Comments on: The Monday After http://www.barbarasamuel.com/blog/2009/11/30/the-monday-after/ Writing, reading, walking Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:53:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Ruthie http://www.barbarasamuel.com/blog/2009/11/30/the-monday-after/comment-page-1/#comment-4287 Ruthie Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:31:11 +0000 http://www.barbarasamuel.com/blog/?p=725#comment-4287 Chef's Academy is different. Can't say that I really like it. I don't think it's worth your time. As for Top Chef, I knew Jen would go. I really liked her. She would have won, hands down, in previous seasons. I'm picking Kevin to win. Chef’s Academy is different. Can’t say that I really like it. I don’t think it’s worth your time. As for Top Chef, I knew Jen would go. I really liked her. She would have won, hands down, in previous seasons. I’m picking Kevin to win.

]]> By: Barbara Samuel O'Neal http://www.barbarasamuel.com/blog/2009/11/30/the-monday-after/comment-page-1/#comment-4283 Barbara Samuel O'Neal Thu, 03 Dec 2009 04:26:25 +0000 http://www.barbarasamuel.com/blog/?p=725#comment-4283 It's hard to have one who wants to fly, isn't it? But I never, ever want to hold him back. Mmm, that brined turkey sounds great, Ruthie. I haven't watched Chef's Academy (so sad about J tonight!). Do you like it? Catching the love, D It’s hard to have one who wants to fly, isn’t it? But I never, ever want to hold him back.

Mmm, that brined turkey sounds great, Ruthie. I haven’t watched Chef’s Academy (so sad about J tonight!). Do you like it?

Catching the love, D

]]> By: Debbie http://www.barbarasamuel.com/blog/2009/11/30/the-monday-after/comment-page-1/#comment-4282 Debbie Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:38:48 +0000 http://www.barbarasamuel.com/blog/?p=725#comment-4282 What a lovely post. I was especially touched by your remarks regarding your son, Ian. I have one child, a daughter, who was born with a suitcase in her hand. I put her on a train back to school (by which I mean high school...she attends boarding school because why stay home and go to school when you can pack your bags and go somewhere else?) yesterday afternoon. As always, I find myself torn between the ache of knowing how much I will miss her and so much pride in her maturity, independence and trustworthiness. What a lovely post. I was especially touched by your remarks regarding your son, Ian. I have one child, a daughter, who was born with a suitcase in her hand. I put her on a train back to school (by which I mean high school…she attends boarding school because why stay home and go to school when you can pack your bags and go somewhere else?) yesterday afternoon. As always, I find myself torn between the ache of knowing how much I will miss her and so much pride in her maturity, independence and trustworthiness.

]]> By: Ruthie http://www.barbarasamuel.com/blog/2009/11/30/the-monday-after/comment-page-1/#comment-4278 Ruthie Tue, 01 Dec 2009 20:26:31 +0000 http://www.barbarasamuel.com/blog/?p=725#comment-4278 Love your post, Barbara. I also had a fantastic Thanksgiving. Brined and butterflied a turkey for the first time. It was so juicy and delicious. I just hope I can do it again. What made Thanksgiving so special this year was my grandchildren. They actually ate 'grown-up food'. At ages 6 and 3, it's hard to get away from the chicken fingers, Mac and cheese, etc. So this was huge. Aside from the food, it was just great to have everyone here. My way of unwinding the day after is the gym. The workout is for me and it's a great stress reliever. Then it's back to work with a clear head. Can't wait to buy your book. Are you watching Chef's Academy? Love your post, Barbara. I also had a fantastic Thanksgiving. Brined and butterflied a turkey for the first time. It was so juicy and delicious. I just hope I can do it again.

What made Thanksgiving so special this year was my grandchildren. They actually ate ‘grown-up food’. At ages 6 and 3, it’s hard to get away from the chicken fingers, Mac and cheese, etc. So this was huge. Aside from the food, it was just great to have everyone here.

My way of unwinding the day after is the gym. The workout is for me and it’s a great stress reliever. Then it’s back to work with a clear head.

Can’t wait to buy your book. Are you watching Chef’s Academy?

]]> By: Deanna Constable http://www.barbarasamuel.com/blog/2009/11/30/the-monday-after/comment-page-1/#comment-4277 Deanna Constable Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:23:59 +0000 http://www.barbarasamuel.com/blog/?p=725#comment-4277 Hi Barbara! Thank you for this posting. I came by it by way of your FB posting so thank you for the link as well. You and your family were in my thoughts while I was on my vacation with my husband. I sent positive thoughts that your time with your children and family was better than you had even dared hope for and it sounds like it was. I'm so glad. I've continued to have Sasha in my thoughts too and I know how precious this time is. These quiet times are so essential for savoring our blessings. We really as so very, very lucky, aren't we? Love to you! Hi Barbara!

Thank you for this posting. I came by it by way of your FB posting so thank you for the link as well.

You and your family were in my thoughts while I was on my vacation with my husband. I sent positive thoughts that your time with your children and family was better than you had even dared hope for and it sounds like it was. I’m so glad.

