tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528510907038944744.post1110890863952366864..comments2023-09-24T11:26:16.606-04:00Comments on The Middle Ages: Deadlines And Play TimeDeb and Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04444390852070865517noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528510907038944744.post-62993774471897345532011-04-22T13:33:19.594-04:002011-04-22T13:33:19.594-04:00Kate I'm so glad the hand on the shoulder work...Kate I'm so glad the hand on the shoulder works for you. I figure as I said, it teaches them the value of our work and the value of them all at the same time. Nice to have you back. WE MISSED YOU!Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17041122116481448321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528510907038944744.post-19285323149999658172011-04-22T12:07:04.228-04:002011-04-22T12:07:04.228-04:00Thanks for sharing your solution to the interrupte...Thanks for sharing your solution to the interrupted-thought thing, Deb. My son often comes into the room to talk to me while I'm writing, and I can't listen to him at the same time so have to wrench myself away from the screen and keyboard. I'm going to ask him to use "the hand" as Luke did. Like you, I know that these moments when he actually needs -- and WANTS -- to talk to ME -- are precious.<br /><br />Have been busy lately and just managed to catch up on your last few entries, all very enjoyable. But now ... I'm six minutes late to start work, so must away!Blondi Blathershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15656970490122824720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528510907038944744.post-46232970755327187092011-04-22T06:32:20.566-04:002011-04-22T06:32:20.566-04:00Deb, that was an exceptionally sweet story, and I&...Deb, that was an exceptionally sweet story, and I'm glad you shared it with us. And it is, without doubt, one of the best solutions to that problem that I've ever heard.<br /><br />Barbara, I think we all have those problems with time management. There just aren't enough hours in the day, it seems...Aprilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12945954352194416417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528510907038944744.post-75227299977355520192011-04-21T18:24:15.805-04:002011-04-21T18:24:15.805-04:00Loved this today. After being away from blogs for ...Loved this today. After being away from blogs for a few weeks (banned in China) I realize how much time I do spend on them. But my time is my own now and I love it just like that. So I have just spent hours catching up as I wash clothes and try to stay to get my 15 hours ahead back.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528510907038944744.post-28691768741138865132011-04-20T10:26:33.953-04:002011-04-20T10:26:33.953-04:00The day starts with coffee and cats. Then off to w...The day starts with coffee and cats. Then off to work. Sadly, thinking about my routine makes me realize I want to change it :)Shawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05674420962149095121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528510907038944744.post-75009652559109037862011-04-20T00:50:35.437-04:002011-04-20T00:50:35.437-04:00As a student, deadlines rule my life... at the mom...As a student, deadlines rule my life... at the moment I'm having to complete a paper at least every 5 weeks. That on top of work and more fun stuff like guitar lessons, band practice, family time, my time, sometimes I wonder how I do it... Somehow I manage to get there though. Planning? I find if I try and plan, it almost guarantees that it won't happen!<br /><br />Deb, that's the cutest story! I love it! Though I probably would've had a heart attack with someone quietly sneaking up behind me and putting their hand on my shoulder!<br /><br />ElleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528510907038944744.post-76595336481481755732011-04-19T23:16:58.870-04:002011-04-19T23:16:58.870-04:00Nag, I can't imagine a more grueling routine t...Nag, I can't imagine a more grueling routine than the one around an election. Hats off to you. Am always in admiration for people who enter that fray!<br /><br />And Tsumicat -- love love love that link. What a great roster of writers to ask about routine. Mine? I get up in the morning, get some basic housework done (bed/breakfast/dishes), then write till lunch, take a break, write until dinner, take a break and sometimes (if I have to) I proof in the evening. But really don't love to work at night. I try to get a dog walk in somewhere, and try to go to the gym or yoga a few times a week. You?Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10020502430509158737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528510907038944744.post-37657066076153638602011-04-19T22:02:18.804-04:002011-04-19T22:02:18.804-04:00Found an interesting link on daily rituals: how wr...Found an interesting link on daily rituals: how writers, artists and other interesting people organize their days. The one on Fred Rogers made me smile. How do you all organize your day?<br />http://dailyroutines.typepad.com/Shawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05674420962149095121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528510907038944744.post-21486758791549058472011-04-19T21:44:28.754-04:002011-04-19T21:44:28.754-04:00At the moment I'm working 75 hour weeks on a f...At the moment I'm working 75 hour weeks on a federal election. I've done this every few years since 1990. At first the long hours were hard on my husband who had to pick up the slack with the boys, the housework and also assist on campaigns as well as commuting to Toronto from Niagara on the Lake to a busy job. By the end of every campaign (federal and provincial) we'd be at each other's throats. This time we have no kids at home and he is semi-retired. He uses all that time to make sure that I feel pampered and have no distractions. He also drops leaflets and foot canvasses most days. His support on what is probably my last campaign allows me to do what I have to do. I'll have to figure out a way to make it up to him. Love your story, Deb.The Naghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06978145047787798267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528510907038944744.post-75698480118463104272011-04-18T21:35:25.201-04:002011-04-18T21:35:25.201-04:00Thanks Molly. Actually brought a tear to my eye wh...Thanks Molly. Actually brought a tear to my eye when I was recalling it.Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17041122116481448321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528510907038944744.post-47157827812513011262011-04-18T21:28:40.488-04:002011-04-18T21:28:40.488-04:00A sweet story Deb.A sweet story Deb.Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16733860973554500488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528510907038944744.post-1765411685257360052011-04-18T11:54:32.620-04:002011-04-18T11:54:32.620-04:00I will trust me. It's worked so far.I will trust me. It's worked so far.Lyndsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08474928538640746195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528510907038944744.post-21919084876531550582011-04-18T11:27:45.669-04:002011-04-18T11:27:45.669-04:00Lyndsie: "It's like I look up one minute ...Lyndsie: "It's like I look up one minute and it's day time, and I look up again and it's night time." YES YES YES! That's exactly how it feels! But your day timer idea for planning fun too sounds like a plan. Let me know if it works.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10020502430509158737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528510907038944744.post-82869551461426676472011-04-18T10:24:53.145-04:002011-04-18T10:24:53.145-04:00Great post. I kind of have this same situation. Wi...Great post. I kind of have this same situation. With me it gets so crazy between work and school,and school work or working on a paper,or writing a post. Because I only have just a few months before I graduate I really have to work hard. I really don't get a lot of down time or free time. I love to spend time with my family but latley it seems like there is just not enough hours in the day to do everything.. It's like I look up one minuite and it's day time,and I look up again and it's night time. I do however keep in mind that yes the things that I have to do is very important but that can wait but my family comes first. I have now starting using a day planner to plan all my work so I can have more time with family and friends.I hate to use a planner to plan things but until June that's what I am going to have to do till I get out of school. If that's what I have to do to be with my family who I have been missing a lot then I am going to plan away and hope that it works.Lyndsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08474928538640746195noreply@blogger.com