tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214489875213933536.comments2024-01-13T22:42:35.981-06:00Motherhood & Words®kate hopperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08761820572827505993noreply@blogger.comBlogger2263125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214489875213933536.post-11770300047616533692024-01-13T22:42:35.981-06:002024-01-13T22:42:35.981-06:00Great rreadingGreat rreadingElihttps://eligrahamson.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214489875213933536.post-9228700752181842002023-10-27T07:28:23.810-05:002023-10-27T07:28:23.810-05:00Thanks for wrriting thisThanks for wrriting thisNagisa Designhttps://nagisadesign.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214489875213933536.post-22828776921909601862023-09-18T15:15:18.613-05:002023-09-18T15:15:18.613-05:00Nice blog you haaveNice blog you haaveEverything Under the Sunhttps://everything-under-the-sun-blog.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214489875213933536.post-57422626362110813562023-05-15T15:28:02.075-05:002023-05-15T15:28:02.075-05:00This is greaatThis is greaatVegan Recipeshttps://www.culinaryvegans.com/vegan/vegan_cashew_cookies_4711743646.shtmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214489875213933536.post-82304927545593043272022-10-11T07:58:30.302-05:002022-10-11T07:58:30.302-05:00Hi great reading your bllogHi great reading your bllogExcavation Contractors San Bernardinohttps://www.local-excavation.com/us/excavation-california/excavation-contractors-san-bernardino.shtmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214489875213933536.post-26277809904675751932022-08-06T06:34:56.805-05:002022-08-06T06:34:56.805-05:00Very nice blog you have hhereVery nice blog you have hhereDrain Cleaning Rockfordhttps://www.drain-service.com/us/drain-service-illinois/drain-cleaning-rockford.shtmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214489875213933536.post-14642201393546264692022-05-29T02:11:01.075-05:002022-05-29T02:11:01.075-05:00Good sshareGood sshareClarence Phttps://www.clarenceprice.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214489875213933536.post-76227351226981650262021-12-24T15:41:15.410-06:002021-12-24T15:41:15.410-06:00Hi great rreading your blogHi great rreading your blogVicky Vacationhttps://www.vacationvicky.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214489875213933536.post-64617651826720243972011-10-30T00:45:15.734-05:002011-10-30T00:45:15.734-05:00How exciting! I'm off to check out the new sit...How exciting! I'm off to check out the new site!Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03313726816776097840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214489875213933536.post-25433515724488268422011-10-25T11:09:21.523-05:002011-10-25T11:09:21.523-05:00Sarah, I love the way you said that being busy for...Sarah, I love the way you said that being busy forces you to do a lot of the writing work in your head and heart "before you hit the page." I think that actually does work, though I need more folding laundry-type work to let my mind wander. Right now I don't even have that dream time. Soon? Maybe?<br /><br />Andrea, this cracked me up. How could I have forgotten Alexander?<br /><br />Sara, I can't pass up the morning snuggle either. I hope you find balance, as well!<br /><br />Elizabeth, I love being missed! I miss you too! So there!<br /><br />Cath, exactly.kate hopperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08761820572827505993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214489875213933536.post-88892462861032388862011-10-20T18:44:25.379-05:002011-10-20T18:44:25.379-05:00I came across this blog as I was searching for bra...I came across this blog as I was searching for brainstorming ideas for the name of my mommy magazine. Would you be interested in collaborating? Email me when you can, samantha.albanese@hayward.heald.eduSamantha Albanesenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214489875213933536.post-50140567754828551872011-10-19T13:56:37.859-05:002011-10-19T13:56:37.859-05:00no worries, we all get it, right?no worries, we all get it, right?cath chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07121005007284461511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214489875213933536.post-90938284175447424982011-10-19T00:59:06.936-05:002011-10-19T00:59:06.936-05:00I'll complain, then, for you. I miss you since...I'll complain, then, for you. I miss you since you've begun working full-time. I miss your writing here.<br /><br />So there.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03313726816776097840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214489875213933536.post-79137288209814076532011-10-18T18:32:58.428-05:002011-10-18T18:32:58.428-05:005 AM was the one time I let myself have to not do ...5 AM was the one time I let myself have to not do all the other things that needed doing (laundry, dishes, bill, cleaning . . . ), but of late the baby has been waking up around 4 when my brain just doesn't work and falling back asleep with me. I kind of miss our quiet mornings together with her playing and me drinking coffee and writing, but I kind of like the morning snuggle too. <br /><br />I'm currently trying to mix parenthood and parttime/flexible freelance work and (writing and crafts and running) and they just don't seem to mix. I can't imagine full time job in there. Hope you find the right balance for you.Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03533706560591305512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214489875213933536.post-88898815895003179952011-10-18T10:54:39.304-05:002011-10-18T10:54:39.304-05:00What did Alexander's mother say? "Some da...What did Alexander's mother say? "Some days are like that, even in Barcelona"? I know what you mean, though--it's hard enough managing work + kids + household (cause that doesn't go away, does it?), to add in writing too sometimes feels too hard. Can I run away with you?Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14748454816480995214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214489875213933536.post-39641342577907561572011-10-18T10:17:05.149-05:002011-10-18T10:17:05.149-05:00I totally hear you on this. It's hard not to ...I totally hear you on this. It's hard not to whine and complain, especially when you have an idea tickling the back of your throat and all you want is a second to clear it out but NO, there's no time! I like busy, and how it forces me to use what little time I can find to write concisely, and to do a lot of the work in my head and heart before I hit the page, but still. Come on. Is 25 hours in a day really that much to ask?S.Wellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04878331478972283702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214489875213933536.post-81618798642944753222011-10-08T07:53:45.335-05:002011-10-08T07:53:45.335-05:00Pickygirl, thank you for catching that!!! Sorry fo...Pickygirl, thank you for catching that!!! Sorry folks, you can only enter if you live in Australia! I was so excited to share the news, that I didn't read it carefully.kate hopperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08761820572827505993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214489875213933536.post-3313247987706250082011-10-07T19:49:25.464-05:002011-10-07T19:49:25.464-05:00It looks like you can only enter the contest if yo...It looks like you can only enter the contest if you're a resident of Australia. Awwww.pickygirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15473603317233951902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214489875213933536.post-20816065255718168872011-09-27T21:46:48.569-05:002011-09-27T21:46:48.569-05:00Oh, Kate, that is a lot going on! Thinking of you ...Oh, Kate, that is a lot going on! Thinking of you and sending my very best wishes as you and your family all adapt to new routines! Step by step.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03602059669220808625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214489875213933536.post-54533995016884496182011-09-27T06:29:23.862-05:002011-09-27T06:29:23.862-05:00Let me just put in a good word for the 5 am club. ...Let me just put in a good word for the 5 am club. I did it for years (well, 5:15, really) so I could get in a 30 minute walk before starting the breakfast-lunch-school routine. Now I've nudged it to 5:30 because the kids' schedules have changed, but it's still the same: The thing that gets me out of bed every (dark cold) morning is how good I feel once I'm out there walking. By the time I've gone a half-block, my blood is flowing, my mind is starting to clear, and I feel way more awake (my eyes are usually open by then too!). It puts a whole new spin on the day. <br /><br />Good luck!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214489875213933536.post-89888852386748303892011-09-27T01:40:10.346-05:002011-09-27T01:40:10.346-05:00It's just the hardest thing -- to fit in exerc...It's just the hardest thing -- to fit in exercise. I wish that I had done it more often and with more discipline earlier in my life because it only gets harder the older one gets (when you need it the most!).Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03313726816776097840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214489875213933536.post-44503117306902443622011-09-26T19:55:14.997-05:002011-09-26T19:55:14.997-05:00Yes! Let's be a 5 a.m. club. (Emma you are exc...Yes! Let's be a 5 a.m. club. (Emma you are excused for now, but I know you're writing...)<br /><br />My goal for this week is to just get up and take care of business-y stuff. Then next week I want to get a schedule of writing Mon, Wed, Fri and exercising Tues and Thurs. What do you say?kate hopperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08761820572827505993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214489875213933536.post-65645509871640029582011-09-26T09:11:43.146-05:002011-09-26T09:11:43.146-05:00Just today I was thinking about starting to force ...Just today I was thinking about starting to force myself out of bed at -yes, 5 AM to find time to run again. Count me in for the 5 AM club. But let's not start until next week, I'm soooo tired!Pattyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14561362466369763309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214489875213933536.post-3394016451771322312011-09-26T08:39:38.039-05:002011-09-26T08:39:38.039-05:00I am in a similar boat these days--looking at the ...I am in a similar boat these days--looking at the prospect of 5am every time I try to reach for more writing time. I don't know if I can do it. Can we start a 5am club and egg each other on? <br /><br />(Congrats on your job, by the way--that sounds like a great place to work.)carohttp://smallanimals.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214489875213933536.post-44515355762499487592011-09-26T08:16:15.089-05:002011-09-26T08:16:15.089-05:00Oh, I feel for you! It's definitely possible. ...Oh, I feel for you! It's definitely possible. I, for one, can NOT get up at 5 a.m. these days, but I do manage to fit in some running and writing on top of a desk job. Not as much I'd like, of course.<br /><br />Too funny about the makeup and sweatpants!Emmahttp://emmawilhelm.comnoreply@blogger.com