tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8599297.post2329738072908972181..comments2023-04-15T08:59:15.123-07:00Comments on Marathon Mom: Simplify lifeChristiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13409767497696978361noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8599297.post-21973159625400952042008-11-23T19:02:00.000-07:002008-11-23T19:02:00.000-07:00Apparently this is a commom feeling lately. I have...Apparently this is a commom feeling lately. I have always romaniticized small town life and thought it would be so much nicer. But in reality I would probably go crazy.Witz Endhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03395585940384583548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8599297.post-16430462353048863872008-11-22T00:00:00.000-07:002008-11-22T00:00:00.000-07:00I have all sorts of similar dreams and wishes. We...I have all sorts of similar dreams and wishes. We do manage to live in a small town, and I have chickens and a garden and all...but I have to say that it still doesn't feel simple. Same mortgage stress, same money stress, and additional "I have to take care of all this other stuff" stress. But I feel like I just didn't do the simplifying "right." One day I'll figure it out....pithydithyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07272200340074763289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8599297.post-54274165416149918722008-11-21T13:17:00.000-07:002008-11-21T13:17:00.000-07:00I don't blame you for wanting things to be simpler...I don't blame you for wanting things to be simpler. I feel the same way. I am SO glad we didn't buy one of the houses we were going to buy last year....so we aren't stressed about our mortgage right now. Things sure did go spiraling downward pretty quickly, huh?? The economy is pretty scary right now. I would move to a tiny little town and take things a lot simpler ANY DAY. :o)carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07557137103840979421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8599297.post-14433931071838589842008-11-21T13:02:00.000-07:002008-11-21T13:02:00.000-07:00Ha! I grew up in tiny Libby, Montana, where Kalis...Ha! I grew up in tiny Libby, Montana, where Kalispell was the "big" town where we went to shop (89 miles away). Kalispell would be a good place to raise a family, if you could find work there. Wages aren't very high, but real estate is cheaper too, unless you count all the lakeside property that's been bought up by the celebrities...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8599297.post-15344280803254536312008-11-21T10:47:00.000-07:002008-11-21T10:47:00.000-07:00Great post. I feel the SAME way!! (I just sorta wr...Great post. I feel the SAME way!! (I just sorta wrote about it too) I grew up in Kalispell, MT - so funny to see it on your blog! That is a great place but hard to get a job at (small town - that is why my family left in the first place).<BR/><BR/>I wonder if I went on a "spending fast" if I would feel better. Great writing here, Christie!Ruhiyyih Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18344410261436956179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8599297.post-62731914306364386362008-11-21T09:37:00.000-07:002008-11-21T09:37:00.000-07:00I think about this all the time probably because I...I think about this all the time probably because I came from a more simple life than I lead right now. My goal was always to live in a small town and open up a bookstore, just small and then bake cinnamon rolls and scones, serve rich hot chocolate and coffee. Sounds dumb and will never happen because Jeff hates small towns, loves traffic and crowds and isn't all that into having a big backyard (Oceanchildhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06405322950751931749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8599297.post-15997342381206709332008-11-21T08:29:00.000-07:002008-11-21T08:29:00.000-07:00I kind of live the life you are describing and jus...I kind of live the life you are describing and just this morning I was fantasizing about working in the business world and making my life a little more complicated! I love my life but once in a while I long for a change of pace. Perhaps that is what you do from time to time. The pace of my life is fairly slow with lots of time to focus on family and reflect. While I would have it no other wayMom2-4https://www.blogger.com/profile/17512907667925452336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8599297.post-40570573045769613912008-11-21T08:22:00.000-07:002008-11-21T08:22:00.000-07:00I go through the same thing every so often. I hav...I go through the same thing every so often. I have even thought of moving to the tiny Kansas town my parents live in. And then I go out there and realize that the people in that community have a complex life in a different way. My parents live on a self-sufficient farm but if the weather doesn't cooperate or they have a blight or bugs or a fox gets their chickens... well you get the picture. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8599297.post-62362313751281769992008-11-20T23:06:00.000-07:002008-11-20T23:06:00.000-07:00I love simplicity. Great post.I love simplicity. Great post.Devrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04028009566090355704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8599297.post-67936171613126295922008-11-20T20:52:00.000-07:002008-11-20T20:52:00.000-07:00We are on the SAME wave length or something becaus...We are on the SAME wave length or something because I've had the same thoughts. I'd love to have a smaller mortgage, a bigger piece of land, neighbors further away, and rely on family and friends for entertainment and companionship. However, I don't have the courage to do it because deep down I know that I'm a city girl. In less than a week I'd be panicking because there isn't a 'real' mall Karihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09438832737227337587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8599297.post-22750274486310105132008-11-20T18:58:00.000-07:002008-11-20T18:58:00.000-07:00I think we often go through times like this.. and ...I think we often go through times like this.. and it's a wonderful change to evaluate & take stock of your life... a time to get rid of clutter. Find ways to get back to the basics. <BR/>I wish your luck in your personal cleanse of all the worldly garbage & hope that you can find the beauty of the world & fill your life with it.Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01653708594205339553noreply@blogger.com