Comments for Thinking In Orange

Comment on Chicken legs by Nat

Nat — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 08:29:26 +0000

Where did you find these boots cause I have no calves at all. Help! These look stunning…

Comment on Firstborn by june

june — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 22:39:13 +0000

I’m going through the same feelings with my two.

Erin is beautiful!

Comment on Ignorance IS bliss and the green-eyed monster by june

june — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 05:20:28 +0000

So glad to see that you’re expecting AND blogging again. I have had a lot of the same hangups and thoughts about my weight this pregnancy. Even though I’ve been pretty reasonable about what I eat (and how much I’m eating) I’m still on track to gain the same amount of weight as last time.
I’m trying to keep in mind that this will probably be my last pregnancy and doing my best to marvel at my growing baby and body, rather than get upset as I count the miles I have to run to cancel out each pound I gain.

Keep posting…love to read your blog.

Comment on I finally got my bike back, why am I not happy? by RayYellowzzr

RayYellowzzr — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 12:42:42 +0000

I feel your pain, i also have a ZZR mine is yellow and black (someone must have wanted a suzuki) but planning a full respray, thinking maybe red and blank. i dropped mine in Parys also because of a Laps of concentration. my right foot peg also snapped, seems to be common with a ZZR …. lol but that wasn’t the worst my engine cover cracked and oil was leaking out Luckily my friend had his GF in a bakkie so she loaded it up brought it back to JHB….. love my bike though…

Comment on Coming in December 2010 by Heather

Heather — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 11:07:49 +0000

Yay! A girl – nice for dressing up in tights and accessories in her hair and cute shoes and then one day she’ll be old enough to enjoy going shopping with you and for coffee. Great news – congratulations!

Comment on Packed and stacked by June

June — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 22:27:17 +0000

I’d like to shed a little light on the SAHM (stay-at-home-mom) thing for you, because it’s not all that.

The pros: I get a lot of cuddle time with our son. We are extremely close and get to do a lot of cool stuff together all week. I have help (3 hours of preschool a day and a once a week cleaner) and I get to do little projects with our rental properties so that I can feel useful and so that my brain won’t die from elmo overload.

Cons: I am treated like a slave. I cook every single meal, I clean up after everything that ever happens all day long, I do all the laundry, and I fix everything around the house. I never have time to work out, and if I am granted this free time on the weekend, I am supposed to be super grateful or indebted or something.

I look like a frump, I wear jeans and a t-shirt every single day of my life. I haven’t purchased make-up since my son was born. I laugh whenever my husband asks me if I have anything for the dry-cleaners.

There are days when I am so consumed with my son that I don’t brush my teeth until he naps.

It is really hard to live for someone else, and that is what you have to do when you stay at home. Also, your husband will want you to do everything for him, because you will have all of this “free time” (and you won’t, by the way, you won’t have any free time).

All that being said, I wouldn’t entertain a job offer right now, even if it paid really really well.

My husband travels so much and has too many things going on for me to have a full time job right now. I need to be the stable one at home everyday for both of them for our family to run smoothly.

I’ll go back to work again someday, whenever that is : )

Yes, it is awful sometimes, and I do cry and scream about feeling like a slave, but really, we live a nice life and I like being at home. I don’t buy a lot of new stuff and I laugh at my closet when we have to get dressed up for anything, but those things don’t really come up that often, and it really doesn’t matter to me anymore.

I’m sorry your new commute is so hard. poor thing.

Comment on Down town by Alwyn

Alwyn — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:10:46 +0000

I love the perspective-check you get from going downtown… seeing people hanging their washing on top of buildings is just one of the interesting things indicating a different daily routine…

Comment on “Here’s a little song I wrote …” by June Heller

June Heller — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 03:07:13 +0000

Alex, Aidan is dreamy. Such a gorgeous little boy.

I’m completely happy too. Something about the holidays with a toddler has me completely blissed out…which is SO unlike me : )

Comment on Where do old blogs go when they die? by june heller

june heller — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 20:59:23 +0000

It’s a very good thing that I keep you on my blog roll, that way when you forget about your blog, it won’t be lost…

Hope all is well and that you are using all and any free time to enjoy your gorgeous son.

Comment on What doesn’t kill your child makes you stronger by Mary D

Mary D — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 23:35:46 +0000

Great sadness coupled with great inspiration.
To be so devastatingly aware of what could have been…..but then…..my son is okay. I can’t imagine the restless urgency, though I felt it at times when my Dad was ill, with a small child I am sure it is much more intense.~Mary