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I felt a strong urge to spontaneously blog; although I would rather follow an outline that I have had in my head for quiet some time now - series of blogs telling the story of who I am (a self-reflection)  to have a clearer view of the path I am taking for the future.

I love planning and outlining but in the end and more often than not I mostly follow my instinct and blog away the raw emotion I am currently feeling.  I cringe most of the time after giving in to the impulse. LOL

Where am I?

Literally, I have been in Holland beginning of August spending a pseudo-holiday.

Philosopically... I am almost at the end, of what for me is a year-long challenging transition.

In the middle of writing this my inner editor tells me, who the heck wants to know where you are!?!

[slaps inner-editor away]

I want to know, lol where I am...

LOL... laughing out loud... it seems silly writing that down... but I like to write that down.  For me it feels like shutting out the negative thought that would prevent me from letting thoughts flow out.  Or simply a way of expressing relief, that I could say what I want to say.

To be continued...

My apologies to let this blog entry hang... :S !  I have been feeling pangs of anxiety and just wanted to see if blogging would help to keep them at bay or totally banish them... and it did!

I hope you are all well me lovies, thanks for reading a lop-sided blog... and my advance apologies if I don´t get back right away to this blog because of the holiday schedule I have.

The girls will be back to school beginning of September, and I still have one and a half week to spend carefree times with them here in Holland.  They spent the first half (a month) with their grandmother in Thuringia and they joined me here with Mary & Piet last week-end.  I guess, the looming date of our departure is getting to me... :( yeah... I should enjoy the moment and not think too much ahead but I am still working on that with much effort.

Good night and lotsa hugggggggies to all of you SoulCasters out there... <3


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  • Lucytorial said on Aug 20, 2008....
    **Lucy punches inner editor in the nose**
     
    Hello gorgeous! its so great to see you back again. You must be having a wonderful time because whenever you are I never see you here **tut tut**
     
    Better out than in girl, if its out then its out and there is no need to start chasing it in your head.... huggies to you too have a WONDERFUL evening yourself and enjoy these remaining lazy holiday days.
  • Me-Myself&I said on Aug 20, 2008....

    it is so nice to see you. i figured you would put a post out, saw you walking around the neighborhood. *smile*

    i'm glad to hear you are doing ok. and the girls.

    for where are you.... just right over the other side of the pond! xo lol.

    take care my friend! (hug) ~see ya

  • queenparanoia said on Aug 20, 2008....
    hello ate papel!!! wooohoo!!! yorue in holland now!!!! of course i wanna know where you are!!! i miss you ate papel!!! glad to see your post... just made my morning more happy... ;-)
  • Twylarants said on Aug 20, 2008....
    PAPEEEEEEEERRRRRRR!!!!!

    Hi Honey!
  • Expendable said on Aug 20, 2008....
    I always like it when my internal editor and my muse get locked into a grudge match. I try taking notes so I can use them in my next fight scene.
  • skald said on Aug 20, 2008....
    Joanna I like to know where you are too. I know you are in Holland, but I want you to feel good and writing like this does you good.

    I did not know that your girls had a grandmother in Türingen.  Good night Joanna and write when you feel like it.  I hope it will be soon.
  • PAPERBACKWRITER said on Aug 20, 2008....

    LOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL

    How can I not reply to such a comment
    , you juicy Lucy XD - even if I risk waking up Mary, who is now cradled on my lap after another never-ending feeding!!! :P

    Yeah, I owe, I owe the SC community ...  [ giggles at being tu tued ] :D and I am going to deliver  blogs of wonderful times momma... :)

    [ assumes yoga position  :D ] promise!

    No seriously, to paraphrase Grape´s comment, I owe SC and SCers a lot, and I know the only way to "re-pay" is to give back what one received and not necessarily to the ones who have helped us   ... (what the heck! better link his aka Soulbrotha´s comment just to be accurate )




  • PAPERBACKWRITER said on Aug 20, 2008....

    Oh golly!!! It took me me half an hour to reply to Lucy´s comment and seeing you girls

    MeMy
    queenie
    Twy
    Ex
    skald

    made me heart squeeze, my lips grinned widely and my eyes to fill with tears of joy... have to go to the loo LOL and I will reply individually right away sniffffffffffff :_ )

    Ex... you are still a mystery i.e. gender... but from what I have followed of your blogs and the comments and interactions... I am guessing you are a gurl!  I hope to shiver me timbers, I am not embarassing both of us...my apologies in advance!


