tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9024018.post7706452406711901135..comments2024-03-27T21:04:07.353-04:00Comments on As I See It Now: Where Backward Is ForwardDebrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08894174653208070320noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9024018.post-10941635298735140072007-07-24T15:43:00.000-04:002007-07-24T15:43:00.000-04:00Thanks, Everyone, for your supportive comments and...Thanks, Everyone, for your supportive comments and great additional suggestions! I really appreciate the input and knowing that I'm not alone in this... Thanks again! Blessings, DebraDebrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08894174653208070320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9024018.post-1943062454585686402007-07-23T18:25:00.000-04:002007-07-23T18:25:00.000-04:00where in the world did you get the energy???we are...where in the world did you get the energy???<BR/><BR/>we are in the 90F+++ temps and humidity ... and this condo has A/C (thank you Lord!), first time for us ... yet still, i am in the lazy hazy summer schedule ... <BR/><BR/>but i admire your spunk! :o)Saijahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15988592547620469909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9024018.post-71591762950910889632007-07-23T10:10:00.000-04:002007-07-23T10:10:00.000-04:00Oh Debra....you're homeschooling yourself...someth...Oh Debra....you're homeschooling yourself...something I keep telling myself I'm going to do after Leah leaves for school this fall :)<BR/>Love your new look too...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9024018.post-29001635510523326362007-07-23T09:37:00.000-04:002007-07-23T09:37:00.000-04:00Your lifestyle changes sound so wonderful! When I...Your lifestyle changes sound so wonderful! When I was a stay-at-home mom (21 years) I tried to live that way too. There was a comfort in doing things the old fashioned way and knowing you were doing what's best for your family.<BR/><BR/>After my husband died I had to go to work full time and it was a whole different story. I found myself relying on things "quick and easy" in order to have timeLorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16090094523848914985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9024018.post-26294465359710283722007-07-23T09:00:00.000-04:002007-07-23T09:00:00.000-04:00I just wrote my daughter over the weekend, telling...I just wrote my daughter over the weekend, telling her I feel I'm returning to my food "roots" of the 70s and 80s when we ate whole foods.<BR/><BR/>I have a tiny microwave, mainly only used for my husband to warm his coffee (which he has a habit of setting down and forgetting where he put it).Brenda@CoffeeTeaBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02719695370857675146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9024018.post-49450636170370509222007-07-23T08:45:00.000-04:002007-07-23T08:45:00.000-04:00I have a thrifted copy of Doris Longacre's book "L...I have a thrifted copy of Doris Longacre's book "Living More with Less" which is helping me make some much needed changes.<BR/><BR/>I'm not even planning to pack it, I'll just carry it out with me when I go.<BR/><BR/>Since I tend to be an "all or nothing" sort of person, I'm struggling to do this slowly and sanely. <BR/><BR/>Much to learn about that!Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17065893613028995685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9024018.post-34414872149165583452007-07-23T08:26:00.000-04:002007-07-23T08:26:00.000-04:00I make natural soap at home and sell it some. I lo...I make natural soap at home and sell it some. I love it. I have been doing it for quite a few years now, and my skin is amazing. I suffer from great eczema and it helps incredibly. No one gets to buy soap from the store anymore. I would NEVER put that junk on my skin again! It is so bad for you!!Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04278853060753601322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9024018.post-63571715805245015422007-07-22T22:48:00.000-04:002007-07-22T22:48:00.000-04:00Such good moves you have made. Living without a m...Such good moves you have made. Living without a microwave is no big deal, just have to heat the leftovers the old fashioned way. I don't even use plastic wrap or aluminum foil, I cover my casseroles with cookie sheets and use glass containers for food storage. Just keep up the good work and honestly going backwards is going forward !Pattyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08505042214124811641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9024018.post-25367906300227352512007-07-22T22:36:00.000-04:002007-07-22T22:36:00.000-04:00We are on this same train. Changes are not easy t...We are on this same train. Changes are not easy to make and take time, especially when it changes whatever the norm is for cooking!! But daughter is going to have to eat VERY restricted for the next maybe 6 months...and then we will have to be more careful than we have been (which is kind of careful) about rotating everything. SIGH...but it won't hurt us either. We basically eat awfully plainAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9024018.post-86321618200404528482007-07-22T20:29:00.000-04:002007-07-22T20:29:00.000-04:00I know what you are saying. I am making a more sl...I know what you are saying. I am making a more slow, gradual change. <BR/><BR/>I have my 3rd load of clothes on the line right now, I'm cleaning with baking soda and vinegar, I have a pot of beans on the stove that I soaked overnight and have been cooking for HOURS, and I've been writing down different ways to make my own laundry soap. <BR/><BR/>I still have my microwave and some boxed meals -Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com