tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post2952195844645667531..comments2024-03-28T15:55:53.792+10:00Comments on down to earth: 24 hours hereUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-68099705067548858202017-05-12T07:08:01.143+10:002017-05-12T07:08:01.143+10:00Wonderful post. The comments are always such a gre...Wonderful post. The comments are always such a great read, too. I love hearing about the rhythm of your day. It ebbs and flows so peacefully.TheAwakenedSoulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11636961399581011120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-86074851268794252212017-03-25T17:40:00.313+10:002017-03-25T17:40:00.313+10:00Broken sleep patterns are not unusual. I put mine ...Broken sleep patterns are not unusual. I put mine down to years of shift work. I was fortunate to have retired last April at the age of 55 (not many nurses will be on this program now). It has taken quite a while to restore my sleep to something near normal. We go to bed at 9pm and are up at 5am (Nick has an hour and a half train journey to work!). But I've usually woken at 3am and sometimes can't sleep again. It doesn't matter though because I can have a full active day and feel great.Sharon Holmshawhttp://itssimplecom.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-53601022933159562952017-03-24T00:36:29.126+10:002017-03-24T00:36:29.126+10:00Hi Laurie, I am newly retired as well, 9 months, a...Hi Laurie, I am newly retired as well, 9 months, and I know that feeling of needing to rush, but I am just now calming down. I am working at purging and organizing my home, a bit at a time. I also joined a few social groups, as well as a reading club, which I really enjoy. <br />We are on a tight budget, so I spend a fair amount of time planning meals and lessening waste, I like the challenge.<br />Enjoy your retirement, it will all fall into place!Bonnienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-21247017698676942772017-03-23T20:55:06.161+10:002017-03-23T20:55:06.161+10:00The stick in the laundry brought back so many memo...The stick in the laundry brought back so many memories for me. My dear grandma used such a stick when she did laundry every other day. She had a washer and dryer in her home, but she had to clean the laundry first as she was sure the machine could not do a 'good' job. Bless her sweet heart, she used to have a big steel pot on her stove that had water in it boiling...into that she put all under ware and anything white. I can not count how many of my things she would shrink when I would visit. Then she always thought I was growing and would take me to the store to buy more under ware. I have that stick, a piece of cut off broom handle, and it is one of my dearest treasures. I think of her when I see it. Thank you for a sweet memory. I love how you live such a meaningful life. God bless.Roxie700https://www.blogger.com/profile/01763951875927210467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-34737748439585104942017-03-23T13:52:27.952+10:002017-03-23T13:52:27.952+10:00QLD is very light early, and gets dark very quickl...QLD is very light early, and gets dark very quickly. so most people go to bed early and get up early in QLD - very different to Southern Australia where we don't get night until much later and daylight at the moment isn't until 7.30am. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-632408042803466252017-03-23T13:00:27.437+10:002017-03-23T13:00:27.437+10:00This post inspired me. Inspired me to get off my ...This post inspired me. Inspired me to get off my behind and produce something. Even if it's only dinner. Loved it.Louise Bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12671229205146485047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-36983744471050238922017-03-23T04:38:40.902+10:002017-03-23T04:38:40.902+10:00Inspirational and so wonderfully ordinary, I thoro...Inspirational and so wonderfully ordinary, I thoroughly enjoyed the insight into your day. As a parent of two little ones, in a new city, it makes me so happy to hear about Jamie and the support you give Sunny. We have our parents visiting over May, both mine and my husband's at different times, and I am so looking forward to our 'village' coming back together - if only for a few weeks! Much love, Ayesha Audreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13709835092401492729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-78635571013731836232017-03-22T16:26:56.608+10:002017-03-22T16:26:56.608+10:00Good, I was worried for you.Good, I was worried for you.Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17769428408767311874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-25871163556923037892017-03-22T10:11:48.620+10:002017-03-22T10:11:48.620+10:00I so enjoyed reading about your day. I love how co...I so enjoyed reading about your day. I love how content you are in your home. I too love being home and am so content doing all the duties that need to be done. Today I worked out in the yard for several hours. It felt so good on the second day of spring here in Indiana.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09690646164924615005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-36121808799477628892017-03-22T02:48:22.546+10:002017-03-22T02:48:22.546+10:00I feel very peaceful reading about your day! Mine ...I feel very peaceful reading about your day! Mine is perhaps even quieter. I need to cook some cabbage now. My son loves it. He's vegetarian but stuffed cabbage and stuffed peppers are easy to make vegetarian.....Be well! Enjoy your life! I'm sure you do!Thickethouse.wordpresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17187303460677067276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-69828260307122464802017-03-21T11:57:21.529+10:002017-03-21T11:57:21.529+10:00Oh, what a lovely post, Rhonda Jean! Enjoyed this ...Oh, what a lovely post, Rhonda Jean! Enjoyed this peek into your day so much. Sending big hugs ♥Quinnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14446233534591572279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-69747026536683555802017-03-21T11:39:42.733+10:002017-03-21T11:39:42.733+10:00a wonderfully informative post Rhonda, enjoyed imm...a wonderfully informative post Rhonda, enjoyed immensely <br />i am insomniac & reading about your two phase sleep pattern i think, "well, why don't i do that?" i might just have better sleep for it, as i get extremely restless around the wee hours of the morning & up & down to the loo several times during the night doesn't help either! <br />i'm not one who like cabbage very much (main staple of step mums meals) but those cabbage rolls of yours look very delicious & looks like you haven't used regular cabbage leaves, errr think it's called a drum-head cabbage the one i'm thinking of, the common cabbage?