The Bookish Girl

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What she said

Wow. I never intended to take a month break!  I suppose life has been a bit hectic and generally getting in the way of all things blog worthy.  A numbered list to explain what I’ve been up to:

Reason Number 1 reason why I haven’t blogged:   Bloggy existential crisis.

We all have them.  Why do I write?  Do I still want to write?  Ya-da-Ya-da.  Mine was spurred by some comments left on an old post of mine (I will not link in an effort to let sleeping dogs lie).  I do not really want to go in to it, I only mention it to highlight how much it took me by surprise.  I have had very little negative feedback here and have always waved the flags of honesty and candor.  I always appreciate the same in my commenters.   It, frankly, kicked my ass to think that people would target me in a personal way for an opinion that I posted.   This has all been summarized by others better than me so I’ll just refer you to my girls Cara and Stephanie, and add, “Yah, what she said you big meanies.”

After this they’re in no particular order:

Reason Number 2 why I haven’t been blogging – I have moved to a new city.

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My sister, Sophia, and I exploring a part of our fair city

If this isn’t a big duh, than I don’t know what is.  I am working here full time (telecommuting for the old job, major suckers) and still trying to get out and see stuff! and do things! and not be stuck in the freaking house all the time!  I tried a new knit group and may have found a new book club.  We’ll see how it all pans out.  Meeting people sucks and I am a big woosey about it all.  I miss my Boston Girls who are having a baby (Kellee), getting cool jobs (Jackie), moving across country (Elisa), buying houses (Melanie), sewing cute things for my kid (Debbie “given new meaning to the name Stitchy” McYarnpants), taking kick ass vacation (Maryse).  I miss our Boston Friends and babies and I miss our house and I miss the city.  All of this makes me sad and who wants to read a downer blog post?
Blogging time decrease – about 75%

Reason Number 3 why I haven’t touched ye old blog:

Ravelry.

I know it’s the same old sad story, that you are all likely tired of.  Mine is a bit different in that I haven’t actually entered any stash (well hardly any) or any projects (just a few).   I was one of the first beta-testers and have signed up to be a Sooper Editor.  What little time I have to spend on Ravelry I like to spend cleaning up the pattern database.  Call me an obsessive organizing freak.  It’s what I am and I like it.

Reason Number 4 why I can’t write:

H. P.

Sigh, I just finished last night.

Double-sigh.

So. Good.

Reason Number 5 why the blog has gathered dust:

I am in love.

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She’ll be 6 months next week.

Enough said.
In Summary

All of these reason are still going to be here.  But, I think I need to make some time for this.  I read and read all of you everyday (No time to comment!) and I write in my head.  It is my goal to sit and write more frequently.

Yo.

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46 Comments »


  1. margene says:

    Sophia’s personality is really showing through! We’ve missed you but with your life so full of changes it’s understandable that you took a break.

    Comment - July 27, 2007 : 12:06 pm


  2. kmkat says:

    I totally get why you are in love — what an intriguing child! “Intriguing” as in, I just want to hang out with her and see what she does. That’s how I felt about my oldest when he was that age, too.

    Comment - July 27, 2007 : 12:22 pm


  3. Eva says:

    6 months already???? Oh my time sure flies :)

    You seem to have a very busy life… just blog when you feel like it :) I’ll read any post you put up, don’t ya worry :)

    Cheers Eva

    Comment - July 27, 2007 : 12:23 pm


  4. Jackie says:

    I can’t believe Sophia is almost 6 months old. (And seems impossible that she can become more and more beautiful, but she is! :)

    Nice shirt. ;)

    Comment - July 27, 2007 : 12:24 pm


  5. Julie says:

    All good reasons; escpecially the last one. She is so GORGEOUS!!!!!

    I do hope you are able to find some time to blog once in a while, though. I miss your posts.

    p.s. I LOVE the lady bug booties :)

    Comment - July 27, 2007 : 12:24 pm


  6. Cara says:

    Good to hear from you! Just when I was beginning to think that Ravelry stole another good one away….

    Sorry you had some meanness in your life. Never a fun thing. Tell them I said to FUCK OFF and leave you alone. Or I’m going to KICK SOME ASS. You know I can do it. All the shit I’m mainlining is making me like the HULK with ATTITUDE. ;-)

    Comment - July 27, 2007 : 12:25 pm


  7. Cara says:

    PS – Sophia is the cutest thing ever and is making me cry buckets. Stop!

    Comment - July 27, 2007 : 12:26 pm


  8. Stephanie says:

    Sophia is just adorable! This is such a great age, eh? It’s funny – I was just telling Greg that not only am I in love with Owen, but I feel like I have a new friend, a dude I genuinely like hanging out with. I ended up with this sharp, funny little guy who suits me perfectly!

