tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6422068197985512792.post2384369910225977151..comments2023-10-17T07:16:18.206-04:00Comments on emtnester: bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04003356754195026388noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6422068197985512792.post-44433534533086264072008-10-29T14:14:00.000-04:002008-10-29T14:14:00.000-04:00I find that I am easily distracted by the internet...I find that I am easily distracted by the internet. Never expected it to be my form of communication. I like to talk. The internet lets me express myself at four in the morning, when most people don't want me to talk, especially my husband. As far as structure goes, I have always been a work addict, so my family has learned to go with the flow.Lisa Eshelmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00390886927605970975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6422068197985512792.post-27416388371784980432008-10-04T14:53:00.000-04:002008-10-04T14:53:00.000-04:00As you and I have discussed, the high school years...As you and I have discussed, the high school years prepare you for them being away at college. We find oursleves "alone" most weekends and enjoying the unstructure of it. Although I must admitt that I am a little concerned that your "charge" was cooled off in the pool!Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17630689219316621192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6422068197985512792.post-81765091590678338472008-10-03T00:30:00.000-04:002008-10-03T00:30:00.000-04:00I'm really enjoying the extra time to myself--howe...I'm really enjoying the extra time to myself--however--lately I'm becoming a bit of a slug. I think I'm going to have to get back to making up lists again so I can at least get a few things done!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6422068197985512792.post-32967578828574964432008-10-01T18:16:00.000-04:002008-10-01T18:16:00.000-04:00I think your schedule starts to switch when your k...I think your schedule starts to switch when your kids are getting ready to leave. Did you find this even the last year?Junehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09869636566443173226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6422068197985512792.post-5174170607111365482008-10-01T12:02:00.000-04:002008-10-01T12:02:00.000-04:00Oh my! My routine is now determined by my new York...Oh my! My routine is now determined by my new Yorkshire Terror (Please note: not terrior)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6422068197985512792.post-36926859591910898182008-09-30T10:02:00.000-04:002008-09-30T10:02:00.000-04:00Since the kids have flown the nest, for the most p...Since the kids have flown the nest, for the most part (although they do seem to come back to roost), I've found too much free, unscheduled and unstructured time on our hands, much of it we waste away watching mindless TV (the "TV Trap"). I'm far away from my teenage years and have not yet re-learned how to live life "spontaneously" or moment to moment. So I decided to add a little structure and try to schedule some "parent" activities one or two evenings a week and slowly learn how to ease into a new lifestyle, someday.labramshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13379512897239555420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6422068197985512792.post-70624303315635255432008-09-30T09:33:00.000-04:002008-09-30T09:33:00.000-04:00I can't even imagine that kind of freedom. I am a...I can't even imagine that kind of freedom. I am a full 11 years away from it and while I think I can't wait for it, I know when it gets here I'll wish I was back to the managed chaos I operate within now. Of course, I will have lived through them being teenagers by then which I hear heightens the joy of their departure for college!The Stiletto Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10206822797293852486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6422068197985512792.post-10813410430550102432008-09-29T12:42:00.000-04:002008-09-29T12:42:00.000-04:00Oh boy! As a CPA and somone married to a CPA, ou...Oh boy! As a CPA and somone married to a CPA, our house runs on schedules and checklists. I know its is very sad, but our kids thrive on it - not sure where they could possibly get it from...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6422068197985512792.post-53879608451315656262008-09-28T11:48:00.000-04:002008-09-28T11:48:00.000-04:00Oh the freedom you must be feeling now. Please tel...Oh the freedom you must be feeling now. Please tell me the Choos did not fall prey to the pool. That would be a tragic twist to this story that I'm just not willing to accept.steenky beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07570171606663745423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6422068197985512792.post-4001221357548560162008-09-27T19:34:00.000-04:002008-09-27T19:34:00.000-04:00I'm there with you, Beth. My whole schedule, as I'...I'm there with you, Beth. My whole schedule, as I've known it for years, has been knocked off kilter. A few nights ago I drove past my sons' high school, and I realized I was no longer attending a PTA meeting ... ever again. I used to be a PTA prez!<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I was on my way to the gym when I rode past the PTA open house event. It was sad, but I was kind of glad to be on my own schedule.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16706134799870107518noreply@blogger.com