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sarahday — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 17:02:59 -0500

I linked it back to my post on my own website because unfortunately I am not savy enough with blogher to figure out how to link it to this post. If you let me know how I will definitely link it to the blogpost here in blogher.

Sarah Day

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Denise — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 16:59:23 -0500

Did you reply to the question in the group and leave a link to the post? If not, you should so those who follow that group and the discussion will be aware that you've posted a great response - as a blog post. :-)

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unmotivated yet — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 22:38:10 -0500

Everyone should stay single till they are at peace with themselves and know what they want out of their lives.

Stay single till you are ready to let someone into your life for whom you are willing to make compromises for and ENJOY DOING SO.

At least till you think you are peaceful and ready........

Only life will let you know the truth, even about yourself.

I can't even get up in enough time for work.

lauriewrites — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 21:57:51 -0600

Exercise in the morning just won't work for me, I fear. I really, really wish I could morph into a morning person but I don't think it's possible.

My motivation right now is that I feel like crap and I don't want to, plus the number on the scale is above where I know is healthy for me. I'm hoping that feeling and looking better (which really does happen pretty fast, even if it's just that the workouts make my skin look more healthy or whatever and the sense of accomplishment after making a good choice) will turn into the motivation I've been looking for.

I do intend to use some of the tools I found while researching this post. There are some really great resources and communities online that I just didn't know were there.

Laurie

LaurieWrites

Sidetracked is right.

lauriewrites — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 21:54:25 -0600

There are just so many things to see and conversations to get involved in online, I have trouble rationing out the time in what feels like a second world.

I share the feelings that are tugging at you, though, and right now I'm motivated to be more healthy, so hopefully that'll work out. Thanks for commenting, Josanne.

Laurie

LaurieWrites

Great post, Laurie.

Zandria — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 11:26:10 -0600

"I even know that rarest of creature - the single, exercising morning person who gets up on purpose at 5 a.m. Shudder."

I've written about my dislike for early-morning exercise before, so you know I can relate. :)

Like you said, you have to find your motivation where you can. I'm sure you'll find yours.

Personal blog: Zandria.us
BlogHer blog: Singles/Fitness

I can definately relate!

Josanne — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 18:28:40 -0600

I can definately relate! And for me, I work on the computer part time, so there's my reason to get on it! If I truly worked full time on my computer during the day, I could be doing really well! I just tend to get very sidetracked!

Once I was without internet for about 3 weeks, and I could not believe how busy I kept, and then looked back and thought, how did I ever have so much time to spend on the computer before?

This is my weakness in life, especially because I'm a bit of a introvert. But it is something that is tugging at my heart, and that I do work on, but need to do more. I need to get a really good schedule! I've been doing some of that, but a bit too sporadically. In the mornings when everyone is asleep, and I can't make noise anyway, is a good time to do my typing.

I'm able to say tho, I have accomplished some things in the past few days, so I feel better about that! I also make a point to not be on a whole lot when my kiddos are home. I don't think it's fair to them.

Glad I'm not alone, but not glad to see anyone else feeling the same way I do.

Josanne

A woman's got to do what a woman's got to do

Candelaria Silva — Wed, 28 May 2008 11:26:19 -0500

I didn't know the strength I had or the capacity I could develop until I had children. I did what I had to do for them. They didn't ask to be brought into the world and so they often gave me the incentive to do more than I thought possible. It wasn't fair but it was the way it is. I don't regret it at all.

I worked after my children were 3 and 5 respectively. I've worked very demanding jobs since they were teens and after they launched into their adult lives. I've watched friends with no children work their arses off. What I've learned is that you should do the best job you can at the many roles you have, but realize that work doesn't care about you, it just cares that you do the work. People have a short period of time to be children, looking to be producted, nurtured and loved by the people charged with doing this for them.

Having the most stuff, having everything material you want, nothing substitutes for having satisfying relationships. If one wants to live in the big city and one is able to pinch pennies until they holler and work with others to seek out all opportunities and ways to cut corners, you can have a grand life on little money.

Thanks.

Candelaria- Good and plenty!

A woman's got to do what a woman's got to do

Candelaria Silva — Wed, 28 May 2008 11:26:14 -0500

Thanks.

Candelaria- Good and plenty!

Love your style

Nordette — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 12:15:04 -0600

Enjoyed your humor. Thaks for a great chuckle.

Nordette

Nordette Adams is a Contributing Editor with BlogHer.org.

LOL

Elisa Camahort — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 11:53:02 -0600

As Liz said...thank goodness!!!

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Liz Rizzo — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 11:17:55 -0600

Nice to start the day with a chuckle - Thank goodness you were there! :)

Liz Rizzo

I blog at Everyday Goddess.

Re: Staying Single

Stevie Newton-John — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 10:33:44 -0600

Thanks, Judith! It's nice to know that at least one person out there understood what I was trying to say!

-Stevie

http://www.lovestevie.net

Staying Single

Judith — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 14:42:51 -0600

That's why marriage can end up being soooo boring - we stop worrying but we're no longer funny or independent, our self esteem doesn't get any better, often worse, and we end up visiting someone like me to get out of the whole mess!
Judith
http://judithsdivorceblog.blogspot.com

God. Me, too.

cowgrrrl — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 17:08:43 -0500

I turn 40 in less than a month. I have neither a man nor the "emotional and financial resources," as Single Mothers by Choice puts it, to fulfill my dream of being a mother.

I can't tell you how much this depresses me.

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