tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564600666420534816.post6838095747526745507..comments2023-06-08T05:55:59.702-07:00Comments on Confessions of a Fraidy Cat: Sweatin’ to the Goaldies – Making Goals Fraidy Cat StyleCarol Anne Wright Swetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16651373902242362869noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564600666420534816.post-29069157055078279492013-02-13T19:52:21.554-08:002013-02-13T19:52:21.554-08:00Lynetta, I love how my friends believe in me and t...Lynetta, I love how my friends believe in me and think I'm superwoman. On any given day, I know you accomplish more than I do. But, I'll take you up on that chocolate gold coin bet! Love you, sweet friend! Carol Anne Wright Swetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16651373902242362869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564600666420534816.post-69940255191674613662013-01-25T13:16:49.131-08:002013-01-25T13:16:49.131-08:00Thanks for your perseverance in looking! Facebook ...Thanks for your perseverance in looking! Facebook is not a friend to bloggers these days in its effort to 'persuade' us to pay for promoted posts. Even my friends w/ THOUSANDS of friends have only 10-15% of their fans see their f/b posts.<br /><br /> Lots of my friends are jumping F/B's ship for Google + and their own forums. I think there is a way I can help you fix your settings so I show up in your newsfeed again. Inbox me? <br /><br />Or you can just look for my Confessions of a Fraidy Cat facebook page by typing it in the f/b search box. My links are on that page as well. Carol Anne Wright Swetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16651373902242362869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564600666420534816.post-59696076047731222752013-01-25T12:58:17.328-08:002013-01-25T12:58:17.328-08:00I love you CA! Love, love, love this post! It'...I love you CA! Love, love, love this post! It's nice to know that we're not in this alone. It's so easy to compare ourselves to others, but like my Mom used to say.... when you use other people as your measuring stick, you'll never measure up! <br /><br /> I don't get your Fraidy Cat Posts on FB anymore. :-( Glad I figured out how to find you. <3 Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08756069986884674420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564600666420534816.post-74367766892811192282013-01-13T15:39:54.833-08:002013-01-13T15:39:54.833-08:00Sara, that is one of my big emotional stumbling bl...Sara, that is one of my big emotional stumbling blocks as well. So much of what we do is thankless and repetitive. Friends are posting amazing, "Look what I did!" projects on Pinterest, and I'm over here saying, "Geez! I got a toilet cleaned today!" It is demoralizing, especially in the days of little children w/ big issues. As women, we really need to applaud each other for continuing to try even when we can't see the headway we are making. Let me tell you...I will not take clean toilets to Heaven with me nor the cabinets taking years to paint. I could accomplish so much more so much faster if I gave up homeschooling. I cannot pin my boys to Pinterest, but God's pinboard is the one that counts. He sees you. He sees you. He does. Keep at it. Even when no one is there to say, "Yea! A clean toilet and a schooling success today," God does! Carol Anne Wright Swetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16651373902242362869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564600666420534816.post-63279366123317774522013-01-13T15:33:35.215-08:002013-01-13T15:33:35.215-08:00Amanda, I often wonder what sets me apart from the...Amanda, I often wonder what sets me apart from the 'to do' listers and marvel that they can make the list and assume they are going to get it done. I am evaluating the long standing complexity of my life trying to sort out what makes them 'them' and me 'me' in hopes I will feel more able to feel proactive vs always feeling like a reacter. I wonder: Did they come from goal oriented and uncomplicated families? Are their marriages uncomplicated? Do they have uncomplicated kids that succeed at all they try w/o any special/intensive help? Do they know what it is to have a great plan only to be up all night for nights on end w/ a child who has undiagnosed asthma? If they lived my life for a month, would they whip me in shape or turn, look at me and say, "How DO you get all you do done?" These are the things I wonder. You do more than you think bcz somedays remembering to breathe is a big deal when you have a complicated life! <3 Carol Anne Wright Swetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16651373902242362869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564600666420534816.post-79514149099545669952013-01-13T15:28:09.187-08:002013-01-13T15:28:09.187-08:00No more blessed than I am to have met you and, thu...No more blessed than I am to have met you and, thus, been invited along on this 'doing' nightmare. Ha. I mean adventure! Two are better than one, and you inspire me even more than I inspire you, I think! Blessings as you move forward with our mutual project!