Comments on: The Friday List (nice things you’ve done for yourself this week) http://robinbrande.com/life/the-friday-list-nice-things-youve-done-for-yourself-this-week-20 For writers, readers, and independent thinkers--book talk for readers and writers, life chats when we need them, writers' motivational articles, secret behind-the-scenes stories from the publishing trenches, and more. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:47:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: robin http://robinbrande.com/life/the-friday-list-nice-things-youve-done-for-yourself-this-week-20#comment-12296 robin Tue, 19 Feb 2008 23:20:23 +0000 http://robinbrande.com/life/the-friday-list-nice-things-youve-done-for-yourself-this-week-20#comment-12296 Yay, Katie! Hope you like it. A,V,M? Oh, now I get it--<em>Animal, Vegetable, Miracle</em>. Nice! Yay, Katie! Hope you like it.

A,V,M?

Oh, now I get it–Animal, Vegetable, Miracle. Nice!

]]> By: Katie Alender http://robinbrande.com/life/the-friday-list-nice-things-youve-done-for-yourself-this-week-20#comment-12295 Katie Alender Tue, 19 Feb 2008 23:17:01 +0000 http://robinbrande.com/life/the-friday-list-nice-things-youve-done-for-yourself-this-week-20#comment-12295 I did it, Robin! I copied you and got my copy of the Julia Cameron book in UPS today... plus my hard copy of A,V,M. :-) I did it, Robin! I copied you and got my copy of the Julia Cameron book in UPS today… plus my hard copy of A,V,M. :-)

]]> By: Dylan http://robinbrande.com/life/the-friday-list-nice-things-youve-done-for-yourself-this-week-20#comment-12272 Dylan Mon, 18 Feb 2008 01:17:35 +0000 http://robinbrande.com/life/the-friday-list-nice-things-youve-done-for-yourself-this-week-20#comment-12272 Total bummer! But we ended up having a great day anyways! We saw Jumper and Spiderwich chronicals so it was all goot! I realy hope it does! Total bummer! But we ended up having a great day anyways! We saw Jumper and Spiderwich chronicals so it was all goot! I realy hope it does!

]]> By: robin http://robinbrande.com/life/the-friday-list-nice-things-youve-done-for-yourself-this-week-20#comment-12270 robin Sun, 17 Feb 2008 21:40:53 +0000 http://robinbrande.com/life/the-friday-list-nice-things-youve-done-for-yourself-this-week-20#comment-12270 Dylan, bummer that the ball got cancelled! That sounded like such fun! Maybe it will be rescheduled and you can dress up after all. Lady S, I'm SO glad your sister showed up and made everything better. Just shows what one person's personal sunshine can do to lighten someone's gloom. I love stories like that. Carry on! Katie Sis, I feel for you on the single-on-Valentine's-Day thing. The first time I ever had a boyfriend on V Day was when I started dating my future husband, well into my late twenties. Which must be why I married him--he showed up for that most important holiday. Sounds like you handled it well, though, with the proper dose of chick flickery. I still have to see <em>Becoming Jane</em>. Worth it? Kelly, sorry you were sick, but congratulations on treating yourself to some care. And not spreading the germs around to everyone else. Hope you got in some reading or movies while you were down. And thanks for your encouragement on the sugar-free thing, but (cough) it's possible I'm drinking a Starbucks decaf mocha right now. It's possible. Kelley, what a sweet husband you have! Chocolate AND a romantic dinner? Whoo-hoo! He must like you quite a bit (as well as love you)! Dylan, bummer that the ball got cancelled! That sounded like such fun! Maybe it will be rescheduled and you can dress up after all.

Lady S, I’m SO glad your sister showed up and made everything better. Just shows what one person’s personal sunshine can do to lighten someone’s gloom. I love stories like that. Carry on!

Katie Sis, I feel for you on the single-on-Valentine’s-Day thing. The first time I ever had a boyfriend on V Day was when I started dating my future husband, well into my late twenties. Which must be why I married him–he showed up for that most important holiday. Sounds like you handled it well, though, with the proper dose of chick flickery. I still have to see Becoming Jane. Worth it?

Kelly, sorry you were sick, but congratulations on treating yourself to some care. And not spreading the germs around to everyone else. Hope you got in some reading or movies while you were down. And thanks for your encouragement on the sugar-free thing, but (cough) it’s possible I’m drinking a Starbucks decaf mocha right now. It’s possible.

