Comments on: The Friday List http://robinbrande.com/life/the-friday-list 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 16:51:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: robin http://robinbrande.com/life/the-friday-list#comment-4072 robin Mon, 19 Mar 2007 03:51:34 +0000 http://robinbrande.com/life/the-friday-list#comment-4072 Vc, VERY impressive. Vc, VERY impressive.

]]> By: Vc http://robinbrande.com/life/the-friday-list#comment-4067 Vc Mon, 19 Mar 2007 01:40:15 +0000 http://robinbrande.com/life/the-friday-list#comment-4067 I learned at my mother's knee as it were NOT TO DO GUILT. I don't. I haven't since I was maybe 17. I will NEVER do guilt. Never. I learned at my mother’s knee as it were NOT TO DO GUILT.

I don’t. I haven’t since I was maybe 17. I will NEVER do guilt. Never.

]]> By: robin http://robinbrande.com/life/the-friday-list#comment-4065 robin Mon, 19 Mar 2007 00:03:03 +0000 http://robinbrande.com/life/the-friday-list#comment-4065 Emmaco, I'm so impressed you give yourself fresh flowers. I'm so cheap with myself about that, when really all it takes is a bouquet of white daisies to lift my little heart. Thanks for the reminder! (And your comment about feeling guilty cracks me up. Guilt is my favorite go-to emotion.) Emmaco, I’m so impressed you give yourself fresh flowers. I’m so cheap with myself about that, when really all it takes is a bouquet of white daisies to lift my little heart.

Thanks for the reminder!

(And your comment about feeling guilty cracks me up. Guilt is my favorite go-to emotion.)

]]> By: Emmaco http://robinbrande.com/life/the-friday-list#comment-4064 Emmaco Sun, 18 Mar 2007 22:24:18 +0000 http://robinbrande.com/life/the-friday-list#comment-4064 I'm coming in late because it was the Seven Imp list that made me remember that one of the new nice things I try to do is have fresh flowers in the house. I admit it has taken encouragement from my partner to spend even a small amount of money on something so frivolous but I am really enjoying having flowers there to smile at during the day. It's strange, when you proposed this idea I thought about how I already try to do nice things for myself and <i>then felt guilty about that</i>, thus missing the whole point! So maybe I do need to participate as well :) I’m coming in late because it was the Seven Imp list that made me remember that one of the new nice things I try to do is have fresh flowers in the house. I admit it has taken encouragement from my partner to spend even a small amount of money on something so frivolous but I am really enjoying having flowers there to smile at during the day.

It’s strange, when you proposed this idea I thought about how I already try to do nice things for myself and then felt guilty about that, thus missing the whole point! So maybe I do need to participate as well :)

]]> By: robin http://robinbrande.com/life/the-friday-list#comment-4056 robin Sun, 18 Mar 2007 02:47:57 +0000 http://robinbrande.com/life/the-friday-list#comment-4056 Ha! You're doing great, Diana. Keep up the good work. Molly, how cool are you? Ha! You’re doing great, Diana. Keep up the good work.

Molly, how cool are you?

]]> By: Diana http://robinbrande.com/life/the-friday-list#comment-4054 Diana Sun, 18 Mar 2007 02:33:41 +0000 http://robinbrande.com/life/the-friday-list#comment-4054 I'm sitting in my hotel lobby, alone, having a glass of wine and eating a sushi roll and catching up on blogs, which is about as decadent as it gets, I think... Also, the wine will set to rest those pesky preggo rumors Patrick has started. I’m sitting in my hotel lobby, alone, having a glass of wine and eating a sushi roll and catching up on blogs, which is about as decadent as it gets, I think…

Also, the wine will set to rest those pesky preggo rumors Patrick has started.

]]> By: Molly http://robinbrande.com/life/the-friday-list#comment-4048 Molly Sat, 17 Mar 2007 20:38:51 +0000 http://robinbrande.com/life/the-friday-list#comment-4048 Okay, I don't think I did anything until TODAY. I went out and danced FOR FUN. At competitions, I'm never going to the best, but if you go to a bar on St. Patrick's Day and do a four-hand reel, apparently you get on the news! For real, how cool is that? I have to remember to do things because they're fun, not just to prove something. Happy St. Paddy's Day, all. Wear some green (or orange, or blue) :) Okay, I don’t think I did anything until TODAY. I went out and danced FOR FUN. At competitions, I’m never going to the best, but if you go to a bar on St. Patrick’s Day and do a four-hand reel, apparently you get on the news! For real, how cool is that? I have to remember to do things because they’re fun, not just to prove something.

Happy St. Paddy’s Day, all. Wear some green (or orange, or blue) :)

]]> By: robin http://robinbrande.com/life/the-friday-list#comment-4045 robin Sat, 17 Mar 2007 18:03:27 +0000 http://robinbrande.com/life/the-friday-list#comment-4045 Mother Reader, I say dork out as often as possible. It's a good thing to treat the little girl in you to something cheesy like that. We can all be serious the rest of the time, but every now and then some of us need a sparkly pen with a feather on the end, or some cheapo bead earrings or yes, a stuffed animal. Carry on. Mother Reader, I say dork out as often as possible. It’s a good thing to treat the little girl in you to something cheesy like that. We can all be serious the rest of the time, but every now and then some of us need a sparkly pen with a feather on the end, or some cheapo bead earrings or yes, a stuffed animal. Carry on.

]]> By: MotherReader http://robinbrande.com/life/the-friday-list#comment-4041 MotherReader Sat, 17 Mar 2007 16:20:52 +0000 http://robinbrande.com/life/the-friday-list#comment-4041 Yesterday pretty much blew me out of the water too, but earlier in the week I bought myself a cute stuffed animal, just 'cause I felt like it. (I am such a dork.) Yesterday pretty much blew me out of the water too, but earlier in the week I bought myself a cute stuffed animal, just ’cause I felt like it. (I am such a dork.)

]]> By: robin http://robinbrande.com/life/the-friday-list#comment-4035 robin Sat, 17 Mar 2007 13:13:04 +0000 http://robinbrande.com/life/the-friday-list#comment-4035 Jules, good deal. Any time you make arrangements to grab some time for yourself is a real gift--especially when you have little kids. Hurray! Jules, good deal. Any time you make arrangements to grab some time for yourself is a real gift–especially when you have little kids. Hurray!

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