tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post6403963179451971561..comments2023-12-27T17:26:35.546+00:00Comments on A Smaller and Simpler Life: Take time ...Sue http://www.blogger.com/profile/04947919568474743963noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-73380580717416061522020-11-20T01:59:16.591+00:002020-11-20T01:59:16.591+00:00Sounds like you had a very productive self care da...Sounds like you had a very productive self care day! I was discussing with a friend the need to be productive even on low energy days. We came up with the idea of calling those low energy days "highly productive self care days". Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-73204741620930874732020-11-20T01:43:24.876+00:002020-11-20T01:43:24.876+00:00Lovely way to spend a day.
God bless.Lovely way to spend a day.<br /><br />God bless.Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16051183778965359500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-34784626025776471132020-11-19T13:53:38.461+00:002020-11-19T13:53:38.461+00:00A friend said to me the other day that we're h...A friend said to me the other day that we're human beings and not human doings and there's nothing wrong in just enjoying being alive rather than constantly trying to achieve something.<br />Your afternoon sounds idyllic with Suzy snuggled at your side. I enjoyed the film of Angela's Ashes as much as I did reading the book, Robert Carlyle helped! x Vixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05263970600699632661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-75530410648365190792020-11-19T11:51:14.292+00:002020-11-19T11:51:14.292+00:00It's brilliant to see you little picture appea...It's brilliant to see you little picture appearing on comments on blogs all over Blogger again Pat. I hope you continue to recover well, welcome home. xxSue https://www.blogger.com/profile/04947919568474743963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-34812810667042340662020-11-19T11:43:23.845+00:002020-11-19T11:43:23.845+00:00There's a lot to be said for quiet times. Too ...There's a lot to be said for quiet times. Too often I feel guilty if I'm not 'doing' something productive. Time to ourselves is very restorative and we should all take time for ourselves, thanks for the reminder Sue.Shrimpton and Perfecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11936163290981358252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-78225237524962153772020-11-19T11:36:19.891+00:002020-11-19T11:36:19.891+00:00A good post for me to read Sue - so thanks for it....A good post for me to read Sue - so thanks for it. I am out of hospital and learning to walk again after my broken hipThe Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-3321183537838879242020-11-19T08:01:27.468+00:002020-11-19T08:01:27.468+00:00I totally agree with what you said, thanks for say...I totally agree with what you said, thanks for saying it.<br />xxJoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16116524003944939298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-43556102977928460532020-11-18T20:59:56.898+00:002020-11-18T20:59:56.898+00:00I needed this reminder
Thank you.I needed this reminder<br /> Thank you.Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-45879834371868020182020-11-18T20:36:22.340+00:002020-11-18T20:36:22.340+00:00I loved the book but it was tough going and I neve...I loved the book but it was tough going and I never did manage the film all the way through. I had an aunt by marriage who had grown up in Donegal and I know that her life was almost as grim growing up - at least until her dad found work in Edinburgh and brought the family over there. I think it should be mandatory reading for some who "cry poor" these days - and it is truly shocking that it wasn't all that long ago.Margie from Torontohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10103835021764804099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-39812692109566685462020-11-18T19:50:34.009+00:002020-11-18T19:50:34.009+00:00Both the book and film made me cry...Both the book and film made me cry...ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376645220662546020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-65550278594944568532020-11-18T17:30:22.835+00:002020-11-18T17:30:22.835+00:00I love Angela's Ashes it so reminds me of the ...I love Angela's Ashes it so reminds me of the streets around Liverpool when I was around 4 years old. It's a hard storyline but true to life. I've sat watching a movie after lunch a few times this week. Living Alone in Your 60'shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08848266282669835475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-73489710948336296742020-11-18T15:02:04.414+00:002020-11-18T15:02:04.414+00:00Watching a movie in the middle of the afternoon so...Watching a movie in the middle of the afternoon sounds like a very "simple life" thing to do, kiddo.... and that, after all, is the goal. So glad you enjoyed. Do it again sometime soon. :-) ~Andrea xoxo The Feminine Energyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02145843258211481300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-7731757835483581672020-11-18T13:23:11.453+00:002020-11-18T13:23:11.453+00:00Sorry, it says unknown but it's Chrissie reply...Sorry, it says unknown but it's Chrissie replying to your reply!