en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/1153484 Comments by 1970kikiproject http://www.love-life-project.com/2012/02/dear-friends.html#IDComment282739746 dear stephanie ~ i am so glad we met through blogging!! you can be sure i will be checking out your plasticine people stories - your creations are genius! to be honest with you, i am not surprised at all that you are taking this blogging break...i've sensed that your energy is being pulled into other areas, and that is ok and cool! best wishes with your novel writing. i give you credit for realizing that blogging is not a top priority right now, and being willing to follow your vibes. xoxo! Fri, 3 Feb 2012 11:31:02 +0000 http://www.love-life-project.com/2012/02/dear-friends.html#IDComment282739746 http://www.love-life-project.com/2012/01/its-my-bloggiversary-and-also-i-ran.html#IDComment273942491 hip hip hooray! great to read all the positive reports, stephanie! haha, the FIRST photo of your desk just makes me want to ORGANIZE it! haha! i agree, the current version is much improved! dexter -> i can borrow season one and have heard such good things so that is going to be a new show that i check out this year. hey! it's wednesday - you get to run today! have fun! and way to go on getting right back on your treadmill and enjoying your run. that is super. happy blog anniversary!! looking forward to the next plasticine figures story... Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:45:41 +0000 http://www.love-life-project.com/2012/01/its-my-bloggiversary-and-also-i-ran.html#IDComment273942491 http://www.love-life-project.com/2012/01/im-allowed-to-say-im-so-glad-its.html#IDComment270000822 happy weekend, stephanie! fridays are going to become special again - haha! i really think this p/t teaching gig is aces for you. like you say, it's a BALANCE of structure and free time. i bet you'll get more writing done with less time available to you. i LOVE schedules and structure - as long as it's of my own design. i schedule my free time/flexible time as oxymoronic as that sounds. i love my work schedule because it's always changing. so to answer your question: to do lists keep me on task, and for me, i just like the feeling of getting stuff done! congrats on getting down the xmas stuff and hope the rewiring was a success! Fri, 20 Jan 2012 23:52:44 +0000 http://www.love-life-project.com/2012/01/im-allowed-to-say-im-so-glad-its.html#IDComment270000822 http://www.love-life-project.com/2012/01/joining-ranks-of-employed.html#IDComment267283827 CONGRATULATIONS, STEPHANIE!!! this is awesome news. i LOVE how they offered you the 2nd job on the spot. i think you are really going to like teaching the adults - i taught english to adults the year i was in chicoutimi - shoulda stuck with that age! i still get teaching nightmares and i haven't taught in 12+ years!! your bad dreams was a sign!! off to get my clay baboons fix! and welcome home! :) Wed, 18 Jan 2012 02:26:07 +0000 http://www.love-life-project.com/2012/01/joining-ranks-of-employed.html#IDComment267283827 http://www.love-life-project.com/2012/01/home-and-boys-and-ice-and-links.html#IDComment264039976 this comment is going to be a mishmash of unrelated sentences - apologies in advance!! safe travels home, stephanie. i hope it's not too too long til you can get back to ontario again (both so you can see your family and also so that we can potentially meet up?!?!). this font size is just fine! the movie "my week with marilyn" has been playing at the indy cinema for a couple weeks but i didn't make it there to see it...i'd love to learn more about this icon! "circle time" - haha! thanks for the memory poke. my grade 11 english teacher used to have us all sit in a circle quite often for sharing, book discussion etc. we used to laugh at how hokey it was! i love that graphic of tv - eat - sleep = sad. i would agree. outdoor skating - so cool. glad to hear of kids still getting fitness and fun outside!!! Sat, 14 Jan 2012 11:32:16 +0000 http://www.love-life-project.com/2012/01/home-and-boys-and-ice-and-links.html#IDComment264039976 http://www.love-life-project.com/2012/01/why-women-need-fat-book-review.html#IDComment262714780 thanks for the book review, stephanie! i appreciate your viewpoint. i also am glad to hear of a book that doesn't preach that skinny is where it's at for everyone. i totally agree with the "set point" theory (natural weight) - trusting our intuition and our bodies to get us there is the tricky part. good luck with expanding your reading horizons this year! i look forward to more book reviews! Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:35:40 +0000 http://www.love-life-project.com/2012/01/why-women-need-fat-book-review.html#IDComment262714780 http://www.love-life-project.com/2012/01/skating-through-life.html#IDComment260435522 great topic, stephanie! i enjoyed reading your memories as well as your more recent skating adventures. thanks for bringing back my own happy memories! my dad taught me to skate at the local arena when i was about two. and i have fond memories of school outings to the rink. i love your mental image of "don't slit the jugular!" - so true! skating is a series of mishaps waiting to happen! i am glad you have rediscovered skating both at home and in TO. it's a great family activity - and hot choc after is a must! Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:57:20 +0000 http://www.love-life-project.com/2012/01/skating-through-life.html#IDComment260435522 http://www.love-life-project.com/2012/01/fingers-keep-typing-even-though-brain.html#IDComment258477579 happy vacationing, stephanie! glad you still have another week of debauchery to look forward to! darth vader was a very bad dad, tis true. great comeback from your bro! so glad you're keeping the plasticine figure stories on tuesdays - whew, you had me scared for a moment. i am not on pinterest because the last thing i need is another online distraction!!! nice to catch up with you on random stuff. hey, how's this nifty ontario weather, eh? hardly need a coat! i just set my mom up on facebook on friday...i am trying to decide if it was my good deed for the day or if i opened a can of worms! Sun, 8 Jan 2012 11:06:18 +0000 http://www.love-life-project.com/2012/01/fingers-keep-typing-even-though-brain.html#IDComment258477579 http://www.love-life-project.com/2012/01/hello-2012.html#IDComment252118813 happy new year to you and jp, stephanie! congrats on surviving that long drive, and welcome to ontario! i'm going to check out that mash-up link...right after i click over to clay baboons! thanks for the bonus plasticine figure story! enjoy the holiday today! Sun, 1 Jan 2012 12:39:04 +0000 http://www.love-life-project.com/2012/01/hello-2012.html#IDComment252118813 http://www.love-life-project.com/2011/12/that-angsty-meta-blogging-post-i.html#IDComment250022009 this post made me really happy when i read through everything you have written, stephanie. you have an amazing sense of humour and quirky/funny writing style that i really "get." i am HAPPY to hear that you have found a blog style that feels good to you. i totally can see how your plasticine figure stories (sorry, but that is the name they will always have for me!) take you sooo long. anyway, thanks for the update and i look forward to reading more! esp if you go artsy-craftsy some days! :) and oh yes - this post drips angst!! Thu, 29 Dec 2011 13:30:41 +0000 http://www.love-life-project.com/2011/12/that-angsty-meta-blogging-post-i.html#IDComment250022009 http://www.love-life-project.com/2011/12/sloth-day.html#IDComment248529499 thumbs up to sloth day! if only the retail world would adopt it...or at least let me wear pj's to work! :) Tue, 27 Dec 2011 13:57:09 +0000 http://www.love-life-project.com/2011/12/sloth-day.html#IDComment248529499 http://www.love-life-project.com/2011/12/photo-dump.html#IDComment241766026 yea, talk about an easy blog post, eh?! long live the photo dump! but the funny thing is that this cliche also makes for interesting reading...well, i find it interesting! free nutella? score! that is something to be joyful about! well, even though the movie was bad, it's still fun to get out with a gf - and then you can bash the movie together, and laugh over the badness! i like the photo of your skates/the rink. a little artsy! your presents are pretty - and the gift tags are super cute! can't wait to see which cliche post you'll tackle next! Mon, 19 Dec 2011 14:36:07 +0000 http://www.love-life-project.com/2011/12/photo-dump.html#IDComment241766026 http://www.love-life-project.com/2011/12/argh.html#IDComment239132192 holy cow!! your heart must have leaped a mile when you deleted allll your comments. i would have freaked right out!! glad you figured out how to fix the issue. i would have been too busy freaking out!!! love the grab bag titles. constipation nation gets top pick for great title, this week. the only season of survivor i watched religiously was the very first one (rudy! richard hatch!). can't believe it's still around! Fri, 16 Dec 2011 12:55:43 +0000 http://www.love-life-project.com/2011/12/argh.html#IDComment239132192 http://www.love-life-project.com/2011/12/hungry-day.html#IDComment237419780 yea for vector cereal!!! is it not like so yummy?!! both the fruit salad and the muffin look very good. i would have kept the choco chips in the muffin recipe! :) that is cool that you are not hating your running program. think back to how you used to feel about it...and think about where you are now...you just might grow to love - ok, LIKE - running after all! any time i see a clementine, i immediately think CHRISTMAS! Wed, 14 Dec 2011 14:06:21 +0000 http://www.love-life-project.com/2011/12/hungry-day.html#IDComment237419780 