<br />mmm, a recipe book of all YOUR favourite (& your mothers) foods sounds like a great idea but i'll settle for a recipe page in here as i know you have written your final book. i loved your pea & ham soup from your 1st book. <br />your days sound busy but content & relaxing, one day i'll achieve that level of contentment too; it's still a work in progress.<br />thanx for sharing<br />selina from kilkivan qldselinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10173172460099566314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-3365578357077505922017-03-21T09:00:59.649+10:002017-03-21T09:00:59.649+10:00Still two plus decades from retirement, but findin...Still two plus decades from retirement, but finding the mental need to slow down my time outside of my paid job. Some eves and weekends I still find myself rushing but then I stop myself and take a deep breath and begin again. <br />I remember the days of packed eves and weekends and much prefer a slower steady pace with plenty of open space to just be.Jodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14912758562710632968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-91967140733354679532017-03-21T08:46:24.044+10:002017-03-21T08:46:24.044+10:00Smiling back across the wide ocean. :) Smiling back across the wide ocean. :) Lanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09380649410508372279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-60815104035956206862017-03-21T06:47:24.199+10:002017-03-21T06:47:24.199+10:00Sounds like a productive comfortable day. Working ...Sounds like a productive comfortable day. Working to structure my new retirement so I can achieve the same. Love hearing from you.upnitestxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09128054385996539647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-52726894206840443912017-03-21T05:28:38.495+10:002017-03-21T05:28:38.495+10:00Not that i was trying to imply you have a sleep di...Not that i was trying to imply you have a sleep disorder! More than it is difficult to manage for me and mine :)Cate Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11068520532566968605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-13432014917450053012017-03-21T05:27:27.374+10:002017-03-21T05:27:27.374+10:00Yes, all of the women in my family including mysel...Yes, all of the women in my family including myself have struggled with early waking syndrome, waking some time between 1 and 4, but back to sleep after 2-3 hours. Its hell if you work 9-5ish and seems to be no cure. Cate Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11068520532566968605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-75615167735867616482017-03-21T03:08:20.810+10:002017-03-21T03:08:20.810+10:00Hi Rhonda I have been a reader of yours since 2007...Hi Rhonda I have been a reader of yours since 2007. I was being treated for cancer and found you when I couldn't sleep. Your blog was and still is so interesting and although we live on the opposite side of the world we have similar experiences and share the changing seasons of life.Maggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03402523017073727031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-41559343745435888792017-03-21T01:27:32.598+10:002017-03-21T01:27:32.598+10:00Enjoyed hearing about your day. It reminded me a ...Enjoyed hearing about your day. It reminded me a little of books written by Miss Read describing her days as a teacher post WWII in a small English village. Nothing monumental happened, just the daily rhythm of life. Wish there were more books like that as they leave me very contented.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17155976856559454101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-39921140129033162482017-03-20T23:52:02.412+10:002017-03-20T23:52:02.412+10:00Thank you for sharing your day!
It's nice to k...Thank you for sharing your day!<br />It's nice to know there are no expectations to rush around and hurry to do everything. <br />I am newly retired and I still feel like I have to "hurry" all the time. I haven't settled in yet, I guess. All in God's time.LaurieShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04669706520501609006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-53612490234354489872017-03-20T19:51:38.370+10:002017-03-20T19:51:38.370+10:00That meal looks fantastic. I've commented on h...That meal looks fantastic. I've commented on here before, but I'll say it again. I would love if you did just one more book...a recipe book. The above meal looks delicious. Your salmon patties have become a favourite in our house, my kids eat them with no complaints at all :) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-30097478657599535342017-03-20T19:06:07.007+10:002017-03-20T19:06:07.007+10:00Yes, it was a delightful read, indeed! Lovely rhy...Yes, it was a delightful read, indeed! Lovely rhythm to your day, Rhonda, which was beautifully described!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-51840416669663972962017-03-20T18:19:41.430+10:002017-03-20T18:19:41.430+10:00I love the gentleness of home based days where you...I love the gentleness of home based days where you have no deadlines. no pressure to meet targets. Just enjoying my home and all I achieve in it fills me with happiness. I hope to be listening to the fall of rain on the roof before this night is out, we really need some rain here it is very dry. Have a good week Rhonda , God bless from Judi.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-63945849719071698732017-03-20T15:12:14.702+10:002017-03-20T15:12:14.702+10:00I've had a hectic, if productive, weekend. I ...I've had a hectic, if productive, weekend. I volunteered to judge National History competitions for a friend who organizes them for this region (school-children present different kinds of projects based on historical research- two middle-school boys built a working, non-lethal guillotine and staged a reenactment of the executions of Louis XVI and Robespierre- it was hysterically funny!), cantored for a friend who was ordained at my church today, and finished up one term at work while preparing for another- I teach from home at an online university, and our terms run four weeks; my new classes begin at midnight. Well, THEY begin at midnight. I am going to bed! It is nice after such a busy weekend, to relax and remember what I completed. First-week lectures tomorrow, with grocery shopping and time at the health club are on the docket for tomorrow. I can't wait.Sarah Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16339853873402488687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-60045314125875021432017-03-20T14:59:49.117+10:002017-03-20T14:59:49.117+10:00I really enjoyed this post. Thanks so much for sha...I really enjoyed this post. Thanks so much for sharing your day!<br />~SueAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com