Comments on: Notes from the writing retreat (2023 edition) https://lauravanderkam.com/2023/07/notes-from-the-writing-retreat-2023-edition/ Writer, Author, Speaker Fri, 21 Jul 2023 14:58:59 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: Laura Vanderkam https://lauravanderkam.com/2023/07/notes-from-the-writing-retreat-2023-edition/#comment-466190 Fri, 21 Jul 2023 14:58:59 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=19197#comment-466190 In reply to Marika Paez Wiesen.

@Marika – six months is a long time! We were told a few weeks (I think like 6-8?) she needed to leave the first ones in. She just has to keep spraying the alcohol spray for longer.

]]> By: Marika Paez Wiesen https://lauravanderkam.com/2023/07/notes-from-the-writing-retreat-2023-edition/#comment-466031 Fri, 21 Jul 2023 03:12:19 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=19197#comment-466031 How long did they say she needed to keep them in before she could change? My daughter got hers pierced in March, we went back this week (4 months later) and they were like, “Well, 6 months is really best…”
Gawd, I’m pretty sure it was like 4 weeks in the ’80s??!!

]]> By: Anne https://lauravanderkam.com/2023/07/notes-from-the-writing-retreat-2023-edition/#comment-464768 Thu, 13 Jul 2023 22:14:30 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=19197#comment-464768 Erin and Laura,
Thank you both for your lovely messages; I appreciate them so much.
Best wishes,
Anne xx

]]> By: Laura Vanderkam https://lauravanderkam.com/2023/07/notes-from-the-writing-retreat-2023-edition/#comment-464421 Tue, 11 Jul 2023 01:41:14 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=19197#comment-464421 In reply to Anne.

@Anne – thank you so much for this comment! I’m so glad that the episode resonated with you. I’m sorry for your loss and I wish you strength for creating new and beautiful routines.

]]> By: Erin https://lauravanderkam.com/2023/07/notes-from-the-writing-retreat-2023-edition/#comment-464418 Tue, 11 Jul 2023 01:22:58 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=19197#comment-464418 In reply to Anne.

How beautiful. Thank you for sharing.

]]> By: Anne https://lauravanderkam.com/2023/07/notes-from-the-writing-retreat-2023-edition/#comment-464391 Mon, 10 Jul 2023 20:19:57 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=19197#comment-464391 Hi Laura,
I am delighted – and impressed – that you got through so much in your revision weekend. I hope you don’t mind me commenting on something else here also. I listened to your Before Breakfast podcast this morning, as usual, and I was particularly struck by today’s topic: How routines are like a rose garden. I found it such a beautiful analogy.
I was widowed last year at the age of 51 (my lovely husband was just 54) and I have had to move house and I am trying to develop new routines and habits to fit my current circumstances. My late husband knew that I love roses (my wedding bouquet was roses) and often bought me beautiful bunches just because it was a Tuesday or because he knew I would love the colour of them. One of our friends left a beautiful potted rose bush at the front door for me on Friday and I put it in the little garden round the back and was looking out at the bright roses as I listened to your message this morning. It was such a beautiful analogy – and such a wonderful encouragement at the start of a new week to think of our routines as being worthwhile, with the potential to blossom into something fragrant and beautiful.
Many thanks for all you do to remind us to make the most of our time.
Love from Ireland. xx

]]> By: Laura Vanderkam https://lauravanderkam.com/2023/07/notes-from-the-writing-retreat-2023-edition/#comment-464377 Mon, 10 Jul 2023 17:27:17 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=19197#comment-464377 In reply to Elisabeth.

@Elisabeth – she looks and feels very grown up!

]]> By: Laura Vanderkam https://lauravanderkam.com/2023/07/notes-from-the-writing-retreat-2023-edition/#comment-464376 Mon, 10 Jul 2023 17:26:54 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=19197#comment-464376 In reply to Connie C.

@Connie C- thanks! It was a good trip and I’m really glad I did it.

]]> By: Elisabeth https://lauravanderkam.com/2023/07/notes-from-the-writing-retreat-2023-edition/#comment-464369 Mon, 10 Jul 2023 16:22:02 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=19197#comment-464369 I love getting into a flow state. It rarely happens with youngish kids and a lot of distractions, but it is pure joy for me when I manage it.

And congrats to Ruth! What an exciting adventure!! My 12-year old has LOVED having her ears pierced.

]]> By: Connie C https://lauravanderkam.com/2023/07/notes-from-the-writing-retreat-2023-edition/#comment-464360 Mon, 10 Jul 2023 14:23:03 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=19197#comment-464360 Congrats on the focused work and clarity!

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