I've been spending a lot of time thinking, relaxing and reading. I love blogging, it helps me live life in the way I want to live it, it helps me define my days and identify goals and new opportunities to learn. I can't imagine giving up blogging but there may be changes in the way I do it. But the main news I want to pass on to you today is that I've missed being here, I'm ready to come back, and I'll be here again tomorrow.
We miss you too! I have been reading all of your old posts. Still love them!
ReplyDeleteGreat news Rhonda- I've missed you!
ReplyDeleteoh goody..I've missed you too.
ReplyDeletecheers Kate
it will be great to see you back Rhonda, I hope you've had a lovely rest
ReplyDeleteWe miss you to. Be glad to have you back as i miss reading your posts.
ReplyDeleteYAY!!!! We've missed you too Rhonda. My mornings haven't been the same! :-))
ReplyDeleteWoot woot!! I've missed you.
ReplyDeleteGreat news. Hope you are feeling revived . Continue to take care of yourself.
ReplyDeleteYay! The blog world is just not the same without you.
ReplyDeleteWoo Hoo!! It'll be great to see you back.
ReplyDeleteI am so glad you are back. I've missed you. I love your blog.
ReplyDelete:-)
ReplyDeleteBarb_in_GA (who has also been laying low lately)
Ditto the rest of the comments. Hurrah, Down to earth is one of my favorite blogs. Just got my clip on thermometer so I can try out your cold pressed soap.
ReplyDeleteI've missed you too! Looking forward to reading your post tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteYay! I was so happy to find you and then your next post was about taking time away and I was sad that I'd missed out on something lovely. So yay: welcome back! I'm sure you'll find a groove that suits you.
ReplyDeleteYay! See you then, Rhonda!
ReplyDeleteCheers - Joolz
Woo Hoo! So glad that you are coming back...
ReplyDeleteYou have been missed too! *Ü*
This is wonderful news! Looking forward to reading your new posts!
ReplyDeleteGlad to see you are back to doing something you find enriches your life. Have been looking through your archives, and am finding alot of wonderful reading! Cheers, Deb
ReplyDeleteWe've missed you too! I look forward to your post tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteWoohoo! You just made my week! Rhonda's back in town!!!!
ReplyDeleteIt will be good to see you again! I'm glad you are back!
ReplyDeletewelcome back, a change is as good as a holiday.
ReplyDeleteYAY!!! So glad you are ready to return. All the nice kitchens were a lot of fun, but we missed you.
ReplyDelete"See" you soon.
Yvette
amen,amen,amen....I missed you too my friend:.)
ReplyDeleteI missed you too :0) I think we all miss your daily posts. Hope you are feeling relaxed and rested.
ReplyDeleteSo glad you feel ready to return. You've been missed.
ReplyDeleteMiss you too. So glad that you will be back. Hope you got some rest.
ReplyDeleteWe are missing you too -and still coming back for lots of reads :-)
ReplyDeleteCate
And you have been missed, as well.
ReplyDeleteOh, to think about sitting and reading or just to sit and think. That sounds so wonderful, as well.
We are in a busy season of life. I love our life but I look forward to quieter days as well.
Becky K.
I missed you too, and I hope that your time off was peaceful and filled with joy. :)
ReplyDeleteYou have been missed. Your knowledge, insight, resourcefulness, your spirit.
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to reading more from you.
Hugs ~ FlowerLady
I've missed you so very much and glad to hear from you. I wish you all the best each and every day. Your blogs are very meaningful and give me hope that we all can do better and be okay.
ReplyDeleteYeah!!!!!
ReplyDeleteyehhhhhh, missing you as well!
ReplyDeletegreat news!
ReplyDeleteThe feeling is mutual!
ReplyDeleteoh excellent, i've missed you Rhonda! I still love seeing the kitchens but i miss reading your wise words every morning... great new indeed!
ReplyDeleteV.