I’ve continued to have Sasha in my thoughts too and I know how precious this time is. These quiet times are so essential for savoring our blessings. We really as so very, very lucky, aren’t we? Love to you!

]]> By: Barbara Samuel O'Neal http://www.barbarasamuel.com/blog/2009/11/30/the-monday-after/comment-page-1/#comment-4274 Barbara Samuel O'Neal Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:00:55 +0000 http://www.barbarasamuel.com/blog/?p=725#comment-4274 Yvonne, I can't think of a thing I'd rather do than offer peace and quiet for a few minutes. Thank you. When you get that mss in, I hope you will find a few days of rest somehow. Thanks, Robin and Leigh. (It's hard to call you Leigh!) Nicola, I can imagine how much you love your office, esp with such small children! (For a long time, my office was in the dining room, so I could keep an eye on the boys while they played in living room or watched Sesame Street (my sacred hour!)). The thing is, after resting yesterday, I feel much more alive today. Took a long, long walk, by myself, watched television, read a book, put things back in order. Now, to work! Yvonne, I can’t think of a thing I’d rather do than offer peace and quiet for a few minutes. Thank you. When you get that mss in, I hope you will find a few days of rest somehow.

Thanks, Robin and Leigh. (It’s hard to call you Leigh!)

Nicola, I can imagine how much you love your office, esp with such small children! (For a long time, my office was in the dining room, so I could keep an eye on the boys while they played in living room or watched Sesame Street (my sacred hour!)).

The thing is, after resting yesterday, I feel much more alive today. Took a long, long walk, by myself, watched television, read a book, put things back in order. Now, to work!

]]> By: Leigh Duncan http://www.barbarasamuel.com/blog/2009/11/30/the-monday-after/comment-page-1/#comment-4273 Leigh Duncan Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:13:27 +0000 http://www.barbarasamuel.com/blog/?p=725#comment-4273 Barbara, thanks for validating my need for alone time. A week of wedding preparations and our son's big day immediately preceeded Thanksgiving this year. By the end of it all, I just wanted everyone to go away and leave me and my computer alone. My poor DH, I practically pushed him out the door to work yesterday. Barbara, thanks for validating my need for alone time. A week of wedding preparations and our son’s big day immediately preceeded Thanksgiving this year. By the end of it all, I just wanted everyone to go away and leave me and my computer alone. My poor DH, I practically pushed him out the door to work yesterday.

]]> By: Nicola Marsh http://www.barbarasamuel.com/blog/2009/11/30/the-monday-after/comment-page-1/#comment-4271 Nicola Marsh Tue, 01 Dec 2009 01:25:26 +0000 http://www.barbarasamuel.com/blog/?p=725#comment-4271 What a beautiful post, Barbara. As I sit here, staring around at the clutter of my office, I can't help but feel calm too. It is my sanctuary from a busy life and despite being the size of a cubbyhole, with no doors, it is my place, a place I love to slip into to write. My ritual is sitting here in silence, opening my current WIP and letting the characters speak to me. I love it! What a beautiful post, Barbara.

As I sit here, staring around at the clutter of my office, I can’t help but feel calm too.

It is my sanctuary from a busy life and despite being the size of a cubbyhole, with no doors, it is my place, a place I love to slip into to write.

My ritual is sitting here in silence, opening my current WIP and letting the characters speak to me. I love it!

]]> By: Robin L http://www.barbarasamuel.com/blog/2009/11/30/the-monday-after/comment-page-1/#comment-4270 Robin L Tue, 01 Dec 2009 01:22:56 +0000 http://www.barbarasamuel.com/blog/?p=725#comment-4270 Barbara, So glad you had such a lovely Thanksgiving,and thank you for articulating the ritual of re-entry so beautifully. Such a necessary part of our process--learning to synchronize our writing life with real life. And you are SO good at helping us do that! Robin Barbara,

So glad you had such a lovely Thanksgiving,and thank you for articulating the ritual of re-entry so beautifully. Such a necessary part of our process–learning to synchronize our writing life with real life. And you are SO good at helping us do that!

Robin

]]> By: Yvonne Lindsay http://www.barbarasamuel.com/blog/2009/11/30/the-monday-after/comment-page-1/#comment-4269 Yvonne Lindsay Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:42:06 +0000 http://www.barbarasamuel.com/blog/?p=725#comment-4269 Barbara, I think I all too rarely take the time to reassert the essential rhythms and grounding myself. I feel as though I race from one thing to the next and when I have no 'next' I begin to worry as to why not. However, there's a special spell *you* weave when you write a piece such as your current blog, which brings me calm and peace, and for that (especially as I'm polishing a ms due tomorrow) I truly thank you. Barbara, I think I all too rarely take the time to reassert the essential rhythms and grounding myself. I feel as though I race from one thing to the next and when I have no ‘next’ I begin to worry as to why not. However, there’s a special spell *you* weave when you write a piece such as your current blog, which brings me calm and peace, and for that (especially as I’m polishing a ms due tomorrow) I truly thank you.

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