Last weekend's posts really did a number on me, as did the weekend's activities, so I'm taking a break from blogging this week (a first for me) because I really don't want to continue feeling this way. So hopefully I can find my happy place again and stop feeling so defensive. Apparently I'm a wuss.
185 comments:
wuss or not, I think it is very good for you to listen to your inner self and take that wonderful medative break. I will miss you most, but a girl has to do what a girl has to do.
ciao bella
I'm sorry you are having a hard time.... you know I am available for phone therapy (or couch) anytime. I hope you will be able to get your groove back soon. You will be missed this week.
Sometimes it can be very liberating to take a break. Good for your for recognizing that. I hope you have a good week and that there is some sun out there in Zion!
Nothing wrong with that. Sometimes a blog break is just what's needed. Trust me, I know. I take them frequently.
Enjoy some time off!
I don't think you're a wuss at all! Sometimes breaks can be very theraputic. Have a wonderful week off and know that all of us (your fans) will wait!
What??
You will me sorely missed!!!
Jill, I'm sorry this has gotten you so down. Enjoy your break -- I hope it proves to be just what you need. Know, though, that you have friends who are thinking of you.
Hope you can come back soon! Very soon! But I also hope that you enjoy your break from blogging and that it rejuvenates your spirit.
Oh no! Who will I stalk? Whose blog will I count on for a daily post! (certainly not my OWN...)
Periodically, we all need to "take some time." Chin up, friend.
(If the anonymous critcizers have you down, I can teach you how to belligerantly give The Finger. I'm just saying.)
Listening to your inner self my #$@!
No seriously, I know you are doing what's best for YOU but you will be missed. Oh, it will be a long week for me with no posts from Jill! Talk about a groove buster, man.
jill, i just read all the drama. are you kidding me? i've been so, so...well, i just don't even know what word to use here...i guess i've been flabbergasted at the gall of some people and what they will say, only to hide behind anonymous. i have seen blatant attacks like this on several blogs in the last few months and to be honest, it makes me so mad. it's cowardly and i think it says so much about the "anonymous person." i'm just sorry you had to experience it to. i can totally understand taking a break. be free! enjoy! even though you'll be missed.
Holy cow - I wish I had read this post earlier so I could call you! I never saw this coming. I totally know what it feels like to need a break, and I hope it proves therapeutic for you. I am cracking up over Amie saying you need to get your groove back and Natasha calling you a groove buster. You are such a part of our daily lives! Feel better soon.
Oh, how I dislike mean people who ruin the fun for the rest of us! I hope your break gives you what you need. I will miss you while your away.
i will totally miss your daily posts..
enjoy your break.. and so sorry that the rude comments happened!
take care.. I will look forward to your return!
**truly hoping your "happy place" is found soon!**
You will be so missed... hope to hear from a refreshed, relaxed and (as always)real Jill soon. You're real-ness may make you vulnerable, but it gives the rest of us courage to be real too.
In the words of Disneyland's Haunted Mansion, "Huuuuuurrrry baaaaack."
I hope the happy place finds you soon. Not just for me or your blog readers sake. For your sake! And for the record, you are no wuss.
I hope you get your groove back....do something for yourself this week! :)
Enjoy your break--but we'll all be waiting for documentation on what you did when you return! You really are a daily, uplifting part of so many lives.
Hi Jill! I guess I'm a lurker. I ran into your blog a while back by reading the blog of a friend of a friend....I'm an LDS girl in Calif. I've never commented before, but thought now might be a good time-- to let you know how much I appreciate your blog. I love your honesty and realness. Just wanted you to know that. You seem to be a really great person. I hope you're feeling better soon.
Don't be gone too long :(. And enjoy finding your happy place. Arrested Development always does it for me.
I don't think you're a wus and I loved meeting you at the blogger party it went to with Patsy. Do what you need to for yourself...but don't give power to some coward who can't stand up for what they say. BTW I agree with everything you said in the Mother's Day Rant....Stay strong!
I'll miss your daily musings. Hope you have a great week of rejuvenation.
You aren't a wuss and I am still totally surprised that anyone would lash out at YOU, of all people.
You will be missed.
Go do some yoga though, maybe my dad's 3rd wife can hook you up:)
Missing you already!
jill,
yea you are normal.... i started to think maybe you were a super human blogger - kind of like a super hero. ''
i remember the time i got that nasty comment on my blog and how for a week i could not even look at the computer and i felt so sick inside.
but like i said yesterday i hope you see all the good in this and how your friends rally around you.
i think ms. anonymous will even miss your posts and i believe that if she had to rethink the situation she would not say what she said - especially now she realizes she has caused a week long break.
