tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post8179268842150912886..comments2023-10-17T08:29:42.738-04:00Comments on Empty Nest: Redefining the NestEmpty Nesterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14060983954463697344noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post-9625005410034818402012-08-19T21:45:53.552-04:002012-08-19T21:45:53.552-04:00I wish you could come over and help me with my pho...I wish you could come over and help me with my photos and other things that need organization.<br />Honestly blogging has made me lazy and lazy breeds lazy. I have to pull myself out of this hole.<br />You go girl!Debby@Just Breathehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11685398064340027809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post-62861337864325586742012-08-16T16:32:26.300-04:002012-08-16T16:32:26.300-04:00It was quiet empty for a while, but as you say you...It was quiet empty for a while, but as you say you need to find your own things to fill your days with. I love your post! Enjoy your day!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00202599027913436513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post-83889995899592057062012-08-16T08:26:00.553-04:002012-08-16T08:26:00.553-04:00Joyce- I’m glad I have you along with me! You’re s...Joyce- I’m glad I have you along with me! You’re such an inspiration to me- and others! <br /><br />Shannon- They sure are going to fly! I homeschooled the two younger girls during middle school but it still flew by. It will be a major transition, but you will get through it and make some wonderful discoveries about yourself!<br /><br />Kim- Thanks! I hope others are asking those questions. LOL Empty Nesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14060983954463697344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post-31985994903526316042012-08-16T01:19:03.404-04:002012-08-16T01:19:03.404-04:00I'm so glad I found your blog! My third bird ...I'm so glad I found your blog! My third bird just left the nest and the last one is starting College. <br /><br />Those questions are Dead On!! I felt sooo guilty. Did I tell them everything they needed to know? Did I prepare them to be Good Citizens? Drugs? Oh Lord, please don't ever let them. I was driving myself crazy. <br /><br />You/We Empty Nesters are a Great Bunch. <br /><Jackie Toyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17784355662202063027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post-17382931480517623342012-08-15T19:36:13.863-04:002012-08-15T19:36:13.863-04:00I always get inspiration here; today too.
Redefini...I always get inspiration here; today too.<br />Redefining who we are is difficult, and I'm not that far off it. You're inspirational in how you live your life, so I hope to emanate some of your ways.<br />I do look forward to more time for going to concerts and walking in the park! Oh, and to being able to go on impromptu holidays!Mimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08100985140335023467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post-61455307632137284152012-08-15T17:15:29.817-04:002012-08-15T17:15:29.817-04:00Yep...redefining is a good choice of words to desc...Yep...redefining is a good choice of words to describe what one encounters when the kids are "gone" (but not really gone...:)JPjp@A Green Ridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15217268829093983376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post-73108267670187171832012-08-15T13:41:17.815-04:002012-08-15T13:41:17.815-04:00Three flights of stairs and you could still talk?!...Three flights of stairs and you could still talk?! That says a lot for you :)<br /><br />I'm so ready for the cooler weather of fall...only us southerners would understand!Kathyhttp://www.edshunnybunny.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post-70269983645265398322012-08-15T08:33:55.844-04:002012-08-15T08:33:55.844-04:00This post was exactly what I needed, as I have bee...This post was exactly what I needed, as I have been moping around and feeling melancholy because my baby boy just started his senior year in high school. My empty nest days are right around the corner.<br /><br />Thank you for the wonderful, timely post!!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10019980832742495532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post-89527952887406083032012-08-15T08:22:54.617-04:002012-08-15T08:22:54.617-04:00I love this bit - "As with any new phase of o...I love this bit - "As with any new phase of our lives, the empty nest era will be what we choose them to be. I decided to embrace mine as different and quite doable instead of despairing and debilitating."<br /><br />It applies to any stage of life, really - choosing to be positive, to grow and to learn and to challenge ourselves. Great post, Pam. :)Madeline Mora-Summontehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post-89110710652499967222012-08-15T04:19:00.860-04:002012-08-15T04:19:00.860-04:00Pam, this was very nice. Sorry my comment is a lit...Pam, this was very nice. Sorry my comment is a little late, but it takes this long for fb signal to cross the ocean...lol. I don't have an empty nest cause i never had baby birds, and the chis never leave the house, but <i totally agree with you, this is your time and you can choose to do with it what you like. You go girl, how about canning some more tomatoes?Alessandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12322892477027654637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post-2544567808523029922012-08-14T21:23:16.676-04:002012-08-14T21:23:16.676-04:00I don't know yet Pam. I think I've been lu...I don't know yet Pam. I think I've been lucky because I've had daycare fill the space Mike left when he left but this too shall be ending and then what? I just don't know. I really don't. But you will be the one I contact when I'm lost because I know you're there to help.