tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post483842180176021829..comments2023-10-24T05:53:13.006-05:00Comments on Something She Wrote: Who I AmJanna Leadbetterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06339705935553160673noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-29152529697906060782009-01-30T09:08:00.000-06:002009-01-30T09:08:00.000-06:00Melanie - Thank you so much! And no, I haven't rea...Melanie - Thank you so much! And no, I haven't read Erica's blog. Do you have it linked on your blog?Janna Leadbetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06339705935553160673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-13884506627815445352009-01-30T08:41:00.000-06:002009-01-30T08:41:00.000-06:00I love this Janna. Sorry I'm a little late in comm...I love this Janna. Sorry I'm a little late in commenting. I think the important thing is that you're true to yourself, not some ideal that other people set as the standard, or what works. <BR/><BR/>Do you ever read Erica Orloff's blog? She's published dozens of books while raising four children, the youngest of whom is three. She talks a lot about squeezing in writing when you can and not gettingMelanie Hooyengahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08781235493983907234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-45447466890304853212009-01-29T19:07:00.000-06:002009-01-29T19:07:00.000-06:00Barbara - So funny! :) I like being on the same wa...Barbara - So funny! :) I like being on the same wavelength as you.<BR/><BR/>Michaéle - Aww, thank you very much. :)Janna Leadbetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06339705935553160673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-21647469972723232052009-01-29T17:55:00.000-06:002009-01-29T17:55:00.000-06:00I love this post...you are such a sweetie!I love this post...you are such a sweetie!BiPolar Wifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05057957586937212364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-2460422120050844212009-01-29T17:49:00.000-06:002009-01-29T17:49:00.000-06:00Wow, we are on the same page. I promise I didn't c...Wow, we are on the same page. I promise I didn't copy your idea when I wrote my post. LOL. It's just that two great minds think alike...again LOL.Barb Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04622630143832437565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-27586999165134197192009-01-29T16:53:00.000-06:002009-01-29T16:53:00.000-06:00Heather - Okey dokey! :)Kat - Thanks!Jessica - Oh,...Heather - Okey dokey! :)<BR/><BR/>Kat - Thanks!<BR/><BR/>Jessica - Oh, my apologies! :PJanna Leadbetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06339705935553160673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-64089733065242914582009-01-29T11:54:00.000-06:002009-01-29T11:54:00.000-06:00Ick. You just reminded me that I'm ignoring my lap...Ick. You just reminded me that I'm ignoring my laptop right now in favor of blogs.Jessica Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12365768876905444157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-38492767375128423432009-01-29T09:39:00.000-06:002009-01-29T09:39:00.000-06:00This is a wonderfully insightful post! yes!This is a wonderfully insightful post! yes!Kathryn Magendiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12863595228298349863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-20663140095377383332009-01-29T09:06:00.000-06:002009-01-29T09:06:00.000-06:00You are way too kind. Love ya too!~HeatherPS Ask m...You are way too kind. <BR/>Love ya too!<BR/>~Heather<BR/><BR/>PS Ask me again after my birthday I will have it all figured out. That is my goal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-2786778346557048882009-01-29T08:23:00.000-06:002009-01-29T08:23:00.000-06:00Jen - Thanks!Josh - Write it in stone! LOLTerri - ...Jen - Thanks!<BR/><BR/>Josh - Write it in stone! LOL<BR/><BR/>Terri - That makes me feel really good! :) Thank you for saying that.<BR/><BR/>Rafael - No doubt. Thanks!<BR/><BR/>Heather - That's easy! You're a devoted mom, steadfast friend, and feisty woman. :) Luv ya.Janna Leadbetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06339705935553160673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-47236643203730107722009-01-29T08:19:00.000-06:002009-01-29T08:19:00.000-06:00I am still trying to figure out who I am. ;0)~Hea...I am still trying to figure out who I am. <BR/>;0)<BR/>~HeatherAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-74491371181953559252009-01-29T08:04:00.000-06:002009-01-29T08:04:00.000-06:00The Eternal Quest! Good luck on your journey.The Eternal Quest! Good luck on your journey.Rafaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07493201776902196284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-74141323546921272262009-01-29T07:16:00.000-06:002009-01-29T07:16:00.000-06:00I have missed your daily thoughts. This is a great...I have missed your daily thoughts.<BR/> This is a great point you make here! We need to live within who we are and be happy with what we can do to do it with joy.