Comments on: and then i found my Happy, it was hiding under the sun in California . . .

By: Jackie

Jackie — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 05:30:00 +0000

I’ve been reading your blog since the Summer of 2011 when a Google search
of baking soda and vinegar as a natural sink de-clogger brought me to
it. There’s a lot I can say about finding your blog in that it has
helped me be more in touch with the more “crunchy” part of
me that I always knew was there but didn’t really know how MUCH it
was there! (Suffice it to say: very glad to see updates here!)  

Anyway, this comment is about your “Playing Catch-Up” series
because it all comes at a very relevant time in my life. Each month
that I read, I want to comment, but there’s so much I want to say!
And then the next month comes, and it touches me in so many more
great ways. I’m going to stay general with my comments about it just
for the sake of we’d be here forever if I tried to be specific. But
it’s so helpful and inspiring to see the progression of your life in
these few months. It’s a great reminder to me how life is full of
seasons, and when you’re in a crappy one, there’s a great one coming
someday. I forget that easily and needed to be reminded of that and
your latest entries have been perfect for me in my current season.
Thank you for being so open! It means the world to me, a perfect
stranger on the other side of the country! (Oh, and most def to the
Introvert Power! Discovering that in myself has been life-changing as
well!)

By: Danika

Danika — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 22:31:00 +0000

My parenting partner and I are still sharing a home (until it sells) and I know that I will feel so much lighter and less stressed when I’m in my own place with my little girlies. I think we’ll have to copy the bi-weekly breakfasts. It sounds like a great way to stay on the same page while co-parenting. Thanks for the honesty and the good news!

By: Sayward Rebhal

Sayward Rebhal — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 20:20:00 +0000

Thank you Andrea, I feel very lucky that Damian and I have been able to handle all this with so much love and respect. Very very lucky.

By: Sayward Rebhal

Sayward Rebhal — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 20:19:00 +0000

Sending sunshine at ya! ♥

By: Sayward Rebhal

Sayward Rebhal — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 20:18:00 +0000

I’m lucky that I grew up in a place where Summer Solstice is one of our biggest holidays, the whole city gets into it. So celebrating the solstices in hippie heaven here in SoCal isn’t so weird, haha.

By: Sayward Rebhal

Sayward Rebhal — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 20:17:00 +0000

I haven’t read it yet but I’ve heard about it. I think I’d love it, the more I learn about introverts the more I feel like I understand (and accept!) myself. =)

By: Katrina Donovan Fleming

Katrina Donovan Fleming — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 21:24:00 +0000

Have you read Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that Won’t Stop Talking? Judging by all you’ve shared, I think it would resonate well with you. :) It’s really changed the way I teach my third-graders.

By: Annie

Annie — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 01:55:00 +0000

Yeah, It’s really nice. I’m sure there’s something similar to where you live. If not, you can donate toys to women’s shelters, or food to shelters, or warm clothes if you live in the northern hemisphere.

By: skeptk_vegan

skeptk_vegan — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 23:21:00 +0000

Everything sounds like it really came together in December, and I’m so glad. I too celebrate solstice with my boyfriend! I get lots of weird looks for that one, most people I’ve encountered don’t even know what solstice is… ANYWAYS! Sounds like you had an absolutely authentic Christmas. How perfect! :)

By: Sarah M.

Sarah M. — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 21:44:00 +0000

Location matters so much! We’re New Englanders living in NC and just UGH. Where we are the people are rude and no one connects and 7 months out of the year it is just too hot to be outside. Glad you’re doing better!