tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3179248608515705011.post6231017109917473889..comments2023-08-18T16:12:20.743+01:00Comments on Young middle age: Digital footprints, or trying to interactHelenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08771705537219032469noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3179248608515705011.post-38060250676052852592020-04-16T12:39:46.145+01:002020-04-16T12:39:46.145+01:00Cool stuff you have got and you keep update all of...Cool stuff you have got and you keep update all of us. <a href="https://iota-news.com/how-can-i-buy-iota-in-uk/" rel="nofollow">How can I buy iota in UK?</a><br />M. Tahahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12045558659892762964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3179248608515705011.post-78247063757826257712015-01-04T21:12:37.908+00:002015-01-04T21:12:37.908+00:00Thank you, Lucas - it's such a rewarding thing...Thank you, Lucas - it's such a rewarding thing to engage in, though it's probably meaning I'm spending less time reading blogs because it's forcing me to slow down a bit. I suspect that's a good thing, though!Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15415841494207669940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3179248608515705011.post-26193749047740264332015-01-04T18:19:15.794+00:002015-01-04T18:19:15.794+00:00Love this Helen - so many bells ringing for me! De...Love this Helen - so many bells ringing for me! Definitely going to follow your lead, or try at least!<br />Take care<br />LucasAbstract Lucashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10396367651843421077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3179248608515705011.post-60452055175149179492014-12-17T10:25:12.071+00:002014-12-17T10:25:12.071+00:00Thank you Maddy (and I am right with you on the ho...Thank you Maddy (and I am right with you on the horrible early waking).<br />I'm going to write another piece soon on how it's going for me, but I'm loving it. Your post the other day is such a good example of one I would previously have read, enjoyed and then closed, but the interaction is just so much richer and more meaningful when you can take the (very few) minutes that it needs Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15415841494207669940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3179248608515705011.post-43100204172993874012014-12-17T10:23:22.582+00:002014-12-17T10:23:22.582+00:00It's the internet, isn't it, we're all...It's the internet, isn't it, we're all sitting on our own in rooms writing things about ourselves! But actually, taking it in turns for a sort of "You show me yours and I'll show you mine" is a pretty good way of conversation through this medium, in my opinion.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15415841494207669940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3179248608515705011.post-48857172310233632002014-12-16T22:08:11.282+00:002014-12-16T22:08:11.282+00:00I can empathise with a lot of these reasons! Comme...I can empathise with a lot of these reasons! Commenting does mean a lot to people though and the reason why I'm here right now is because you commented on my blog the other day and your comment really meant something to me and made me smile - thank you! <br /><br />I have a policy of always returning comments and of replying to them on my blog too - some may slip through the net but I just Maddy@writingbubblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06726322263961203303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3179248608515705011.post-84085270283635388462014-12-08T22:39:57.467+00:002014-12-08T22:39:57.467+00:00Oh, Helen! This is great. I've been trying to ...Oh, Helen! This is great. I've been trying to get myself to feel less shy about commenting, too, and to share the blogs I enjoy instead of keeping them to myself. I go through phases where I fall off the Internet, kind of, because of life and mood and my own work and look at how I made your post all about me. Elizabeth Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18210568720644366555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3179248608515705011.post-11510101148328506562014-11-17T09:32:06.485+00:002014-11-17T09:32:06.485+00:00Ohhh that's exactly it, isn't it, the thri...Ohhh that's exactly it, isn't it, the thrill of comments popping up in your inbox. I just love that sense that someone has read your words and nodded, even better when they tell you which bit made them nod! Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15415841494207669940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3179248608515705011.post-17923258711799427462014-11-17T09:31:06.524+00:002014-11-17T09:31:06.524+00:00yes indeed - you left me thinking and a couple of ...yes indeed - you left me thinking and a couple of days later it all came churning out - thank you for the inspiration! I'm looking forward to writing a follow up piece in a couple of weeks about how this has been for me - so far I'm thrilled with the extra engagement that I'm feeling (and getting)Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15415841494207669940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3179248608515705011.post-47970308205163464092014-11-16T22:02:34.338+00:002014-11-16T22:02:34.338+00:00When I saw you had published a new post I was supe...When I saw you had published a new post I was super-excited and couldn't wait to have a chance to read it when my two were finally asleep. It was well worth the wait :-) I think that maybe the friend you had a chat to the other day gave you a little inspiration for this post... ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3179248608515705011.post-22156178578313892132014-11-15T20:14:08.719+00:002014-11-15T20:14:08.719+00:00I think this is a great post and all things I am g...I think this is a great post and all things I am guilty of too. I loved seeing your comment pop up in my inbox this morning and I'll give you bonus points for not being a generic commenter ;-)the habit of beinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08288593045985365703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3179248608515705011.post-35566208618255483862014-11-15T19:29:27.281+00:002014-11-15T19:29:27.281+00:00Grrr Charlotte, I've written a reply to this t...Grrr Charlotte, I've written a reply to this twice and lost it both times - wasn't very deep, but said thank you so much for your kind words! I felt very odd sharing this on FB because I've always kept my online things quite separate from each other, but it's so lovely to know that you've read and enjoyed it. (It cheered me up when I first read the comment as our day started Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15415841494207669940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3179248608515705011.post-4361535744109277662014-11-14T23:25:20.063+00:002014-11-14T23:25:20.063+00:00Hi Helen, just saw your Facebook link to this blog...Hi Helen, just saw your Facebook link to this blog - I didn't even know you wrote one - and started reading.....that was this am and now I've read everything you've written I. The last two years! You write beautifully & provide an amazingly honest & accurate account of life with little ones....I shall go back & comment on a couple of posts individually when I get the Charlotte Hen...https://www.blogger.com/profile/12445015845113435630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3179248608515705011.post-81872977038081218482014-11-14T19:22:41.970+00:002014-11-14T19:22:41.970+00:00: ): )dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17364032261350287323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3179248608515705011.post-7931977183702911422014-11-14T11:14:37.706+00:002014-11-14T11:14:37.706+00:00Ah, bless you Dawn, thank you!
It really does take...Ah, bless you Dawn, thank you!<br />It really does take deep breaths to enter into a conversation even online, doesn't it? I feel quite silly about this (and so glad I'm not alone) because really, the worse anyone can do online is ignore you (I suppose they could create a campaign to have you banned, but it's pretty unlikely). I *think* I still carry the fear of having a group of coolHelenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15415841494207669940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3179248608515705011.post-10239532801460534122014-11-14T11:00:34.429+00:002014-11-14T11:00:34.429+00:00i just started following you here and on twitter b...i just started following you here and on twitter because of the recommendations of a mutual friend, lisa, and i am glad that i did. just having read this one post, i can understand why she suggested you.<br /><br />many of your reasons for not commenting resonate with me. then i remembered that my husband asked how it was that i have gathered such a wide and varied virtual community of dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17364032261350287323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3179248608515705011.post-45468677737253199772014-11-14T09:15:21.932+00:002014-11-14T09:15:21.932+00:00oh, and the thing about the taking/giving balance ...oh, and the thing about the taking/giving balance - I think it's all such a virtuous circle - the more you respond to other people, the more "right" you have to share your own stuff, and the better the warm and fuzzy feeling you get from it. I hate feeling that I'm broadcasting into the void.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15415841494207669940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3179248608515705011.post-76861878062153094312014-11-14T09:04:28.215+00:002014-11-14T09:04:28.215+00:00Oh Iota, you've made my day here, or possibly ...Oh Iota, you've made my day here, or possibly my week, in lots of different ways. I love it so much that you shared my pottery post, and that your friend who teaches pottery likes it too! I'm not even experienced enough to count as a hobby potter, but I can't think of anything so physically and emotionally satisfying, and my dream future-universe is going to have a little wheel of myHelenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15415841494207669940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3179248608515705011.post-15881659224586699532014-11-14T08:47:19.058+00:002014-11-14T08:47:19.058+00:00... not *enough* interest in other people's pr...... not *enough* interest in other people's presence.Iota https://www.blogger.com/profile/08507184283437057648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3179248608515705011.post-56255521078977857562014-11-14T08:46:13.554+00:002014-11-14T08:46:13.554+00:00Actually, this post is perfectly timed, because - ...Actually, this post is perfectly timed, because - for the first time ever - this week I felt as if I did steal something from a blogger. I didn't quite know what to do about it, so I did nothing, but it did niggle at me. It was from you.<br /><br />I loved your last post, the one about throwing a pot. I sent the link to a friend of mine who is a potter. She had done a session about throwing aIota https://www.blogger.com/profile/08507184283437057648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3179248608515705011.post-7559386256086823622014-11-14T08:31:52.323+00:002014-11-14T08:31:52.323+00:00Ah, what a thoughtful post. I have always been a p...Ah, what a thoughtful post. I have always been a prolific commenter, because for me, blogging has always been about engagement. So I've had times when I've backed off a bit - your two paragraphs about looking like a stalker, and commenting but getting nothing in return resonated with me. Yes, I've felt both of those from time to time.<br /><br />For the last few months, I've had Iota https://www.blogger.com/profile/08507184283437057648noreply@blogger.com