I wish we all knew who she was so we could smother her with kindness and send her lots of good mail because obviously she needs it and is having a rough time herself.
so Ms. Anonymous if you are reading and reveal yourself I will send you good mail to cheer you -
boy it really makes one think about what they say to others -
I also remember not wanting to go to church for 2 weeks after that lady insisted i was pregnant.
enjoy the break but don't let her win.
we all love you jill and i hope you see your friends rally around you during this week and see the good in that as well as taking a break.
but again i have so been there where I feel like i could turn my computer off forever.
With all the good you do for women and bringing people together, i can guarantee I know who is behind this one... old scratch! If he can silence and make you feel bad it saves him a lot of time - because you put a lot of good out there in the world - yes the WORLD! so if you catch yourself saying, why did I get this kind of comment when I feel like no one else has - it is because no one else has the effect like you do for others bringing women together to celebrate each other and Old Scratch (this is what My mission president called satan) knows that!
love ya
and Jane Payne is just awesome and her comment is making me laugh so hard. like i said earlier she is the best sounding board for times like this!!!!
So girls I say rally rally rally - when jill comes back in a week lets have these comments reach 100. They say it takes 7 good comments to help one forget one bad - but I think in blog world it may be more so let's give it 100 reasons why we love jill and her blog. go ahead don't be shy!! and that includes you ms. anonymous I know you have something nice to say and you must love jill too or you wouldn't read her blog.
ready set go!!!
Jill..enjoy your break, but know that even though I don't know you personally...Your warm, caring, loveing personality shines bright on your blog!!
"you have enemies... GOOD. That means you stood up for something."
Winston Churchill
I'll miss you! Take care of you.....
hang in there! As crazy as it seems for randomn, unknown people to say mean things for no reason, it is even crazier that we let it get to us. I have had people post on my blog rude comments insulting me for making the blog all about me. I would let it bother me for days and then I would smack myself upside the head and think, "hello? Of course the blog is all about me, it is MY blog! So, crazy unknown person if you don't want to read about me, don't read my blog!"
We can be so silly and let turkeys get us down, can't we?
You being bothered by mean people just shows how kind and caring and sensitive YOU are.
Take care of you and come back soon!
:)
Missy
Whooo Hooo for a break! I wish you lots of free time to do fun and relaxing things!
I will however be checking back daily to see when you have had enough of a break.. cause I can't live without you to long!!
Hurry back chickadee!
Breaks are good. I believe in breaks, and hope this one gets you where you want to be. And Jill, you are most decidedly NOT a wuss - look at all you do and all you are going through. Your blog is for you and you can say what you want. Thanks for letting us be a part of your thoughts and your life. You have influenced me, and I am glad to "know" you (hope to actually meet you someday!).
Take good care, and enjoy your break. Many friends are thinking of you.
Oh Jill, I hope the week off will have you feeling back to your normal happy, entertaining, and goodmail sending self. I'm sorry about those anonymous comments. I really think that people think it is ok to say something on the internet that they would hopefully never say to someone in real life. I will sure miss your posts!! Have a great week!
Just wanted to tell you I will miss knowing about the yummy 'Utah' food you eat this week!
Sorry all of this has happened to you and it has taken such a toll on you. I hope you have a good week and a good break. What will people do with out their Jill fix?
“Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think. Christopher Robin to Pooh”
A.A. Milne
Sometimes you just need a break, and that's okay! I hope you find your blog groove again because you're just so good at it!
I wondered if the world was coming to an end and now I now it is! You are absolutely entitled to the break, I just never thought I'd see the day.
Sending thoughts of happiness and rejuvenation your way.
Enjoy your break but please come back soon - you will be missed.
I get the conflict. And I feel bad for you, because in a way, not blogging will be punishment too. At least, it is for me when I feel misunderstood and judged. Do whatever you want to do. If you feel different in a day blog away! I hope get what you need.
It is sadding (is that a real word?) that someone would say such things on YOUR blog. You are an inspiration to many...and this is YOUR place to share your thoughts and feelings on anything YOU want. Enjoy your week...but you will be missed.
I wish I could say something supportive about you taking all the time you need, but I am not that charitable I guess. I will miss your daily blog and the smiles, insights, and ideas I get from it. I am really cheesed off at ms anon for cramping my daily blog reading. Again, it would be nice if I could muster up charitable feelings toward such a coward but I am irritated. Selfish, I know.
I think you are amazing Jill.
