tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6131409629757210790.post2559806686956629878..comments2024-02-23T02:45:27.134-08:00Comments on Brodi Ashton: Answering the Number One Question I get Asked, and a Peek into my Writing SpaceBrodi Ashtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13895732483547245372noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6131409629757210790.post-53410126117912798412011-05-26T12:56:22.453-07:002011-05-26T12:56:22.453-07:00Cath- Yep. That was my favorite quote from POMs. S...Cath- Yep. That was my favorite quote from POMs. So true!Brodi Ashtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13895732483547245372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6131409629757210790.post-21449148085983943702011-05-25T23:21:24.631-07:002011-05-25T23:21:24.631-07:00Can you please come to my house so I can laugh at ...Can you please come to my house so I can laugh at the baggie of fermenting grapes I found under our couch, the dirty underwear in the hallway, and the matchbox cars that have been wedged into the brass trim around our fireplace? I laughed so hard at this post. And that is one of the better definitions of balance I've heard. Was that at POMs?Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12266580814892668109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6131409629757210790.post-14211671209414852572011-05-23T13:52:28.960-07:002011-05-23T13:52:28.960-07:00Rachel- That Zusak is one smart cookie. It's t...Rachel- That Zusak is one smart cookie. It's totally true. Writing has to be not only a priority, but a high priority. Maybe the only thing that sets writers apart is that we can see all the things that could be cut from our lives. <br /><br />I saw that housework could be cut from my life long before I actually did any writing. :)<br /><br />Dorien- That's an excellent idea. Sam, you're hired! I'll pay him in love.Brodi Ashtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13895732483547245372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6131409629757210790.post-31488866213495005792011-05-23T12:18:09.385-07:002011-05-23T12:18:09.385-07:00balance is over rated.
clean houses are WAY over ...balance is over rated.<br /><br />clean houses are WAY over rated.<br /><br />i pay kyle to clean. although i have yet to pay him. 20 yrs of marriage. looks like i owe him a LOT of money.nielsons*love*familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09951214643454846238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6131409629757210790.post-8197846883615299302011-05-23T12:03:42.989-07:002011-05-23T12:03:42.989-07:00this is hilarious! i love the bread under the tabl...this is hilarious! i love the bread under the table. everything in its place.<br /><br />my last blog post was about my writing space [which is my bed, but i think people were confused, thus explaining the comments that they wished they had an office like mine to write in.]<br /><br />when markus zusak spoke at the provo library he mentioned that you need to make writing either no. 1 or no.2 on the priority list. i use this as an excuse all the time: "no dinner tonight kids, i wrote today." or, "just turn your underwear inside out, dear, i'll be writing and won't have time to do laundry." it takes all the guilt and stress away. life is breezy, fancy-free!<br /><br />okay no, not really, but there are certainly a lot of things that i've sacrificed on the writing altar that other people don't see/think about. great post!Rachel+Cohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01932780419139715504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6131409629757210790.post-64202695754902927902011-05-23T11:34:43.913-07:002011-05-23T11:34:43.913-07:00Veronica- Exactly! And if, heaven forbid, I actual...Veronica- Exactly! And if, heaven forbid, I actually need to sit on the couch, I move the pile of clothes. Simple. :)Brodi Ashtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13895732483547245372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6131409629757210790.post-8230271246857873122011-05-23T11:31:01.848-07:002011-05-23T11:31:01.848-07:00Love this, Brodi. Who needs dressers when there ar...Love this, Brodi. Who needs dressers when there are so many good places to just pile laundry? That's how we operate, too :)Veronicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14878014275350252434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6131409629757210790.post-33487908256313421502011-05-23T11:27:47.825-07:002011-05-23T11:27:47.825-07:00Julianne- Embrace them!Julianne- Embrace them!Brodi Ashtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13895732483547245372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6131409629757210790.post-53648434629241620212011-05-23T11:24:46.762-07:002011-05-23T11:24:46.762-07:00I LOVE it. :) What a great post--definitely made m...I LOVE it. :) What a great post--definitely made me laugh and embrace my neglectful mother/writer ways.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01150812829767354994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6131409629757210790.post-55615664877533998232011-05-23T11:23:59.159-07:002011-05-23T11:23:59.159-07:00Jenilyn- There's something to be said for &quo...Jenilyn- There's something to be said for "clean and folded"! I don't know what it is, but it's something. :) Catching up on television is the only incentive to get me to do any housework. <br /><br />Robin- That's awesome. And totally true. *Off to use it as the perfect comeback!* *Waits for someone to cross this line*Brodi Ashtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13895732483547245372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6131409629757210790.post-86425744810270055342011-05-23T11:16:08.168-07:002011-05-23T11:16:08.168-07:00Lucille Ball had the perfect back-atcha you can fi...Lucille Ball had the perfect back-atcha you can fire at the next um, <i>loving mother</i> who would write if only she had the time and hated her kids a bit more:<br /><br />If you want something done, ask a busy person to do it. The more things you do, the more you can do.<br /><br />(I think Lucy hired a housekeeper, or she wouldn't have said this.)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09413777557796110450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6131409629757210790.post-21154538218947948042011-05-23T11:10:48.866-07:002011-05-23T11:10:48.866-07:00This is a great post! I'm so glad I'm not ...This is a great post! I'm so glad I'm not the only one with swords, light sabers, and various weaponry scattered all over the house.<br /><br />I am pretty good about washing and folding the laundry, but only because I block out the time and then watch TV as I fold. Of course, it never gets put away, but it's clean and folded. :)Jenilyn Collingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166139358513659892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6131409629757210790.post-41551779412513589962011-05-23T11:03:18.614-07:002011-05-23T11:03:18.614-07:00Donna- I would so much rather do an Algebra proble...Donna- I would so much rather do an Algebra problem about housework than actual housework. That's how much I hate it. <br /><br />In fact, if I didn't write, I still would have plenty of "free time" because I wouldn't be doing housework.Brodi Ashtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13895732483547245372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6131409629757210790.post-11473870317667129632011-05-23T11:00:48.064-07:002011-05-23T11:00:48.064-07:00Debbie- :)
Sal- I like that perspective!
