tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post1869666813141030546..comments2024-03-15T23:39:29.134-08:00Comments on Scribbit | Motherhood in Alaska: Things I've Completely Let GoScribbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03178711182424809035noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-19670911244640028772008-10-08T07:25:00.000-08:002008-10-08T07:25:00.000-08:00My previous house was in a constant state of chaos...My previous house was in a constant state of chaos the whole 5 years I lived in it. Fortunately it was just me and the cats and dogs, who didn't care. But I couldn't blame phantom workmen, since it was me and the Mountain Man doing all the work, and we were also working on building our house. <BR/>The cat in a tube analogy made me laugh out loud. <BR/>Voodoo dolls for the drywall guys. Seriously.Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02190489990653412687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-77095720736322512942008-10-05T05:56:00.000-08:002008-10-05T05:56:00.000-08:00Oh man, is it terrible that I can relate to many o...Oh man, is it terrible that I can relate to many on this list and have no home improvement project currently going on? LOL! Just three little ones...<BR/><BR/>CAn't wait to see it in the end!!!!Mary@notbefore7https://www.blogger.com/profile/17294717852179643696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-10191206594759915782008-10-04T20:32:00.000-08:002008-10-04T20:32:00.000-08:00Oh, bless you! And I promise this too shall pass. ...Oh, bless you! And I promise this too shall pass. We just finished a giant remodeling project and by the bitter end i was, well, bitter. And I TOTALLY let all that stuff go...at a certain point you just have to give in! But I can say now...it was SO worth it. I hardly remember the awful parts now...kids sleeping in the living room, laundry piled to the sky. Now it's all good. Hang in there!charrettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16351177033783487168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-89445137407863615492008-10-04T15:57:00.000-08:002008-10-04T15:57:00.000-08:00Breathe. This too shall pass:O()Thanks for sharing...Breathe. This too shall pass:O()<BR/><BR/>Thanks for sharing your frustration with us. I will be looking forward to seeing pictures of the finished product REALLY SOON!!!!!luckyzmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04176703683321469118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-2674453274258280962008-10-03T16:59:00.000-08:002008-10-03T16:59:00.000-08:00Thank you for this statement you made:Sad to say I...Thank you for this statement you made:<BR/>Sad to say I've felt my apathy growing until I just don't care anymore. Gasp. Have you heard about how a mind in pain--maybe through grief or loss--goes into this defensive numbing? Well that must be what I'm experiencing because I've found myself letting all sorts of things go. <BR/><BR/>I lost my father in law, mother in law and most recently my own father within the last 9 months and I feel about done in. Since my dad died this summer I have become ultra reclusive and I don't really want to see anybody or be outside of my house that much. I know it's part of the grief and reaction to all of the trauma and even when I'm at home I don't really do anything productive. I just want to lay in my bed and read. Ok, enough of my blabbering. But I just wanted to say that your post struck a chord with me so thanks.<BR/>doot65{at}comcast[dot]net<BR/>ElizabethAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-19626371759516074312008-10-03T13:12:00.000-08:002008-10-03T13:12:00.000-08:00If you want to find new homes for those books, try...If you want to find new homes for those books, try paperback book swap dot com. Oh, wait, you'd have to be organized to find the titles...I guess that'll have to wait until the house project is done.Daisyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11647906900944224234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-2258656935732043762008-10-03T02:53:00.000-08:002008-10-03T02:53:00.000-08:00There will come a day when you just might miss the...There will come a day when you just might miss these no-worries and care-free times!!Cathihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02275510716863916056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-54358154805390445632008-10-02T22:38:00.000-08:002008-10-02T22:38:00.000-08:00Well, at least you have an excuse for the mess at ...Well, at least you have an excuse for the mess at your house. Wish I could say the same...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-44575915219147379602008-10-02T21:05:00.000-08:002008-10-02T21:05:00.000-08:00This comment doesn't really apply to your post...This comment doesn't really apply to your post just wanted to tell you I saw this sale and thought of you http://www.anntaylorloft.com/catalog/product.jsp?productId=17096&Nty=1&Nr=AND(CAT_SALE_FLAG:Y)&Ns=CATEGORY_SEQ_286&N=1200070&pCategoryId=270&categoryId=286&defaultColorNameFromCategory=Boa+Burgundy&defaultSizeTypeFromCategory=Misses $49.99 you take an additional 25% off and with this code TEACHER20 you can take another 20% off. Hope that helps you out in your shoe search! <BR/><BR/>Oh yeah and free shipping<BR/><BR/>The shoes areAbbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02963721437864483580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-91748870044024309762008-10-02T20:20:00.000-08:002008-10-02T20:20:00.000-08:00Mmmm, rhubarb. I love rhubarb. Want to trade some ...Mmmm, rhubarb. I love rhubarb. Want to trade some for some pears? I have a big pile of delicious pears that I am processing for the freezer. If I don't hurry up and finish there will be more getting cut off than left for the freezer. One good thing though, Handyman Hubby who says he doesn't like pears loved the pear pie I made... said it tasted like crunchy apple!Alison Kerrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00732023012497108509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-30414812804936843532008-10-02T20:05:00.000-08:002008-10-02T20:05:00.000-08:00I'm so glad you're normal! ;)I'm so glad you're normal! ;)Damselflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00139191935886860839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-72294673889381033292008-10-02T18:50:00.000-08:002008-10-02T18:50:00.000-08:00I've lived in my house for eight years, and just r...I've lived in my house for eight years, and just realized the windows open in for cleaning.