Kelley, what a sweet husband you have! Chocolate AND a romantic dinner? Whoo-hoo! He must like you quite a bit (as well as love you)!

]]> By: Kelley http://robinbrande.com/life/the-friday-list-nice-things-youve-done-for-yourself-this-week-20#comment-12263 Kelley Sun, 17 Feb 2008 01:15:39 +0000 http://robinbrande.com/life/the-friday-list-nice-things-youve-done-for-yourself-this-week-20#comment-12263 I'm drowning in chocolate sugar right now. Three bags of dark chocolate from hubby, two half-priced Russell Stover heart boxes purchased Friday just because, and then a friend brought over a freshly baked turtle chocolate cake as a thank-you for some favors we'd done for her. Sheesh. I'm dyin' here. Nice thing was dining at an Italian restaurant with hubby last night. We had such a sweet, peaceful, romantic dinner without the kids. (: A plus was that my parents were here to babysit for free, and his parents sent cash so we ate for free. Awesome! I’m drowning in chocolate sugar right now. Three bags of dark chocolate from hubby, two half-priced Russell Stover heart boxes purchased Friday just because, and then a friend brought over a freshly baked turtle chocolate cake as a thank-you for some favors we’d done for her. Sheesh. I’m dyin’ here.

Nice thing was dining at an Italian restaurant with hubby last night. We had such a sweet, peaceful, romantic dinner without the kids. (: A plus was that my parents were here to babysit for free, and his parents sent cash so we ate for free. Awesome!

]]> By: Kelly http://robinbrande.com/life/the-friday-list-nice-things-youve-done-for-yourself-this-week-20#comment-12261 Kelly Sat, 16 Feb 2008 23:38:59 +0000 http://robinbrande.com/life/the-friday-list-nice-things-youve-done-for-yourself-this-week-20#comment-12261 Well, since your blog was down, Robin, I can answer on a Saturday! Nice thing: I stayed home sick when I was sick, instead of propping myself up with drugs and teaching impaired. It was really nice to spend the day on the couch and rest. And, I think I am now less sick because of it. Congrats on weaning yourself from the sugar, Robin! Good job :) Well, since your blog was down, Robin, I can answer on a Saturday!

Nice thing: I stayed home sick when I was sick, instead of propping myself up with drugs and teaching impaired. It was really nice to spend the day on the couch and rest. And, I think I am now less sick because of it.

Congrats on weaning yourself from the sugar, Robin! Good job :)

]]> By: Katie Sis http://robinbrande.com/life/the-friday-list-nice-things-youve-done-for-yourself-this-week-20#comment-12260 Katie Sis Sat, 16 Feb 2008 21:54:13 +0000 http://robinbrande.com/life/the-friday-list-nice-things-youve-done-for-yourself-this-week-20#comment-12260 My nice thing is hanging at my sister's house this weekend and finding a good way to pass that most hateful of holidays, Valentine's Day. A friend and I watched The Jane Austen Book Club and Becoming Jane. Both movies are really good and somehow made being single of Valentine's Day not so bad after all. My nice thing is hanging at my sister’s house this weekend and finding a good way to pass that most hateful of holidays, Valentine’s Day. A friend and I watched The Jane Austen Book Club and Becoming Jane. Both movies are really good and somehow made being single of Valentine’s Day not so bad after all.

]]> By: Lady-S http://robinbrande.com/life/the-friday-list-nice-things-youve-done-for-yourself-this-week-20#comment-12259 Lady-S Sat, 16 Feb 2008 20:18:58 +0000 http://robinbrande.com/life/the-friday-list-nice-things-youve-done-for-yourself-this-week-20#comment-12259 Since you(r site) weren't here yesterday, I think today still qualifies as Friday! (And it was very frustrating being able to read only the teaser from your entry too.) It's been an awful week here, but then yesterday afternoon was just wonderful. My sister was here for a few days and we went together to our local yarn shop. I told her I really needed to be indulged and the form that was to take was her letting me buy her some gorgeous yarn to make something <i>for herself</i>. (She never knits for herself.) When I told her about my response to my friend Maggie's dying last month (getting super-nice yellow yarn for my sweetie's mum's fingerless mittens), she understood immediately. The women who own the shop are the nicest people you could hope to meet, and they were lovely about helping her decide on a colour for a hat - eventually she got baby llama yarn, beautiful blue (and a fair trade project as well!) She'd never worn a hat, though it's very cold in the west of Ireland, just because she didn't think anything would suit her. We had her try on my beret and it looked great on her, so I did the pattern up for her to take home. It was just a fabulous afternoon. One of those moments of grace that just seem to happen out of the blue... (Oh, and I'm fine with just being <i>wrong</i> about Austenland</i>!) Since you(r site) weren’t here yesterday, I think today still qualifies as Friday! (And it was very frustrating being able to read only the teaser from your entry too.)