Jenny- ...Debbie- :)<br /><br />Sal- I like that perspective!<br /><br />Jenny- wouldn't it be great if they could rapture up the mess in my house? Take it all away!<br /><br />Kate- You're right. Laundry loves unconditionally. Let us not forget it. :)<br /><br />Jenni- That billboard is awesome.Brodi Ashtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13895732483547245372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6131409629757210790.post-27342023753801607642011-05-23T10:58:32.362-07:002011-05-23T10:58:32.362-07:00'Also brought to you by, "I could write a...'Also brought to you by, "I could write a book, but I don't have the free time you obviously do."'<br /><br />Seriously? Someone said this to you? And I'm sure it was with a condescending tone. Grrr.<br /><br />Your house looks good. Even when I was home full time (and wasn't writing), trying to keep up with six children was impossible. I took a college Algebra class that had a story problem that started with a toddler messing things up at a certain rate and mom and dad cleaning up at a certain rate, starting at such and such a time. The theory was the parents would eventually get clean everything cleaned up. But I don't know if it's ever been documented to happen.<br /><br />Laundry is what always frustrated me. I realized one day that the kids were making new dirty clothes even as I was trying to get everything wash. That's when I knew the only way to ever get caught up was to make everyone go naked for a day. Um, no.<br /><br />Enjoyed your post. =DDonna K. Weaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15763832177263927311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6131409629757210790.post-30156930656073389842011-05-23T10:44:27.642-07:002011-05-23T10:44:27.642-07:00I don't write (often) nor do I have children a...I don't write (often) nor do I have children and yet I neglect almost everything. So, I understand how you feel (sort of). I think negligence and procrastination is just the human condition.<br /><br />As far as the Rapture is concerned, I really like the follow billboard that has popped up in several cities: http://hollywooddame.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/That-was-awkward-rapture-billboard.jpgJenni Elysehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08403700912436098391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6131409629757210790.post-36239638832868636232011-05-23T10:42:50.014-07:002011-05-23T10:42:50.014-07:00I don't feel guilty about neglecting the laund...I don't feel guilty about neglecting the laundry because I know it will never leave me. Even if I stop talking to it for a week it will still be there, arms open, ready to take me back.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06909231722765498071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6131409629757210790.post-23051105929321642452011-05-23T10:37:38.742-07:002011-05-23T10:37:38.742-07:00Yeah, pathetic Rapture! If it had happened you wou...Yeah, pathetic Rapture! If it had happened you wouldn't have to worry about cleaning...well at least not feeling guilty about not cleaning.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05738740015526095835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6131409629757210790.post-31919506557980926302011-05-23T10:36:57.314-07:002011-05-23T10:36:57.314-07:00I wasn't raptured, either! I guess heaven doe...I wasn't raptured, either! I guess heaven doesn't want me and hell's afraid I'll take over.SalGalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16890781845215912905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6131409629757210790.post-45503484659415338172011-05-23T10:33:01.967-07:002011-05-23T10:33:01.967-07:00Ha ha fantastic!Ha ha fantastic!Cranberryfrieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04384164423414892482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6131409629757210790.post-7187022032941045542011-05-23T10:23:59.189-07:002011-05-23T10:23:59.189-07:00K.D.- Everyone has a light saber, right? And no ma...K.D.- Everyone has a light saber, right? And no matter how many times you chuck it down the stairs, it ends up back upstairs, in the living room. At least in my house.Brodi Ashtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13895732483547245372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6131409629757210790.post-1319896676423023962011-05-23T10:21:56.406-07:002011-05-23T10:21:56.406-07:00Oh my goodness this made me laugh. The diet coke b...Oh my goodness this made me laugh. The diet coke belongs under the caulking gun! And I may or may not have that same light saber in my house... Just sayin. :)Kadie Kinneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06927776529456799034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6131409629757210790.post-24457065300838140322011-05-23T10:21:07.325-07:002011-05-23T10:21:07.325-07:00Beth- Glad I'm not alone. But what's a Roo...Beth- Glad I'm not alone. But what's a Roomba? *Runs to Google, hoping it means "Free Housekeeper"*<br /><br />Thanks for commenting!Brodi Ashtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13895732483547245372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6131409629757210790.post-47302453424611479002011-05-23T10:15:15.956-07:002011-05-23T10:15:15.956-07:00Dude, I'm so with you. Right now, in the midst...Dude, I'm so with you. Right now, in the midst of some tough edits, I am only saved by the dual technological wonders of CrockPot and Roomba.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11431700962951592287noreply@blogger.com