Kristi has it right Jill.
This has happened to me before with my jewelry.
I was accidentally sent an email that was going on between two of my customers about how ugly my work is, how high priced it is and how stupid my others customers were for buying my work.
Needless to say, it took the wind right out of my sails.
But as I mentioned a little something about it on my blog, my other customers rallied around me and sent me some of the most wonderful, kind emails and posts.
It helped me to see that what I do and the goodies I design do make a difference to a lot of people.
You cannot please everyone, no matter how hard you try.
These are your words, your life and your experiences. All it can be is what it is. And to heck with trying to censor yourself to please ANYONE!
Many large ((HUGS))!!
Jill, I thoroughly enjoy your style on the blog and off, and I sure hope you have a great day!!
We are anxiously awaiting your return! (already...and it hasn't even been 24 hours without a post from you yet....)
There's so much more good around here than bad. I hope it completely drowns out those bad feelings.
Be well.
We are anxiously awaiting your return! (already...and it hasn't even been 24 hours without a post from you yet....)
There's so much more good around here than bad. I hope it completely drowns out those bad feelings.
Be well.
I really wasn't trying to duplicate my comment so we could get to 100 faster! :) Blogger told me there was an error with the first one and it didn't get saved.
So now I have to make this third one worth it -- we will miss your geniune, honest, funny, insightful, real take on life while you're taking a break from blogging. You have a positive effect on more people than you probably realize -- on a daily basis. Thank you for that! Come back soon!!
I'm all for breaks--as obvious by my blog the last couple months. Big breaths, long walks, good movies (I've had a string of good DVD's I've watched as of late, e-mail me if you want any recs) and tunes--take care of yourself!
I have many thoughts about mother's day - but I wanted to let you know this....
This is your blog - your journal. I would totally disable your annymous comments! Cowardly people put others down w/o leaving their identity? Please! Who needs this!?
YOU are an awesome person, Jill!
Come back! You will be missed too much to take this break!
Man I have been here- I hope you get what you need during your hiatus and come back with bells on.
I have never commented before because I never know what to say. I've been reading your blog for a very long time. You inpsire me, especially when I'm feeling down and depressed as a wife and mother. I isolate and hibernate much of the time as a way of coping. I rarely take pics of myself because of my weight. I know you feel big too, but I would LOVE to be your size. The fact that you take pics of yourself and friends makes me think that even though I'm not happy with the way I look that maybe I need to try and be in pics too. Reading your posts about going out to lunch with friends and all makes me want to get out be among the living instead of hibernating at home like I usually do. Some weeks the only time I leave the house is to go to church. I don't even know you but I am blessed to have found your blog. I don't feel so alone when I read how you are feeling about life and children and husband and family and everything. I'm rambling on but just wanted you to know that I'm sorry someone left a rude comment on your blog. You didn't deserve that at all. I think you are amazing and I just wanted you to know that you are an example for good in my life and you show me by your example that it's possible to really live life and find joy despite struggling with depression. Thank you for sharing your ups and downs Jill. Truly.
Okay, here's the thing. I am going to take the liberty to interpret some of what I think Jill may be feeling: It's not just 'miss annonymous's' comments that are bumming you out. I think there was such a flood of comments that contradicted how you expressed that it felt like an attack. Having a difference of opinion and attitude is fine- in fact, at times it is paramount. We need to learn from each other's strengths and differences. The problem as I see it though, is that so many of those differing opinions came in nagging, self-righteous, or judgemental ways. NOT just anonymous. As I said, I'm glad that some of us seem to excel where others may struggle, but that doesn't give anyone a position of superiority, judgement, or condescension. If I am anything, I hope to be empathetic to the plights of others, offering an occasional difference of opinion in a kind way. Some people did a great job, but I'm afraid a few were a little too preachy.
Now I'm being the judgemental one... Oops.
Don't take it to heart Jill. You are not alone in how you feel, nor do you deserve the criticism of others. I suppose as the 'celebrity' that you are, unfortunately you have opened yourself to that.
come back soon.
the power of jill
so i am running like a chicken with my head cut off and shouldn't be on but need a banana muffin recipe for numero tres potluck this week (&^%$# as jill would say!)
i can't remember WHO just posted a recipe but i KNEW it would be jill that i could link to anyone from...
and that is the power of jill
there are many other reasons as well... more later.
enjoy your much deserved break-- i just wish it were for a happy reason.
