tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post4040541862824511585..comments2024-02-26T02:22:48.643-08:00Comments on A Foothill Home Companion: gray areaMollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15738318324942700985noreply@blogger.comBlogger63125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-22908711295578900162012-05-06T15:36:29.689-07:002012-05-06T15:36:29.689-07:00What a wonderful post. Thank you. I thought I wa...What a wonderful post. Thank you. I thought I was the only one who found myself feeling this way.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11330258043942106185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-73730263002953283562011-01-28T13:49:38.368-08:002011-01-28T13:49:38.368-08:00Oh, internet...Why can't I quit you? I, too, ...Oh, internet...Why can't I quit you? I, too, struggle with the desire for inspiration from the internet which saps the time it would take to do anything inspiring. Another day striving for balance...leedavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15206074013698470235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-24687028231305743042011-01-25T23:44:35.508-08:002011-01-25T23:44:35.508-08:00Distraction and envy is just right. I need to have...Distraction and envy is just right. I need to have a little post-it on my screen to remind me.Vistyhttp://www.rinrins.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-14199395305277321292011-01-18T11:18:23.354-08:002011-01-18T11:18:23.354-08:00So glad you are back on-line Molly. I was definite...So glad you are back on-line Molly. I was definitely feeling like a blog-reader with a blog.Deannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00854651941803006908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-37042741287305062582011-01-18T10:57:39.630-08:002011-01-18T10:57:39.630-08:00oh my. now what do i do with my envy here, cause i...oh my. now what do i do with my envy here, cause i love you and yet i come here and wish...wish what...wish i could speak more like you, take photos more like you, be consistently creative like you...<br />i just think honesty calls for honesty.jackiehttp://smoothpebble.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-38389888537561173062011-01-14T20:32:05.368-08:002011-01-14T20:32:05.368-08:00Amazingly, perfectly said.
I think we all feel th...Amazingly, perfectly said.<br /><br />I think we all feel that way. It's so fascinating to look into someone else's beautiful life, and yet, so easy to lose sight of your own beauty.6512 and growinghttp://6512andgrowing.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-44031167723350333902011-01-12T17:31:55.926-08:002011-01-12T17:31:55.926-08:00my first time commenting here... so perfectly put,...my first time commenting here... so perfectly put, such amazing images, such beautiful words. thank you for making me not feel so alone both in the similarities and in the world of html... :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-47047078191181025542011-01-12T07:42:39.313-08:002011-01-12T07:42:39.313-08:00Out of the mouths of babes. That is AWESOME.
Wel...Out of the mouths of babes. That is AWESOME.<br /><br />Welcome back, for whatever bits and pieces work. (And thank you for your articulation of the whole can of worms. Your words are skittering around my mind, as I type, and I suspect they'll be there for some time to come.)mollyhttp://www.remedialeating.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-84597787459313903082011-01-12T01:07:04.820-08:002011-01-12T01:07:04.820-08:00Too true! I laughed in recognition as I read this ...Too true! I laughed in recognition as I read this post! The other thing that I find difficult is that the internet never ends. I have been trying to save money for an overseas trip and have been trying to give up a very expensive, and space eating magazine habit. I used to flick through the magazine, snip out the bits that inspired me or stashed the magazine for later reference. I have replaced this with blogging, browsing and now 'pinning' but you don't get to the end of it like a magazine- I know I've tried, wasting hours with out realising!!<br />The other thing that alarms me is not only the envy of the work of others but when you stumble across that site proudly displaying the very thing you had come up with in your head just days before! (Blast that Jungian collective consciousness!) Or worse someone who is doing your thing but better!Red Hen (dette)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09620943527844246297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-89036666964674565302011-01-11T17:10:45.888-08:002011-01-11T17:10:45.888-08:00Balance... I can relate to just about everything i...Balance... I can relate to just about everything in this post! Thanks for sharing your thoughts Molly. It is good to have you back in this space!Dawn Suzettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09483805832809961369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-16105197338307811162011-01-11T11:03:21.383-08:002011-01-11T11:03:21.383-08:00what a gorgeous post.what a gorgeous post.momma raehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17572904650988884644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-39017406570904957012011-01-11T03:47:24.154-08:002011-01-11T03:47:24.154-08:00uh huh. inspiration and envy indeed. I think we al...uh huh. inspiration and envy indeed. I think we all feel this. Sometimes I get carried away by it all, other times i feel like an addict who has finally hit rock bottom and cares about none of it.<br />Whether I want the veggies or not, I know I need the breath.AG Ambroulthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15047802869910512121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-16867666223254532422011-01-10T20:09:49.657-08:002011-01-10T20:09:49.657-08:00Thank you for saying in your own way what I am too...Thank you for saying in your own way what I am too afraid to say myself: that I can feel small and insignificant in an online world. As your faithful followers above have shown, you are not the only one encountering this phenomenon of balancing a virtual and a 'real' world.