tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post5125218976729319203..comments2023-10-20T10:18:36.203-04:00Comments on You've GOTTA read this!: Sunday Salon: Distractions R UsSandy Nawrothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00564390728106776030noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-34258728657616155272012-08-14T19:31:58.972-04:002012-08-14T19:31:58.972-04:00Keep it up with the fitness, girlfriend! You are k...Keep it up with the fitness, girlfriend! You are kickin' some major butt prepping for the half-marathon and I know you'll do great! I know what you mean about it all distracting you from the blog, though and I think it's okay for that to happen. Taking a break is always good, and it keeps us all level-set and sane!Natalie~Coffee and a Book Chickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12369504951819517390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-2258074425695628472012-08-14T14:24:16.590-04:002012-08-14T14:24:16.590-04:00Wow … five weeks of a house guests is a LONG time....Wow … five weeks of a house guests is a LONG time. I applaud you for doing that. And I think you will rock this running thing … you already are. It cracks me up that you're such a Type A person about it though! : )<br /><br />I was totally under the spell of the Olympics but then we left in the middle to go on our cruise (not that I'm complaining) and I kind of lost the thread of it. It was too overwhelming to watch it all when I got back. <br /><br />I'm slowly getting back into blogging. I'm almost out of prewritten book reviews so school better start soon before my blog falls apart completely! : )Jennershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08044537551139633301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-65454614558336580572012-08-13T14:00:14.109-04:002012-08-13T14:00:14.109-04:00We've loved watching the olympics too! The di...We've loved watching the olympics too! The diving was Claire's favorite. Last night she was asking for swimming and jumping and I realized I should have recorded some for her!<br /><br />And yeah, major blogging slump here too...but on the upside I actually have taken some time to read books lately!Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06474584473012742915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-54210125003491943752012-08-08T11:21:21.615-04:002012-08-08T11:21:21.615-04:00I have over 30 audio books on my iPod right now.
...I have over 30 audio books on my iPod right now. <br /><br />I thinking blogging in general has slowed way down this summer for everyone. I've not seen nearly as many posts in my reader and for that, I am grateful.Tihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00926060806244061354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-65115995428577528472012-08-06T16:22:45.052-04:002012-08-06T16:22:45.052-04:00I also have been feeling less than enthralled with...I also have been feeling less than enthralled with the writing aspect, and it's making me feel creatively blocked. I love to read, and always will, and I love to visit; but lately feel that I just have a hard time sitting down to write, and when I do, it's a lot of time spent staring out the window, looking for the right words. It's been a trying summer for all of us, really, and I just wish that my writing would start to flow a little better. I just keep at it, trying to get it back under control. Good luck to you with the running, my friend. I know you can do it!Zibileehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07443338685890187334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-21388889134136654712012-08-06T14:13:42.321-04:002012-08-06T14:13:42.321-04:00I'm still in a Lochte coma - can't focus o...I'm still in a Lochte coma - can't focus on anything other than those abs, that smile, those eyes...The Bumbleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08334162339045336577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-61550372325062459082012-08-05T19:01:52.420-04:002012-08-05T19:01:52.420-04:00I'm still working on getting down there for th...I'm still working on getting down there for the half marathon. Once that's locked in, I'll start training!Julie P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16008101127541997459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-40529715434696336592012-08-05T17:32:40.121-04:002012-08-05T17:32:40.121-04:00Woman, me too. (And, if one reads the comments, ev...Woman, me too. (And, if one reads the comments, everyone else, too.) The shits, I do not give them. I blame the Summer Lazies. Or the Summer Too-Damn-Hots. Or the Summer Everyone Else Is In My Fucking Space. <br /><br />One of those.raychhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08321213376462899047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-72041927940911666682012-08-05T17:20:31.467-04:002012-08-05T17:20:31.467-04:00I'm very distracted too. I've only managed...I'm very distracted too. I've only managed to write one post this week and am not commenting much at all. I'm sure all will return to normal when the children go back to school, but at the moment I'm happy with what I'm doing in the non-blogging areas of my life.