Comments on: What Have You Gotten Used To?

By: Essential Prose | Zoë Westhof | Who Holds You to Your Word?

Essential Prose | Zoë Westhof | Who Holds You to Your Word? — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:45:54 +0000

[...] I’ve mentioned before, I like change and challenges. I also have a lot of ideas. Put those together, and you end up with a lot of fun stuff on your [...]

By: Essential Prose | Zoë Westhof | Raising a Baby Blog: What Does Your Blog Want to Be When It Grows Up?

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 11:11:08 +0000

[...] when I stopped recording my daily word count in my agenda (to post on this blog), I slowly started falling out of the routine. My blog started getting distracted too, but I was still excited about it. The teenager had [...]

By: Zoë

Zoë — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 17:14:32 +0000

@ Le again – That second comment got held in the spam queue, sorry about the delayed response. Thanks so much for introducing me to your crowd! I’m honored by your sweet blurb : )

By: Zoë

Zoë — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 11:22:09 +0000

@ Lucy – Great way to put it. I went through a phase as a kid when I traveled only by cartwheel. No walking for me, only cartwheels. That’s certainly one way to look up, down, all around…!

@ Le – Very true. Any big change will leave some good things behind. Ideally, you leave behind more bad things than good. I love changing things around because I fear stagnancy, but like you imply, changes should be backed by honest motivation.

Oh, and I did check out JenX67′s blog — I love the vibrant photos, and the writing is lovely and simple!

By: Le @ third on the right and cold peas

Le @ third on the right and cold peas — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 09:47:37 +0000

Me again Zoe – I have written a wee blub re you and this post back at the third … I only have a small yet dedicated readership of US and Aussie girls and one lone US guy … but they are a fun mob and rather adverturous so I am quite sure they would enjoy reading this – cheers for now le
http://www.thirdontheright.com/2008/11/chuck-lurve-first-cab-off-rank-stage.html

Le @ third on the right and cold peas´s last blog post..Tee for Tuesday – GenX for JenX

By: Le @ third on the right and cold peas

Le @ third on the right and cold peas — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 09:28:24 +0000

Hello Zoe … I also feel sometimes the reverse is true. Sometimes I feel that we just achieve a degree of ‘calm’ or ‘consistency’ and then we mix it up again, make some choices and bang ! are affronted with a whole new set of dynamics.

During which we sometimes lose the good of the last enviroment along with the bad.

I am three days into self actualised unemployment – there were 101 reasons that led up to the choice – but it was my choice to quit a lousy job and regain some ground at home. I am now practising the art of ‘sitting still’ long enough to catch my breath and regroup – a worthy talent to have I am thinking …. my best to you and hello to darling JenX67 – go check out her stuff Zoe – she is an amazing writer too – le xox

Le @ third on the right and cold peas´s last blog post..Tee for Tuesday – GenX for JenX

By: Lucy

Lucy — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 08:35:26 +0000

Thanks for this post. Sometimes we need to be startled out of the rut we've worn down for ourselves, even if it takes an elephant stepping across the rut to do it. Note to self: look up sometimes, to see the sky - and remember to navigate by the stars, not by the rut. Lucy´s last blog post..Raising the Importance of Brand to Corporate Executives

By: Zoë

Zoë — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 04:35:42 +0000

Jen,

You really grasped this idea and took it to a deeper level. I think so many people can relate to the emotions you described…and you described them so poignantly.

Thanks for being so open with all of us.

By: Chuck W

Chuck W — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 22:38:46 +0000

That's beautiful, Jen. Chuck W´s last blog post..We Have Our First Contestant

By: JenX67

JenX67 — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 21:22:51 +0000

I actually think a lot about this. After a bad divorce (oxymoron) 10 years ago, I realized so many things I had becomes used to - having someone to go to church with, and being assured there would always be an arm around me while I was sitting in the pew. After feeling alone most of my life all that stopped at 20, when I met him. At 31, I had to make the painful discovery of what Friday night looked like and sounded like and tasted like without a husband. I had to rediscover the sound of the house while I bathed or showered while home alone, and the worst, waking up in the middle of the night and seeing that half the bed was empty and the covers and pillow undisturbed. I've been remarried for over five years. Unfortunatley, I've gotten used to everything all over again, and hair in the shower still bothers me. But, occassionally, I do remember what it's like when the last of it has gone down the drain. Pretty much, well, forever. So, I try to be less used to my second husband all the time, but it's hard, you know. JenX67´s last blog post..Halloween Costume Parade