“We are built for the valley, for the ordinary stuff we are in, and that is where we have to prove our mettle.”
Oswald Chambers
#8
[valleys]
our godmother passing away before we had a last chance to see her
getting hit with a 70euro ($90) phone/internet charge
(i felt sick!)
going for a before-we-leave-for-uk-clean and discovering i need 2 fillings
our godmother passing away before we had a last chance to see her
getting hit with a 70euro ($90) phone/internet charge
(i felt sick!)
going for a before-we-leave-for-uk-clean and discovering i need 2 fillings
(i'm phobic)
sorting-organising-packing without enough sleep
[peaks]
Miss 4 writing out a shopping list for daddy
(intelligible too!)
managing healthy eating despite stress
that she's old enough to entertain herself while mama runs around like a mad-woman
escaping into fiction, when she falls asleep
(saving sanity)
Miss 4 writing out a shopping list for daddy
(intelligible too!)
managing healthy eating despite stress
that she's old enough to entertain herself while mama runs around like a mad-woman
escaping into fiction, when she falls asleep
(saving sanity)
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Share your own ups-downs, lows-highs, hits-misses, dark-light,
peaks-valleys, plus-minuses,
as we keep the blogosphere real.
Share your own ups-downs, lows-highs, hits-misses, dark-light,
peaks-valleys, plus-minuses,
as we keep the blogosphere real.
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Keeping it Real is a weekly meme where bloggers share the ups as well as the downs of their week - acknowledging wholeness.
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New-comers welcome!
oh god, dentists. I need dental surgery before moving. I've been told six months ago, and my appointment is for exactly one week before I leave. speaking of phobic. I hate dentists!!!
ReplyDeleteit's really cheap here in Montenegro, which forces me to get work done... otherwise i would be saying, 'oh, i could do it later in england'. lol
Deletei go in this afternoon.....
"that she's old enough to entertain herself while mama runs around like a mad-woman"
ReplyDeleteThat is a golden age isn't it :)
And dentists!!! me too. I share the fear.
yes. she's always been so clingy, so it's a big deal for us.
DeleteI'm so sorry for your Godmother. Dentists are also a phobia for me but oh well, no choice right :)
ReplyDeleteSave your sanity :) keep on sinking into other realms !!! It should be a Must-do for everyone :)
i've never uttered the words 'i'm too busy to read'..... ;)
DeleteI'm very sorry to hear about your godmother. It's great to see that in spite of that (and all your other valleys), you can still see the positive.
ReplyDeleteMonica, I'm so sorry for your loss.
ReplyDeleteI do love reading this balance every week.... prompts me to ponder my own valleys & peaks. One of these days, I'm going to remember to write a proper post, share & join you!!
So sorry for your lost Monica.
ReplyDeleteKeep your sanity and know
we are lifting you up!
thank you!
DeleteDear Monica I am joining for the first time.
ReplyDeleteI have been following for a few weeks, can't remember how I stumbled on to your blog. Sorry to read about your loss. Also you have all my empathy vis a vis moving. I always lose something very important when moving: my sanity!
Have a great weekend.
Regards from Oslo
welcome krisha! great to have you doing our thang.
Deleteso sorry to hear about your godmother, i know that can't be easy. and the phone bill...i feel your pain. the mr. has been having to make a lot of int'l calls for a project and the last few months ours has been well over $500 :(
ReplyDeletebut the book, sweet relief and escape. i enjoyed that one, hope you are as well!
horrid, especially when i wasn't supposed to have ANY charges. i somehow clocked it up thinking it was hardly any use. ugh
DeleteSo sorry for your godmother. I'm sending much prayers and love towards you and your family. Running around like a mad woman... I hope you can see the fun in that! Also... I should follow you with the healthy eating thing...really!
ReplyDeletethank you.
Deleteyes, usually carbs see me through stress, but i went through that and somehow out the other side.
