Comments on: I shined my sink http://www.mybeautifulchaos.com/2008/12/02/i-shined-my-sink/ My wonderful, chaotic life Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:42:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Nanci Hartland http://www.mybeautifulchaos.com/2008/12/02/i-shined-my-sink/comment-page-1/#comment-49169 Nanci Hartland Wed, 13 Jan 2010 13:54:50 +0000 http://mybeautifulchaos.com/?p=232#comment-49169 I am near the end of a 10 year process of writing "True Confessions of a Reluctant Giraffe" I am interested in your story. Is there a possibility of including yours in this book of people like us who go through 'Hell in a Hand-basket' and come out the other side with an extraordinary life? Nanci Hartland, CEO, Founder, Volunteer Lifetracks Global Foundation, Inc. www.lifetracks.org Making a Difference in Africa since 1994. We fund entrepreneurs. We do not 'fight' poverty. I am near the end of a 10 year process of writing “True Confessions of a Reluctant Giraffe” I am interested in your story. Is there a possibility of including yours in this book of people like us who go through ‘Hell in a Hand-basket’ and come out the other side with an extraordinary life?

Nanci Hartland, CEO, Founder, Volunteer
Lifetracks Global Foundation, Inc. http://www.lifetracks.org
Making a Difference in Africa since 1994.
We fund entrepreneurs. We do not ‘fight’ poverty.

]]> By: Nanci Hartland http://www.mybeautifulchaos.com/2008/12/02/i-shined-my-sink/comment-page-1/#comment-49167 Nanci Hartland Wed, 13 Jan 2010 13:49:52 +0000 http://mybeautifulchaos.com/?p=232#comment-49167 April. OMG! I can get it and I have done it. 4 kids, no husband, (A divorce that broke my heart wide open!) an invalid mother, restoring a 12 room - 200 year old home, a business and going back to school. YIKES! I hit the ground running by 6AM and never stopped until waay past 2AM... 8 days a week! The only thing that kept me sane was the kids... Holding them, playing with them... Knowing they were the only reason to keep going... Now there are grandchildren! And time for me! As you already know it is this that grows us into amazing women! I love you and I support your process. Is there any action I can do that would further support you? April. OMG! I can get it and I have done it. 4 kids, no husband, (A divorce that broke my heart wide open!) an invalid mother, restoring a 12 room – 200 year old home, a business and going back to school. YIKES! I hit the ground running by 6AM and never stopped until waay past 2AM… 8 days a week! The only thing that kept me sane was the kids… Holding them, playing with them… Knowing they were the only reason to keep going… Now there are grandchildren! And time for me! As you already know it is this that grows us into amazing women! I love you and I support your process. Is there any action I can do that would further support you?

]]> By: Shauna@IncreasingVelocity.com http://www.mybeautifulchaos.com/2008/12/02/i-shined-my-sink/comment-page-1/#comment-41402 Shauna@IncreasingVelocity.com Thu, 05 Mar 2009 18:00:25 +0000 http://mybeautifulchaos.com/?p=232#comment-41402 Hi, April; I just wanted to say hello and kudos to you for living - passionately and honestly - as exactly who you are. As someone who blogs, builds and maintains websites, etc. for a living, I can utterly identify with the sense of overwhelm you were feeling - welcome back, belatedly! In fact, the reason I am here is a symptom of just that - you and I are both on the 'personal development list' which I have on my site, and which has been quite well distributed. Every so often I try and go through it to see what everyone is up to, whether they are still contributing value and even if the blogs still exist. It is a big job, among so many other big jobs - like others it is part of a list of big jobs which need to be done regularly to keep things current and valuable to my readers. I often say I could 'work' 24/7 and still have waaaay too little time in the day! Anyway, I hope you don't mind my saying hello, and I look forward to hearing more from you in your various venues. I wish you fabulous success, now and always. Shauna Hi, April;

I just wanted to say hello and kudos to you for living – passionately and honestly – as exactly who you are.

As someone who blogs, builds and maintains websites, etc. for a living, I can utterly identify with the sense of overwhelm you were feeling – welcome back, belatedly!

In fact, the reason I am here is a symptom of just that – you and I are both on the ‘personal development list’ which I have on my site, and which has been quite well distributed.