<br /><br />Blogging seems to be a means of creating a community that stretches beyond physical location, while showing our best side. Sometimes, though, it can take on the air of window-shopping. I walk by your window every day, looking for the new, but until I enter in and become a trusted patron and get to know you you well, I will be but a fleeting shadow to you, a passer-by, and you will remain a pretty window whose display I routinely review. <br /><br />I hope you find your balance, though it seems you are not far off.MacrinaQuinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03328256561470824448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-76891527026492183292011-01-10T18:09:24.910-08:002011-01-10T18:09:24.910-08:00Well said. We all feel it.Well said. We all feel it.Knitting Out Loudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16782755995584475858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-89155698123213042222011-01-10T16:47:40.694-08:002011-01-10T16:47:40.694-08:00a tagalog name for god is bathala - "man, wom...a tagalog name for god is bathala - "man, woman intermingle in enchanted atmosphere," also it could be called, breath. the spirit is in the medium, not in the consumptive accomplishment. on spot, girl...more goodness from the fallow season. maybe that's the project - the fallow season, pictures & reflections of the perfection of nearly nothing! a can't think of anything more refreshing.Urban Organicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02540455388096406016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-16384146827737817052011-01-10T14:43:59.186-08:002011-01-10T14:43:59.186-08:00Beautiful post and pictures. Thank you for sharing...Beautiful post and pictures. Thank you for sharing your thoughts. I've been thinking about starting my own blog but many of these same ideas come to my mind. For now, in a selfish way :-) I'm glad *you* are back. I enjoy your space and inspiration! Thank you for sharing.marcelanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-15000554836339515542011-01-10T09:38:47.988-08:002011-01-10T09:38:47.988-08:00Glad your back! Well put my friend.Glad your back! Well put my friend.John and Beccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01008538395797381001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-42856974612193559602011-01-10T08:49:36.379-08:002011-01-10T08:49:36.379-08:00love... glad you're back!love... glad you're back!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-34301947056111606452011-01-10T07:16:11.778-08:002011-01-10T07:16:11.778-08:00I'm so glad you are back, you are one of the b...I'm so glad you are back, you are one of the blogs I run to first. I have a huge smile on my face because I can relate so much. Thank you for your honesty and for articulating what so many of us feel. There is a pressure that exists to do more and share more and sometimes I just shut down (although I haven't taken an internet break). Most of the time, though, I'm incredibly inspired - and you are a part of that.Stephaniehttp://www.ourcorneroftheearth.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-72477526399897678462011-01-10T06:51:13.553-08:002011-01-10T06:51:13.553-08:00What an amazing post-- thank you. I also struggle ...What an amazing post-- thank you. I also struggle with coveting other people's lives via the internet. I guess TV advertising has always had that effect on people, too, but I've never been that into TV. But on the internet, in this world of wonderful artsy mom blogs, I too can feel like other people's lives are more peaceful, more meaningful, happier, and less emotionally and physically messy than my own. It's hard sometimes. Anyway, selfishly, I am glad you are 'back'!Lisahttp://www.soggydayblog.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-40319630319721982072011-01-09T20:38:49.596-08:002011-01-09T20:38:49.596-08:00hoorah you're back (and so thankful you made m...hoorah you're back (and so thankful you made me a flickr contact!!) all things in moderation including lemon ginger martinis!louisehttp://prairiemouse.typepad.com/prairiemouse/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-31698366022495415942011-01-09T17:17:43.313-08:002011-01-09T17:17:43.313-08:00i took about a year and a half off the internet wh...i took about a year and a half off the internet when i was pregnant with my youngest and while he was a babe, nursing and needing cuddles. i loved all of that time but i did miss the sense of community, the inspiration. it's a fine line to balance but i think you put it beautifully.amanda {the habit of being}https://www.blogger.com/profile/05612086956180841674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-88677296152223419032011-01-09T07:46:53.770-08:002011-01-09T07:46:53.770-08:00i could not love this more. you are inspiring, mol...i could not love this more. you are inspiring, molly.house on hill roadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10104468117468930961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-70689866914898262782011-01-09T05:51:49.137-08:002011-01-09T05:51:49.137-08:00Wow! This so hit home right about now in my life. ...Wow! This so hit home right about now in my life. Today is my 54th birthday and there is still so much for me to learn. I can get marvelous ideas from the internet, yet cannot accomplish these goals while constantly on the internet.<br />Well said!Bethhttp://www.catspawherbs.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-19349745093414351012011-01-08T17:14:56.194-08:002011-01-08T17:14:56.194-08:00And here I sit, wishing I could have expressed it ...And here I sit, wishing I could have expressed it all so perfectly. <br /><br />I think perhaps I hadn't even realized why I felt the need to step back my participation online for a while, at least not consciously...I just knew that inspiration was giving way to feelings of inadequacy much too often...<br />...but, of course, I could not stay away for long.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com