Everything is not as it appears... in fact, nothing is ever as it appears in our life.
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I have the house blissfully to myself and I've vowed not to spend it on the computer. I also vowed not to post before responding to the comments from the last few posts, but I didn't stick to that very well, did I?
I'm considering going comment-less until I catch up, any thoughts?
How do you keep up?
PLEASE don't feel like you have to respond to my every comment...that would lead to me feeling like I shouldn't comment all the time, it's all just a vicious cycle. Respond when you can, I think we all understand life's busy.
ReplyDeleteHow do I keep up? Simple. I'm the perfect example of someone who fails miserably so those who do everything perfectly can feel so good about it.
That's awful about the tripod. Expensive photo shoot, huh? He could have at least looked at the camera. ;)
You have the house to yourself? How lovely. I usually end up wasting those moments by tidying up so that I can relax and enjoy it. Then everyone gets back and I realise that I missed my chance to do... Err what did I want to do?
ReplyDeleteLists are how I get things done. I really should add blogging to that list!
I don't think it's humanly possible to keep up. I think we just plow ahead and pretend we kept up. That's only my opinion of course...and I'd be in court to see if I couldn't put that ticket on a starvation diet! LOL
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Sandi
I don't keep up. I went through a time where I had no time to comment and I sometimes I couldn't answer comments because I didn't have time. It freed me of the obligation, and I realized that I'd had expectations of reciprocation that were, well, unhealthy. I expect that those who commented at my place in hopes of reciprocation have dropped away. Hardly anyone comments anymore, and I don't answer every one of them. I hardly comment anymore, and I don't expect answers. I'm good with that. i appreciate the way you challenge me to think.
ReplyDeleteFirst, I am freezing and don't know if it's the iced drink in front of me, the lower setting on the thermastat or your picture.
ReplyDeleteSecondly, I don't reply to comments.
Thirdly, I have few friends and wonder if there's a correlation here somewhere.
I don't keep up. I haven't been blogging much. I try to comment when I can and hope people understand. I get to it when I can.
ReplyDeleteSpend your spare time as you want to. If that means being on the computer, then do it. If not, then don't stress about it. Us moms are constantly doing for other people, even when we have free time (what is that again?) for ourselves we still spend it trying to do for others. Do for yourself! You deserve it! :)
skip feeling compelled to reply back. sometimes, comments don't need acknowledgment. and unless it's a question or accusation or just particularly funny, i don't usually reply to my commenters. well, unless it's my mom, then i feel like i should...
ReplyDeleteNothing is ever at it seems. How true that is.
ReplyDeleteStupid person giving you a ticket. Did they check the machine first to see if it was working?
I'm not keeping up. And I've chosen to accept that it's okay.
I don't keep up either and only comment when I have something to say. I don't take enough medication for all the expectations--ACK!
ReplyDeleteAnd I like it when people do the same on my blog--it means more than just having them type something for something's sake.
And the whole responding to comments is just too much.
I'm sorry the photo shoot was rough--but I like how it turned out--I like that he isn't looking at the camera. I know--I'm weird.
The photo quips are hilarious.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I used to comment individually on comments, then one day I realized that I never check back after commenting on another blog, to see if the author wrote a response to me...thus, TA DA! No more comments on comments. Unless it's important or deeply personal, and I just do an email reply. Funny how much pressure we place on ourselves~usually because one out of a million chooses to take offense to something unintentional, so we error on the side of caution. I think you could use an ice cold Dr. Pepper. :)
ReplyDeleteI've given up on catching up. I only give myself so much time to comment on blogs. About an hour a day. I read what I can read and that is it. There are just some posts I never get to.
ReplyDeleteBut I ALWAYS read yours.
Ah well, the photo turned out very well--except for the fact that you went and wrote all over it! HA HA!
ReplyDeleteHow do I keep up? I gave up cleaning the house so I could keep up with blogging. ;)
Happy weekend to you, J! :-)
That is a stunning photo, but the captions had me in stitches.
ReplyDeleteIt's tough trying to keep up. I am lucky because I can do it at work, but there are certain computers that have filters up so that I can't comment on other blogs...it is frustrating. I feel your keeping up pain.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your time alone!!
I only comment when I have time...there are days I don't read anything simply because I don't have time. Simplification is sometimes what needs to be done.
ReplyDeletei seem to be blogging about once a month, so keeping up with the comments is no big deal. ;) although, I'm not sure I have, now that you mention it. i think I had a new visitor I have yet to return visit.
ReplyDeletebad me.
I don't keep up, can you tell? It's four days later and I'm just getting around to reading. Sigh.
ReplyDeleteI don't respond to all the comments, that's just too much work!