I've actually had several negative comments - one including making joke of my husband saying that he should go on a diet - or he might die by the time he's 50. It hurts and it take time to get "over" the shock. I realize people are people and that I will be hurt by others - and have - but it's still shocking when it actually occurs. I hope you will have a good break and take care to recall that 56 people (so far) believe in you and one sour annonymous comment can't bring you down! Take care Jill :)
Enjoy your break, Jill. I've been taking a sort of a break for a few months now - I think we all need them from time to time! I hope you find what you are looking for.
I will miss your daily posts ALOT! Have a wonderful break!!
You're not a wuss. You are a person with feelings. I love that about you. Take a break if you need to and we understand and love you!
Blog drama. Ugh.
So I've decided I'm going to continue my Daily Check-In, despite the fact that you're not posting. Have to stay in the habit, you know...
So I plan to continue my Daily Stalk & drop a fun quote each day.
TODAY'S FUN QUOTE:
"Life being what it is, one dreams of revenge." -Paul Gaughin (you know, the painter)
I thought this an appropriate quote to start us off ;) Damn those anonymous freaks!
You are the one that inspired me to start a blog, I love the way your blog is the style the way you write etc..you are such a wonderful person with many characteristics that I am trying to emulate.
I look forward to your posts everyday. I know you need to do what you need to do I will keep you in my prayers and can't wait for you to return.
I will miss your daily posts, but as much as anyone here, I can empathize with your desire to take a break.
I'll leave you with one of my Dad's best pieces of advice... don't let the ba$+ards get you down. (hope this didn't offend anybody)!
I had to blink a few times when I read the news about your blogging break. You know though, I understand how you might be feeling empty after the last couple of weeks--both physically and emotionally. You have given so, so much of yourself to those around you and to those of us out here in blogville, it's only natural you need a refill.
I hope you find your way back to your hapy place and the essence of Jill, whom we all LOVE!!
Okay, I totally meant happy place. Grrr...the typos.
I get it. It's hard to come back from that. It took me a long time and when I did I hadn't fully recovered because I still hadn't dealt with it on my blog. Once I did I could get past it.
I hope this little break will be what you need. You will be missed though.
I have had to take numerous weeklong breaks this year. My heart has hurt for so many reasons and my blog just wasn't the comforting place I needed it to be. Words can be so hurtful. It's a terrible thing when someone uses your own blog, the place where you allow your innermost thoughts to be read, to hurt you.
We will miss you! Enjoy your break!
i love breaks. hope you enjoy yours!
holy molly, that was some serious controversy. you have a right to post anything you want on your blog and a right to take a break when needed. enjoy your break, thanks for the always honest posts and know that sticks and stones . . . well you know the rest.
I just read all these comments -- wow. Can't remember who said it, but you are in a bit of a vulnerable place because you are so very real on your blog. I hope when you return you will still feel you can be the real you, because that is what lifts and inspires so very many readers. A virtual {{hug}} will have to do for now.
Hope you have a nice break. I will be anxiously awaiting your return.
Dontcha wish we had a switch we could flip to make us not care or be hurt by what others say!
I linked here from a family members blog to another and so forth i just love it. I love linking to your and kristis and then from kristis to Sweet claire Kristi if you are reading this you should feel so blessed to have such a sweet niece. I pray for her often. Jill i hope you feel so musch better soon ( fellow bloggers i am so sorry if i have left a comment on you blog that has been offensive to you with out my knowing)(i did not leave it on your this is my first time commenting on yours.) I am with kristi lets bring in 100 comments. WOO HOO
I linked here from a family members blog to another and so forth i just love it. I love linking to your and kristis and then from kristis to Sweet claire Kristi if you are reading this you should feel so blessed to have such a sweet niece. I pray for her often. Jill i hope you feel so musch better soon ( fellow bloggers i am so sorry if i have left a comment on you blog that has been offensive to you with out my knowing)(i did not leave it on your this is my first time commenting on yours.) I am with kristi lets bring in 100 comments. WOO HOO
Oh Jill- I am so sorry that someone felt compelled to say something rude when you put your real feelings out there. I really don't understand it when women feel the need to make another woman feel small. It makes no sense at all. Especially when your words help and heal so many. Like I always tell Kristi:: jealously is a very interesting emotion indeed! Hope you enjoy your break and get your groove back. Please know how much you will be missed!
Sorry for the Repeat i deleated the other one.(:)
Take a break for YOU if you need it. We'll miss you. But don't let the cowardly "anonymous's" get you down on YOUR blog.
I don't hardly ever comment but I think you're amazing. I love reading your daily life. Somehow it makes mine seem okay.
