Comments on: Why were there no blog posts this week? http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/11/16/why-are-there-no-posts-this-week/ Advice at the intersection of work and life Sat, 20 Mar 2010 03:34:04 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Gordon http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/11/16/why-are-there-no-posts-this-week/comment-page-1/#comment-2489 Gordon Sun, 19 Nov 2006 09:23:47 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/11/16/why-are-there-no-posts-this-week/#comment-2489 Amen, been there and it's not pretty but you have the essence of the recovery , step by step, focus on each hour / day / week depending on your time line, progress is good in any direction, as it is easy to change direction if you are moving..take care lass..be safe and be happy..admire your honesty.. slainte Gordon Amen, been there and it's not pretty but you have the essence of the recovery , step by step, focus on each hour / day / week depending on your time line, progress is good in any direction, as it is easy to change direction if you are moving..take care lass..be safe and be happy..admire your honesty..

slainte
Gordon

]]> By: tamar http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/11/16/why-are-there-no-posts-this-week/comment-page-1/#comment-2487 tamar Sun, 19 Nov 2006 07:41:42 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/11/16/why-are-there-no-posts-this-week/#comment-2487 I didn't even notice the blogging hiatus, which doesn't mean I didn't care. I was dealing w my own messes;-) Why is it that your most "confessional" posts, the ones where I feel closest to you and to humanity, are precisely those in which you reveal "flaws" -- the parts we cover up yet are just the secrets that keep us feeling lousy? Thanks for letting go and sharing. Helps you, me, and all your commenters and lurkers! I didn't even notice the blogging hiatus, which doesn't mean I didn't care. I was dealing w my own messes;-) Why is it that your most "confessional" posts, the ones where I feel closest to you and to humanity, are precisely those in which you reveal "flaws" — the parts we cover up yet are just the secrets that keep us feeling lousy? Thanks for letting go and sharing. Helps you, me, and all your commenters and lurkers!

]]> By: Penelope Trunk http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/11/16/why-are-there-no-posts-this-week/comment-page-1/#comment-2163 Penelope Trunk Fri, 17 Nov 2006 18:36:13 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/11/16/why-are-there-no-posts-this-week/#comment-2163 Hey, everyone. Thank you so much for the encouraging words. Really, they mean a lot. Penelope Hey, everyone. Thank you so much for the encouraging words. Really, they mean a lot.

Penelope

]]> By: Dale Harris http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/11/16/why-are-there-no-posts-this-week/comment-page-1/#comment-2161 Dale Harris Fri, 17 Nov 2006 18:16:07 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/11/16/why-are-there-no-posts-this-week/#comment-2161 Hi Penny, When it hits the fan, past experience is a great determinant of how things will turn out. Based on your articles, you've been through lots of slingfests and seem to be doing fine. I know it may not seem that way now, but I'd guess that your crisis is almost over - or well on the way to being solved - by now. It's part of who you are to solve problems promptly, even while worrying about them. My philosophy after 6 kids is that as long as they are potty trained and have stopped wetting the bed by the time they go off to college, then I have done a somewhat okay job. Remember, kids are a longitudinal study, not a cross-sectional one:) Peace, Dale Hi Penny,

When it hits the fan, past experience is a great determinant of how things will turn out.

Based on your articles, you've been through lots of slingfests and seem to be doing fine. I know it may not seem that way now, but I'd guess that your crisis is almost over – or well on the way to being solved – by now. It's part of who you are to solve problems promptly, even while worrying about them.

My philosophy after 6 kids is that as long as they are potty trained and have stopped wetting the bed by the time they go off to college, then I have done a somewhat okay job. Remember, kids are a longitudinal study, not a cross-sectional one:)

Peace,
Dale

]]> By: Sheamus http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/11/16/why-are-there-no-posts-this-week/comment-page-1/#comment-2153 Sheamus Fri, 17 Nov 2006 10:36:11 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/11/16/why-are-there-no-posts-this-week/#comment-2153 Hi Penelope! Chin up! No one is perfect, life's a journey and a tad messy at times, all perfectly normal. So you posted a little less frequently, no big deal. I keep checking every day and enjoy discovering what's new when it's there. I was a single parent for a few years when my children were younger, great experience and way real, and the facts are that kids (and their parents) have challenges from time to time. And, based on my experience and that of my eight (now grown) children, everything turned out peachy! Hi Penelope!

Chin up! No one is perfect, life's a journey and a tad messy at times, all perfectly normal.

So you posted a little less frequently, no big deal. I keep checking every day and enjoy discovering what's new when it's there.

