Comments on: Writing http://www.happinessawaits.net/2009/writing/ What happens when you take a leap of faith Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:38:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Fitzalan http://www.happinessawaits.net/2009/writing/comment-page-1/#comment-49 Fitzalan Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:50:45 +0000 http://www.happinessawaits.net/2009/writing/#comment-49 Laura--I had to respond immediately when I saw your comment for 2 reasons. First off-it made me laugh out loud because I thought..wow, that could be my family. And then it reminded me of a story I love to tell about my father. My mother used to go away once a week every year for a girl's trip. My mother would plan for months and would prepare all these casseroles and freeze them for us. She would write the instructions on the tinfoil making them foolproof. The best part? My father took us out to eat every single night my mother was gone and he would throw away the casseroles! We didn't tell my mother this story until after my father died. I think it is one of those stories she is saving in her back pocket to ask him about whenever she sees him again. Laura–I had to respond immediately when I saw your comment for 2 reasons. First off-it made me laugh out loud because I thought..wow, that could be my family.
And then it reminded me of a story I love to tell about my father. My mother used to go away once a week every year for a girl’s trip. My mother would plan for months and would prepare all these casseroles and freeze them for us. She would write the instructions on the tinfoil making them foolproof.

The best part?

My father took us out to eat every single night my mother was gone and he would throw away the casseroles!

We didn’t tell my mother this story until after my father died. I think it is one of those stories she is saving in her back pocket to ask him about whenever she sees him again.

]]> By: laura dishes http://www.happinessawaits.net/2009/writing/comment-page-1/#comment-48 laura dishes Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:12:32 +0000 http://www.happinessawaits.net/2009/writing/#comment-48 The recount of your trip adventures is hilarious... it reminded me of our trips from PA to SC. (Here goes a tangent...) My mom would fly down, and all the munchkins went in the station wagon with my dad. I'll never forget the year that he offered to pay each of us $50 if we slept at a rest stop instead of in a hotel. That never happened again after my mom found out about it! I love your challenge... oh well if you don't complete it! As least you are trying your hand at it. :) The recount of your trip adventures is hilarious… it reminded me of our trips from PA to SC. (Here goes a tangent…) My mom would fly down, and all the munchkins went in the station wagon with my dad. I’ll never forget the year that he offered to pay each of us $50 if we slept at a rest stop instead of in a hotel. That never happened again after my mom found out about it!
I love your challenge… oh well if you don’t complete it! As least you are trying your hand at it. :)

]]> By: Fitzalan http://www.happinessawaits.net/2009/writing/comment-page-1/#comment-47 Fitzalan Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:27:17 +0000 http://www.happinessawaits.net/2009/writing/#comment-47 I would agree, I think writing is much like running in the fact you either have an aptitude and enjoy it or you don't. People hate to force themselves to run, much like writing. But then there are people that it comes naturally. I'm surprised to hear you hate writing because I definitely wouldn't know that from reading your blog! I would agree, I think writing is much like running in the fact you either have an aptitude and enjoy it or you don’t. People hate to force themselves to run, much like writing. But then there are people that it comes naturally.

I’m surprised to hear you hate writing because I definitely wouldn’t know that from reading your blog!

]]> By: Fitzalan http://www.happinessawaits.net/2009/writing/comment-page-1/#comment-44 Fitzalan Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:24:56 +0000 http://www.happinessawaits.net/2009/writing/#comment-44 Haha, thanks! I'll keep you updated on the progress! Haha, thanks! I’ll keep you updated on the progress!

]]> By: Missy http://www.happinessawaits.net/2009/writing/comment-page-1/#comment-43 Missy Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:05:42 +0000 http://www.happinessawaits.net/2009/writing/#comment-43 FUN!!!!! Good luck! FUN!!!!! Good luck!

]]> By: Holly http://www.happinessawaits.net/2009/writing/comment-page-1/#comment-40 Holly Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:09:17 +0000 http://www.happinessawaits.net/2009/writing/#comment-40 Wow...I am SO jealous at your love of writing! I think it's how some people think of running - because I was "forced" to do it in school, I just don't have that passion for it. It's like...I can't get my thoughts to come out how I want them to. I think you are an amazing writer, for the record - I would definitely buy one of your books! As long as it's not "too deep." ;-) Thanks for your sweet comment on my blog...yeah, it was quite a weekend. But - everything can be fixed, and my bruises are healing nicely! Wow…I am SO jealous at your love of writing! I think it’s how some people think of running – because I was “forced” to do it in school, I just don’t have that passion for it. It’s like…I can’t get my thoughts to come out how I want them to. I think you are an amazing writer, for the record – I would definitely buy one of your books! As long as it’s not “too deep.” ;-)

Thanks for your sweet comment on my blog…yeah, it was quite a weekend. But – everything can be fixed, and my bruises are healing nicely!

]]> By: Fitzalan http://www.happinessawaits.net/2009/writing/comment-page-1/#comment-39 Fitzalan Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:17:47 +0000 http://www.happinessawaits.net/2009/writing/#comment-39 o0o0o, I love any suggestion of new books to read, especially one's that will spike my creativity. I'm slightly intimidated by NaNoWriMo but I figured, why not. It shouldn't hurt anything and I will break out of my box a bit. o0o0o, I love any suggestion of new books to read, especially one’s that will spike my creativity.

I’m slightly intimidated by NaNoWriMo but I figured, why not. It shouldn’t hurt anything and I will break out of my box a bit.

]]> By: Fitzalan http://www.happinessawaits.net/2009/writing/comment-page-1/#comment-38 Fitzalan Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:16:47 +0000 http://www.happinessawaits.net/2009/writing/#comment-38 I agree--go for it. Why not?! I agree–go for it. Why not?!

]]> By: Allison http://www.happinessawaits.net/2009/writing/comment-page-1/#comment-37 Allison Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:58:40 +0000 http://www.happinessawaits.net/2009/writing/#comment-37 If you've never read "Writing Down the Bones" by Natalie Goldberg or "Bird by Bird" by Anne Lamott, you should. They're wonderful, uplifting books that can inspire just about anyone's creativity! Good luck with NaNoWriMo! I did it a few years ago, but ever since, November just gets too crazy somehow. If you’ve never read “Writing Down the Bones” by Natalie Goldberg or “Bird by Bird” by Anne Lamott, you should. They’re wonderful, uplifting books that can inspire just about anyone’s creativity!

Good luck with NaNoWriMo! I did it a few years ago, but ever since, November just gets too crazy somehow.

]]> By: Missy http://www.happinessawaits.net/2009/writing/comment-page-1/#comment-36 Missy Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:44:24 +0000 http://www.happinessawaits.net/2009/writing/#comment-36 Oh sounds exciting! Go for it! Oh sounds exciting! Go for it!

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