tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3707836203870428218.post5913223812619270742..comments2023-10-01T04:07:52.219+11:00Comments on Joyce Lives Here: The One About the Hungry Kid, Pumpkin Seeds, a Scarf and Priorities.'Joyce'http://www.blogger.com/profile/16965444361021567520noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3707836203870428218.post-44756500137305019462011-03-09T09:38:31.400+11:002011-03-09T09:38:31.400+11:00Hello, just stumbled upon your blog and can't ...Hello, just stumbled upon your blog and can't help but comment.<br />Your words just hit the spot on so many level. Being present with the kids! Being 100% there for them, and not distracted and irritable because of all the other stuff that preoccupies us. I have been doing that lately too. I am now spending the 2 hours after they come home from school doing things with them. A game, a chapter of their favourite book, a sewing lesson for my big girl. The evenings are calmer, everyone is happier for it. And all the stuff that I worry I need to squeeze into one day? That can wait another day. We made the choice to have these children in our life. They deserve our undivided love!<br />Have a great day!<br />AlexAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3707836203870428218.post-35947054145955870202011-03-04T10:54:04.232+11:002011-03-04T10:54:04.232+11:00Thanks so much for your lovely comments. Ana, I h...Thanks so much for your lovely comments. Ana, I have also had similar comments made to me about my little ones too. I can slow the clock down, its totally in MY power to do so. I am not governed by anyone other than my own expectations of myself. I certainly don't wish to fail as a Mum. Who cares about the rest of it, it's only materialistic crap anyways, and doesn't count towards anything substantial at all. <br />Tiffany, WE CAN do it, I know we can. Have a wonderful weekend at your place.'Joyce'https://www.blogger.com/profile/16965444361021567520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3707836203870428218.post-35327021729336594702011-03-01T07:14:12.182+11:002011-03-01T07:14:12.182+11:00hi joyce, i think you've written out something...hi joyce, i think you've written out something that so many moms contemplate. well you've gone beyond that really, and shared your realization of what's truly important to you right now. thank you for doing that. i think this is the sort of thing that is meant by older ladies who stop me as i'm hurriedly rushing through the grocery store when they comment on my lovely children and say "enjoy this time, dear" with a knowing hand placed on my arm. they're telling me to slow down, prioritize, realize that it doesn't last forever. (sigh) ... it's not an easy thing to do, but something that i strive towards as well. i don't want any regrets, you know? i think you do know. <br /><br />beautiful scarf, by the way.ana @ i made it sohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14635343995271698986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3707836203870428218.post-34055040848337979132011-02-28T19:07:04.042+11:002011-02-28T19:07:04.042+11:00I have got a degree in STRESSING and WORRYING ABOU...I have got a degree in STRESSING and WORRYING ABOUT STUFF!!!! I spend many a night laying in bed looking at the ceiling, pacing around the house, mindlessly sitting in my front lounge mulling over what if's 6 months hence!!!! Meanwhile my honey hits his head to the pillow and is asleep pronto!! My aim this year is to try and enjoy the moments more and stress the little incidental stuff less - some days I win, other days I lose!! You are spot on wiht prioritising your 'mum' stuff first - you can't get that back, ever!!TKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13375983571104009648noreply@blogger.com