<br />Carol Anne Wright Swetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16651373902242362869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564600666420534816.post-44670524295672818232013-01-13T13:36:45.388-08:002013-01-13T13:36:45.388-08:00I am right there with you! I do, do, do so much, ...I am right there with you! I do, do, do so much, but give myself no credit because it's not what I had hoped to do. I like the idea of keeping a "done" list, but unfortunately most of the jobs I do as homeschooling mom (including one with special needs) don't *stay* done. I think that having a group of friends who understand makes me feel a little less crazy and even a little less afraid. Maybe! =0)Sara @ Embracing Destinyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00185927273922194788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564600666420534816.post-22661809520326543162013-01-13T11:43:31.368-08:002013-01-13T11:43:31.368-08:00Yes. Just yes. To all that.I am also a single home...Yes. Just yes. To all that.I am also a single homeschooling mom and I am self-employed. With a special-needs son and another who hasn't been diagnosed yet, but probably will be when I get around to dealing with it. I just read a blog post yesterday that talked about *why* we never get all those "to-do's" done. Honestly I can't remember what she said about that (it was yesterday, after all), but I do remember that when she started writing down everything she did in each day, she stopped feeling as if she wasn't getting anything done. We all do a hundred things each day, even if they're not the things we set out to do. I decided this morning to start keeping a list of the things I get done each day, and then here is your post. Thank you for the confirmation. So, just breathe, make your list of "dones" and I'll look forward to seeing it each day in the group. (No beating yourself up if you don't get to the group every day. You did the stuff whether you tell us about it or not.)Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01884941835230865015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564600666420534816.post-4319685969758328972013-01-13T10:44:38.480-08:002013-01-13T10:44:38.480-08:00Carol Anne, You are an inspiration. Simply an in...Carol Anne, You are an inspiration. Simply an inspiration. I marvel at your strength and living and doing in spite of all the fears---it is fear to stops most people, I think. Fear of failure. Fear of appearing foolish. Fear of losing something.<br /><br />But as you point out, without risking the failures we cannot <i>achieve</i> and <i>be</i> all that we are meant to be. I am truly blessed to have met you, my friend.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06710205217819146347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564600666420534816.post-72835072734743381822013-01-10T07:39:57.778-08:002013-01-10T07:39:57.778-08:00That's funny, because when I sedate my own sel...That's funny, because when I sedate my own self with FB, you're one of those women who raises the bar for me. I don't know how you do it! But I admire you for your courage and your tenacity. Right now you may be in survival mode, but based on your spirit and determination (and awesome sense of humor), I would bet real chocolate gold coins that you'll be thriving in no time. <br /><br />In one of my darkest and most discouraging days, a verse from Joel 2:25 sustained me: "I will repay you for the years the locusts have eaten." I've been through many valleys and mountain top experiences since then, and I know God has done this for me. I share it with you in hopes that it encourages you as well. Lynettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12424933935528963708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564600666420534816.post-58975723312880661622013-01-09T21:45:44.011-08:002013-01-09T21:45:44.011-08:00And you too!And you too!Carol Anne Wright Swetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16651373902242362869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564600666420534816.post-73968357256273588042013-01-09T21:44:56.272-08:002013-01-09T21:44:56.272-08:00This was a good one for getting things done! Excep...This was a good one for getting things done! Except I'm up to late and one of my non-goal goals was to get to bed by midnight. Erg! Carol Anne Wright Swetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16651373902242362869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564600666420534816.post-73555310775383918382013-01-09T21:43:59.370-08:002013-01-09T21:43:59.370-08:00Good point, Colleen!Good point, Colleen!Carol Anne Wright Swetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16651373902242362869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564600666420534816.post-80648179337514163452013-01-09T21:39:37.862-08:002013-01-09T21:39:37.862-08:00love you my friend. :)love you my friend. :)Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13558798326971730953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564600666420534816.post-23837514051687839492013-01-09T21:22:58.621-08:002013-01-09T21:22:58.621-08:00I am not a goal setter, and have the same averse r...I am not a goal setter, and have the same averse reaction to the word "intentional." Your day sounds busy and productive to me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564600666420534816.post-70346727674233393892013-01-09T21:17:30.624-08:002013-01-09T21:17:30.624-08:00You're doin' fine, CA. Just remember to B ...You're doin' fine, CA. Just remember to B R E A T H E! You are an amazing woman. Survival is all we can really achieve anyway!<br />Colleenhttp://hopetofind.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com