<br />I love it when you share like this. I am really lost at times but Jim and I have really Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15956818436541141380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post-50280574286906339392012-08-14T21:15:59.532-04:002012-08-14T21:15:59.532-04:00I thoroughly enjoyed this post, I am doing many of...I thoroughly enjoyed this post, I am doing many of the same things as you are. Except the redo thoughts. It was sometimes hard enough I wouldn't want to do it over again, even if I could do better this time. <br /><br />I enjoy having the time to myself, but also enjoy family get-togethers or even time just with a grand-child. I made a lot of changes when my children moved out and learned Loishttp://livingsimplyfree.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post-51379723115393493562012-08-14T20:07:09.759-04:002012-08-14T20:07:09.759-04:00This is a great post. I think we have all asked o...This is a great post. I think we have all asked ourselves some of those questions. I often wonder who I will be when I am not taking care of Mom. Sometimes it scares me. Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04738934059756079283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post-32212924572104410282012-08-14T17:30:04.926-04:002012-08-14T17:30:04.926-04:00Such a great post! My girls are 11 (almost 12) an...Such a great post! My girls are 11 (almost 12) and 9, so it may seem like I have many years before they'll be gone, but I know those years are going to fly. I homeschool my girls, so we spend a lot of time together, and I often wonder how I will adjust when they are suddenly gone one day. I know it will be a major transition.<br />Thanks for sharing your story!Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16467773470034507122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post-40125334649025929092012-08-14T16:37:37.844-04:002012-08-14T16:37:37.844-04:00I'm right there with ya sister! Sometimes all...I'm right there with ya sister! Sometimes all this introspection makes me a little bit queasy : )Joycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16727615822243830106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post-28393135541527086442012-08-14T15:23:14.530-04:002012-08-14T15:23:14.530-04:00Chantel- I know it seems far away but you'll b...Chantel- I know it seems far away but you'll be surprised at how quickly the day comes! I know you are fully enjoying them while you can!<br /><br />LP- Ah, if only money weren't an issue for sure! But it always is, isn't it? I sit and stare too- and I look into my ancestry! LOL<br /><br />Stephanie- I know what you mean. There is a man still living here and the dog---both being of Empty Nesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14060983954463697344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post-37981960054469730892012-08-14T15:00:55.399-04:002012-08-14T15:00:55.399-04:00Hi there Pam! Good post today and it certainly is...Hi there Pam! Good post today and it certainly is strange when our children leave home. Fortunately a lot of my time is now taken up with young grandchildren, and I love it. I know that I am very blessed at this stage of my life. I also get a lot of time for me, so it really is a good time in MY life.Southhamsdarlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12285980805569582676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post-51714825713056667482012-08-14T14:54:03.055-04:002012-08-14T14:54:03.055-04:00You have done such a good job with your girls. I t...You have done such a good job with your girls. I think it is always like that the transitions. I maybe need to sit and email you, instead of filling your comments. :) All of it is something I have thought about.Farm Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00998621464797636686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post-43658277952161019332012-08-14T14:52:27.258-04:002012-08-14T14:52:27.258-04:00I enjoyed reading this a lot! I have an infant no...I enjoyed reading this a lot! I have an infant now, so this is pretty far off my radar, but it's nice to read about your story! My mom loves reading blogs as well - I'm going to recommend your site to her too!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00624352593274488426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post-17348122529919733032012-08-14T12:33:57.422-04:002012-08-14T12:33:57.422-04:00having moments to just read a book as long as I wa...having moments to just read a book as long as I want to are a gift. I still don't always have enough of them. <br /><br />Your lovelies are proof that you did it well! Stephanie Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03206167025245206754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post-87067399677062077782012-08-14T12:04:39.491-04:002012-08-14T12:04:39.491-04:00well of course i don't really know--but i am s...well of course i don't really know--but i am sure i will be busy doing stuff with my kids and grand-kids---if frank could retire, i would spend lazy days lunching and shopping and if money was no issue--i also have been thinking about looking into my ancestry--other than that, i think i will sit and stare a lot :)Lynn Proctorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16349867270815243053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post-79997875691777507082012-08-14T11:51:21.736-04:002012-08-14T11:51:21.736-04:00I thoroughly enjoyed this! My boys are 11, 12 &am...I thoroughly enjoyed this! My boys are 11, 12 & 13 so I'm far from empty--but my role is changing drastically. I'm currently damn near holding my breath until the 27th when school starts again... lolChantelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10324845550553743658noreply@blogger.com