tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681875145919050501.post5804169491259234814..comments2024-03-28T10:50:36.273-04:00Comments on The Marmelade Gypsy: Meeting My Old Self...the Ultimate SelfieJeaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17482528482559445943noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681875145919050501.post-5881419895559597542018-04-24T15:44:44.326-04:002018-04-24T15:44:44.326-04:00I just went to Modern Creative Life and read your ...I just went to Modern Creative Life and read your article. Wow! I enjoyed your honesty and perspective. It's so easy to be cruel to ourselves, we say things to ourselves that we'd never dream of saying to someone else. <br /><br />I know the weight struggle all too well, though I'm carrying around a lot more than a few extra pounds. I've finally reached the point, too, where I want to lose weight to be healthy, not pretty. <br /><br />I also think it's funny how so often we want what we don't have. My hair is straight, straight as a board, and I've always loved and admired curly hair. I've probably spent thousands of hours with rollers in my hair. You have the curls, and didn't like them for years. Also, I'm on the same hair coloring schedule you are. I guess straight or curly doesn't matter when it comes to grays. :-) Danielle L Zecherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01492742250595537348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681875145919050501.post-61929547194976160832018-04-20T01:08:49.657-04:002018-04-20T01:08:49.657-04:00That post over at Modern Creative Life was beautif...That post over at Modern Creative Life was beautiful and I can relate to your struggles so very much, Jeanie. I can imagine that this wasn't an easy post to write. Very well done! You're beautiful inside and out!<br />Have a happy weekend!Julia @ Vintage with Laceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099410450914344241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681875145919050501.post-35558039516425920392018-04-18T01:04:26.399-04:002018-04-18T01:04:26.399-04:00A wise and wonderful post, Jeanie, heading over to...A wise and wonderful post, Jeanie, heading over to read your article.<br />Amalia<br />xo<br />handmade by amaliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15589172037052603746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681875145919050501.post-47164930535602830882018-04-17T10:37:54.960-04:002018-04-17T10:37:54.960-04:00lovely how you embrace life with a smile and have ...lovely how you embrace life with a smile and have the courage to meet the other feelings and challenges. So glad you made it through your illness. Tammie Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09018402134070834516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681875145919050501.post-25626330619807520322018-04-17T02:05:27.198-04:002018-04-17T02:05:27.198-04:00You are the cutest thing, Jeanie.
I will go over t...You are the cutest thing, Jeanie.<br />I will go over tomorrow and read your article...it's 1 in the morning and I am getting sleepy...xoxobj https://www.blogger.com/profile/09327534885194207074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681875145919050501.post-45092180763406147832018-04-16T23:28:09.539-04:002018-04-16T23:28:09.539-04:00Oh Jeanie - what a path down memory lane. I read y...Oh Jeanie - what a path down memory lane. I read your beautifully written article on Modern Creative Life and I wonder whether you wrote partly about my life. How many of us share some of the same stories (or at least very similar ones)? I have often thought how much time (and energy) I wasted on thoughts of not being pretty / smart / thin - you name it. Instead of looking at what was and still is good? <br />Cheers to our curly hair (I've never loved my hair as much as I do now, wild and silver!).Carola Bartzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05536486322412234854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681875145919050501.post-61938817842494961182018-04-16T18:52:29.984-04:002018-04-16T18:52:29.984-04:00I love the picture of you with your jump rope. So ...I love the picture of you with your jump rope. So cute.Sandra Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814573408898140885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681875145919050501.post-64400228071907457482018-04-16T16:09:16.408-04:002018-04-16T16:09:16.408-04:00Great post. Great post. R's Ruehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05711563217099699047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681875145919050501.post-88785537256799367542018-04-16T13:13:15.702-04:002018-04-16T13:13:15.702-04:00This post spoke to me. Thank you.
JemmaThis post spoke to me. Thank you.<br />JemmaJemma@athomewithjemmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01137225389791605398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681875145919050501.post-10187516081663443212018-04-16T08:26:48.771-04:002018-04-16T08:26:48.771-04:00Morning ...great blog today. You look so happy in ...Morning ...great blog today. You look so happy in the pic below. Been meaning to ask about your lip, how is things going with that?Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10211965720334593365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681875145919050501.post-47778000917198483312018-04-15T22:20:01.304-04:002018-04-15T22:20:01.304-04:00I love this post and the article too. Good for you...I love this post and the article too. Good for you for letting it hang out there. You can be proud of all you have done.Marilyn Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13115440271615593122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681875145919050501.post-67050560213808322322018-04-15T20:42:57.694-04:002018-04-15T20:42:57.694-04:00I’m just back from your article. Jeanie, it’s beau...I’m just back from your article. Jeanie, it’s beautiful just like you, inside and out. I couldn’t agree with you more. We should take every minute of every day and enjoy! Have a wonderful week sweet friend...........The French Hutchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10028597144785773804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681875145919050501.post-15344378375602422712018-04-15T10:18:29.165-04:002018-04-15T10:18:29.165-04:00I love truthful people that tell you that things a...I love truthful people that tell you that things are not all sunshine and good times. So many times in blogland we find the 'perfect homes, perfect projects and perfect families". The truth is much harder to share.<br /><br />God bless you- I, too, am a happy person in spite of what life sometimes hand me. xo DianaNanaDianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14298962791700019785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681875145919050501.post-40331510237467942952018-04-15T00:42:36.753-04:002018-04-15T00:42:36.753-04:00A beautiful post you wrote on the Modern Creative ...A beautiful post you wrote on the Modern Creative life.<br />You are such a great and optimistic person Jeanie.<br />I'm also optimistic but shy, even though as I get older I'm getting better at communicating with strangers.<br />Samihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06467163627586022816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681875145919050501.post-53253141906641825622018-04-14T20:55:09.951-04:002018-04-14T20:55:09.951-04:00I have too many of these self demons for sure. The...I have too many of these self demons for sure. The extra pounds, the introvert, the critical mom demon. It's tough but then, it does also make you stronger to get by those demons and move forward. I like to think everyone goes through these, but maybe not. It was a great article Jeanie. Thanks for sharing to remind me that many of us are in the same boat together. Happy weekend. Hugs-ErikaMy name is Erika.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04834435573574156495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681875145919050501.post-49959571241641518182018-04-14T19:32:38.628-04:002018-04-14T19:32:38.628-04:00What a great post. You did good my dear.