Every so often I try and go through it to see what everyone is up to, whether they are still contributing value and even if the blogs still exist. It is a big job, among so many other big jobs – like others it is part of a list of big jobs which need to be done regularly to keep things current and valuable to my readers.

I often say I could ‘work’ 24/7 and still have waaaay too little time in the day!

Anyway, I hope you don’t mind my saying hello, and I look forward to hearing more from you in your various venues. I wish you fabulous success, now and always.

Shauna

]]> By: Jake Hogan http://www.mybeautifulchaos.com/2008/12/02/i-shined-my-sink/comment-page-1/#comment-41306 Jake Hogan Sun, 01 Mar 2009 10:06:53 +0000 http://mybeautifulchaos.com/?p=232#comment-41306 Nothing wrong with keep a blog nice and tidy. At least you had the courtesy to let us know what you were doing and why in advance. Nothing wrong with keep a blog nice and tidy. At least you had the courtesy to let us know what you were doing and why in advance.

]]> By: Carrie http://www.mybeautifulchaos.com/2008/12/02/i-shined-my-sink/comment-page-1/#comment-38981 Carrie Wed, 10 Dec 2008 19:45:03 +0000 http://mybeautifulchaos.com/?p=232#comment-38981 OMG! I've totally been a "flybaby" for a year or so. I keep falling on and off the program, but when I'm on it SO works. I even have BG doing the Riley Challenges. :) On the note of your unplanned hiatus, we all have to "back up off it" sometimes. Regroup. Reprioritize. Recover. Glad you're back. Now it's time to improvise, adapt, and overcome. OMG! I’ve totally been a “flybaby” for a year or so. I keep falling on and off the program, but when I’m on it SO works. I even have BG doing the Riley Challenges. :)

On the note of your unplanned hiatus, we all have to “back up off it” sometimes. Regroup. Reprioritize. Recover. Glad you’re back. Now it’s time to improvise, adapt, and overcome.

]]> By: April http://www.mybeautifulchaos.com/2008/12/02/i-shined-my-sink/comment-page-1/#comment-38940 April Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:21:22 +0000 http://mybeautifulchaos.com/?p=232#comment-38940 Shailesh - I hear you. For me, the hardest part was that I didn't expect it and I didn't know what to do with it. The guilt was the hardest part to get past. But, I really missed it and am thrilled to be back with a great new perspective. And I am super glad to hear from you! Shailesh – I hear you. For me, the hardest part was that I didn’t expect it and I didn’t know what to do with it. The guilt was the hardest part to get past. But, I really missed it and am thrilled to be back with a great new perspective. And I am super glad to hear from you!

]]> By: Shailesh Ghimire http://www.mybeautifulchaos.com/2008/12/02/i-shined-my-sink/comment-page-1/#comment-38935 Shailesh Ghimire Thu, 04 Dec 2008 15:42:36 +0000 http://mybeautifulchaos.com/?p=232#comment-38935 Welcome back - I can relate to a lot of what you are talking about here. I think there is a danger of being over loaded and becoming over engaged. I think the important thing that I've come to realize is that I can choose the level of engagement I want and it doesn't matter to anyone else what that level is. So, I've started to pare down my feeds or at least better categorize them and also budget the time I devote to the engagement. Well I'm preaching to the choir here.... welcome back! Welcome back – I can relate to a lot of what you are talking about here. I think there is a danger of being over loaded and becoming over engaged. I think the important thing that I’ve come to realize is that I can choose the level of engagement I want and it doesn’t matter to anyone else what that level is. So, I’ve started to pare down my feeds or at least better categorize them and also budget the time I devote to the engagement. Well I’m preaching to the choir here…. welcome back!

]]> By: April http://www.mybeautifulchaos.com/2008/12/02/i-shined-my-sink/comment-page-1/#comment-38912 April Wed, 03 Dec 2008 20:04:20 +0000 http://mybeautifulchaos.com/?p=232#comment-38912 Jay - You rock! Jay – You rock!

]]> By: Jay Thompson http://www.mybeautifulchaos.com/2008/12/02/i-shined-my-sink/comment-page-1/#comment-38910 Jay Thompson Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:39:35 +0000 http://mybeautifulchaos.com/?p=232#comment-38910 Welcome back April! Missed ya! Welcome back April! Missed ya!

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