tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492903313028603031.post507358077312883523..comments2024-03-19T19:33:25.643+10:00Comments on A Tray of Bliss: Motherly Advice....This too shall pass....Mimihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12189100084557458199noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492903313028603031.post-11200890397964093332020-05-13T09:31:50.061+10:002020-05-13T09:31:50.061+10:00I hear you Barb. I am missing my human contact too...I hear you Barb. I am missing my human contact too. I hope you've had a hug. Mimi xxxMimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12189100084557458199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492903313028603031.post-41914955018350332292020-05-01T16:27:24.383+10:002020-05-01T16:27:24.383+10:00Well as my husband is working on an island in the ...Well as my husband is working on an island in the Pacific I haven’t had to deal with that but isolating on your own is not great. I enjoyed the break from routine at first and have sorted and sewn and gardened but can’t wait until I am allowed out to hug someone. BarbAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492903313028603031.post-27175397715225416722020-05-01T11:07:11.118+10:002020-05-01T11:07:11.118+10:00I am so glad you are safe and well Sherri. What a ...I am so glad you are safe and well Sherri. What a year you've had. First the bushfires, now Covid-19. Yes, I am missing interacting with others, as this is one of the primary reasons I returned to the workforce, so I hear you. We need to feed our souls in other ways. I like your ideas. Mimi xxxMimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12189100084557458199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492903313028603031.post-71882328224043881882020-05-01T11:05:22.034+10:002020-05-01T11:05:22.034+10:00Oh dear Lynette. Yes, husbands. Mine? It doesn'...Oh dear Lynette. Yes, husbands. Mine? It doesn't matter how many times I say 'I have a meeting, and you can't walk through here for the next two hours'....he still does. Sigh. He's getting better. Poor you. The round table discussion certainly helped here. Good luck. Mimi xxxMimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12189100084557458199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492903313028603031.post-5210748695163362472020-05-01T11:03:51.675+10:002020-05-01T11:03:51.675+10:00Michelle, I'm with you. Looking after self, no...Michelle, I'm with you. Looking after self, not just now, but ongoing, prepares us for when things arent' going well, and the habit is so ingrained, that some days, it's what gets us through. A reset of values....I like it. Mimi xxxMimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12189100084557458199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492903313028603031.post-35086271165253317632020-05-01T10:32:20.033+10:002020-05-01T10:32:20.033+10:00Hi Mimi, Things are mostly fine with us, and much ...Hi Mimi, Things are mostly fine with us, and much better than in the bush-fire season when we had to evacuate twice and had to be ready to evacuate for days at a time. So I guess we are more relaxed mentally and emotionally than at the beginning of the year. I still go in to work at my part-time job, where I am mostly with only one other person who works in a separate office. Time at home is spent working in the garden enjoying our current lovely weather. Keeping in contact with friends and family by phone and text. Missing church though, as in the people - not the building. However there is so much great on-line encouragement from so many churches that I keep myself 'fed' and uplifted in that way, and I do listen to a bit of worship music - mostly the songs from the past couple of years. Home caring, crochet and reading take up most of the rest of my time. I feel blessed and grateful to be living in Australia during this time.Sherrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16322236537807536688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492903313028603031.post-58851730837902868342020-05-01T10:17:33.858+10:002020-05-01T10:17:33.858+10:00It is the 'must stay home' rule that cause...It is the 'must stay home' rule that causes so much angst - being told that you cannot live as you normally do takes a bit to adjust to. <br /><br />My husband is working from home - he has taken over the new family room at the end of the kitchen so I am running full pelt until 8 in the morning getting things done so that his business calls can go ahead as planned. <br /><br />He worked from home for a number of years from 2012 but I have got use to my freedom and space so it is hard to adapt. <br /><br />The funniest thing so far is how much room he can take up in the kitchen - the benches are further apart than normal and he manages to get in my way every time we are both in the kitchen. He is totally disorganized and doesn't clean up after himself so I can see a round table discussion happening real soon.<br /><br />LynetteAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492903313028603031.post-70068397332948529412020-05-01T00:33:26.564+10:002020-05-01T00:33:26.564+10:00I put red lipstick on each day, just to present m...I put red lipstick on each day, just to present myself to myself. On Fridays I wear false eyelashes and full eyeliner. For fun. I have a married couple as my closest friends and I see that for some, this will be the covid that breaks the camels back. <br />I see this time as a reset of values, maybe the concept of busy being synonymous with "cool" will die. <br />Thank you for you words. Michelle McLarenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00320798181543175566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492903313028603031.post-54213263171823893052020-04-30T17:05:17.798+10:002020-04-30T17:05:17.798+10:00Jane, we are mostly okay. I think it's also th...Jane, we are mostly okay. I think it's also that moment in time when Fathers realise that their daughters are not little girls any more. Challenging for Dads. I'm glad you and Bluey are well. Mimi xxxMimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12189100084557458199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492903313028603031.post-35308785623355168562020-04-30T17:04:25.076+10:002020-04-30T17:04:25.076+10:00I'm pleased you are safe and well too Julie. I...I'm pleased you are safe and well too Julie. I haven't had a lot of time for blogging lately, but I'm managing bits here and there. Yes I remember your Asia trip! You stayed at Sentosa at the Shangri-La which is one of our favourite spots. We visited there this trip too. Isn't it fab? Mimi xxxMimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12189100084557458199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492903313028603031.post-55054488987003000232020-04-30T14:04:55.839+10:002020-04-30T14:04:55.839+10:00Bluey and I are lucky in that we have been living ...Bluey and I are lucky in that we have been living this lifestyle for a while now. For us it isnt so difficult to just have us together. I do miss not being able to go and visit with friends, or to attend my crafting groups. We have a sociable neighbourhood and a lot of over the fence conversations take place. I hope that with the open conversations, you the Musician and the Diva all manage to get through the isolation with flying colours and no blood shed.<br />Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06964345893499561504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492903313028603031.post-38685091718086328552020-04-30T01:14:04.957+10:002020-04-30T01:14:04.957+10:00I'm so happy to hear that things are ok in you...I'm so happy to hear that things are ok in your neck of the woods. Yes, it's hard to believe how a year ago you did all of that traveling and I was in Asia! We can only look forward to when we can travel again. Things are good here and just saying in and only food shopping when necessary. Take care and be safe.Julie's Creative Lifestylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17356593535311926517noreply@blogger.com