tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post5411468278541083577..comments2023-12-31T20:43:08.499-05:00Comments on THE STILETTO GANG: Getting a LifeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-16300000852279248492017-05-06T19:45:19.307-04:002017-05-06T19:45:19.307-04:00Mary, I envy you, but I could never give up writin...Mary, I envy you, but I could never give up writing. So it's my own fault.Linda Rodriguezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11913741596693442469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-10850096016339501022017-05-06T17:14:15.988-04:002017-05-06T17:14:15.988-04:00Remembering the end-of-school-year frenzy to compl...Remembering the end-of-school-year frenzy to complete tests, grades, recommendations, I am feeling sympathy for former colleagues. I recall that I scheduled all possible personal business for the summer months. Retired for health reasons, I tried the "reinvent yourself second career" concept, but am now focusing on human be-ing, not human doing . . . and if something isn't emotionally rewarding and/or necessary, it's way down the list. Reading great books like yours are at the top of that list. Hugs <3storyteller Maryhttp://www.storytellermary.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-23999335889257980122017-05-06T14:06:46.634-04:002017-05-06T14:06:46.634-04:00As long as you didn't burn yourself. I leave m...As long as you didn't burn yourself. I leave my electronics out of the kitchen when I cook for that very reason.Linda Rodriguezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11913741596693442469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-56359041676719686892017-05-06T14:05:15.539-04:002017-05-06T14:05:15.539-04:00Oh Juliana, what a sweet thought! We'll get to...Oh Juliana, what a sweet thought! We'll get together again, I'm sure.Linda Rodriguezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11913741596693442469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-13713857362438808722017-05-06T12:37:07.020-04:002017-05-06T12:37:07.020-04:00acutally, I tried to make pancakes and write this ...acutally, I tried to make pancakes and write this comment and I burned my frickin' pantiecakes. uhg.Julianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04311440551420102814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-8819136411394784432017-05-06T12:35:52.501-04:002017-05-06T12:35:52.501-04:00Linda, I struggle. You make it seem doable. I admi...Linda, I struggle. You make it seem doable. I admire your passion for writing. I've decided I'm not a cleaning lady or cook. I'm a writer; but tell my husband and house I'm a writer, ha ha. You have been such a tremendous inspiration for me and many writers. I wish I lived nearby so I could go make you pancakes with blueberries and pinones. Julianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04311440551420102814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-923776961637048232017-05-06T12:18:14.679-04:002017-05-06T12:18:14.679-04:00do you meditate?
do you meditate?<br />Julianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04311440551420102814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-47297849150882597252017-05-06T12:16:21.224-04:002017-05-06T12:16:21.224-04:00comment. ha ha. hi Linda glad you're back. i&#...comment. ha ha. hi Linda glad you're back. i'm back too.<br />Julianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04311440551420102814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-60884438587657267972017-05-05T19:20:34.596-04:002017-05-05T19:20:34.596-04:00I know, Lindsey. We don't go to nearly as many...I know, Lindsey. We don't go to nearly as many literary and community events as we used to. I have simply had to face the fact that, since the cancer hit, I haven't the same levels of energy and stamina that I has. It's all I can do to do what I must do. Going to have to find a way to slow down the pace of work and deadlines, I think. Linda Rodriguezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11913741596693442469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-52863532885425707542017-05-05T16:22:53.057-04:002017-05-05T16:22:53.057-04:00Linda--
I've encountered a similar experience....Linda--<br />I've encountered a similar experience. Although I now teach only three classes, staying afloat while grading, promoting work(with which I am able to spend far less time than you do), writing,serving as the faculty advisor for THE CURRENT, and keeping my house in order have driven me into melt-down mode. Sigh. Two more classes of portfolios to grade and many, many folders to dump, then, perhaps, I'll catch a few leisurely walks again. :)Lindsey Martin-Bowenhttps://www.facebook.com/Lindsey-Martin-Bowen-Poet-and-Writer-717398001615105/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-86547941011063650212017-05-05T13:53:16.056-04:002017-05-05T13:53:16.056-04:00Alan, I think you definitely have the right set of...Alan, I think you definitely have the right set of priorities.Linda Rodriguezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11913741596693442469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-2643103677019702642017-05-05T13:14:17.390-04:002017-05-05T13:14:17.390-04:00I guess everyone else is too busy to comment :). I...I guess everyone else is too busy to comment :). It is ironic that you posted this on a Friday. I work two jobs for about 70 hours a week. Fridays I work both jobs. I am out of the house at 7:00AM to drop off my children at school. Then off to work at job one. At 4:00pm I will clock out and head to job two and clock in at 5:00pm. Today will be a little extra fun. The road between job A and job B is still 20 feet or so under water. Typically job B, delivering pizza has a 2:00AM clock out time. With luck I will be back at my house by 3:00am. And then of course, starts Saturday.<br /><br />I make the most of the time I get to spend with my children. Yes this means sometimes the clothes are a little wrinkly, but it was a nice day and we had ice cream instead. <br /><br />Carve out some time. Schedule in a lunch in the park with hubs. Pad a book signing to take in the area. And sometimes, you have to say no even when you want to say yes.Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05063746169474398051noreply@blogger.com