  • wombat said on Aug 20, 2008....
    Enjoyed your so called "lop-sided" blog.....Glad you have had a great summer and wish for you to ease into the new season with bells on!  (SC helps me to come to grips with my own emotions also)
     
    Take care and be happy!
  • secretlife said on Aug 20, 2008....
    hey stranger!
    nice to see you hopping around SC again!
    glad you're enjoying the summer!
  • PAPERBACKWRITER said on Aug 20, 2008....
    You have all lifted my spirits up :_ ))))))))))))))))))))))))))) ... thank you so much <33333333333333333333333333333333333333

    I am almost always here, and I read all of you and have followed your lives ever since I joined and you joined SC

    : _ ) ... I know it has been mostly one-sided, but I hope to remedy that (I am always trying!) by commenting more, interacting more and sharing more.

    I think I am stronger, stable now and able to open up again, which I have not been for a long time.  I feel  [knock on wood!!!] I am steadily on my way to reuniting who I was and who I am now...lol I hope that makes sense.

    It is strange because I never left comments on your blogs but merely read but all of you have helped me in the healing process I went through.

    Again, thank you.


  • PAPERBACKWRITER said on Aug 20, 2008....
    ***I meant it is strange to read me gushing to all of you (or other bloggers who read my comment to their blogs too...) because you rarely if never, see me on your blogs but yes, I read blogs in SC voraciously



    MeMy~

    I hope you will continually enjoy Jack FM and the wonderful feelings it gives you my friend...

    I am thankful you are in SC :)))



    queenie ~

    kapatid!
    You are such an inspiration, I have said it once, and I will never tire of saying it again and again!

    And your words always echoes in my head when my hand lingers too long on the publish your post button!

    When in doubt, listen to the queen ; ) : keep on blogging! yeehaw lol



    Twy ~

    I was soooooooooooooooo happy to see your post! 

    I await with tingles on my fingers, that the next time I click on my users you will have a new blog for us to peruse!

    Seeing you comment around is such a pleasure already!



    Ex ~

    Oh yeah! 

    I have an agenda with my inner-editor! [gives a casual glance to the rope and masking tape]

    :)Let me take this opportunity to say, that I like learning various things, which I would normally never would on my owns through your blogs ,Ex



    Skald ~

    I have learned and taken inspiration from your dearest skald.  I have a series of blogs that you have inspired, pictures I took with you in mind (remember I promise you pics of girls and Hamburg because you warmed my heart with your comments on my flickr page!).

    I am working on the babysteps on life that dearest quietone has given me along the way...actually, this post is a bit of coping with my sadness that she would not be around much... :(  I know it is strange but I like seeing people I like and love to be here commenting and blogging whenever I log in, it gives me a sense of peace.

    As I have written above, I will try to blog more and set aside my fears of sharing.  And you are one of those that helps me feel safe here in SC.

    Danke sehr, liebe skald!



    wombat ~

    I am so happy you are here wombie. 

    You have helped me a lot of times, encourage me to just be me even if we have had rare occasions to interact.  Simply reading your interactions have helped me realised, my fears and doubts are not solely mine but others have it as well. 

    I hope you are here to stay in SC. :)




    Secret ~

    giggle

    I know it is a weird life being a lurker...lol, reading all of you, I feel I am with you, and it is a surprise for me as well to be considered "not there" because I am almost always here following :D ... I hope that made sense!

    (((((((((((((((((huggies))))))))))))))))))))))

    I wrote it somewhere before...reading your comments for others have helped me a great deal, dear friend...sometimes I felt they were words exactly addressed for me because I have the same struggles...

    I said it before, I love you dear friend ...in other words blubbbbbbbbbbbies

    <3333333333333333333333


  • hotaka said on Aug 20, 2008....
    Well, it's so rare to see you around here (unlss you are not on the featured page, which seems unlikely) but I am glad to have a moment to be updated, though it has left me with more questions than answers. I hope you will be back as soon as you can. And go ahead and LOL all you want. I used to think it was silly too but it's faster than typing "ha, ha!"
  • CreativeWoman said on Aug 20, 2008....
    It's nice to see you around again, Paper. :-)

    CW
  • Expendable said on Aug 20, 2008....

