tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719027560662681292.post757778610745920239..comments2024-03-28T07:42:52.061-06:00Comments on Meadowbrook Farm: the immaculate misconceptionTeresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01760820420778613121noreply@blogger.comBlogger77125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719027560662681292.post-57467744063359713202013-09-02T10:43:03.570-06:002013-09-02T10:43:03.570-06:00I am finally cleaning my studio today, well, with ...I am finally cleaning my studio today, well, with several well earned breaks in between... '-) <br /><br />I found a cookbook that I haven't seen in over six months and I can now see the tops of my cutting table and work bench. Thank you for making me feel a bit more 'normal.' <br />~LyndaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719027560662681292.post-35021877200361352342012-11-13T17:15:39.781-07:002012-11-13T17:15:39.781-07:00Comparing yourself to others is a great way to be ...Comparing yourself to others is a great way to be miserable. The only person you should be in competition with is yourself. I'm sure if your friend worked hard enough she could have a garden like yours. Mikehttp://www.rawhoney.canoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719027560662681292.post-80405824378765914682012-04-11T14:49:37.702-06:002012-04-11T14:49:37.702-06:00Just found your blog, read this post and thought o...Just found your blog, read this post and thought of this quote <br />"The reason we struggle with insecurity is because we compare our behind-the-scenes with everyone else's highlight reel" Steve Furtick<br />xxxxxx<br />Marlys<br />www.bluebellcottage.ieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719027560662681292.post-37166721088956624642011-10-20T09:46:08.698-06:002011-10-20T09:46:08.698-06:00Excuse me? Are we one in the same. You have just...Excuse me? Are we one in the same. You have just described me to a perfect "T". I so identify with the whole working well under pressure thing. Thanks for being real in a blog world where it is easy to only show the perfect side of life with rainbows and glitter when in actuality it is clutter and unfinished projects.<br /><br />Connie@ShadyCreekLaneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719027560662681292.post-77961376431796323532011-10-14T09:46:15.230-06:002011-10-14T09:46:15.230-06:00I love the pretty pictures- and your style- well, ...I love the pretty pictures- and your style- well, I'm sure we'd be friends in real life- and I SO GET all of this... (reading blogs as I look at a pile of ribbon making me look somewhat like a hoarder- instead of getting that ribbon put away!! ha!)<br />Have a lovely day!<br />xoxojen shearshttp://jenshearsdesigns.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719027560662681292.post-15717496184118521032011-10-13T17:49:02.006-06:002011-10-13T17:49:02.006-06:00This was absolutely precious. Thank you for remin...This was absolutely precious. Thank you for reminding us that the Internet is not real life...even on a blog. Also, that part about the lists was spot on; I have about five right this minute.<br /><br />Allyson<br />http://cupcakescandycanes.blogspot.comAllyson McGuirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05163020614224110008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719027560662681292.post-88319096268184319432011-10-06T19:34:39.540-06:002011-10-06T19:34:39.540-06:00I feel so much better now that the pressure is off...I feel so much better now that the pressure is off of me.Debihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03580566645138790920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719027560662681292.post-87939826482421241422011-10-06T16:02:32.843-06:002011-10-06T16:02:32.843-06:00Great post! I like to take nice photos on my blog...Great post! I like to take nice photos on my blog, but then I feel guilty that no one knows that I clipped the ugly brown leaf off the plant right before I took the photo. Or angled my photo so you can't see the dirty dishes in my sink. I think most bloggers understand the smoke and mirrors necessary to make a pretty photo, but I think a lot of non bloggers think we live this way all the time. It's nice to point out the reality every once in a while.Pam Kesslerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14830005036551331029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719027560662681292.post-5077871738796557262011-10-06T12:26:33.475-06:002011-10-06T12:26:33.475-06:00great post ...Caro xxxgreat post ...Caro xxxMUAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05516805023276470311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719027560662681292.post-57574974656468968332011-10-06T02:11:58.666-06:002011-10-06T02:11:58.666-06:00Thanks for posting this...especially when you didn...Thanks for posting this...especially when you didn't have to. Some people seem to enjoy the illusion, perhaps even enjoy making others feel they can't measure up. Sure, we know no one is perfect, but catch us on a a down day and it feels like everyone is except us. We all stop in to see your creative & beautiful photography, share a laugh, and be inspired...and what piles up in the laundry room, stays in the laundry room!Mary, Windy Meadows Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13601966760653278126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719027560662681292.post-74917220875894717512011-10-05T21:14:05.907-06:002011-10-05T21:14:05.907-06:00I am so glad you shared this. I am a photographer...I am so glad you shared this. I am a photographer and specialize in making people look beautiful. I know their best angles, and can remove 10 to 20 pounds in a few seconds. People seem to believe pictures. I have to tell my self this on a daily basis, that my home will never look like a magazine clipping as long as I live in it. Thanks for the beautiful words.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06405426106177972239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719027560662681292.post-15933601227253748552011-10-05T17:48:16.945-06:002011-10-05T17:48:16.945-06:00Well, you just became my new favorite farm blog!Well, you just became my new favorite farm blog!Bee Haven Bevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10003927601786061426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719027560662681292.post-21361960219883644922011-10-04T18:21:01.613-06:002011-10-04T18:21:01.613-06:00Love your blog. Happened onto it because I was sea...Love your blog. Happened onto it because I was searching for vintage kitchen ideas. This is my first time visiting and I'm certain I'll return.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719027560662681292.post-51036111498987819792011-10-04T06:31:49.502-06:002011-10-04T06:31:49.502-06:00I am the same as you, people think i spend my days...I am the same as you, people think i spend my days cleaning and cooking, they say your house is always so tidy, and smells so nice (all the cookies i have been making ) but look closely my friends and there is a couple of cobwebs, here and there, with 4 grown sons, 8 grandchildren you cant always be tidy, i want to enjoy my Family not be known as a fussy nana who is always cleaning.xxxxxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719027560662681292.post-75231457293487317102011-10-03T17:55:20.281-06:002011-10-03T17:55:20.281-06:00When people accuse me of being an immaculate anyth...When people accuse me of being an immaculate anything I tell them, smoke and mirrors baby, smoke and mirrors ;)<br /><br />Blogger won't let me use my blog name. I am Life In Red Shoes, nice to meet you :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719027560662681292.post-81245604289631467692011-10-03T14:50:04.110-06:002011-10-03T14:50:04.110-06:00Thank you for your transparency!