I was a single parent for a few years when my children were younger, great experience and way real, and the facts are that kids (and their parents) have challenges from time to time.

And, based on my experience and that of my eight (now grown) children, everything turned out peachy!

]]> By: Bill Hanover http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/11/16/why-are-there-no-posts-this-week/comment-page-1/#comment-2144 Bill Hanover Fri, 17 Nov 2006 04:32:58 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/11/16/why-are-there-no-posts-this-week/#comment-2144 Hi Penelope & Friends, It's terribly cliche, but, I really like the idea that "life is not a snapshot...it's a motion picture." We all have a "gag reel" and wish we could make a "deleted scenes" file and hide it away. But then again, that's probably what we have most in common when you get right down to it. The camera is still rolling and we all expect to see great things from PT! Now excuse me while I go retrieve my butter lover's popcorn from the microwave. There's not much time before the next scene starts, and I don't want to miss a minute of it. Now don't sweat the small stuff friends; somehow we'll all make it just fine. All the Best! Bill Hi Penelope & Friends,

It's terribly cliche, but, I really like the idea that "life is not a snapshot…it's a motion picture."

We all have a "gag reel" and wish we could make a "deleted scenes" file and hide it away. But then again, that's probably what we have most in common when you get right down to it.

The camera is still rolling and we all expect to see great things from PT!

Now excuse me while I go retrieve my butter lover's popcorn from the microwave. There's not much time before the next scene starts, and I don't want to miss a minute of it.

Now don't sweat the small stuff friends; somehow we'll all make it just fine.

All the Best!

Bill

]]> By: Dylan Tweney http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/11/16/why-are-there-no-posts-this-week/comment-page-1/#comment-2139 Dylan Tweney Fri, 17 Nov 2006 00:19:47 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/11/16/why-are-there-no-posts-this-week/#comment-2139 The great thing about RSS news readers is that they are patient. If you don't post for a few days, no big deal. As soon as you post something you show up in my Bloglines feeds again, and I go read what you have to say. The blog life is far more tolerant of the occasional vacation than many people think. Sure, no one links to you (and you aren't making any money on ads) when you're not blogging. But your audience will come back if you don't disappear for too long. The great thing about RSS news readers is that they are patient. If you don't post for a few days, no big deal. As soon as you post something you show up in my Bloglines feeds again, and I go read what you have to say.

The blog life is far more tolerant of the occasional vacation than many people think. Sure, no one links to you (and you aren't making any money on ads) when you're not blogging. But your audience will come back if you don't disappear for too long.

]]> By: Katelyn Sack http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/11/16/why-are-there-no-posts-this-week/comment-page-1/#comment-2134 Katelyn Sack Thu, 16 Nov 2006 22:07:56 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/11/16/why-are-there-no-posts-this-week/#comment-2134 Moving is hard, and growing up is harder. But with a good mom (and here I am smiling, because you are such a good advisor to your readers -- I'm sure you are a wonderful mother), all is possible. Thank you for posting. Best wishes for you and your son. Moving is hard, and growing up is harder.

But with a good mom (and here I am smiling, because you are such a good advisor to your readers — I'm sure you are a wonderful mother), all is possible.

Thank you for posting. Best wishes for you and your son.

]]> By: melanie gao http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/11/16/why-are-there-no-posts-this-week/comment-page-1/#comment-2131 melanie gao Thu, 16 Nov 2006 21:55:06 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/11/16/why-are-there-no-posts-this-week/#comment-2131 I did miss your posts but hoped you were on vacation or something fun! Sorry to hear things are tough at home. Hope you aren't beating yourself up too bad about your kid's school. I'm sure he's resilient and will bounce back in no time. Be gentle on yourself, melanie I did miss your posts but hoped you were on vacation or something fun! Sorry to hear things are tough at home. Hope you aren't beating yourself up too bad about your kid's school. I'm sure he's resilient and will bounce back in no time.

Be gentle on yourself,
melanie

]]> By: PunditMom http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/11/16/why-are-there-no-posts-this-week/comment-page-1/#comment-2130 PunditMom Thu, 16 Nov 2006 21:44:50 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/11/16/why-are-there-no-posts-this-week/#comment-2130 Sorry about things being messy. I hope everything works out. I feel like my life is that way all the time, tho' I know it isn't. You're right -- somehow I manage to get done what needs to get done at the appropriate time, but a little breathing room is nice every now and then. Sorry about things being messy. I hope everything works out. I feel like my life is that way all the time, tho' I know it isn't. You're right — somehow I manage to get done what needs to get done at the appropriate time, but a little breathing room is nice every now and then.

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