tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949422246633548404.post7380055678937732322..comments2024-02-07T11:31:44.141+03:00Comments on On Life in St. Petersburg: Survival ModeElizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15283395756742923658noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949422246633548404.post-20444548942949001752014-10-30T01:11:13.786+03:002014-10-30T01:11:13.786+03:00Okay, I'll check it out. Google+ is like this ...Okay, I'll check it out. Google+ is like this whole new world!Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15283395756742923658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949422246633548404.post-38624772258998701952014-10-26T20:41:45.377+03:002014-10-26T20:41:45.377+03:00Yes, I attempted to send you a message on Google H...Yes, I attempted to send you a message on Google Hangouts to give you my email address, if you don't mind sharing them with me, but that seems not to have worked.....Jessica W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13346907257802513699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949422246633548404.post-12254846267588544242014-10-24T00:58:10.234+04:002014-10-24T00:58:10.234+04:00I actually downloaded the whole series, but I don&...I actually downloaded the whole series, but I don't know how to loan them! By email?Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15283395756742923658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949422246633548404.post-79615600692699493332014-10-21T10:08:30.626+04:002014-10-21T10:08:30.626+04:00Thanks for the book link....by any chance do you h...Thanks for the book link....by any chance do you have the Kindle edition of volume 2 and could loan it to me? I've finished the 1st one already :)Jessica W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13346907257802513699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949422246633548404.post-63881470231059347552014-10-17T15:44:38.377+04:002014-10-17T15:44:38.377+04:00That sounds intriguing.That sounds intriguing.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15283395756742923658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949422246633548404.post-65393046842051137842014-10-10T21:32:18.200+04:002014-10-10T21:32:18.200+04:00I read an interesting book this year called, "...I read an interesting book this year called, "All Joy and No Fun: the Paradox of Modern Parenthood" and it's not a parenting book that gives advice but rather attempts to put the effects of parenting on the parents themselves in a psychological, historical and cultural context. I guess overall it made me feel validated about some of the challenges facing parents today as compared to even when we were kids. Emilyhttp://seekingtocreate.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949422246633548404.post-27033602808369576992014-09-28T21:46:46.634+04:002014-09-28T21:46:46.634+04:00For a few years now I've known that I'm ju...For a few years now I've known that I'm just not as strong as I used to be, and a lot of people I know have developed chronic illnesses since living in this city...gulp! What I mean to say is that I'm pretty aware of my limitations by now, and I'm thankful for family members to take care of me. Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15283395756742923658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949422246633548404.post-25571659888000720372014-09-27T17:32:52.567+04:002014-09-27T17:32:52.567+04:00Oh, Elizabeth - I have had these very thoughts &qu...Oh, Elizabeth - I have had these very thoughts "I wish we had a task to do out there, other than trying to get some exercise in order to sleep well. Why do we have to get exercise on purpose, instead of just naturally doing physical tasks throughout the day?" I even try to "multi-task" while walking - listen to a book on tape, or do a prayer/meditation routine. There just aren't enough hours in the day!<br /><br />I had to laugh, though, when you wrote about the book; my guess is that true homesteaders would be far too busy to worry about wallpaper! Unless it were to quickly glue up some newspaper to keep the wind out. But perhaps their homesteading is not quite as rustic and desperate as I am envisioning. (We used to do some historical re-enacting in a cabin and that's what I'm picturing, actually.)<br /><br />You can tell I'm working too hard, as I read your first few sentences, I realized I was fearful of getting too close to you and catching your cold. Um....<br /><br />I wonder if you really are just too worn out. You are a busy, active person. I think I was actually older than you when I got pneumonia, and I think I got so very ill because when I felt bad I pushed through it and spent a weekend hanging wallpaper! From that experience I learned the not-obvious enough fact that for me (and I bet for you): If I feel like resting, I need to rest. It is not like me to want to rest, so it is not laziness, it is an actual, physical need to rest. Rest!Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12623179886908222942noreply@blogger.com