    Glad you like it. ^_^

  • RollingC said on Aug 21, 2008....
    " The rambling blog "
     
    Good Title !
     
    8^)   good to see you again.
     
    Rc
     
     
  • kruuyai said on Aug 21, 2008....
    Hey PAPER, it's great to see you again and to know that you are well.  Sorry I didn't make it out to your neck of the woods this summer.  I was being called by destiny to other places.  {{{{{{{{{{hugs}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}
  • GrapeKoolaid said on Aug 21, 2008....
    Greetings to you from the best week of my life!!!  :D

    So nice to see you drop by. 

    I've been guilty of giving perfunctory glances at blogs myself(especially the last few days), but I had to stop in to leave you a note. 

    I gather you're no longer feeling anxious?  I certainly hope so. 

    Enjoy Holland, your life when you can.  :)
  • PAPERBACKWRITER said on Aug 21, 2008....

    (((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((huggies)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))

    thank you so much for taking time to leave comments, dearest friends, fellow SC´ers

    :) i know, i know, i could have ebulient tattooed on my forehead, but i am really happy to see comments from friends here in SC, specially when i did not expect any, being "invisible" and not making my presence known in your blogs

    hotaka ~

    I have silently rejoiced in the many milestones of your life dear friend! always smiling at the pics of your little gentleman!

    I did not mean to be vague about what is happening in my life in this blog nor in the previous blogs I posted.  Perhaps it was my subconcious not ready to deal with so much changes in my life that is why there is this unintentional misty veil over most everything I write or have written.

    I will do small steps in facing what have passed in my life to make me stronger for what lies ahead in the future with my future blogs.



    CW ~

    Thank you <33333333333333333

    blubbbbbbbbbbies CW :) i just want to say the change of your profile from ..."i give myself less credit than i deserve..." (paraphrased) to  "moving forward," made me smile widely... i am always silently cheering for you, and wishing you always the best!



    Ex ~

    I hope you will be blogging on for a very long time in SC!

    Every positive contribution make the community stronger and livelier :)



    RollingC ~

    Thank you! I love reading your comments around, dear Rc.  Even though you rarely blog the warmth you spread with your presence in other blogs makes a lot of difference and make it more enjoyable to visit SC :)


    kruu ~

    {{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{rain of kisses}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}

    And I am so ecstatic to see you back, dearest!!!  Your "voice" sounds to have it´s positive lilt again <333333333333 this makes me so glad :)

    No need to apologise! One day soon we will meet, when the time is for us, as had been for Lolita and you!


    Grape ~


    Brotha! Dare I hope you will unveil your secret in the next blog? :D

    I am not commenting but as always bookmarking your blogs like crazieeeee!

    Glad to read the update, and can´t wait to read what you have to share :)))

    Wishing your week continues to be great!

    <333333333333333333333333333333333333


  • kruuyai said on Aug 21, 2008....
    Ahhh, you've been lurking.  :)
  • PAPERBACKWRITER said on Aug 21, 2008....

    LOL

    Yes, indeed :) dear Kruu, that would describe my existence in SC :D ... going on my second year here in SC in September, and I think spent 75% of it in the shadows.



  • BreatheUnderwater said on Aug 21, 2008....

    heya..i'm spamming blogs with youtube vids atm ;) so leaving you a song too ;)

    and am in a soul..jazz..old songs mood today sooooo...


    hmmm..i remember a place where they used to play music like this ;)

  • PAPERBACKWRITER said on Aug 21, 2008....

    dankje broeder! :)))

    ik hou van Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong en ´Summertime'  <33333333

    Perfect choice! Play it again brotha ;)


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  • jegadishv said on Aug 22, 2008....
    very nice
  • Battycat said on Aug 26, 2008....
    Hi Paper, I love your lopsided blog :-)
  • PAPERBACKWRITER said on Aug 27, 2008....

    jegadishv ~

    Tannnnnnnnnks :); welcome to SC and to my blog!


    Battycat ~

    Thank you Batty! I am looking forward to your blogs!

    I am happy for you, and your new found love :)

    ((((huggies))))


  • newmoney said on Aug 27, 2008....
    Lets make money!
  • PAPERBACKWRITER said on Sep 07, 2008....

    Well, please tell me how, newmoney!  And I hope it is not something that I have to give money to create money, lol

    :D


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