<BR/> I know my time is to work now but I also know it won't make me stop writing if I want it badly enough.Terri Tiffanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07771622379178654235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-12705097809188584472009-01-28T22:22:00.000-06:002009-01-28T22:22:00.000-06:00So Sayeth The JannaAmenSo Sayeth The Janna<BR/><BR/>AmenJoshuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05392363844762406853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-67865304426851627692009-01-28T18:23:00.000-06:002009-01-28T18:23:00.000-06:00Excellent post, Janna. Lots of really good though...Excellent post, Janna. Lots of really good thoughts here. :)Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11705320883615938075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-59115550547299702382009-01-28T18:07:00.000-06:002009-01-28T18:07:00.000-06:00Joy - Wow! Your comment is poetic! Thank you. :)Joy - Wow! Your comment is poetic! Thank you. :)Janna Leadbetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06339705935553160673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-37242649220092616372009-01-28T17:47:00.000-06:002009-01-28T17:47:00.000-06:00Honest reflections. I admire how you write from t...Honest reflections. I admire how you write from that true point inside and express a calmness with your words. Just what I needed today. Thanks!JOYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16530746118038339670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-26707013535132931402009-01-28T17:29:00.000-06:002009-01-28T17:29:00.000-06:00Spy - LOL! I'm flattered. :)Colby - But of course!...Spy - LOL! I'm flattered. :)<BR/><BR/>Colby - But of course! ;)Janna Leadbetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06339705935553160673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-87985488360267085912009-01-28T17:01:00.000-06:002009-01-28T17:01:00.000-06:00lovely post. You go gal!lovely post. You go gal!colbymarshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14056535503422186623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-585662139255328162009-01-28T16:53:00.000-06:002009-01-28T16:53:00.000-06:00"Don't think about what you could do, if. Think ab...<I>"Don't think about what you could do, if. Think about what you can do, because you are."</I><BR/><BR/>Oh, I love that, Janna! I need to have that framed. That's great!Spy Scribblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14299551957327543491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-11219158758535216372009-01-28T16:35:00.000-06:002009-01-28T16:35:00.000-06:00Turkey - That's an excellent question, the one abo...Turkey - That's an excellent question, the one about whether we try to prove ourselves as writers to others. Something to think about, for sure!<BR/><BR/>Aw, FringeGirl, you're welcome. I think it's important for us to go easier on ourselves than we first tend to.<BR/><BR/>Janet - But you've got 5 kids! My output would drastically change if I had any more than 2, that's for sure.<BR/><BR/>Ana - Janna Leadbetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06339705935553160673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-2195919636261318492009-01-28T16:13:00.000-06:002009-01-28T16:13:00.000-06:00Wow. Excellent post, Janna. I know I had to come t...Wow. Excellent post, Janna. I know I had to come to terms with who I am as a mother, too. There's always that expectation of perfection out there, yet it's so unreachable. <BR/><BR/>Same with writing. I don't have the discipline to sit down at the same time every night and write, or get up in the morning at 5 a.m. and write for two hours before I get ready for the day. I'm not going to attempt toMelissa Amateishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16086267508858187716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-37415668943633325442009-01-28T15:47:00.000-06:002009-01-28T15:47:00.000-06:00Happy to know you have re-connected with your real...Happy to know you have re-connected with your realist self. That is the truest part of all, especially in experience.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-73543708144639328982009-01-28T15:37:00.000-06:002009-01-28T15:37:00.000-06:00Good wisdom. The whole Superwoman thing is a myth...Good wisdom. The whole Superwoman thing is a myth anyway, at least for 99.99% of us. I remember a motivational saying: "All you can do is all you can do, and all you can do is enough." Don't ask more of yourself than that.<BR/><BR/>That you are getting any writing done at all with a young family is impressive enough. I was never capable of it.Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04600030574995481267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-52663028819532323652009-01-28T13:34:00.000-06:002009-01-28T13:34:00.000-06:00Janna, that was a wonderful post! Thank you. It'...Janna, that was a wonderful post! Thank you. It's too tough to be constantly working towards perfection or our idea of perfection. Somehow we always fall short anyway. Learning to be content with ourselves is a great lesson and one I need to work on more.<BR/>-FringeGirlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com