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00497354208389546369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-72843394721297144832020-11-18T13:21:14.373+00:002020-11-18T13:21:14.373+00:00It really is my worst nightmare. A few weeks ago, ...It really is my worst nightmare. A few weeks ago, I pulled the bedroom curtains over and unbeknown to me a spider of significant size fell on my head, it started to crawl down my face. I felt something and brushed it off, when it landed on the floor I screamed so loud that my husband came running,by then I had trodden on it and was having a panic attack and was white as a sheet,husband saw the squashed spider and said,awww, shame,What about me, nothing other than ,that was a big one wasn't it!Grrrrr.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00497354208389546369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-13095991358483938192020-11-18T12:45:13.603+00:002020-11-18T12:45:13.603+00:00Haha ... oh you cruel Mum, although it actually so...Haha ... oh you cruel Mum, although it actually sounds like something I would do though. It's memories like that that go down in family folk-lore isn't it :-)<br /><br />But I hated that film it's just too bloody stressful for me, I'll never watch that one again!!Sue https://www.blogger.com/profile/04947919568474743963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-83885265074056374792020-11-18T12:42:30.299+00:002020-11-18T12:42:30.299+00:00Yes, I read the book after watching the film when ...Yes, I read the book after watching the film when it first came out, I remember it being a really good read.Sue https://www.blogger.com/profile/04947919568474743963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-12813598295757639112020-11-18T12:41:47.620+00:002020-11-18T12:41:47.620+00:00I feel for you there, it is hard isn't it. So...I feel for you there, it is hard isn't it. Sometimes I come across things in my Dad's handwriting and it brings me up short. Perhaps a little break and a short film will invigorate you and get you moving faster when you do go back to the pit-face :-)Sue https://www.blogger.com/profile/04947919568474743963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-3381911893165628972020-11-18T12:41:15.686+00:002020-11-18T12:41:15.686+00:00When my boys were young we would sometimes have a ...When my boys were young we would sometimes have a cinema afternoon. the curtains would be pulled, soft lighting and I put holes in a shoe box and tied it with string , sweets in the box so I was the usherette at interval time. One film we watched was Arachnophobia, being a kind and loving mum, just as hundreds of spiders descended I went behind the sofa and lobbed the green end of a tomato over the top !!! Resembling a spider, there was bedlam , one son was running around the room with wide eyes, screaming, the horror was short lived and followed with laughter, we often speak of it. We still have movie nights, but I am not allowed to play any more, I can't think why. !!!Chrissiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15265885693374549426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-16533628684847435642020-11-18T12:21:17.891+00:002020-11-18T12:21:17.891+00:00I've watched the film but found it didn't ...I've watched the film but found it didn't have the humour that the book had. Have you read it? I would highly recommend it.Eleanorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10265071004938442239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-42684779395553628842020-11-18T11:52:03.478+00:002020-11-18T11:52:03.478+00:00Hmm, raining here, again, but then it IS Wales aft...Hmm, raining here, again, but then it IS Wales after all! I could do with some me time after another morning at the pit-face of Sorting Out Stuff. Now I am torn between keeping some 1970s recipes my mum copied out from a magazine (but I doubt EVER made). If it wasn't HER writing I could ditch them no problem, but emotion gets in the way.Bovey Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13117332471600275100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-33996258703454534722020-11-18T11:12:18.479+00:002020-11-18T11:12:18.479+00:00Yes I highly recommend it, I do have the DVD somew...Yes I highly recommend it, I do have the DVD somewhere but I sat and watched it on Netflix yesterday. It's a long film but well worth the investment in time.Sue https://www.blogger.com/profile/04947919568474743963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-24901235060242124182020-11-18T11:00:18.002+00:002020-11-18T11:00:18.002+00:00I have wanted to watch this film for ages but have...I have wanted to watch this film for ages but have never got around to it. I take it that you recommend this and I must make time to watch it some time soon.Louise Stopfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11151477784515959764noreply@blogger.com