tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post2254192505059624832..comments2023-10-11T04:09:53.564-07:00Comments on materfamilias writes: Where's that Light? of Long Lists and Dark Tunnels and Encouraging Rewards and Pacingmaterfamiliashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-33433125938541761702016-05-01T16:36:49.959-07:002016-05-01T16:36:49.959-07:00Thanks, Rosie -- we were very pleased with that ne...Thanks, Rosie -- we were very pleased with that news as well!<br />I think my approach is like Dottoressa's as well, although when I sense the clock ticking more loudly, it gets more difficult to take the needed breaks...materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-79740769759917678862016-05-01T16:35:34.900-07:002016-05-01T16:35:34.900-07:00Yes, I'll get through -- after all, the option...Yes, I'll get through -- after all, the option is being here with my goods all around when the new owners arrive. Not really an option (wouldn't they be surprised!)materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-7239191205415454492016-05-01T16:34:37.728-07:002016-05-01T16:34:37.728-07:00No more words necessary, except now I'm rather...No more words necessary, except now I'm rather hungry . . . ;-)materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-77457282156445098172016-05-01T16:33:56.444-07:002016-05-01T16:33:56.444-07:00I remember that street name, yes! Wow! You really ...I remember that street name, yes! Wow! You really know your Rome, don't you? I hope to someday as well, especially if my daughter continues to live there.materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-77322443717216782532016-04-30T11:22:58.321-07:002016-04-30T11:22:58.321-07:00It's the whole process. I find it very calming...It's the whole process. I find it very calming and then there is the smell in the oven and the eating . Need I say more!Coastal Rippleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13355914194686166834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-35583601450655399882016-04-30T02:15:31.215-07:002016-04-30T02:15:31.215-07:00I'm very like Dottoressa :) I need to mix prac...I'm very like Dottoressa :) I need to mix practical tasks with breaks doing things I enjoy. If I'm struggling I ll go for a walk ..maybe call in a cafe for a coffee then back to the task in hand. Definitely a procrastinator! :)<br />It works for me though and stops me feeling stressed.<br />I've been meaning to say ...great news about your daughters engagement!<br />RosieRosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15718521437964866609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-74018790054809146802016-04-30T02:15:09.112-07:002016-04-30T02:15:09.112-07:00I'm very like Dottoressa :) I need to mix prac...I'm very like Dottoressa :) I need to mix practical tasks with breaks doing things I enjoy. If I'm struggling I ll go for a walk ..maybe call in a cafe for a coffee then back to the task in hand. Definitely a procrastinator! :)<br />It works for me though and stops me feeling stressed.<br />I've been meaning to say ...great news about your daughters engagement!<br />RosieRosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15718521437964866609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-51808908205779058362016-04-29T10:11:15.109-07:002016-04-29T10:11:15.109-07:00Carrots at the end of the stick always get me goin...Carrots at the end of the stick always get me going, although I prefer chocolates. Power on! Reward yourself. You'll get through this. Yoga and food with a friend sound like a good way to recharge. Ah, Rome, Rome!!! Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06218727738029858422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-29855662643172748102016-04-29T08:13:59.074-07:002016-04-29T08:13:59.074-07:00You're right, it is off Via Cavour. Thank you ...You're right, it is off Via Cavour. Thank you for posting the photos and jogging my memory. The Moses will always be there, you'll see it next time.Susan Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00642316368064929886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-167888522798741672016-04-29T07:37:13.680-07:002016-04-29T07:37:13.680-07:00It's wonderful how much pleasure I still get f...It's wonderful how much pleasure I still get from the trip in these pauses, these memories. I wish I'd recorded where the top photo was taken (might be able to find out by looking back on my iphone) -- If we were near the basilica, I was completely ignorant of it that day. I think we were walking to Monti to do a bit of window-shopping . . . materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-6239763851109412422016-04-29T07:32:26.554-07:002016-04-29T07:32:26.554-07:00Oh, you know it! Both worth celebrating, one more ...Oh, you know it! Both worth celebrating, one more happily than the other.