tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2148674654584849237.post5340318852411088805..comments2023-10-28T04:42:06.365-07:00Comments on ABC's of RA: Insanity, my New Year's Resolution for 2012Deb aka AbcsOfrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12619087592028571941noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2148674654584849237.post-70809949652477135852012-01-01T20:38:24.339-08:002012-01-01T20:38:24.339-08:00Deb, I hear you! the one thing I did this year t...Deb, I hear you! the one thing I did this year to stop the insanity was to get a Rumba. I will never vacuum again. I also try to let it go. Give yourself a break! I went through a time where I didn't want to do things differently because I thought I was giving into RA but now I see that I am being smart by saving the energy I have for the things I want to do and not wasting it on things that I thought I had to do.adriennehttp://youdontlooksick-livingwithra.blogpot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2148674654584849237.post-82731400584345980062012-01-01T19:14:04.987-08:002012-01-01T19:14:04.987-08:00Deb, I love your "resolution" and comple...Deb, I love your "resolution" and completely understand where your insanity comes from. I know that feeling that by not doing some things means giving into the ra. That is a hard concept for me too. I wish you all the best, every day in the year to come. <br /><br />My resolution is to continue to accept where I am and to try and understand that acceptance doesn't have to mean giving in or even worse, failure. <br /><br />Happy New Year Deb!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12021028162445790405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2148674654584849237.post-6793186259290027462011-12-31T02:03:16.122-08:002011-12-31T02:03:16.122-08:00Stacie....Welcome! So sorry as to why you are here...Stacie....Welcome! So sorry as to why you are here but I am so glad you have come and look forward to seeing you around :-) <br /><br />Susan...well bless your heart! I so agree and I am now looking into how I can make everything easier for me. I just know it has been my stubborness playing a big role in why I keep at it the old way/pre ra way.<br /><br />KlemMel...My heart is just breaking for you as I read your comment. I have asked myself the why question so often I ask no more. Not why me but why is this disease so hard on some of us and why no cure yet. Then I know I have the answer...because Y is a crooked letter. And yes, always hold fun close to your heart and at the very top of your list of what must be done. The rest will work themselves out...trust me on this one...they will.<br /><br />Carla...Happy New Year to you too! And may we all raise a glass of cheer this upcoming year every single day we wake and gather our strength and determination to keep on keeping on. <br /><br />Cathy...Now if we could just get the rest of the world to help us out here on this simplification thing. Really...truly! I worked in the corporate world for years and years and it never ceases to amaze me just how complicated businesses chose to make out lives in every single thing we must do. I love that people are finally standing up in a small revolt of sorts and saying...no more. If only every business would apply the KISS principle, just think how much time and energy we could be saved. In my own home I can reign supreme but once I get out into the world...well that is another post for another day. Have a wonderfully simple 2012!abcsofrahttp://abcsofra.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2148674654584849237.post-41133409569584770752011-12-30T03:52:53.456-08:002011-12-30T03:52:53.456-08:00I like Terry's comment. :)
My resolution whi...I like Terry's comment. :)<br /><br />My resolution which doesn't come just at the new year, but something I try to renew all year is simplifying my life so I have more time for my family and more time for myself. I am constantly trying to balance "stuff" I have to do with what I want to do. <br /><br />Happy 2012.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13076282329093508289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2148674654584849237.post-28673686885462853622011-12-29T16:27:19.950-08:002011-12-29T16:27:19.950-08:00Deb: I loved your post, particularly as I contempl...Deb: I loved your post, particularly as I contemplate my own resolutions for 2012. May we all have the fullest life possible in 2012 (insane or not ...). Happy New Year.Carlahttp://carlascorner.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2148674654584849237.post-79177121463823701392011-12-29T15:50:36.062-08:002011-12-29T15:50:36.062-08:00Deb- your post really spoke to me as I have been t...Deb- your post really spoke to me as I have been thinking about this very definition of insanity lately as I struggle again and again opening a can, jar, shampoo bottle, buttons, etc. and as I begin to think about more long term plans for my career, housekeeping, etc. <br /><br />While I think RA does change us, it can't change some things - like our spirit. I am still learning how to prioritize, and sometimes rating fun instead of chores!<br /><br />Happy New Year to youKlemMelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00093209557388610986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2148674654584849237.post-40906750431662033412011-12-29T13:12:33.675-08:002011-12-29T13:12:33.675-08:00I think of it this way, if I can make the things I...I think of it this way, if I can make the things I HAVE to do easier, or delegate them, or do them less often or stop doing them altogether...<br /><br />Then I have more energy to do the things I WANT to do, before RA takes any more away.<br /><br />A little example: I let the dishwasher wash everything - everything from my mother's crystal goblets to my best knife. Life is short, things are, after all just things. <br /><br />Save you energy for taking those wonderful photos, share your great sense of humor, encouraging all of us with your insightful comments on our blogs - and let the dust bunnies roll! I guarantee, they will still be under the bed next week, fatter and happier than ever!<br /><br />Happy New Year, Deb.Susanhttp://wovensongs.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2148674654584849237.post-16951016546924997752011-12-29T08:27:24.397-08:002011-12-29T08:27:24.397-08:00As a fellow RA sufferer, I just wanted to say hell...As a fellow RA sufferer, I just wanted to say hello and am excited that I found your blog today! :) <br />I am hoping for an insane 2012! I'll never stop trying! :DStaciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06463327002203886002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2148674654584849237.post-2268510033415708642011-12-29T06:09:02.363-08:002011-12-29T06:09:02.363-08:00Tharr...I am not really a resolutions person of so...Tharr...I am not really a resolutions person of sort but more a change in perspective I suppose. And yes...fun is on the top of my list and has been for 13 years now. One thing I do know for sure...life is too short and I plan on living it to the fullest I possible can even with ra.<br /><br />Joan...Nope, I will never give in! Too stubborn first of all and there is still just too many things I want to do on this earth :-) Maybe I will see you out there with our banners flying high!Deb aka AbcsOfrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12619087592028571941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2148674654584849237.post-64565180234535958882011-12-28T20:20:13.720-08:002011-12-28T20:20:13.720-08:00I'm not giving in yet either and I will contin...I'm not giving in yet either and I will continue to wave my banner of insanity. <br /><br />Keep fighting!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2148674654584849237.post-43966848196073859502011-12-28T18:10:24.972-08:002011-12-28T18:10:24.972-08:00You should listen to your heart, and not the voice...You should listen to your heart, and not the voices in your head. Marge Simpson<br /><br />Don't really do resolutions anymore but ... I'm going to have fun in 2012!Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03575686459496908135noreply@blogger.com