then...<br /><br />Start sprinting!Chris Largehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14515115955119082498noreply@blogger.com