tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534240.post4142896926906487656..comments2024-03-28T11:14:24.118-07:00Comments on Chicken Blog: Natalie, the Chickenbloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07424213130274740719noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534240.post-24298024864763413092010-01-29T11:37:39.784-08:002010-01-29T11:37:39.784-08:00Don't you dare stop blogging, I just found you...Don't you dare stop blogging, I just found you! I look for a fresh post daily. Yes, I'm serious. There is a very small list of blogs I read daily, and yours is one of them. Don't leave me now! We, your devoted readers, think your writing style is awesome. (Oh, and I'm still waiting to hear how the bunny is doing in his new yard.)<br><br>ZanZannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534240.post-49194281374044829642010-01-29T12:03:37.942-08:002010-01-29T12:03:37.942-08:00No, don't quit blogging. It is therapeutic an...No, don't quit blogging. It is therapeutic and relaxing. It is escapism and sharing your problems. I think we all need that. You are so 'normal', it is refreshing. It is just the same for me, yes really. I have all the same feelings. I'm sorry you're feeling behind but the best advice I can give you is to dwell on the things you have done in a day, not on the things that you haven't done. Have a lovely weekend, relax and keep blogging...!<br>Blessings, StarStarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06699491230987143490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534240.post-82219213103459903272010-01-29T12:23:50.333-08:002010-01-29T12:23:50.333-08:00Wow! You can actually plant this time of year...h...Wow! You can actually plant this time of year...hmmm, I knew I lived in the wrong part of the country. Please don't quit blogging (sorry if that seems selfish), I truly enjoy your posts. Things will get done in time (as they always do). I enjoy airing my dirty laundry as well. :)TCavanaughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02868281033919053366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534240.post-59734412021774170282010-01-29T12:47:19.560-08:002010-01-29T12:47:19.560-08:00Hey -- check me off your list -- all done! I'm...Hey -- check me off your list -- all done! I'm glad the little crazy envelope made it's way to you.<br><br>Funk.<br><br>It's just a funk.<br><br>My lofty goal this year is to figure out how not to live in the kind of relative pig sty that results from living in a house for 20 years and never, really, ah, redecorating. Or figuring out what to do with the overflow. Feeling shameful that I keep thinking that the fix is "a bigger house," instead of just tackling the mess and making it all manageable again. Somehow. So maybe this is the other side of your same coin? Maybe we both need to just pick small, achievable jobs, and DO them. Peck away, as it were, rather than worry (and give up) because the big picture is too overwhelming.<br><br>And hey -- your children are brilliant. If they are sometimes unmotivated to do the work school wants them to do, maybe it's because the work is uninteresting? I know part of life (if I'm even warm on this one -- am I off-base?) is dealing with doing what you don't want to do, but do rest assured in the utter brilliance of your children. Is there a vision about the future that would help motivate a person to do what he's not enjoying, but still doing it best he can, so that he reaches that more important personal goal down the road?<br><br>Love you.Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18383220573177416855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534240.post-36133307795091510962010-01-29T13:04:38.056-08:002010-01-29T13:04:38.056-08:00Well Natalie, I do so identify with you. And I do...Well Natalie, <br> I do so identify with you. And I don't have children to nurture and ferry about. Just myanimals to the vet and clean up after. The house and every thing that goes with todays lives that are some how so busy . <br>Your talented bright, your kids& husband love you. Your an amazing woman, and an amazing blogger to boot. If you choose to stop, I for one would miss you lots. But you don't sound to far gone. At least not anymore than the oodles and oodles of others in this crazy world we have inhereted. I for one think your pretty amazing. And I even liked the hat and coat in the last post. Your you and an original work of the good Lord above. Maybe the rest of the world should just look on in Awe :)Andylynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04634072460146378411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534240.post-15699703276062907942010-01-29T15:36:56.059-08:002010-01-29T15:36:56.059-08:00Oh No!! Don't even think about quitting blogg...Oh No!! Don't even think about quitting blogging. I live for your blog. And you don't have to be brilliant. Actually, you ARE brilliant, you just don't know it. <br><br>You are so hard on yourself. Not one of us gets everything done. We all go to bed at night thinking of all the things we have failed to accomplish. <br><br>You don't have to make all of your posts take a lot of time... just a few words from you are very welcome to us out here. <br><br>If it will make you feel better, I will take pictures of all the places in my house that need to be cleaned and organized... it's really scary!judy in kyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05810068743975026564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534240.post-61146778871415483992010-01-30T19:01:02.424-08:002010-01-30T19:01:02.424-08:00I sure hope you decide not to quit. I enjoy your b...I sure hope you decide not to quit. I enjoy your blog very much. Ummm do you take bribes?tarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08129285323616725966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534240.post-26743617187655906842010-01-31T06:53:34.599-08:002010-01-31T06:53:34.599-08:00Ok, first of all take a breath. Everyone that has...Ok, first of all take a breath. Everyone that has kids has been where you are, in the midst of LIFE! It is difficult, scary, exciting, mundane and when you get out of the storm you will miss it. I had 2 that went through the same kinds of things you are experiencing academically. One made it to the other side and one is still struggling. He will get there eventually. You let them take some control and they also earn the consequences. He is taking a LONG time to get that but it is finally beginning to sink in.<br><br>Next, quilt blogging? If nothing else it is a great way to organize your thoughts, bounce ideas off others and get some much needed support at the same time. Or just to vent which is also necessary too.<br><br>Keep your chin up and move on to the next day, it will get better!Mama Sparkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03124372688717255658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534240.post-78097881849702938852010-02-03T06:50:54.015-08:002010-02-03T06:50:54.015-08:00Gosh, you know, I am absolutely going back and for...Gosh, you know, I am absolutely going back and forth like this. I love to blog, but I feel some strange compulsion to make it interesting or funny or whatever...and that takes time. I love it and I hate it...and for now, I am continuing. It's weird though...you must have similar feelings. Anyhow, I enjoy reading your postings even if I have been remiss in keeping up to date with any blogs I read. Maybe we need to form a support group!warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03927162550870912773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534240.post-19000466208668503932010-02-07T09:35:54.815-08:002010-02-07T09:35:54.815-08:00Natalie,Please, give yourself a break! It does no ...Natalie,<br>Please, give yourself a break! It does no one any good for you to beat yourself up (if you are, in fact doing that...) This is a difficult, stressful time in your life, (moving is one of those top-5 stressors) and it is normal to feel this way!<br>The thought that ran through my head, reading this, was: I bet her family would be happy to give "Mom" a week off, so "Natalie" could make the house into the home that she misses. If you had a week (planning on <i>seven whole days</i>,) I bet you would feel wonderful about what you could accomplish! Of course, this would require your family to do all of the necessary things that you take on every day... hubby would need to be a single parent for a week, kids pitch in, etc. But it's *only* a week, and there's that old saying, "if Mama ain't happy, ain't <i>nobody</i> happy". It just might be worth it to all of you to give it a try!<br>Some sister-friends and I adopted a saying many years ago and made it our lifeline, and I'll share it with you: <i><b> "Do what you can. Don't do what you can't. And don't resent it."</b></i> We learned that taking just one sentence to heart doesn't work - all three work together, and they can be a real sanity-saver.<br>I love your blog. I hope you don't quit. But if you take a <i>sabbatical</i>, we'd all understand. Do what is best for YOU!~KQ~noreply@blogger.com