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07698068501004755678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-11624848483629126232012-08-05T14:41:39.312-04:002012-08-05T14:41:39.312-04:00The Olympics are definitely a fun distraction! I n...The Olympics are definitely a fun distraction! I need to write some reviews too. I had a backlog of those I had written but not proofed/polished, now I've used those up and I'm going to have to sit down and have myself a little writing marathon. Thing is, I really have to be in the right frame of mind to do that, and with the kids home (and everything else going on) the distractions are abundant. Good luck with your reviews!Alycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10919057159829023714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-42474005499773178062012-08-05T14:18:40.046-04:002012-08-05T14:18:40.046-04:00I understand what you mean about house guests -- l...I understand what you mean about house guests -- lots of fun, but a return to 'normalcy' is nice, too.<br /><br />Please tell me what you're doing for training - which of the dozens of plans are you following? I'm afraid I'll be the last Princess across the finish line ....Dawn @ sheIsTooFondOfBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09285873722005594325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-87323577959771337842012-08-05T13:07:40.549-04:002012-08-05T13:07:40.549-04:00I am so right there with you on the blogging/readi...I am so right there with you on the blogging/reading thing. I managed to finish a book today, though, so that's a plus. :) And I started The Taker - very interesting so far. But yeah, my reading is probably a 4 or 5, blogging even worse, and to be honest I can't bring myself to care. When I have time, great, if not, that's cool too. What I WOULD love to find more time for is fitness! You inspire me, but I need to see that inspiration to its logical conclusion and get my ass to the gym more frequently! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-68808491084242812282012-08-05T11:12:49.038-04:002012-08-05T11:12:49.038-04:00What is it with blogging and summer?? So many of u...What is it with blogging and summer?? So many of us in this predicament - I'm sure we'll find the groove again once fall starts...JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-77323326920638643922012-08-05T10:54:07.467-04:002012-08-05T10:54:07.467-04:00Sounds busy! I understand what you mean about blog...Sounds busy! I understand what you mean about blogging - August is always that way for me. Good for you on the fitness front! And I know what you mean about too many books, too. My problem is that there are some I would find time for on audio RIGHT NOW if my library just had them available in that format. Urgh.Carrie K.http://booksandmovies.colvilleblogger.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-49316407673465586862012-08-05T09:42:04.726-04:002012-08-05T09:42:04.726-04:00Did you manage to keep the rats from your home? I...Did you manage to keep the rats from your home? I remember there was a possibility that one might move in with you, but you were trying to prevent it, right?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06906212382849291562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-63880982752947050952012-08-05T07:45:37.703-04:002012-08-05T07:45:37.703-04:00I know exactly what you mean about not caring as m...I know exactly what you mean about not caring as much anymore. But I'm actually trying to look at it positively - I still care about blogging and especially about my blogging friends, but I don't feel that old sense of urgency to be everywhere and do everything anymore. I blog sporadically and don't comment anywhere near as regularly as I used to, and after all these years it seems that I've finally managed to stop feeling like this means I'm failing. On a selfish note I do hope you get your writing mojo back, but realistically I know it's probably better for us to approach blogging this way.Ana S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16092495983972185943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-14252217017937674212012-08-05T07:12:49.711-04:002012-08-05T07:12:49.711-04:00Hope your writing groove kicks back in.Hope your writing groove kicks back in.Beth Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08627666337961326265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-50250489874198501792012-08-05T07:11:25.516-04:002012-08-05T07:11:25.516-04:00Once you get out of the groove with the writing, i...Once you get out of the groove with the writing, it's hard to get back into it. Marybeth Whalen is coming here soon and I'd hoped to go but it doesn't look like it's going to happen. :( I'm the same way with audiobooks - they're starting to stack up.bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.com