Glad to see a new post from you! :) I've been blogging for a few years. For the first year or two...I would post almost everyday. I realized it was just too much for me....so now, I just post when I want to, when I have time to and when I have something interesting to share. If that is once a week...then it is. :) If it's 3 days in a row...then that is what I do. I enjoy blogging and don't ever want to feel that I *have* to post just to post. :) Not sure if that is at all how you are feeling as well...but if it is, I can relate! :)
ReplyDeleteGlad you are back and look forward to your posts! ;)
Missed you Rhonda..good to have you back. Sometimes a rest from blogging is needed.
ReplyDeleteI know I am repeating what pretty much everyone else has said, but I am glad you are back. I've re-read many posts, especially the knitting/sewing ones, but I am looking forward to having you back in whatever manner you decide!
ReplyDeleteyay!
ReplyDeleteI missed you too. Your timing for a break was impeccable! It's the busiest time of the school year here and I didn't want to feel guilty about spending time in front of the computer! Welcome back.
ReplyDeleteWelcome back. Your life is inspiring, just the way you are!
ReplyDeleteGlad to see that you'll be back! I have missed reading your blog! I have looked around over in the forum, and while there is interesting stuff to read there, it's not the same. I hope that you can find a pace or rhythm that works for you (and therefore us too!)
ReplyDeleteYou've been missed. Glad to see you are back.
ReplyDeleteI still check everyday and have missed you. Great news that you'll be back tomorrow!
ReplyDeleteHurray, great news. My day can get back to it's routine now!
ReplyDeleteThis is good news, I miss you too!
ReplyDeleteThats so good to hear. Looking forward to catching up with you.
ReplyDeleteBlessings Gail
So glad you will be returning! I still found myself checking your page every day in some sort of small secret hope that you would be back! Hope your time off gave you a bit of what you were searching for...looking forward to tomorrow already!
ReplyDeleteHooray!
ReplyDeleteRhonda
ReplyDeleteI feel lots of changes going on. I hope you are refreshed and focused on your own changes, whether that is blogging or whatever. I have missed reading your blog everyday (but I do check it everyday) and hope you follow your heart and do what it is you need to do for yourself, not us. But if you do come back to us I will most certainly appreciate it. Peace. Myra
Oh that's great news. Now I can have my morning routine back. lol. Have missed you heaps. Seriously though, I hope you have had enough rest.
ReplyDeleteI think we have all missed you Rhonda :-)! So glad to have you back in whatever capacity you find works for YOU. I will admit though, my days have not been the same without your blogs and I've checked each and every day :-). You have such wisdom that is not always so readily passed on to us young mothers and I hope you had a lovely rest.
ReplyDeleteSusieq.
That is so good Rhonda, I've nissed you too. Will be great to have you back.
ReplyDeleteTracie
So happy to have you back Rhonda we missed you so much..hope you are feeling refreshed
ReplyDeleteHuzzah!
ReplyDeleteThat is all.
Wonderful to hear you are returning! I will look out for your post at the usual early hour in the morrow.
ReplyDeleteBest,
Tracy (Brisbane)
You surely know you have been missed by your many readers! The main thing is that you yourself feel good about blogging and that the "force" is back with you.
ReplyDeleteLove from Sweden
Ramona K
Hooray! I've missed you too.
ReplyDeletePatricia
Goody
ReplyDeleteviv in nz
Dear Miss Rhonda, grown ups have to a break too! There are important things outside of blogs and lifestyle that need tendind sometimes, and you are most deserving of any time you take! I do adore your work, more so as a young person, your contributions to my day always produce a smile, take care of the chickens, they're a powerful kind of practical meditation, I'm certain of it!
ReplyDeletex x Anna
As with everyone else here I've missed your posts and am very happy that you're back from your break.
ReplyDeleteWow Rhonda. Must make you feel special that so many of us say we missed you. But, I was wondering how to suggest that maybe you could limit your posts, and Katy said just about what I was thinking. Do what YOU want to do - we'll go along with that. I'll sign off as one of my friends used to .... "Mobs of hugs".
ReplyDeleteFaye in Pinjarra W.Aust
Yay! I missed you too, my mornings are just not the same without reading your inspiring entries. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteYeah!! I enjoy reading your blog immensely -So glad you are coming back!
ReplyDeletehappy You are coming back Yea!
ReplyDeleteI couldn't be happier that you are going to resume posting again. I have missed you.
