tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post3684537707136222799..comments2023-09-16T09:00:31.715-04:00Comments on Telecommuter Talk: Six YearsEmily Bartonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13971084813206845680noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-20903033998180044802012-05-21T22:27:41.856-04:002012-05-21T22:27:41.856-04:00Courtney, looking forward to reading your post on ...Courtney, looking forward to reading your post on the evolution of your blog. You've had even more big changes in your life than I have since we first "met." My life doesn't always seem more balanced and enjoyable, but if I compare it to six years ago, it most certainly is. (I'll have to keep that in mind next time I'm pulling my hair out thinking, "But I don't WANT to be a minister's wife anymore!)<br /><br />Stef, thanks! I see nothing horrific at all about your blog (but I can certainly identify with those feelings when I look back at my own blog).<br /><br />Bob, thanks. And keep up your blog, too, please. You're one of those "real life" friends I've loved getting to know better through his blog. <br /><br />Cam, oh, yea! A long letter from you awaits my mailbox some day (to tell you the truth, I have no idea who owns whom letters at this point. One thing I've learned from blogging: I'm a terrible pen pal). One of the most fun things ever that came out of blogging was the great blogger meetup in New York, a day I'll never forget (and not only because I blogged about it).<br /><br />Litlove, it was a golden age, wasn't it? And yes, it's very hard to blog and to write seriously at the same time. I wish I could find a balance. It seems I'm either blogging all the time or writing other stuff all the time, but never doing what I'd like to do, which is to spend most of my time writing off line and to spend a little time every day blogging (which, for me, is a completely different kind of writing).Emily Bartonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13971084813206845680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-54573742931364479892012-05-20T05:50:20.688-04:002012-05-20T05:50:20.688-04:00I understand just how you feel. There were real go...I understand just how you feel. There were real golden years for us, when we were part of such a fabulous group of blogging friends and all together on What We Said. I miss the Hobgoblin, and that goddess Bloglily, too. Plus, whatever we move on to, however good it is, there's always other things that have to be given up and that's sad. But I agree with Courtney that your life sounds wonderful, and I'm really pleased to know that you are writing outside the blog. That's what I find tricky - it's hard to blog and write seriously too. But I'm very happy that you do still find the time to write here occasionally. It would be dreadful if you gave up altogether!litlovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10952927245186474480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-84760202987151978232012-05-19T15:57:00.216-04:002012-05-19T15:57:00.216-04:00Happy 6 blogaversary. I rarely look back at what ...Happy 6 blogaversary. I rarely look back at what I've written, but when I do, I'm frequently surprised -- about what I wrote, how I wrote, etc. It was difficult to get back to after my 2 year hiatus, but now that I am not working, I find it gives me a little structure to say that I'm going to spend x amount of time on my blog. Often I just take the lazy approach and post a photograph, but that is where a lot of my passion and energy lies right now. I wish I could write better posts, but I don't seem to have the motivation to do so. <br /><br />A lot has happened since I wrote that first post 6.5 years ago. Wow! I hardly recognize that writer! Like you, there are many that use to follow who no longer blog and others that I just no longer follow for one reason or another. A little bittersweet, but I still like blogging and the people that I meet -- online & IRL -- doing so. After all, I wouldn't have met you if I hadn't written that first post and then somehow, a few months later, stumbled onto your blog. <br /><br />I owe you a very long letter, too, don't I? Maybe after mid-June. :-)ANNE CAMILLEhttp://fourdeeroak.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-24437165518919697812012-05-18T08:29:58.221-04:002012-05-18T08:29:58.221-04:00Beautify and perceptively put, Emily. Face it, bl...Beautify and perceptively put, Emily. Face it, blogging takes away time from other things (you have to get to your "real" writing). I haven't been doing it as long as you (four plus years) but I feel the same way. So many other interests and so little time. But when I look back, I'm reminded what I was thinking about or how I felt during those four years. And when I've written about books I've read -- it has become a means to really remember their contents. Now that I retroactively labeled my blog entries, I can actually find what I'm looking for, a veritable mini-encyclopedia of my more recent life, and a place to recollect earlier times (not that the world cares, but I do).<br /><br />In any case, keep it up when you find time, and happy 6th blogiversary!Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10495693030721170952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-15896618010239305072012-05-17T14:10:32.207-04:002012-05-17T14:10:32.207-04:00Happy blogiversary! I am altenately amused, impres...Happy blogiversary! I am altenately amused, impressed, and horrified when I look back at all my years of blogging.Stefaniehttp://somanybooksblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-28294490145081107692012-05-17T14:07:15.220-04:002012-05-17T14:07:15.220-04:00I am planning on writing "an evolution of eve...I am planning on writing "an evolution of everythinginbetween" very very soon which will address your final question here but in the meantime, I know if I didn't work at a computer as often as I do I wouldn't be motivated to blog as often, either, I don't think. Your lifestyle sounds absolutely lovely right now and if I had the opportunity I would pursue my time much the way you are pursuing yours - it sounds so much more balanced and enjoyable!Courtneyhttp://www.everythinginbetween.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com