I thought all the work you did to bring everyone together for the blog party was also just completely wonderful. You are clearly such a leader to so many women.
You are just the BEST!! I got an awsome good mail package from you today that totally made my day. And, to most it would have been strange but those red pens will be put to great use!! I am one happy blogging friend.. and teacher :o) Thank you!!
Ps.. are you tired of your vacation YET???
Oh I will miss you terribly and look forward to the day you are back! Yours is the first blog I check every morning, and I hope that will continue for a long time to come! Happy break, Jill!
I will miss you also. I look forward to seeing your posts everyday...and I will be looking forward to reading what you have to write when you get back. I understand how you feel getting mean spirited comments. I always like to tell someone if they don't want to see what I have to say, don't come and visit me and if you do and you don't agree that is fine, just allow me the respect to express my opinion and thoughts on MY blog. You do a great job and it is because of you that I try to write something on my blog everyday..Thanks for the inspiration and I can't wait until you come back. I will continue to stalk you.
tick tock tick tock.... how is the blogcation going. i hope are drinking pina colada's and getting a tan.
send me a postcard and enjoy the time away.
i am cracking myself up!
It really sucks that something you enjoy so much is causing you distress. I've never understood why people use the internet as an excuse to be a total jackass, the anonymity gives them a false sense of security I guess. And judging by the comments of anonymous, it isn't anyone you'd want to be friends with and we only care what our friends think of us, right? Who cares about the deluded rantings of strangers? Give them a mental "eff you!" and keep doing what you're doing, you impact so many people, don't let this drag you down!
Jill you are loved and missed by all-- but if there is ever a time to take a break, I say go for it. Enjoy!
REALLY???? You are the last person I ever thought would be absent from blogging, but I understand and hope you are feeling better soon. You will be GREATLY missed, I can promise you that!!
It was so fun to see you in person, I hope it wasn't too crazy with all the kids. I had such a fun time!! Please feel better soon. You will be in my thoughts and prayers.
Ok, now how long did you say your blogging break is going to be for...because I'm already counting down the days!
(Hope this break is doing you some good and healing your heart!)
Kristi's last comment about the pina colada and postcard made me LOL! I keep checking back on your blog to make sure you didn't return early! I miss you posting - it's a part of MY daily routine to read YOUR post!!
Sending prayers and hugs and thoughts your way...the controversy this weekend has kinda turned me off from blogging for a bit too..
We don't all have to agree ("You can't have harmony if everyone is playing the same note") but it's nice when we can be nice about not agreeing :) Love ya! You are truly a wonderful inspiration to us all!!
Leave it to Kristi to rally the troops and leave it to Jill to be a cause worth rallying around!
Do you miss your troops enough yet Jill? :)
It's very sadly strange to have no Jill post to settle into tonight. I hope for a rejuvinated return next week (and obviously none of would mind if it came sooner!).
Jill,
I adore your blog. It is so honest and refreshing. Not to mention you are hilarious. It is hard for me to understand the thought process that takes place when someone chooses to be mean or inconsiderate. I am reminded of the saying:
"Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can break my heart."
I truly hope you feel better soon.
I took a break from blogging myself and as I came here to get my daily boost right now, what did I find???? A rally for the FABULOUS Jill. I totally agree with Kristi and, as amazing as you are we should probably see 1000 comments soon!
Enjoy your deserved break and hopefully find your happy place soon, so you can come back refreshed to save more lifes!
WE NEED YOU JILL!!!!
"She loves pina coladas..."
I can't help but keep checking too.
Still on break? We miss you!
Good morning Beautiful
Hope this day brings you anew
Keep your gymalicious going
And that beautiful smile that sparkles those blue blue eyes you have
Ditto to everyone's good wishes...missy
I love the fact that there are so many people who love Jill! Hope your break is going great...I think everyone misses you already!
102 loves being sent your way...
I miss your posts already...do take this time to meditate and rejuvinate yourself; we all need this from time to time.
Esther
Sorry you had all that controversy. Personally, I loved the rant poem! Have a great break!
I will say you have a great blog, a great personality, and sounds like a great life! My only question is, why are you so affected by some body else's opinion? You can't expect to have a blog as public as this on and not have people play both sides of the field. Enjoy your time away, but for heavens sakes sack it up and move on.
Jill, know that I am cheering for you! You are an amazing wife, mother, and friend! There are so many people who look up to you and have been inspired by so many things that you have said and done! That for being a part of the blogging world and for touching so many lives! You are awesome!