http://www.claybaboons.com/2011/12/mousetrap.html#IDComment236910118 oh, stephanie, you tell a good story! thanks for the warning that it's a sad story - but you made it very suspenseful! you get A+ for effort in trying to be kind to poor mousey. let's just blame chase the wonderdog - if he had done his job and chased the mouse outta the house and into a field, the story would have had a happier (if more boring) ending. love your mousetrap reproduction and the artistic license comment - thanks for a fun tuesday story! (and i agree with putting your stories in one blog - we can click over!). Tue, 13 Dec 2011 14:03:05 +0000 http://www.claybaboons.com/2011/12/mousetrap.html#IDComment236910118 http://www.love-life-project.com/2011/12/manly-stocking-stuffers.html#IDComment236357188 ooo, thanks for sharing your christmas stocking memories! i love reading about other people's family traditions. and i agree: stockings were very exciting. we'd go down and get ours and carry them up to my parents' room and open them, first thing xmas morning (ok, we had to wait til mom got her coffee). true confession: my mom STILL does christmas stockings for us all!! you did a great job with jp's stocking of manly items. they all look very masculine to me. and thumbs up for more or less sticking to your budget. sending you a hug because it will be weird for you not to be home for christmas morning. i hope you and jp can plan ahead and have a fun christmas day lined up. loved your "stop reading" shout to jp!! haha! Mon, 12 Dec 2011 11:35:06 +0000 http://www.love-life-project.com/2011/12/manly-stocking-stuffers.html#IDComment236357188 http://www.love-life-project.com/2011/12/yesterday-i-didnt-feel-like-blogging.html#IDComment235289130 "good for you" is the best expression i can say here: 1) for not blogging if the vibe was not there (although i did wonder what was up -> did the east coast snow storm take down your internet??); 2) for doing your treadmill workout even though it wasn't stellar -> you got 'er done 3) for doing your shopping in the comforts of home! 4) for brainstorming the outline of what might just be THE BOOK 5) for giving us a mixed variety of links to look up. have a great eve, stephanie! and enjoy your blogging-free day tomorrow! Fri, 9 Dec 2011 23:19:49 +0000 http://www.love-life-project.com/2011/12/yesterday-i-didnt-feel-like-blogging.html#IDComment235289130 http://www.love-life-project.com/2011/12/eating-and-running-and-folding-laundry.html#IDComment234184283 congrats on your victory over the laundry monster! too bad it's not a once n done accomplishment. man, jp is lucking out with his locations, of late! glad to hear he is home, and that your snow is gone. it's too early to be stuck with the white stuff til spring. we are snow-free (knock on wood) so far, too. WAY TO GO on the couch to 5k. you sound very determined, so i bet you are going to succeed with your goal. keep having movies lined up to divert your attention and add some interest to the ol' treadmill?? i always associate clementines with christmas and childhood! Wed, 7 Dec 2011 14:07:04 +0000 http://www.love-life-project.com/2011/12/eating-and-running-and-folding-laundry.html#IDComment234184283 http://www.love-life-project.com/2011/12/sometimes-it-takes-me-three-weeks-to.html#IDComment233692146 to think that no one had grabbed clay baboons. quelle shocker!! :) awesome story again this week, stephanie! i love the spilling-over laundry basket series of photos. just be glad you don't have four kids and your parents and a dog and a cat all in your household with you and jp...can you imagine the laundry, then?! i kinda like your current cycle - i think it works for you. more time for emails, snackes, cakewrecks...why change?! Tue, 6 Dec 2011 14:38:54 +0000 http://www.love-life-project.com/2011/12/sometimes-it-takes-me-three-weeks-to.html#IDComment233692146 http://www.love-life-project.com/2011/12/five-things-i-love-about-december-aka.html#IDComment233109190 ah!! i love the movie talk! ok, ONE of the ones you list, is the one i watched last eve (review on my blog on wednesday). "...not the travesty with Jim Carrey" -> BINGO!!! love the cartoon, refuse to even watch the jc version. YES die hard is a christmas movie. YES i miss cable/having a tv solely for christmas specials. i have decided to blog excessively about christmas because IT'S MY BLOG, right?! as you know, i love the sarah mclachlan and bnl, too. ok, basically i am nodding with 90% of what you say, today. eggnog, blinking lights, santa claus is coming to town - same. but i like tinsel and christmas cards! so yea, december is basically a month of christmas - and that's what i like! (i've actually realized, over the years that i like the christmas PREP better than dec 25th. true confession). Mon, 5 Dec 2011 14:54:55 +0000 http://www.love-life-project.com/2011/12/five-things-i-love-about-december-aka.html#IDComment233109190