It’s been an awful week here, but then yesterday afternoon was just wonderful. My sister was here for a few days and we went together to our local yarn shop. I told her I really needed to be indulged and the form that was to take was her letting me buy her some gorgeous yarn to make something for herself. (She never knits for herself.) When I told her about my response to my friend Maggie’s dying last month (getting super-nice yellow yarn for my sweetie’s mum’s fingerless mittens), she understood immediately. The women who own the shop are the nicest people you could hope to meet, and they were lovely about helping her decide on a colour for a hat - eventually she got baby llama yarn, beautiful blue (and a fair trade project as well!) She’d never worn a hat, though it’s very cold in the west of Ireland, just because she didn’t think anything would suit her. We had her try on my beret and it looked great on her, so I did the pattern up for her to take home.

It was just a fabulous afternoon. One of those moments of grace that just seem to happen out of the blue…

(Oh, and I’m fine with just being wrong about Austenland!)

]]> By: Dylan http://robinbrande.com/life/the-friday-list-nice-things-youve-done-for-yourself-this-week-20#comment-12257 Dylan Fri, 15 Feb 2008 17:05:00 +0000 http://robinbrande.com/life/the-friday-list-nice-things-youve-done-for-yourself-this-week-20#comment-12257 Good for you Robin! I really should do that with coke! O_O I drink way to much! though I have been trying to drink less and it's going pretty goot! This week I got lindor truffles for valentines day! ^^ hehe and got my new sweep book but now I wont be able to get another one till the end of the month when the next to in the covers i have come out! o_o and I'm already almost done with it! then we were GOING to go to this really fun thing where we dress up in old time clothes and go have a ball only we're five minutes into driving when we find out it's canceled do to rain! O_O HARSH! and I was so exited! now I'm all dissapointment! story of my life! lol nah jk jk but it's a total bummer! :( Good for you Robin! I really should do that with coke! O_O I drink way to much! though I have been trying to drink less and it’s going pretty goot! This week I got lindor truffles for valentines day! ^^ hehe and got my new sweep book but now I wont be able to get another one till the end of the month when the next to in the covers i have come out! o_o and I’m already almost done with it! then we were GOING to go to this really fun thing where we dress up in old time clothes and go have a ball only we’re five minutes into driving when we find out it’s canceled do to rain! O_O HARSH! and I was so exited! now I’m all dissapointment! story of my life! lol nah jk jk but it’s a total bummer! :(

]]> By: robin http://robinbrande.com/life/the-friday-list-nice-things-youve-done-for-yourself-this-week-20#comment-12256 robin Fri, 15 Feb 2008 15:22:37 +0000 http://robinbrande.com/life/the-friday-list-nice-things-youve-done-for-yourself-this-week-20#comment-12256 Molly, you're joking, right? Because last I checked you were sane. Heather, I'm glad you like that book, too! And I love your new blog template--very sleek. It's nice to freshen things up every now and then. (Not that I'll be getting rid of little Bear's puppy head any time soon.) Sara, I'm truly psyched about what you told me (off-blog, secret chat) you're experimenting with writing these days. WAY out there, which is what creativity is all about. I'm so glad you're given yourself the go-ahead to write wild for a while. Molly, you’re joking, right? Because last I checked you were sane.

Heather, I’m glad you like that book, too! And I love your new blog template–very sleek. It’s nice to freshen things up every now and then. (Not that I’ll be getting rid of little Bear’s puppy head any time soon.)

Sara, I’m truly psyched about what you told me (off-blog, secret chat) you’re experimenting with writing these days. WAY out there, which is what creativity is all about. I’m so glad you’re given yourself the go-ahead to write wild for a while.

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