And, as always, y...Thank you for your transparency!<br />And, as always, your amazing photos!Dana @ Cooking At Cafe Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00047491664619988091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719027560662681292.post-53506996435017495702011-10-02T11:53:08.407-06:002011-10-02T11:53:08.407-06:00Hey Teresa ~ I could've written this post myse...Hey Teresa ~ I could've written this post myself! My family and friends think that my house is always so neat and clean, and while it usually is on the surface, I could dare them to look in my fridge (though they wouldn't want to), in my oven, in closets, my basement, and any high place (dusty!) - and they would easily see that my house isn't so clean after all! :-)Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08659968511488397366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719027560662681292.post-89983941542563330132011-10-01T23:01:57.719-06:002011-10-01T23:01:57.719-06:00Amen! Great post!Amen! Great post!Tonya @ Love of Family And Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08481196139070666800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719027560662681292.post-46873844355735273792011-10-01T12:33:36.425-06:002011-10-01T12:33:36.425-06:00I'm the same way! Only, no one has ever accus...I'm the same way! Only, no one has ever accused me of being immaculate...darn!<br />I love your last line. Can I steal it?Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13535128557344190932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719027560662681292.post-89454171477289950682011-10-01T11:52:37.138-06:002011-10-01T11:52:37.138-06:00oh I think it's time for some 'keepin'...oh I think it's time for some 'keepin' it real' in blogland, and didn't you do a great job in getting it going. I just got an email today from a new blog friend that said seeing my house in a mess the other day gave he such a sense of comfort. Ha! It is sad that other people measure themselves by what they see in others. Oh, and I'm right there with you - I work great under pressure, so I just keep myself in a pressure situation with procrastination. Hey - if it ain't broke - don't fix it! xo (I don't even vacuum everyday anymore....I know!)Jayme Goffin, The Coop Keeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16760868033826492236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719027560662681292.post-86444606938423944642011-09-30T20:33:18.610-06:002011-09-30T20:33:18.610-06:00I can so relate to this post (all the procrastinat...I can so relate to this post (all the procrastinating). I get a lot of the non-important stuff done every day, like a little knitting, a little photography; not so much laundry! <br /><br />I hope your soldier is doing well.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14123920968850176646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719027560662681292.post-61380442362913607762011-09-30T20:00:26.366-06:002011-09-30T20:00:26.366-06:00LOL, are you related to my mother? She has a great...LOL, are you related to my mother? She has a great A-game, too, with 86 years to perfect it. Me, I have to find a Star Trek rerun on YouTube before I can settle down to sort socks. <br /><br />Bless you and your hubby for raising such a wonderful family.The Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17742897680694683505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719027560662681292.post-76907920230211066812011-09-30T16:45:55.270-06:002011-09-30T16:45:55.270-06:00Amen! Now, give me a gorgeous picture of your laun...Amen! Now, give me a gorgeous picture of your laundry! ha. I will if you will! I could take one right now of about five loads on my bed needing to be folded. hee hee! Blessings and thanks for your words of truth!Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12464314765980098784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719027560662681292.post-83213590540082245932011-09-30T10:48:22.443-06:002011-09-30T10:48:22.443-06:00I think that part of the charm of blogs is the ros...I think that part of the charm of blogs is the rosy picture they show of the host. Fun to read and fun to strive for. <i>{even though we all know perception is not always reality}</i>corners of my lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01014579908062866837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719027560662681292.post-9415062562136261562011-09-29T11:50:26.109-06:002011-09-29T11:50:26.109-06:00Nice,,Thanks for sharing and keeping it real,,,,My...Nice,,Thanks for sharing and keeping it real,,,,My son contracts today,,,I'll have a son that is willing to serve his country too,,,<br />Blessings,,junehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12347087003068088572noreply@blogger.com