tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18213663.post6453501740771440561..comments2024-02-05T10:19:47.449-05:00Comments on A Frolic through Time: Period Costuming and the Occasional Side Trip: No, I Didn't Get It Done, No, I Didn't Get It Done...and the Rest of 2013ZipZiphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02086335016901683883noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18213663.post-81893219389978542582013-03-12T12:06:34.059-04:002013-03-12T12:06:34.059-04:00Dear Kristin,
Healthy exercise waved off, buttons...Dear Kristin,<br /><br />Healthy exercise waved off, buttons and rips neglected? Yup...I understand :} Yes, slowing down is delightfull. Am getting healthier and less stressed, and it's nice.<br /><br />Very best,<br /><br />NatalieZipZiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02086335016901683883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18213663.post-45080419056283506842013-03-10T21:48:15.340-04:002013-03-10T21:48:15.340-04:00Hello!
I have enjoyed reading your blog, and I mu...Hello!<br /><br />I have enjoyed reading your blog, and I must say, I agree with your resolution! I have spent the past year dipping my fingers into every little pie that I could find, and sometimes I neglect other things (my health, putting buttons on my coat, etc.) Sometimes it is great just to slow down focus on finishing up old projects. I understand; I have the fabric for 3 dresses packed in my little sewing room, with a fourth on my dress form! Remember to take care of yourself!<br /><br />KristenMiss Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04454635256881892081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18213663.post-21521715559371011962013-03-03T14:18:26.884-05:002013-03-03T14:18:26.884-05:00Dear Sabine,
Huge hugs. You are right: living in ...Dear Sabine,<br /><br />Huge hugs. You are right: living in the moment, every day. I think the Dalai Lama as well as, was it the Desert Fathers whose mantra was "today", "today", when they became despondent?<br /><br />Hugs again,<br /><br />NatalieZipZiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02086335016901683883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18213663.post-30883723614846191442013-03-01T02:38:00.631-05:002013-03-01T02:38:00.631-05:00There never can be too many pictures about your sp...There never can be too many pictures about your spencer-in-progress...nowadays we tend to have lost the ability to look forward to something and wait, we want everything asap...slowing down is the best answer and learn to enjoy the process itself.<br />Whatever you choose as projects for this year (may it be sewing, sports or researching) it is not the number of results that counts, but the happiness it brings.<br />Very recently I came across the quote "you only live once" and in the next line a new addition "no, you live every day"...<br /><br />Enjoy :)<br /><br />SabineKleidung um 1800https://www.blogger.com/profile/09187943106849398728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18213663.post-77370852341410206322013-02-26T18:33:16.686-05:002013-02-26T18:33:16.686-05:00Dear Laurie,
Thank you so for your note: between y...Dear Laurie,<br />Thank you so for your note: between you and Mrs. C., am feeling a bit less silly and a bit less "oooooooohhhhhhhhggggrrrrrr", as son Christopher is saying right now, being frustrated with a homemade invention that's not working.<br /><br />Having a nerve cut must have been just awful, and to be dealing with it now! Ugh. It's so fortunate you can focus on your family and schooling; your surroundings, as I can tell from your posts, feel vibrant but peaceful, if that makes any sense. <br /><br />Yes, I'm learning to let go. It's kind of hard for a Type A neatnik :} Yet family joys trump stylishness any day, and the more I realize that, the more relaxed I can be. <br /><br />Very best to you indeed, and many thanks,<br /><br />Oh nuts, break time's up. Now for the bedtime/readtime routine!<br /><br />NatalieZipZiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02086335016901683883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18213663.post-54409277174103626512013-02-26T09:55:37.782-05:002013-02-26T09:55:37.782-05:00Ohhh, I want to send you hugs. I had major head s...Ohhh, I want to send you hugs. I had major head surgery years ago, had a balance nerve cut, had to learn how to walk again, and I can no longer balance as many tasks as I used to. Hang in there, let God use you through this time to rest in Him and heal physically. <br /><br />I'm really lucky that my husband has banned me from most house upgrade projects, since I am busy homeschooling and I tend to get spots of paint on the ceiling. He can do a better job on his own. However there was a time when the kids were younger I did not sew at all but did lots of painting, landscaping, etc. The disorder is insane to live with I know. But I've seen pictures of your lovely home so do enjoy those spots when you can.<br /><br />Sometimes we just have to let go and do what we can do. Focus on one day at a time. Sounds like you have some fun little projects to fill in until you can return to your larger projects.<br /><br />Laurie<br /> lahbluebonnethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14950236885711745357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18213663.post-15440139460357125242013-02-26T09:45:36.230-05:002013-02-26T09:45:36.230-05:00Dear Mrs. C.,
You love painting? Oh, what a calm s...Dear Mrs. C.,<br />You love painting? Oh, what a calm soul you must have. I'd love it if we could chatter and joke and paint. Just the thought alone is uplifting.<br /><br />Yes, a little overwhelmed, but you're right, lists make giant mountains into a series of manageable hillocks, if not molehills. The getting healthier will be fun, it's the house that's overwhelming. We're in year 10, my dear, that's why the dread. So today's a good list day, right? Thank you for the thumbs up!!!!!<br /><br />Hugs,<br /><br />NatalieZipZiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02086335016901683883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18213663.post-56220677893208368932013-02-25T22:41:17.026-05:002013-02-25T22:41:17.026-05:00Darling Natalie, you sound overwhelmed. I well kno...Darling Natalie, you sound overwhelmed. I well know that feeling. The only cure I know for it is to write a darned list of everything there is to do, breaking down large tasks into steps, and start ticking them off. The sense of control and progress and satisfaction that comes from this is very freeing! <br />Wish I were coser - I'd be painting beside you I love painting as much as you hate it, especially if it is with friends. xoxoMrsC (Maryanne)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14440723067459232998noreply@blogger.com