Dearest Jill,
Adding another comment to let you know that I really, really, really miss you!! How was your lunch with Lori this week? Did you still go to Thanksgiving Point, or did you go somewherer else this week? I hope you're having a great week, and that your vacation is giving you all that you need!
Love, Susan
I'm a lurker. I don't know how to create a blog but I sure love yours. I think you are the kind of person everyone wishes they were best friends with. I really look forward to the Sunday posts. Take care and we all look forward to the day you come back....soon I hope. :)
so have you seen anyone famous on your vacation, got a sunburn, and are you stealing the shampoo from the hotel rooms!
miss ya.
and i think all of us will just keep commenting all week and talk to each other on your blog to keep it alive and warm for when you come back
I'm here for my daily check-in, despite the fact that you're not blogging. I'm just sending hugs. While you're on blog-break, KEEP UP THAT GYMALICIOUSNESS! It'll keep you balanced.
Here's my quote of the day for ya:
"There is nothing more dreadful than imagination without taste." -Goethe
Hee hee! This is a great quote! Now go get IN THE COZY and read a great book. I recommend Outlander by Diana Gabaldon. Great "break" book!
Jill, I will miss checking in on your life all the time. Well actually I won't, because I will still be checking in on you. I think you are awesome and have a great sense of humor about life. Enjoy your break, but know you will be missed.
Ok I went to cafe rio for the first time today (in Arizona) and I obviously don't know what to order there. What do you usually get? - it always looks so yummy. Mine today - Not so much.
Hi Jill! I found you through Kristi a while ago and I love your blog! You really are an influence for good to so many people like me that you don't even know about. And I for one loved your mother's day poem (rant)! Who can't relate to a Mother's Day filled with work for Mom? I spent this year hosting my in-laws for dinner. Rude anonymous comments are cowardly and I hope you ignore them--I opted to not allow anonymous comments on my blog for this reason. (But that doesn't mean I don't get the occasional hate email!) Come back soon, but enjoy your break!
We are still missing you. Keep having fun on your break>
Hi Jill! Hope that break is treating you right! But do hurry back. :)
thinking of you!
good morning!! hope you are sleeping in on your blogcation.
we all love you.
just think how great it would be if you could have julie the cruise director playing shuffle board with Gopher on the Ledo deck........
I should know by now that you mean what you say but I am still checking...
jill, i'm sorry you had a jerk comment. i had one of those recently too. i will miss your daily posts, i really enjoy them. hope you feel in better spirits soon
I thought of you often yesterday (I was spending eight hours in the ER!). Hope you are doing well! Love ya!
"What do we live for; if it is not to make life less difficult for each other?"
— George Eliot
Enjoy your day!
I don't know how much longer I can wait for my daily Jill updates! I keep calling you and missing you... come back soon...
Here's a little Haiku poem for you:
Jill come back
Blogging is empty
without you
Really and truly, you have been so missed this week. This is worse than when your internet was down. I do hope you are feeling better though. Thinking of you!
I can't add much more than everyone else has said about much-cherished Jill. I emailed Jill with my thoughts, and so have only come on here to 'commune' with all these well-wishers and absolutely APPLAUD you for your comaraderie and support for each other. It really is an inspiring display of sisterliness (apologies if I missed any male comments in this deluge!). I think there is a bitter sweetness to this show of love for Jill, especially after the blog party. Would that we never had to show such huge demonstrations of love under such circumstances, but it just goes to show what happens when one person feels hurt...
I am quite struck by it all.
I just pop over here from time to time, but I am certainly surprised by all this!
It is YOUR blog, you have a right to speak your mind here! And besides, I think it is so hard to convey ALL of the different parts that go into what we say. People don't know the history of what MD is for you in the larger picture of it.
I think you should just keep speaking your mind and keep being you. Sometimes "Our Degree of Difficulty" is what tips the scale, just like Brother Robison talks about in his "parable of the diver." It sounds like MD, for you, is more complex than it might be for some of your readers.
Hang in there! I think you're great!!!!! :)
woo hoo 124 comment. woo hoo!!! yea me!
How could I not comment and be left out of all of this :)!
Wahoo 125th person...yay me!
Stopped by today hoping that maybe you had cut your blogcation short. I miss reading your daily posts.
REally REally missing you!
Jill you don't even know who I am but I miss you and your blog. It's great to read a blog especially when you fell like the person is going through some of the same things as you are. You have written some emotional posts that have touched me. I don't know why people feel the need to be mean for no apparent reason, especially when you seem like such a wonderful and nice person.
This break is rough on your faithful readers. We miss you lots, can't you tell?!
