tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8951661070053702068.post104940331479091396..comments2024-02-14T00:17:25.637-08:00Comments on Nappy Valley Housewife: The Story of My LifeNAPPY VALLEY HOUSEWIFEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13349899841604929969noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8951661070053702068.post-44462053415454256272010-06-15T15:37:43.369-07:002010-06-15T15:37:43.369-07:00Just found your blog through some other blogs and ...Just found your blog through some other blogs and I love it! Thanks for all you write.<br /><br />Also, I'm currently reading "Committed" by Elizabeth Gilbert - she asks herself a lot of the same questions you do! You might enjoy it - I certainly am.Betsy Transatlanticallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04953626122327472245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8951661070053702068.post-49660593245482642352010-06-08T05:14:41.232-07:002010-06-08T05:14:41.232-07:00Michelloui, you're a wonderful role model and ...Michelloui, you're a wonderful role model and I love the advice you give your daughter, 'when you're happy.' She's very lucky to have a mom like you. I love corny. And you're right--we are very lucky that we've been able to choose this life of a SAHM.NAPPY VALLEY HOUSEWIFEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13349899841604929969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8951661070053702068.post-17111886810472385222010-06-08T04:56:59.720-07:002010-06-08T04:56:59.720-07:00My daughter asked me once 'how will I know whe...My daughter asked me once 'how will I know when I'm successful?' And I said 'when you're happy.' And I knew right then it was my job to show her how to find happiness in the small as well as the big things, to appreciate the moment, the love the time spent slowly and to aim for a life where she can share love and happiness with others. CORNY!!!! I know, I know. But its all true!<br /><br />I dont want my daughter to focus on the most promotions or the biggest bank account, i also dont want her to focus on the richest guy. I want her to have a solid sense of worth in herself and just look for jobs she will enjoy, and look for good, fun people to enjoy her life with. <br /><br />And as far as being a SAHM, I love staying at home and I just see it as a phase in my life. We are lucky to live in a time that accepts career changes--especially for women and its very liberating to know we can have several careers in our lives--one is a SAHM.<br /><br />Sorry... Ive gone on a rambling blah blah blah now havent I?! I wont edit, Im sure you'll find something sensible in my comment (somewhere) ;)Michellouihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16841678308675092702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8951661070053702068.post-48583309494089283352010-05-31T04:58:32.257-07:002010-05-31T04:58:32.257-07:00life in a pink fibro, oh, I love the film 'Sli...life in a pink fibro, oh, I love the film 'Sliding Doors.' It is about the choices we make along the way.<br /><br />deer baby, I think the What If is very natural but I'm giving it up because, for me, it was too conflicting. I felt like it was getting in the way of me living my life, the reality of my life today.<br /><br />NFAH, hmm, maybe I'll have to re-think the professor route:)<br /><br />Belgravia wife, that's wonderful. I admire you for pursuing your passion. I can't wait to hear all about it.NAPPY VALLEY HOUSEWIFEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13349899841604929969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8951661070053702068.post-4675853651850039452010-05-31T04:40:45.110-07:002010-05-31T04:40:45.110-07:00You most certainly are a writer, a sensational one...You most certainly are a writer, a sensational one at that. This may sound odd - I swapped degree courses at the end of my first year - I went from French & Classics to French & Italian. I loved my degree and had a ball travelling and living abroad but always sort of longed for my first love - Classics. Guess where I am going to be two evenings a week come September ! I'm terrified !<br /><br />I don't believe that staying at home and looking after your children is any way less credible than working - each family makes the right choice for them as a unit - the perception that being an SAHM is in any way inferior is in my mind quite wrong. I have a feeling you're just getting started.... xxMarch 17thhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05687255247816681142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8951661070053702068.post-42725610418286851352010-05-31T04:37:03.255-07:002010-05-31T04:37:03.255-07:00I don't know if you've been following the ...I don't know if you've been following the news about the dismal state of higher education funding (both here and abroad) but perhaps you might wish to reconsider that gig as an English Lit professor... ;-)NFAHhttp://notfromaroundhere.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8951661070053702068.post-85032858795490710842010-05-30T09:43:19.999-07:002010-05-30T09:43:19.999-07:00Another great thought provoking post. Love the way...Another great thought provoking post. Love the way you write. I'm not quite where you are - I do often wonder 'what if?'. I'm proud of being a SAHM don't get me wrong, or even a WAHM, but I sometimes wonder how it could have gone.alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09338687691871813019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8951661070053702068.post-54528137102417050752010-05-30T06:33:04.017-07:002010-05-30T06:33:04.017-07:00I'm constantly asking myself 'what if'...I'm constantly asking myself 'what if' and all it does is confuse the issue. Life is not 'Sliding Doors', it's about the choices you make along the way. And I'm happy with where I've ended up so far. I hope the rest of the story of your life is this interesting - at least you know it's well-written!life in a pink fibrohttp://lifeinapinkfibro.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com