<BR/><BR/>Yep.SarahHubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11906484079798081988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-13555923573332246322008-10-02T17:31:00.000-08:002008-10-02T17:31:00.000-08:00Oh, I feel your pain. I've been there and I can p...Oh, I feel your pain. I've been there and I can promise you it will end . . . soon.Mrs. Gray's Classhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01598848369138213143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-36740151420909895532008-10-02T17:26:00.000-08:002008-10-02T17:26:00.000-08:00Sometimes you just have to let go to survive. Don...Sometimes you just have to let go to survive. Don't worry. Soon it will all be over and you will be back to your compulsive neatness :)Melissa-Mchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02982727507824172371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-19231124079554941012008-10-02T15:59:00.000-08:002008-10-02T15:59:00.000-08:00Hey, sounds like your chaos right now is my normal...Hey, sounds like your chaos right now is my normal. Just kidding. well, sort of :-) I was into an orderly house like an OCD person, then my son got mad at me because I was too busy vacuuming instead of playing with him and told me I'm addicted to vacuuming. I didn't want to be a junkie mom of any sort so I let go. It was hard :-)<BR/>Seriously, hang in there. These renovations can really torpedo the order in the home, but they end...yes, believe it. It will come to an end and you'll have your home back.Little GrumpyAngelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14065581455480762162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-22515926133392434652008-10-02T14:29:00.000-08:002008-10-02T14:29:00.000-08:00This is exactly why I'm happy with the way our hou...This is exactly why I'm happy with the way our house is. I don't want to put up with that kind of mess. (Of course, I'll forget that I said that when we finally have the money to put the washer and dryer upstairs. You will have the ultimate pleasure of reminding me of my words when that time comes.)<BR/><BR/>Hang in there, Michelle. This too will all be a faded memory... about 20 years from now.)Shaleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02364055849106684154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-1479357960405998712008-10-02T13:38:00.000-08:002008-10-02T13:38:00.000-08:00Bless.your.heart. We redid an old colonial a few ...Bless.your.heart. We redid an old colonial a few years back and yeah--life gets reduced down to essential elements! Here's some best wishes that you are back to maniacally neat soon!<BR/><BR/>Blessings!carrhophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00017807695487933660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-37821450099123753762008-10-02T11:21:00.000-08:002008-10-02T11:21:00.000-08:00See? This is why you haven't done any Christmas s...See? This is why you haven't done any Christmas shopping yet! I guess I'm not so amazing after all. :o)<BR/><BR/>I couldn't deal with all of this, as I have a slight case of CDO... you know, OCD... but with the letters in alphabetical order, as they <I>should</I> be. :P It'll be over before you know it!Arlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02616597859669901083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-70049289365248962152008-10-02T11:04:00.000-08:002008-10-02T11:04:00.000-08:00Oh I so feel your pain about workers leaving at we...Oh I so feel your pain about workers leaving at weird times, showing up hours later, or better yet not showing up at all. <BR/><BR/>This is why I have several in home projects that desperately need to be done, but after the great "flooring fiasco" of '05 and the "nine month long shower door install of '06, I'm a little wary to start anything again. <BR/><BR/>-Jen K.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-87976717509107400502008-10-02T09:58:00.001-08:002008-10-02T09:58:00.001-08:00You haven't lost your sense of humor. Or creativit...You haven't lost your sense of humor. Or creativity with language. <BR/><BR/>"Like looking through whole wheat toast"? Awesome.<BR/><BR/>And I think I might be just as apathetic as you are right now.... But are we having any renovations done? No, we are not.Stephanie Wetzelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09856446767908308441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-30016877286314042352008-10-02T09:58:00.000-08:002008-10-02T09:58:00.000-08:00As a contractors wife, I read this and just have t...As a contractors wife, I read this and just have to leave a comment. <BR/>I am sorry that you have workers, that don't show up when they say are are going to. My husband is not one of those guys. I'm sorry you don't have doors and that rodents are coming into your home thinking this is where they will nest for the winter. The Flies: get one of those ugly sticky strips-they really work. Put up several in the house. I feel your pain of the construction mess, there is nothing worse than Sheetrock dust, so if the sheetrock isn't done, it will get worse before it get's better. Once the Sheetrock goes up, and is finished, everything else will go fast, trust me. Or if not, then you need to find a new contractor, because he's not doing his job. But don't fire the old one, until you find a new one, who can come out immediately.Hopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06566896043041365684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-33855143605936074702008-10-02T09:49:00.000-08:002008-10-02T09:49:00.000-08:00breathe deeply. this too shall pass. just like t...breathe deeply. this too shall pass. just like the quickly fading fall. soon winter will be here and you'll be thankful it's all done.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-4554390455005063342008-10-02T09:15:00.000-08:002008-10-02T09:15:00.000-08:00If we ever entertain the idea of remodeling I will...If we ever entertain the idea of remodeling I will turn to this post for a shot of reality. The hard part has got to be the loss of control--you are at the mercy of workmen to finish their part before you can restore order and routines! I feel for you and am not sure I'd be holding up as well as you seem to be. Keep writing about it--those will be fun memories someday!Mirienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15647673075041766944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-10386806531220811952008-10-02T09:11:00.000-08:002008-10-02T09:11:00.000-08:00We aren't remodeling but the neighbors are having ...We aren't remodeling but the neighbors are having their entire house redone. It's been going on since June. I once considered doing the same thing, but after seeing what they are going thru, it would be easier to move. <BR/><BR/>And what is wrong with ironing jeans? Or anything (ok, everything) else?jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05925212233815659494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-47601049344451351212008-10-02T08:47:00.000-08:002008-10-02T08:47:00.000-08:00Huh. Sounds like what I've let go, except we're no...Huh. Sounds like what I've let go, except we're not remodeling. I wish we were.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01979925607834752536noreply@blogger.com