Hi Jill: I'm stopping by for my Daily Stalking, as promised! Hope you're having a great day.
Here's your Quote of the Day:
"People often say that 'beauty is in the eye of the beholder,' and I say that the most liberating thing about beauty is realizing that you are the beholder. This empowers us to find beauty in places where others have not dared to look, including inside ourselves." -Salma Hayek
Knock, Knock
who's there?
just me!
Yeah Jill just so you know we are leaving all these comments just to make Kristi happy. I sure hope it works! :P
Kristi we brought in way more than 100. yay you! Jill we are missing your presence on the Internet(it is a scary place with out you) I hope to see a new post coming.
Jill, I'm proud of you for taking a break (as long as it's not a break-up. that would be heart breaking)
I have to wonder how far you've gone on your blogcation. Are you checking email?
Jill has touched us through over ONE THOUSAND blog posts...how close to that number can we get through our comments?
Jill, I was thinking today about how amazing it is that your blogging can affect us in so many ways...I thought of you as I walked in my scrapbook room and saw my stack of good mail labels (I've got to get back in gear and USE them!). Love ya!
P.S. Kristi--You are cracking me up! (Knock, knock--indeed!) And all of your vacation comments have me positively longing for the beach!
Hi Jill, just stoping by to say hello.
We miss you!
Hi Jill, just stoping by to say hello.
We miss you!
bon nuit missy
Just checking in...hurry back - still missing you!
(start singing the tune to Kit Kat commercial)
Give me a break, Give me a break,
Give me a break from your blogging Break!
Like everyone else, just checking in everyday (or several times a day) to see if your 'blogcation' is over and Kristi all your comments are so funny, I'm glad I can follow up right after your last one because I too hope to get a 'break from her blogging break'. Come back soon Jill we miss you!
Are you kidding me? 147 comments? That must make your day reading all these and knowing that you are loved and thought of daily!!!
Kristi is KILLING me with her comments! Too funny!
Here is a little ditty for you....
Once there was a girl name Jill
who had a blogging comment from a pill
she took a break
because of the snake
and now we are lost without Jill!
or another....
Oh Mother's Day
Oh Mother's Day
sometimes it just doesn't go our way.
We have high hopes and dreams all rosey
But we find ourself being called by the cozy.
Mother's Day is sometimes rough
don't let it get to you 'cause you are tough!
GOOOOOOO Jill!
Rally soon! We miss you!
I often stop here to read. Occationally I leave a comment. I enjoy your blog because you say much of what I feel. I hope you are up and blogging soon.
Hello Miss Jill.
Have fun with Michelle on Creative Friday! I'll be dying of curiousity, wondering what decadence you had for lunch. Here's your quote of the day:
"The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources." -Albert Einstein
While I miss your daily posts HUGELY, I'm more than amused by the poems, comments, randomness that is being posted here in the meantime. Sooo funny!
Still missing you and my daily creativity, musings, and such fix!
I don't even know if you'll read comment 154! Holy cow! But I have to take the time to tell you how much I love you! I have always appreciated your candid honesty and authenticity about life. YOu are an amazing woman dealing with a lot of CRAP right now - that's right! I typed CRAP!
AS far as mother's day goes, I was feeling a little put off as well. I got up and fixed the kids breakfast. I went without. Sure, there were gifts and my husband made me a wonderful dessert, but it sure is a lot of hype, if you ask me. At least, that's been my experience.
Enjoy the break, babe!
Hugs (even though you don't like them :) ), another lovely member of the unemplyed club -dang it!
Oh and I'd so happily take Ms. Annoynomous out back and deal with her, if you know what I mean.
I had a nasty comment made a while back and the person didn't have the GUTS to show their name. If you're going to be so cruel and heartless, at least identify yourself. Talk about contradicting themselves, geez!
Happy Creative Friday! I bet Michelle did something extra nice for you this week...
I hope your vacation is going well!
Oh and I think there were a few other tactless comments made. CRAP! Do you remember that popular bumper sticker, "Mean People Suck"?
Hi Jill,
I hope that you had a good Creative Friday! I told you before, but to update you, I am still having Creative Wednesday with my SIL and all of our kids (I homeschool, so there ya go) each week, all because of you! Have a wonderful weekend -- enjoy the sunny Utah weather!
Oh my goodness Jill!! How is your vacation? How was Creative Friday today? Did Michelle make something really great to eat? I'm dying to know! Did you make something really great today too? And did you realize that the week is *almost* over? Oh, I hope you are coming back to us soon. We Miss You!!