    I’ve been sucked into Ravelry and lost all of last weekend to HP.

    Wish you were here…

    Comment - July 27, 2007 : 12:38 pm


  9. Carole says:

    Sophia gets cuter all the time. Then again, so do you.

    Comment - July 27, 2007 : 12:48 pm


  10. claudia says:

    Six months!?!?! Wow.

    Comment - July 27, 2007 : 12:52 pm


  11. whitney says:

    Hey, I recognize the street from that picture…Southwedge! That’s my neighborhood!

    Sophia is so adorable.

    Comment - July 27, 2007 : 1:00 pm


  12. Kay says:

    Go easy on yourself girlie! Your life is FULL to bursting! Just throw us some pics now and then, okay?

    I loved the one of you in your Red Sox shirt. Poignant. Pure stinkin’ poignant.

    xoxo Kay

    Comment - July 27, 2007 : 1:12 pm


  13. maryse says:

    who said mean things to you? fucker.

    hi!

    Comment - July 27, 2007 : 1:17 pm


  14. caro says:

    It’s funny how one or two mean voices can overpower all the bloggy goodness. I know exactly how that can be.
    Sophia is such a cute lil’ chicken! Tres sweet.

    Comment - July 27, 2007 : 1:17 pm


  15. Johanna says:

    Good to hear from you! Sophia is starting to look like a big little girl, what a face she has on her.

    We miss you here in Boston. I wish the girls could have been able to spend more time together, but live moves on and that’s a good thing.

    Hugs!

    Comment - July 27, 2007 : 1:18 pm


  16. Lisa says:

    Sometimes there are more important things in life. You beautiful babe is definately one of those things!

    Everyone needs a bloggy break now and then! :)

    Comment - July 27, 2007 : 1:22 pm


  17. Danielle says:

    You are missed! And Sophia is beautiful. Love the photos!

    Comment - July 27, 2007 : 1:33 pm


  18. samantha says:

    a) I can see why you’re in love- she’s so cute!!!
    b) I was attacked once by a prominent blogger, who used ME as an example of a mom inviting predators to prey on my daughter, as I posted a photo of her *in footie jammies* on my blog. Said woman wrote an article about internet predators on the popular Blogher site, and trashed me, and linked to me. That was the most un-fun blogging time of my life. There are some crazies out there in blog land- don’t let em spoil it for you…

    Comment - July 27, 2007 : 1:43 pm


  19. melanie says:

    One look at Sophie’s sweet face and I don’t think anyone could be surprised.

    Book 7 knocked me on my butt. I was unsure of what to do with myself for days. Such a good read!

    Comment - July 27, 2007 : 1:44 pm


  20. Kat says:

    Where your ears burning on Wednesday? Judy S-H and I were wondering how you were doing.

    Mean people suck. Sophie is adorable. Her expression in the first pic is priceless. Glad to see that you are starting her early on the good stuff. ;-)

    Comment - July 27, 2007 : 2:13 pm


  21. Susan says:

    Sophia is just adorable.

    Mean people totally suck ass.

    I tried a new knitting group, too. Uh, don’t think I’m going back.

    Comment - July 27, 2007 : 2:32 pm


  22. Laura says:

    I love the lady bug shoes!

    I, too, have noticed a particular mindset is needed for good blogging (and I’m not willing to do bad blogging). You put it much more eloquently than I could. Thanks.

    Comment - July 27, 2007 : 3:15 pm


  23. Cheryl says:

    Ahahahaha!! Those ladybug bootees are killing me! I can’t look at that picture and not laugh.

    So cute.

    Comment - July 27, 2007 : 4:07 pm


  24. ann says:

    little Sophia is adorable!!

    Comment - July 27, 2007 : 4:43 pm


  25. inky says:

    Yay, you posted!! And you gave us baby photos! Who needs more than that? Not every post has to be brilliant (witness my blog, lol) but it’s wonderful when you do.

    :)

    Comment - July 27, 2007 : 4:49 pm


  26. Elinor says:

    Oh, you’ll get your groove back, it will just take some time! AND, we’ll be here when you get back into the swing of things!

    Comment - July 27, 2007 : 10:10 pm


  27. John Roberts says:

    Wen – Great to see you back. Now more than ever.

    If you’re getting ad hominem attacks then you have truly entered the blogosphere and justified your server space. The great thing about being ambushed is the chance to think as they might think, understand something other people’s “normal”, because after all, we’re mostly talking to people who agree with us.

