tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3999395053411060275.post545730496268901070..comments2023-04-16T04:11:43.361-04:00Comments on btsoi blogs: Struggling With Being Herebtsoi.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09837067944330100727noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3999395053411060275.post-17894310916522485882011-11-12T18:10:45.520-05:002011-11-12T18:10:45.520-05:00ive never moved to another country and left friend...ive never moved to another country and left friends and family behind so cant relate...but i am a people person and need friends nearby.....a lot of my friends dont live in my city...thats why i love facebook and email...allows me to stay in touch!!! and chat to them when i have a crap day......am happy to receive an email from you if you ever want to vent!!!! a SC across the ditch....<br />as for meeting others...maybe a coffee group or invite school friend over (son) and get to know more of the mums in your area...can be hard to do..but worth it when you find a new coffee mate<br /><br />kia kaha...which means Stay strong in Maorimandybhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13063154149327977294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3999395053411060275.post-2219587536317739062011-11-12T09:32:04.320-05:002011-11-12T09:32:04.320-05:00Two things popped into my mind when I read this! ...Two things popped into my mind when I read this! The first (which may or may not be helpful to you) is that you've basically described my life more or less as of late as well. That, "this is not really who I want to be and yet maybe it isn't so bad and I'll live with it but really omg let's change everything and do that right this minute" kind of nagging awfulness. It's one thing to know that you need to slow down, take more time, be present and aware and okay with where you are...and another to actually do it.<br /><br />The second (and you may or may not know this) is that I actually think fairly regularly about you and how much I admire what you're doing and the big changes you've made over the year, AND that you're doing it all with two small kids in tow. It's surprising to me sometimes to hear that you're concerned or dissatisfied with where you are, because I feel like if I could have my crap together half as well as you do, I'd be patting myself on the back. Funny how that works, hey? <br /><br />I'm sure it must be super challenging to be far away from your people, to have to balance so much, and feel like you aren't sure if you're doing it right. But, then again, I'm reading this saying "oh yeah, I totally feel the same way". So, maybe it might not be so bad or weird or abnormal or wrong...maybe it might just be that thing that everyone thinks but no one says because we feel like everyone else is doing better than we are.<br /><br />(But, for the record, I definitely think you are totally a super-stay-at-home-mom-trophy-wife-pseudo-artist-person)<br /><br />Anyway, unsolicited advice, blah blah, ignore if you like. However! I would like to say that I am so, so, so around for a chat about things if you want to have one (really, they keep me sane too). Skype?Alananoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3999395053411060275.post-18749961739904431942011-11-12T07:49:28.170-05:002011-11-12T07:49:28.170-05:00*hugs*
I guess you just need to find "your p...*hugs*<br /><br />I guess you just need to find "your place and space". At the end of the day, if you find blogging therapeutic, go right ahead. You shouldn't trade sanity for readership. <br /><br />Besides, you are in my feeds, so I'm alwasy lurking. lol..Kate aka stinkydudettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14732246639729325032noreply@blogger.com