I know you said you were breaking this week, but isn't the week almost over?!
It's Friday!!
My MIL has a sign in her kitchen that says "be nice or leave". I've always liked that sign. I think that should be the new national blogging motto.
Oh my honus!!You are loved :)Your
friends/fans miss you, that's for
sure!! "Do what you think is right
in your heart.You'll be criticized
anyway" -Eleanor Roosevelt(you
know I love quotes!heehee)I wish
you the best! ciao
Oh, my. I hope this anonymous person didn't get the best of you. Like all the others have said, it is your blog and your life right? None of us really know what goes on in our personal lives or behind the closed doors, therefore none of us have the right to judge feelings.
You are definitely missed. I have to admit the comments are a post within themselves. Just look I am comment 163. Crazy! Sorry you are having a hard week. I hope the break helps (I know that computer breaks have done wonders for me lately) Hope you had a great creative Friday!!
I totally "get" what you are saying about Mother's Day. It is such a Bittersweet Day on so many levels. It is THE ONE Day I dread being asked to speak in Church. Understandable, people arrive with emotions from every direction.
Take a break, re-group, and you will return feeling refreshed.
Jill, I am sorry you are going thru this. I have always enjoyed reading your blog. You are so real, and a amazing person. I was so sad that I had to cancelWomen's Conference this year. I really would have loved to have been at the blog party! I was amazed at all of the work, and love you put into this event, and the other past blog get togethers. This shows the true person you are. Hang in there! Your friend, Michelle
I loved your rant poem the first time I read it and should have said so. I thought it was insightful, and might I add very well written, and I am a DEVOTED mother of 6 so stick that in your bonnet "anonymous". Honestly those who were offended by your post just didn't get it. I thought it was brilliant!
P.S. I'm proud of you for not deleting those comments! You go girl!!!
{remember in the 90's that Meryvn's commercial with the lady standing at the store window with her face and fingers pressed up against the glass... and she was saying....}
O-pen! O-pen! O-pen! O-pen! O-pen!
ya so now imagine me with my feckled nose pressed up against my computer screen with my fingers up there too opened to your blog page saying the exact same thing!!!
hurry because my nose is starting to hurt and my kids keep saying, "mom you said you were not supposed to touch the screen!"
Sending you happy thoughts today!
I must admit I have been checking in every day, like usual, to see if your break has suddenly ended(hope, hope) and I have been enjoying all these comments too.
I've been wondering about Creative Friday and your gymalicious self and, well...everything!
There is a good chance that Monday morning, when I assume you might (fingers & toes crossed) be back, we will crash the blogosphere with all our checking in.
I hope you are feeling the love--because you ARE loved and missed!!
Quote of the Day for You:
"Happiness makes up in height for what it lacks in length." -Robert Frost
Hope you're planning a fab weekend, full of relaxation, indulgence & SUNNY WEATHER!!! At last...warmth! Have a great weekend :)
Hey, I got a fun little pkg in the mail last week...you're amazing.
Oops, the above comment is from ME, Crystal! My son Max was signed in & I didn't know it! heehee
only two more days!
I hope you are missing blogging enough to come back :-)
good grief.. you HAVE to be missing us!!!!
I'm still hanging out waiting on your return :o)
Just habit, I guess. Hope you're having a happy day!
It's getting close to the 1000 comments that I predicted!
I hope you're enjoying your deserved break!
I just came back to check your comments. Yay! Amy S. has a profile pic!
Ok Jill, I am actually on vacation in St Thomas, Virgin Islands and I still am taking the time to check your blog and see if you are "home" yet. Glad this week is almost over so we can hear from you again soon!!!
i love checking in on your blog! and i really love all your daily adventures and thoughts! thank you for inspiring us! i hope your break was just what you needed!
“Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." Dr. Seuss
Enough already. Get back here!
Kristi's Mervyn's commercial is cracking me up. Can't you tell - we ALL miss you!!
How many comments???
As there are a few great quotations coming out of all this, I thought I'd add one of my all-time favourites for Jill's benefit.
I always thougtht this was a particularly good quotation to keep in mind when we are blogging, or commenting on blogs, or airing views in forums or news sites.
From the supreme Coco Chanel:
'The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud.'
(and it is just basic etiquette to put your own name to it too)
Thinking of you, Jill :-D
I realize I'm commenting completely after the fact, but I hope you know how much I've missed your blog. Although I've become terrible at commenting- I'm always out there lurking!
I thought the poem was hysterical. I've always disliked people that ruin the fun for everyone. Hope you have a wonderful week for recovery
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