tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2203689317346533866.post5308450418575695224..comments2023-10-10T03:03:48.110-06:00Comments on Hobbit-ish Thoughts and Ramblings: A Sputtering SparkMrs. Gamgeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18351339333625358960noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2203689317346533866.post-49753429350947345272013-06-18T20:50:06.498-06:002013-06-18T20:50:06.498-06:00Sometimes I feel like my spark is missing too. Lik...Sometimes I feel like my spark is missing too. Like I shouldn't need to work so damn hard to find the motivation to make my art! Sometimes it makes me seriously doubt that I'm going in the right direction with my life! I hope that you find your spark soon! Lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05073228874819862186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2203689317346533866.post-57879172004824379502013-06-18T19:17:56.263-06:002013-06-18T19:17:56.263-06:00Oh, I sound lame even in my own head. But right no...Oh, I sound lame even in my own head. But right now my focus is on learning to homeschool in the "Thomas Jefferson Education" model. It's excellent, and really perfect for me because I also LOVE reading. I was stuck in a rut for a while, but I started to focus on what I wanted for my children and for my family. While I was looking for something to make me feel passionate again, I honestly couldn't find it. (What's that old expression about happiness being like a butterfly?) But once I started to try and figure out my ideal vision of the future for myself and my family, then I found those goals which would help me attain that vision, and now I'm obsessed with getting my crap together so I will succeed.... oh I'm rambling. No sleep last night, sorry. Anyway, Good luck finding your calling! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2203689317346533866.post-80810894681531211242013-06-18T14:02:14.986-06:002013-06-18T14:02:14.986-06:00I have many friends who are going through this exa...I have many friends who are going through this exact same thing and I think the way you phrased it was so good. I hope you find your niche, your thing, your calling. We all need something! We are mamas, but we are also more than mamas too! :)Good Timinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02057857436371668151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2203689317346533866.post-33469776984362837822013-06-18T06:07:47.699-06:002013-06-18T06:07:47.699-06:00I have been wondering myself this for a little whi...I have been wondering myself this for a little while, and also have no answer. And there is the set of circumstances that is working against me: the gap in my cv, while everyone understands that I chose to stay home with the children, they are less eager to give me a job, knowing that the job will always rank third on my priority list at best; the expat thing; the age thing (somehow, people are NOT rushing to hire almost 40 years old, curiously enough, no?). I would very much like to know how you handle this journey. <br /><br />And I just have to say, while Pip is a lovely boy, Ginny is just such a lovely young lady! It makes me think how it would have been to have a daughter, and that does not happen often.Minahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13148000699685037451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2203689317346533866.post-26806754035888374782013-06-17T15:35:32.334-06:002013-06-17T15:35:32.334-06:00What about volunteering? Cuddle babies in local h...What about volunteering? Cuddle babies in local hospital. Care for pets at animal shelter. Put you degree to work with youth organization. Prairie Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00120059135715983181noreply@blogger.com