tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19771841.post363327573305350371..comments2023-11-02T09:15:44.622-04:00Comments on Kab's Creative Concepts: What's In A Name?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19771841.post-8959282273384586372011-07-07T23:59:03.625-04:002011-07-07T23:59:03.625-04:00Even my husband and I call each other "mommy&...Even my husband and I call each other "mommy" and "daddy" when we are together with Nora...which is all the time! It's been that way since she was born.<br /><br />I'm still a newbie at the motherhood thing, but I know exactly what you mean. I'm looking forward to when Nora is school-age and I can have a little more creative time, again...at least for most of the year! lol. You are not alone. All us creative moms out there feel the same.Erin Siegelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16363556155704677633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19771841.post-59314311451823123712011-07-07T17:33:10.039-04:002011-07-07T17:33:10.039-04:00I completely hear you. Last year was the first ye...I completely hear you. Last year was the first year Aaron got to spend a full day in school, and it was great.......finally able to do what I wanted, not worrying about him coming into the garage when I was soldering, or when the kiln was heating up, but now it's school vacation, and I give up.......jewelry making is going to have to go on hold somewhat until August 31 :)AliBaublesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19771841.post-79435255111212269792011-07-07T16:36:20.914-04:002011-07-07T16:36:20.914-04:00I know exactly where you are coming from… My littl...I know exactly where you are coming from… My little ones are so very little still and have a different kind of demand. I don't wish the time away, but I also really need time for me. I just wish I could snap into that place where I was last when creativity was flowing, then hit pause when I'm needed elsewhere, then snap back when I've got the time again… <br /><br />Being creative in a relaxing, motivated, great craftsmanship way is not so easy to achieve… When will technology give us that button to push???Marsha of Marsha Neal Studiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15326184577849290068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19771841.post-2155437303058264552011-07-07T10:29:05.941-04:002011-07-07T10:29:05.941-04:00As ever, you hit the nail on the head. How do you ...As ever, you hit the nail on the head. How do you know exactly what is going on in my head before I can even put it into words? I am in the throes (or throws as it were) of baseball and softball. I love it. It is the season that makes me most happy to see my kids do what they love and do it well (both kids made it through round 1 of the playoffs this week. More ball to come!). But I lose my sense of rhythm in the summer. I am still working too many hours at a job that doesn't hold my interest or even fill my time and that makes me resentful of the things that I could be doing at home in my studio. And those few hours a week that I am supposed to be playing in there? They get eaten up transporting someone here or there or just being with them while they are home, because I wouldn't otherwise. So the late, late nights continue, and in the meantime I feel blurred. I am not so much a creator these days and I am just trying to keep everyone going in the same direction. But this too will pass and my time will return. I know it. <br />Thank you for giving me a bit to chew on today, Miss Kerry. Such a lovely name too.<br />Enjoy the day!<br />ErinTesoriTrovatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12771359288546654791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19771841.post-53091145007106809882011-07-07T10:12:50.484-04:002011-07-07T10:12:50.484-04:00I know what you mean too, especially if someone ca...I know what you mean too, especially if someone calls me "Joanne" instead of "Jo". I've worked with a couple of people who insisted on calling me Joanne as they didn't like shortening names - it's my name, not theirs!!<br /><br />This afternoon was Jamie's first afternoon with the childminder who has looked after Ben a couple of days a week for the past few years. I felt horrible driving away, but I know he'll love it there as his brother does, it's only for a few hours and now I've spent some time hammering and soldering I FEEL SOOO GOOD!! I know it'll make me a better Mum too.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01054958394707123993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19771841.post-39202830515428330202011-07-07T08:21:28.869-04:002011-07-07T08:21:28.869-04:00I know exactly what you mean. I did that shuffle a...I know exactly what you mean. I did that shuffle and switch every year too while my children were growing up. Now it's time for grandchildren plus there's a 3rd ball in the air, i went back to work in the restaurant full time just as they were getting grown. I can't manage all 3 to save my soul, something always gets dropped.Laura Twifordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08540487230113700516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19771841.post-5490361478100202852011-07-06T18:02:03.979-04:002011-07-06T18:02:03.979-04:00Oh yes, I know what you mean by feeling strange wh...Oh yes, I know what you mean by feeling strange when someone says your name. And I can relate to the craziness of summer and wishing for an somewhat more organized schedule. And like you, I wouldn't trade it for the world. <br /><br />I haven't visited my 'studio' (which happens to be a few steps away in my dining room) since several weeks before mom passed away. I'm itching to get back in there, but I know in my heart that I need to wait a bit more for things to settle in and the creativity flows again. I don't want to force it.Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07545020113679133121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19771841.post-25447088050119788492011-07-06T17:42:49.638-04:002011-07-06T17:42:49.638-04:00I know what you mean about it sounding funny when ...I know what you mean about it sounding funny when someone says your name out loud. My husband doesn't even say it, we're always right there with each other all the time. <br /><br />Speaking of running to the studio -- I ran out to my lampwork studio for the first time in a year and turned on my new torch, the one like you have. And guess what. It's the oxygen concentrator after all that must be bad -- wasn't the old torch. So now, something else to save up for before I can play!Pretty Thingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00285473788765783338noreply@blogger.com