ReplyDeleteVictoria
YEAH!!!!!!!!You have been sorely missed, I don't know how I could have handled longer!!!
ReplyDeletedawn
Yay! We have missed you too, Rhonda. Thanks for the great news!
ReplyDeleteI miss you to and I'm glad you will be back.
ReplyDeleteI look forward to reading your new posts!
ReplyDeleteI look forward to reading tomorrow's post! :)
ReplyDeleteYay! We've missed you, too.
ReplyDeleteI felt very selfish wishing you back but my day was not quite complete without reading about your day. I hope you had some lovely rest and recharged your batteries. That your outside 'work' has settled down and Hanno is back from Sydney. Looking forward to my 'bedtime' reading tonight.
ReplyDeleteMiss you too. Enjoy reading your insightful posts anytime.
ReplyDeleteHurray!!
ReplyDeleteYeah! I have missed reading you :-)
ReplyDeleteYAY!!! We've missed you too!!!
ReplyDeleteHey Rhonda - I've been reading everyday for nearly 2 years - except for 3 months when I had no Internet 'cause we were traveling...Miss you so much! I'm about your age but you validate what I've believed for years. And, there are precious few places where good old fashioned common sense is a virtue but here everyone's a believer...awesome!
ReplyDeleteMrs M
Miss you too. It's good to take care of yourself, but it's good to see you too.
ReplyDelete~Cassandra
I have been reading your blog for a long time now and have missed your daily posts lately. I don't read many blogs, but love yours and it will be good to have you back. Take care, Fiona
ReplyDeleteI miss you, too, Rhonda - I miss reading all your lovely posts about chickens and gardening and making do. It's been so inspirational to me and helps me keep on track! Hope you're having a good rest!
ReplyDeleteNice to see you back :-) Looking forward to your blogs.
ReplyDeleteAdding to the big choir: I missed you too!
ReplyDeleteYessssss!
ReplyDeleteYea!
ReplyDeleteIt's always a nice way to start the day reading your blog. Often sets the tone for the day....
Love Leanne NZ
Yup - sounds like we've all missed you! I enjoy blogging too, it makes me feel as if I'm a little more accountable somehow ;)
ReplyDeleteWonderful! We've missed you!
ReplyDeleteGreat! I'll look forward to your posts.
ReplyDeleteYay!
ReplyDeleteWe have missed you!
WOOT !!
ReplyDeleteyour words each morning, give me a push to live the life I want to live too... because most of my friends are not like this, your blogging helps me to feel somewhat normal
so glad you are coming back xo
Woohoo - have missed reading your post each morning
ReplyDeleteHelp Help me Rhonda... Help!... I havnt missed you... i see you every week!... you have to have one more kitchen post when mine is finished... I need a feestardeluxe position!.... welcome back Ms Hetzel xo
ReplyDeleteyep, sure have missed you, but have your lemon butter recipe to keep me going(actually made it with my own limes and it's gorgeous!!!) jen
ReplyDeleteYippie!! I'm glad your coming back!You give me such inspiration. <3
ReplyDeleteI was so glad to see your heading, "I'm missing you" when I opened my email this afternoon. I look forward to your blogs again- in whatever capacity fits your life. I am so grateful!
ReplyDeleteSo glad you are back and I hope you accomplished what you wanted! As you can tell by the comments....
ReplyDeleteWe all missed you a lot!!
I missed your blogging so much. Welcome back! You are such an inspiration to many of us out there. Hope you had a beautiful break and look forward to your continued journals.
ReplyDeleteSo good to see you back Rhonda you have been missed so much! I love what you have written below your photo on your home page too - everything that I am trying to do in my life is written there. :-)
ReplyDeleteRhonda, so glad you're back! Have missed reading your daily post. Hope your time away was restful.
ReplyDeleteHugs, Aunt Bea
Missed you too. I hope you are feeling refreshed and renewed from your break away.
ReplyDelete---Krystal(nova scotia)
We've all missed you! Glad to know you'll be posting a lot, I always enjoy your blog and have learned a lot from it.
ReplyDeleteoh rhonda i'm so glad you've found your way back! you were my very first key to this new way of life! hugs! you've been greatly missed.
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