    Thanks for the assists in the runup to our wedding. You’re bricks! J&L

    Comment - July 28, 2007 : 6:35 am


  28. margaux says:

    you have so many wonderful reasons to not be on the internet! sophia is gorgeous. so beautiful. and oh how i love that dog’s snout. do what ever you feel!!

    and oh how I loved the last HP. I felt like I read it so quickly as not to be spoiled by others and need to read it again more slowly taking everything in.

    Comment - July 28, 2007 : 7:56 am


  29. Amy says:

    I wonder what it is about Boston. We moved from there last year, and I still miss it. I’m sorry about all the bad stuff, but welcome back! And really, who couldn’t fall in love with such a beautiful face? :)

    Comment - July 28, 2007 : 11:04 am


  30. jenna says:

    Welcome (back) to Rochester, Wendy! Hope to see you at another Chicks meeting soon! And thanks for starting the Rochester group on Ravelry. See you around the internets, even if I don’t see you in real life. :)

    Comment - July 28, 2007 : 12:04 pm


  31. Teresa C says:

    I was just thinking about you. I love summer with babies, all those teeny little clothes that show off their peachy roundness, their toes all hanging out.

    Although you have been understandably distracted, I hear something in your tone that sounds a little more relaxed and contented. And screw the nay-sayers. Honestly, you can’t agree with all of the people all of the time, I usually just don’t comment then.

    Enjoy the rest of summer!

    Comment - July 28, 2007 : 1:43 pm


  32. maxine says:

    So awesome that you are in love. I Will try to keep the thpought of my little one and the joy as he has now moved back home(at 22) to go to cooking school. Miss your bloginess.

    Comment - July 28, 2007 : 4:55 pm


  33. Kathy says:

    Glad to hear from you! I’ve seen you around Ravelry, but missed ‘hearing’ from you on the blog.

    I LOVE Sophia’s ladybug outfit. It’s adorable, especially the booties.

    Comment - July 28, 2007 : 5:12 pm


  34. Jocele says:

    What an adorable kiddo!

    Comment - July 28, 2007 : 11:33 pm


  35. Susan says:

    Welcome back! J have 3 things to say…

    I enjoy your posts whenever you get around to them.

    I can totally see why you’re in love your daughter is adorable!

    Mean people suck!

    Comment - July 29, 2007 : 12:46 am


  36. michelle says:

    Sophia is to cute! Geeze, six months already? Time is going way to fast here. I so relate to writing posts in your head, that’s were most of mine remain also.

    Comment - July 29, 2007 : 4:21 pm


  37. Sue says:

    Came across your blog thru another knitters site. Just have to tell you that your daughter is absolutely adorable!! Enjoy and spend huge amounts of time out with that cutie. Time flies. Mine is now 24. Seems like only yesterday he was that young.

    Comment - July 29, 2007 : 6:08 pm


  38. Peeve says:

    Welcome back! She is beautiful!

    Comment - July 29, 2007 : 8:24 pm


  39. Monica says:

    I hear ya, I’m going through my own version. Sophia’s so cute! She’s getting so big, 6 months already??? And to the meanies, I fart in their general direction.

    Comment - July 29, 2007 : 11:05 pm


  40. Kathy says:

    Reason #5 is more than enough – she’s just gorgeous! And she has your smile :-)

    Comment - July 29, 2007 : 11:55 pm


  41. Jane in London says:

    Glad you’re still around and about! Sophia is utterly gorgeous…I’m not surprised that you’re blogging less. If she were mine, I suspect I’d be spending all my time playing with her, encouraging her to smile lots, and looking after her.
    ~x~

    Comment - July 30, 2007 : 5:47 am


  42. colleen says:

    Dude, she’s a cutie!

    Comment - July 30, 2007 : 11:05 am


  43. Debbie says:

    Man, she is so freaking cute, just like her mama. She’s looks like a perceline doll, all round and soft. Cuuuute!

    And that dog photo at the end is awesome. Glad to see you’re wearing your beantown colors while you’re out and about.

    Comment - July 31, 2007 : 10:35 am


  44. frecklegirl jess says:

    Such great eye candy in this post! The cuteness… help!

    Speaking of help- you rock. :)

    Comment - July 31, 2007 : 4:51 pm


  45. JulieFrick says:

    What YOU said.

    Comment - July 31, 2007 : 6:57 pm


  46. cyn says:

    S is too freakin’ cute. I love that first pic. Baby pics galore! R’s pic is awful cute too. Moving away from where you feel at home is not. fun.

    Comment - July 31, 2007 : 7:38 pm


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