<br />And I think we might have the same drawers! Something I've been thinking about, surrendering that role as the one who can magically supply almost any endeavour all these parenting years. . . Yes, if I ever need a glue stick, or glitter, or rubber bands, or five containers of three different sizes of mechanical pencil refill leads (yes, truly!), or. . . well, you know, you've emptied the same drawers apparently. I'm beginning to debate how many drawers we should allow ourselves in our new place. At least not until we've established some very firm guidelines. . . materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-4027346727408608362016-04-29T07:28:37.635-07:002016-04-29T07:28:37.635-07:00Ah, you know! Turned out I'm back there again ...Ah, you know! Turned out I'm back there again today for an important intervention -- crown will be needed, ugh!materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-26712084011033496712016-04-29T07:28:02.035-07:002016-04-29T07:28:02.035-07:00Feelin' groovy is lovely. Sadly won't get ...Feelin' groovy is lovely. Sadly won't get the boxes packed in time, but it's lovely when it happens. . . They were so very young, those four, then. Loved seeing Tommy and Dick. . . materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-27888400285730847282016-04-29T07:27:06.837-07:002016-04-29T07:27:06.837-07:00One foot in front of another is always good advice...One foot in front of another is always good advice, in the end . . .;-)materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-65155609217948368992016-04-29T07:26:39.428-07:002016-04-29T07:26:39.428-07:00Spinning! Yes! I mean, you can always empty one mo...Spinning! Yes! I mean, you can always empty one more drawer and then when it's done, you'll just carry this stuff upstairs and put it in the designated box. . . and then right beside it is a pile of stuff you intended to sort. . . So it's been good to put a few treats (lunch with friends, yoga) on the calendar to impose breaks from the work. Except that the fun stuff takes energy as well. Oh well. . materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-33387330556126925052016-04-29T07:24:01.172-07:002016-04-29T07:24:01.172-07:00Interesting! Is the baking calming in the process ...Interesting! Is the baking calming in the process for you? I've been finding myself just making do and foraging food-wise because Paul's away and it's just another mess-making task...materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-51661426800056395172016-04-29T07:22:49.040-07:002016-04-29T07:22:49.040-07:00I like this approach, a mix of work and play. And ...I like this approach, a mix of work and play. And always time for a cup of tea! materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-74189244150255096482016-04-29T07:22:12.778-07:002016-04-29T07:22:12.778-07:00So much to see and do in Rome. It's so very di...So much to see and do in Rome. It's so very different than Paris, and I didn't love it immediately, but it's captured me . . .I'm glad to hear you're going back. materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-1168686959236286662016-04-29T07:21:10.648-07:002016-04-29T07:21:10.648-07:00It does feel good to get this stuff sorted, althou...It does feel good to get this stuff sorted, although I wish it didn't take the pressure of a moving truck to achieve it. . . materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-3731560418523959652016-04-29T07:20:12.084-07:002016-04-29T07:20:12.084-07:00Funny how long we hang onto those course notes. I&...Funny how long we hang onto those course notes. I'm debating whether I'm ready to chuck the big box of notes I took for my Comprehensive Field Exams for my doctorate. They were the foundation for many courses I taught, all that distilled research at the ready, but I'm very sure I won't be needing them again. . . And yet. . . Today I'm leaning toward putting them in the big green plastic bag (and, as you say, saving the kids from dealing with it after I'm gone. . . ) We'll see...materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-24914355218943814462016-04-29T07:17:50.948-07:002016-04-29T07:17:50.948-07:00I really like this plan, although my TV set-up (I ...I really like this plan, although my TV set-up (I generally watch series via Internet on my big computer screen in my "office") makes it a bit tricky to organise -- worth it, though, and I think I'll set this up when I'm ready to pack up the breakables. Five sets of china?! I should feel very lucky then. We're paring, paring, and paring...materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-83425069792557577042016-04-29T07:16:02.703-07:002016-04-29T07:16:02.703-07:00Yes, I'd say I at least aim at Keeping Calm, b...Yes, I'd say I at least aim at Keeping Calm, but I'm not saying I achieve it consistently. I'm pretty good at giving myself breaks or rewards because I know that if I don't, I won't get through the next days very well...<br />I like your plan: skip the work, have the break first, top of the list! (if only my boxes would pack themselves!)materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-23608429720924941162016-04-29T07:13:04.271-07:002016-04-29T07:13:04.271-07:00I take advantage of momentum and push through. I l...I take advantage of momentum and push through. I like the idea of pausing to remember Rome. The first one looks like the stairs to St Pietro in Vincoli Susan Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00642316368064929886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-880387371618291222016-04-29T04:44:46.331-07:002016-04-29T04:44:46.331-07:00Let us celebrate ancient cities and modern dentist...Let us celebrate ancient cities and modern dentistry. The dresser drawer made me chuckle. Our move was the impetus to achieve better drawer use. Typical drawer "before": CDs, table linens, unused Heavy Hands, parts to something no one could identify, dried out glue sticks, bag of glitter that had leaked (from the days of school projects). In our new place, drawers are far more unified- and there is no space for unused "stuff". If I ever need glitter again, I'll buy it.Duchessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-22869247185170477132016-04-29T03:45:57.807-07:002016-04-29T03:45:57.807-07:00Take it easy. And don't underestimate that den...Take it easy. And don't underestimate that dental appointment... Eleonorenoreply@blogger.com