tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096921570548041500.post946520707326826692..comments2023-12-23T08:33:56.895+00:00Comments on JuliaCrossland: Long Days of SummerJulia Crossland Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09882769819060746645noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096921570548041500.post-75347683602313937252013-09-11T19:09:56.314+01:002013-09-11T19:09:56.314+01:00Hello Pati, my dear friend :)
Thank you for writi...Hello Pati, my dear friend :)<br /><br />Thank you for writing, it *is* hard isn't it? Yet that time is so necessary, somedays it seems as essential as breathing. I hope you've had a great summer too, and yes, you'll be glad to know I have some nice projects on the horizon which I'm feeling excited about.<br /><br />Good to hear from you,<br />J xJulia Crossland Arthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09882769819060746645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096921570548041500.post-1764129864561072212013-09-11T19:08:39.367+01:002013-09-11T19:08:39.367+01:00Hello to you,
Im glad you found me again too, and...Hello to you,<br /><br />Im glad you found me again too, and took the time to leave me such a kind message - thank you!<br /><br />J xJulia Crossland Arthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09882769819060746645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096921570548041500.post-73926666343253746192013-09-11T19:08:08.078+01:002013-09-11T19:08:08.078+01:00I love the idea of wild swimming!! How truly lovel...I love the idea of wild swimming!! How truly lovely! It's something I should very much like to do someday. Thank you for taking the time to write, and for the reminder of seeking out those few minutes of time for oneself.<br /><br />J xJulia Crossland Arthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09882769819060746645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096921570548041500.post-5297075863547258042013-09-11T19:06:57.898+01:002013-09-11T19:06:57.898+01:00Some great advice there Maggie, which I dearly tha...Some great advice there Maggie, which I dearly thank you for - it often alleviates the guilt a little I think, when other people feel the same way and share those thoughts. Thank you.<br />J xJulia Crossland Arthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09882769819060746645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096921570548041500.post-79961225501273305322013-09-09T20:31:05.214+01:002013-09-09T20:31:05.214+01:00I am 100% with you. "Me" time is soooo n...I am 100% with you. "Me" time is soooo necessary, so important and sometimes so difficult to obtain. I find that one of the hardest things of being a parent is precisely this, the complete lack of time to oneself.... I have three kids and no family around to help, so it is not always easy to leave them all with friends but I do get to send them on individual playdates to their different friends and it is good. It is important for them, like you say.<br />It is always lovely to read your reflections on things as they always ring so true to me, Julia.<br />I hope you've enjoyed the summer and that you can now recharge batteries in your solitude. I do believe that we are better parents when we are able to have that "me" time. I always feel that I am energised by it and less stress with the kids as a result.<br />Have a lovely evening, Pati xAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13450087548964402430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096921570548041500.post-60192026089399858002013-09-03T13:11:38.893+01:002013-09-03T13:11:38.893+01:00what a lovely surprise to find you again! I though... what a lovely surprise to find you again! I thought you had given up the blogging but perhaps I was one on the 'lost' list.<br />You are always an inspiration - and let me assure you of this - the perfect person has yet to be born (thank goodness)!<br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096921570548041500.post-42159788585666586052013-08-23T13:18:01.936+01:002013-08-23T13:18:01.936+01:00Hope you manage to get a bit more 'me' tim...Hope you manage to get a bit more 'me' time soon, you're right, it is so important. We are having a lovely Summer with lots of trips to our nearby rivers and beaches BUT my house is becoming even more of a tip than usual! And although I'm getting a bit of crafting time, it's usually with children crafting around me too, which, although wonderful in lots of ways, is not always quite the same. But I'm finding my sanity is very quickly restored by jumping into beautiful, cool river water and swimming, even if only for a few minutes before my littlest one needs me back on the bank. So I'm really not hankering after school routine with its frantic mornings at all yet! Hope you find your version of my wild swimming so you're happy to hold on to Summer a bit longer.Wonky Patchworkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13877163026017340681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096921570548041500.post-17196272960283968202013-08-23T10:20:05.318+01:002013-08-23T10:20:05.318+01:00I so agree that mums need time just to be who they...I so agree that mums need time just to be who they are, not what hat they are wearing that day, maybe to revisit a childhood pleasure - colouring in, not for an artist like you, but it's a simple pleasure, meditative and so relaxing. Or taking time to just sit and look at the garden, at what's going on. Too many mums, it seems to me, feel they have to be mum all the time, on the go, entertaining, working, playing and running themselves ragged. Good for you realising that if you do this, you are no good to anyone and doing yourself an injustice. Being a mum doesn't mean submerging yourself all the time in that role, you lose sight of the woman you are when that happens. I always made time for me, always accepted help, gladly pushed the boys off to a neighbour for an hours playtime with someone different, not having the luxury of my own family around, or inlaws anywhere near, neighbours and friends were invaluable.<br />Enjoy the rest of your summer, with some time in there for You.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com