Have a ...What a great post. You did good my dear.<br /><br />Have a wonderful week and you are so blessed with Rick and many many friends.<br /><br />Hugs,<br />Mary<br /><br />Mary@mydogsmygardenandmaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03265174897498950754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681875145919050501.post-15361058958760784692018-04-14T17:16:08.332-04:002018-04-14T17:16:08.332-04:00I think you did just great! Interesting and fun po...I think you did just great! Interesting and fun post. Thanks.21 Witshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00071361755673253230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681875145919050501.post-23559257972209907872018-04-14T15:19:49.811-04:002018-04-14T15:19:49.811-04:00So great, Jeanie!
You have a great attitude and yo...So great, Jeanie!<br />You have a great attitude and you are beautiful as can be!Pom Pomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01524994024698986829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681875145919050501.post-49759020632676220302018-04-14T14:37:02.140-04:002018-04-14T14:37:02.140-04:00I just visited your post, I'm really happy tha...I just visited your post, I'm really happy that you wanted to share it with all of us :)<br />You're sucha a positive person! I would love to be as positive as you are! I also can appreciate my life right now, 5 years ago I almost died. Then I realized how fragile my life is! And now I'm enjoying every single ray of light - really! I also wanted to be more needed than before - I started helping homeless cats and I'm making some DIY things to sell it on charity auctions.<br />I feel better with it :)Olkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01858736815771653979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681875145919050501.post-26721326235401245762018-04-14T13:19:39.404-04:002018-04-14T13:19:39.404-04:00Hi Jeanie. I just came back from Modern Creative L...Hi Jeanie. I just came back from Modern Creative Life and left a message but my computer is being naughty and wouldn't let me post it so I will try to pass it on here. I knew the minute I read your blog that I wanted to be a good friend. Life can be so hard for the young, and when we look back on it all, we must feel very lucky that we can come out on the other side. So many are not able to be that lucky. I've often wondered how some do and others don't. There must be some marker that maybe we aren't even aware of as to the why of it. I can relate with you except for one thing. I was super skinny and so-so aware of it as a teenager. For a girl that was raised in a beach town that meant that I wouldn't join my friends at the beach. To be seen in a bathing suit would have been a fate worth than death.I think I counted around 14 candles on your cake and I would have been the happiest girl in the world to look like you did at that age. Things that sound trivial now, certainly weren't at that young age. This was a beautifully written post and I love your command of the English language. I love your smile and happy disposition and only hope that I come across in the same way. I, too, have bad feet and I don't envy you that particular problem!..Happy Weekend, my friend..xxoJudy Judy at GoldCountryCottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10282585980012016892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681875145919050501.post-77154929267175515292018-04-14T11:09:10.456-04:002018-04-14T11:09:10.456-04:00Thank you for sharing that, Jeanie.Thank you for sharing that, Jeanie.William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681875145919050501.post-37983929510387102902018-04-14T10:47:18.161-04:002018-04-14T10:47:18.161-04:00What a wonderful attitude, Jeanie, though I would ...What a wonderful attitude, Jeanie, though I would expect no less from you.<br />Have a wondrous weekend, my friend.Sandra Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814573408898140885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681875145919050501.post-61549000026881175162018-04-14T10:17:20.367-04:002018-04-14T10:17:20.367-04:00My gosh, we have the same davenport! Love your att...My gosh, we have the same davenport! Love your attitude and your photo of the rusty horseshoes. People often forget to count their blessings when going through the rough patches. You aren't doing that "in coming to terms with yourself."Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681875145919050501.post-86837997809483469372018-04-14T10:01:43.629-04:002018-04-14T10:01:43.629-04:00I love that photo of you with the jump rope. The c...I love that photo of you with the jump rope. The cardigan sweater, the plaid, the knee socks -- they so vividly recall that era. I'm a little confused about the first, baby photo. At first I thought you were wearing an oxygen mask! Then, I decided someone with a sense of humor had decided to plunk a Halloween mask on you. Inquiring minds want to know.<br /><br />Now, I'm off to your other post.shoreacreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16284698314697628805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681875145919050501.post-65756146567759542482018-04-14T09:44:08.923-04:002018-04-14T09:44:08.923-04:00Brilliant . . .
I adore you . . . your authentici...Brilliant . . . <br />I adore you . . . your authenticity is infectious . . . <br />Identified with the “work a meet and greet, perform, out there” come home and then finally . . . <br />feel “I can be me!”<br /><br />Why is it, try ever diet around through life and<br />now look back on the pics and think . . . <br />why did I “feel” myself one way when the “real” was really me. <br />and I never saw it at all . . .<br /><br />I see a beautiful you . . . your core, authentic, creative, exceptional self . . . <br />Oh my . . . I like you!Lynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08723721131329150461noreply@blogger.com