Hello Monica, I am so sorry for your loss - losing someone you love is (I unfortunately know from experience) very hard. I love your idea of keeping it real though, how there is beauty in life even when parts of it are hard... thank you for visiting my blog and I am looking forward to reading more about your adventures in England!
ReplyDeletelovely to see you here. thank you for your kind words.
DeleteSorry to hear about your grandmother. Lovely list - hope the moving/packing goes well! Enjoy England!
ReplyDeletewhew, those are some deep valleys. But thank goodness she can entertain herself now! YES!!!! I remember when that happened and it was like a whole new world. I am not even going to mention that "d" thing you have to have done. Typing it would be to awful for me. Hope you have a good weekend. You will survive! xo
ReplyDeletegot back not long ago. i want to have his babies. LOL he's that good. phew
DeleteLOL!!
Deletewell I finally got it together to join you and your lovely in keeping it real
ReplyDeleteunfortunately I am unable to link up : ( technical difficulties
the linky says I have not linked back to your blog in my post, when in reality I have 3 times
oh well
here is my link
http://loveandlight-cat.blogspot.ca/2012/05/keeping-it-real.html
Sorry for you loss Monica...lossing someone is a challenge
and Kate Morton...swoon...I have that book on my book shelf in the "have yet to be read" shelf : ) I love the way she tells a story...pure enjoyment
have a wonderful peace-filled weekend
Love and Light
i did enjoy it, as well as the forgotten garden, read a couple of years back. nice easy escapism.
DeleteSo, so sorry for your loss Mon. Hope M is ok. And that phone bill is a doozy! Not what you need right now. But wow, she wrote the shopping list herself?! Fantastic! And a good read is always bliss! I have still to read that one, but may get it.
ReplyDeletethanks hun. the reading really is a sanity saver.
DeleteA good, good reminder. I hope you "prove your mettle" with grace and vigor in this valley.
ReplyDeleteahhhhhh I'm sorry Mon - I tried about 10 times (I do every week) and I keep getting the following.......The backlink does not exist on the page you've linked to above. Your entry cannot be submitted until you have the following backlink on the page you've linked to above: http://ink-and-chai.blogspot.com/
ReplyDeleteIf your image is located on a different page, put in the link to your blog post here, then in the next step, you can change the link to go to the page that contains your image.
If you have questions about this back link requirement, please contact the owner of the blog.
I've done all of the above (I even link your blog 2 or 3 times, but it just doesn't want to link for me)..sometimes it does????
Anyway - happy weekend girl!!!!
AND.....so sorry to hear about your godmother passing....that's gotta be hard when you were trying to see her in time.
ReplyDeleteI totally feel your fear of the dentist (more than you can imagine)
How awesome that your little one can write lists now!!! Learning to read and write is so exciting....there will be no stopping her now - soon she will be reading that fiction with you!
i know! i couldn't stop her reading and writing even if i wanted to!
DeleteSo sorry to hear about your godmother Mon, I hope she was able to pass peacefully... And those terrible charges!!--I had some unexpected large ones too this week--grrrr. And the dentist, uggh, horrible but necessary (I cringe at that combo..). But I am doing a little happy dance for all of your peaks!! Yay for Miss 4 and for you! Yay for escaping into fiction!! Yay for avoiding stress eating!!! And you are almost there!! I really hope that once you get there you can put your feet up, relax, and be amazed at what you have accomplished in the last several weeks, Mon. Big hugs...
ReplyDeletexo
thanks darlin', i know you're in my corner.
Deletethe loss of a loved one is even harder when we don't get to say goodbye. I'm jealous of the time you have (scratch that) the time you TAKE to escape into fiction.
ReplyDeletehugs!
http://journeyaroundtheson.blogspot.com/2012/05/this-moment-and-keeping-it-real_18.html
yep, take! lol
Deletethe valley of my week is loosing my photos on the laptop that got stolen
ReplyDeletethe peaks are way more though....
fresh cherries, the lightness of being without a laptop!, friends, smiles...
have a great weekend!
I am sorry about the passing of your godmother. i hope you find solace in your memories of her.
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