Comments on: The Do-Nothing Weekend http://www.aliciakachmar.com/blog/life/the-do-nothing-weekend/ "I will not reason and compare: my business is to create." -William Blake Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:23:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Laura Lee http://www.aliciakachmar.com/blog/life/the-do-nothing-weekend/comment-page-1/#comment-819 Laura Lee Thu, 04 Dec 2008 05:18:20 +0000 http://www.aliciakachmar.com/blog/?p=753#comment-819 pardon my spelling errors! pardon my spelling errors!

]]> By: Laura Lee http://www.aliciakachmar.com/blog/life/the-do-nothing-weekend/comment-page-1/#comment-818 Laura Lee Thu, 04 Dec 2008 05:17:57 +0000 http://www.aliciakachmar.com/blog/?p=753#comment-818 Wow--are you really living the dream and soely supporting yourself on freelance projects?! If so, congratulations!!! How did you make the leap. Also, I applaud your do-nothing weekends, but they really are so difficult to actually achieve. I'll be happy with a do-nothing day first. Wow–are you really living the dream and soely supporting yourself on freelance projects?! If so, congratulations!!! How did you make the leap. Also, I applaud your do-nothing weekends, but they really are so difficult to actually achieve. I’ll be happy with a do-nothing day first.

]]> By: Weekend Re-cap and Wearing Many Hats | Create! http://www.aliciakachmar.com/blog/life/the-do-nothing-weekend/comment-page-1/#comment-786 Weekend Re-cap and Wearing Many Hats | Create! Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:49:06 +0000 http://www.aliciakachmar.com/blog/?p=753#comment-786 [...] on Saturday morning at 6am, after a night of working. Hooray, I thought, I will get so much done on my do-nothing weekend! Craft projects, cookie recipes and novels floated around in my mind. As I put the coffee on, I [...] [...] on Saturday morning at 6am, after a night of working. Hooray, I thought, I will get so much done on my do-nothing weekend! Craft projects, cookie recipes and novels floated around in my mind. As I put the coffee on, I [...]

]]> By: aliciak http://www.aliciakachmar.com/blog/life/the-do-nothing-weekend/comment-page-1/#comment-779 aliciak Fri, 14 Nov 2008 03:21:27 +0000 http://www.aliciakachmar.com/blog/?p=753#comment-779 @bex Totally! I completely agree. I had a ton of health problems for years and had to do the same "I can't come out" speal, and yeah, it surely "weeds out" the bad eggs in your life. I found the same thing happen to with friends--they were "free" to tell ME if they weren't up to it and it was all good! @bex Totally! I completely agree. I had a ton of health problems for years and had to do the same “I can’t come out” speal, and yeah, it surely “weeds out” the bad eggs in your life. I found the same thing happen to with friends–they were “free” to tell ME if they weren’t up to it and it was all good!

]]> By: bex http://www.aliciakachmar.com/blog/life/the-do-nothing-weekend/comment-page-1/#comment-778 bex Fri, 14 Nov 2008 02:40:38 +0000 http://www.aliciakachmar.com/blog/?p=753#comment-778 On the topic of bluntness - during a battle with mental health issues that left me with seriously limited social interaction capabilities, I learnt to tell people that I wasn't going out because I needed me time, just wasn't up to it, couldn't leave the house, whatever totally frank thing was going on at the time. Some people didn't handle it, and I don't see them much anymore. But a surprising number told me later that my attitude (which I saw as totally selfish) actually put them at ease. They felt free and empowered to tell me when they were too tired to catch up, or their essays were overwhelming, whatever. So what I felt was selfish was actually generally liberating. The moral of the story is that honesty and bluntness in this context are GREAT. People who can't handle it need to get a grip. So there. On the topic of bluntness – during a battle with mental health issues that left me with seriously limited social interaction capabilities, I learnt to tell people that I wasn’t going out because I needed me time, just wasn’t up to it, couldn’t leave the house, whatever totally frank thing was going on at the time. Some people didn’t handle it, and I don’t see them much anymore. But a surprising number told me later that my attitude (which I saw as totally selfish) actually put them at ease. They felt free and empowered to tell me when they were too tired to catch up, or their essays were overwhelming, whatever. So what I felt was selfish was actually generally liberating.

The moral of the story is that honesty and bluntness in this context are GREAT. People who can’t handle it need to get a grip. So there.

]]> By: aliciak http://www.aliciakachmar.com/blog/life/the-do-nothing-weekend/comment-page-1/#comment-771 aliciak Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:03:57 +0000 http://www.aliciakachmar.com/blog/?p=753#comment-771 @chrysanthe, it's coming! I got a proposal of marriage based on the concept alone. ;) @Sarah Godard, yes!!! A Godard-watching party with French food sounds pretentious, but I kinda want to do it some day! Thanks for being a huge fan! I'm one of yours as you know. :) @Kristina Strain, he is the best! @chrysanthe, it’s coming! I got a proposal of marriage based on the concept alone. ;)

@Sarah Godard, yes!!! A Godard-watching party with French food sounds pretentious, but I kinda want to do it some day! Thanks for being a huge fan! I’m one of yours as you know. :)

@Kristina Strain, he is the best!

]]> By: Kristina Strain http://www.aliciakachmar.com/blog/life/the-do-nothing-weekend/comment-page-1/#comment-763 Kristina Strain Wed, 12 Nov 2008 22:38:38 +0000 http://www.aliciakachmar.com/blog/?p=753#comment-763 Mitch Hedberg, yay. Mitch Hedberg, yay.

]]> By: Sarah http://www.aliciakachmar.com/blog/life/the-do-nothing-weekend/comment-page-1/#comment-760 Sarah Wed, 12 Nov 2008 17:08:49 +0000 http://www.aliciakachmar.com/blog/?p=753#comment-760 Sounds like heaven. I haven't seen Week End, but there is something about Godard that does make downtime sparkle a little more. Love this post -- have I mentioned lately what I huge fan I am? :) Sounds like heaven. I haven’t seen Week End, but there is something about Godard that does make downtime sparkle a little more. Love this post — have I mentioned lately what I huge fan I am? :)

]]> By: chrysanthe http://www.aliciakachmar.com/blog/life/the-do-nothing-weekend/comment-page-1/#comment-758 chrysanthe Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:42:23 +0000 http://www.aliciakachmar.com/blog/?p=753#comment-758 I would love to read an essay entitled "My philosophy of pie baking." And a do nothing weekend sounds like such a luxury. Hope it works out! I would love to read an essay entitled “My philosophy of pie baking.” And a do nothing weekend sounds like such a luxury. Hope it works out!

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