tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5953246427453127002.post1220130961717670395..comments2023-03-27T06:40:34.450-04:00Comments on The Silent Isle: I think I have a spare bailing bucket around here somewhereAnna Urquharthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14623009655068400866noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5953246427453127002.post-90580201259838482992013-06-07T20:08:17.236-04:002013-06-07T20:08:17.236-04:00Thank you, Kristi--and yes, the perfectly portione...Thank you, Kristi--and yes, the perfectly portioned organic snacks kill me every time. Along with the perfectly matched outfits their kids wear and neatly plaited hair. I'm lucky that my children are wearing shoes most of the time. So I'm delighted to hear that there are others buying their children ice cream and wallowing in filth :) Anna Urquharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14623009655068400866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5953246427453127002.post-59799233121277692572013-06-07T20:02:43.948-04:002013-06-07T20:02:43.948-04:00I'm so sorry you had to post your comment twic...I'm so sorry you had to post your comment twice, that's so frustrating. But thank you, Alison, for your support! When I commented on your post the other day that I was working on much the same thing, this wasn't it. I actually deleted the post I wrote originally because I felt like 1) it wasn't honest and 2) it wasn't interesting. It was just me whining. So this was Take 2. And I'm so glad to know I'm not alone in my bailing :)Anna Urquharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14623009655068400866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5953246427453127002.post-4172077048246423162013-06-07T13:33:15.911-04:002013-06-07T13:33:15.911-04:00I'm right there with you Anna. I catch myself ...I'm right there with you Anna. I catch myself watching other moms pull perfectly portioned, organic snacks from their bags while I buy my kids ice cream. They seem to never raise their voice, their house is always clean, not to mention their cars and I think, what is wrong with me? Truly, I cannot do it all, much less do it well. So, I stand waving a flag of solidarity from my own filthy house before I go back to bailing. You always seem to capture so much in your posts. Thanks!Kristihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17106505422869964103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5953246427453127002.post-32768375412785600772013-06-07T09:08:35.527-04:002013-06-07T09:08:35.527-04:00Ah, I see my comment from yesterday never posted. ...Ah, I see my comment from yesterday never posted. Curse that smartphone! My response was a resounding YES! I deeply relate to the constant bailing, the inevitability of failure and messiness, and the necessary acceptance of (surrender to?) the reality that this is life, plain and not-so-simple. I can't tell you how much good it does my heart to know I'm not the only one taking on water. Maybe together we can figure out how to perfect that bailing technique. :) Love this post!Alison McLennanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16234316315463872416noreply@blogger.com