tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post2035425151051803293..comments2024-03-09T04:17:11.014-04:00Comments on One can't get over the habit of being a little girl all at once...: Miller Time Friday: Dear DiaryWendyMcLeodMacKnighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04830981147524921562noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-4974250920637865082014-02-02T08:36:22.618-04:002014-02-02T08:36:22.618-04:00I think it's great your daughter's writing...I think it's great your daughter's writing. For me, the writing was the biggest part of it anyway - it is good practice for later in life!WendyMcLeodMacKnighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830981147524921562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-28192169743661136132014-02-02T08:35:39.802-04:002014-02-02T08:35:39.802-04:00HI Jay - I agree the blog is definitely a great wa...HI Jay - I agree the blog is definitely a great way to keep track and document our lives in a less angst-filled way!WendyMcLeodMacKnighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830981147524921562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-1432296275868206802014-02-02T04:46:01.918-04:002014-02-02T04:46:01.918-04:00I kept a series of self-consciously terrible whini...I kept a series of self-consciously terrible whining journals in my teens. I still have them in a box somewhere. One day I'll get them out and cringe, no doubt. They're of the 'why doesn't Wayne call?' ilk, although most of the boys I knew had preposterous names like Diccon, Rupert or Gabriel (actually, I love the name Gabriel! but not so much in my teens!)<br />My daughter is now an obsessive journal-writer. She's only 12, so no boy obsessing yet.... I hope.ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04081478322678615146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-74672546766509104422014-02-02T04:40:06.031-04:002014-02-02T04:40:06.031-04:00I don't like Wayne. He sounds like a dickhead!...I don't like Wayne. He sounds like a dickhead!ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04081478322678615146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-54304315401199091022014-02-01T09:02:33.667-04:002014-02-01T09:02:33.667-04:00Not funny, kid.Not funny, kid.wellfedfredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07118802089389931227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-78555378516008212962014-02-01T08:59:57.120-04:002014-02-01T08:59:57.120-04:00I only kept a diary occasionally in my childhood b...I only kept a diary occasionally in my childhood but have enjoyed using a blog to record everyday life as well as special moments. I don't feel under pressure to write each day with a blog. The cooks notebook is a great idea & something I'd definitely use, I could also use the gin rickey! Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08805509603176943176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-46643192069260234152014-02-01T08:16:49.675-04:002014-02-01T08:16:49.675-04:00I forgot you were in the witness protection progra...I forgot you were in the witness protection program!WendyMcLeodMacKnighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830981147524921562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-38884852973906212222014-02-01T08:16:32.558-04:002014-02-01T08:16:32.558-04:00Too funny!Too funny!WendyMcLeodMacKnighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830981147524921562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-78981825602992668172014-02-01T08:16:07.188-04:002014-02-01T08:16:07.188-04:00Jody - I do note things I want to write about - it...Jody - I do note things I want to write about - it is less a dear diary, today I did this and this and this and more about some of the challenges I am facing with my writing, etc. oh I would be with you - I would want to know they were there to read later on!WendyMcLeodMacKnighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830981147524921562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-34333254937853896762014-02-01T08:14:41.297-04:002014-02-01T08:14:41.297-04:00Oh I guess I have a different perspective on it. ...Oh I guess I have a different perspective on it. I never think of the old stuff I wrote about then as being pathetic - I was just a lot younger and inexperienced and we can only write about what we know, and frankly, I was reading a lot of dramatic books at the time, so who can blame the hyperbole!WendyMcLeodMacKnighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830981147524921562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-22452364775804704422014-02-01T08:13:27.974-04:002014-02-01T08:13:27.974-04:00Okay - I am NOT going to ask about the first part....Okay - I am NOT going to ask about the first part. Well hope this exists somewhere for my descendants!WendyMcLeodMacKnighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830981147524921562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-73472003912002118322014-02-01T08:11:34.382-04:002014-02-01T08:11:34.382-04:00A - my Aunt Betty shared this lesson with me and s...A - my Aunt Betty shared this lesson with me and she was a smart woman!WendyMcLeodMacKnighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830981147524921562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-52223196268374906182014-01-31T22:07:30.878-04:002014-01-31T22:07:30.878-04:00No diaries here. Parents taught us never to put an...No diaries here. Parents taught us never to put anything in writing.wellfedfredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07118802089389931227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-35702515015744001832014-01-31T21:33:32.645-04:002014-01-31T21:33:32.645-04:00Girls keep diaries; men keep journals. A diary ent...Girls keep diaries; men keep journals. A diary entry is about Wayne standing them up. A journal entry is about how Wayne is going to get an ass-whipping for behaving dishonorably towards a gal he likes and how he intends to make his way in the world.<br />Hemingway's drinking buddies didn't keep diaries.GSLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04903412564467078538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-85653867309263815242014-01-31T21:29:13.399-04:002014-01-31T21:29:13.399-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.GSLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04903412564467078538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-25992994579674929762014-01-31T20:36:06.730-04:002014-01-31T20:36:06.730-04:00Gosh Wendy, good on you, I don't know how you ...Gosh Wendy, good on you, I don't know how you have energy to do a diary with writing books and doing a blog. Mind you, I guess a diary feeds the thoughts for the others? I kept a diary through all the time I was traveling by myself in Middle East in my twenties, then threw them all out before we came to the US eleven years ago. I really didn't want to read them then, but regret it now.About Last Weekendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04716571630418078937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-90921002012735104292014-01-31T20:16:05.796-04:002014-01-31T20:16:05.796-04:00I kept a diary/journal when I was a teen and like ...I kept a diary/journal when I was a teen and like Tabs, it was full of sad rubbish. It would be hilarious to read what I thought was so earth shattering back then. Or maybe it would just be pathetic and embarrassing. Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04723360304687997220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-44195732988706508712014-01-31T20:13:00.372-04:002014-01-31T20:13:00.372-04:00Obviously, Wayne was an idiot!Obviously, Wayne was an idiot!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04723360304687997220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-30925490480521232542014-01-31T15:28:17.644-04:002014-01-31T15:28:17.644-04:00Never have kept a diary but actually had a poop jo...Never have kept a diary but actually had a poop journal...don't ask, I THINK it was a joke but we all participated off and on for awhile. I do believe your blog will be a wonderful diary for many generations to come...come see what crazy great grandma Wendy was up to one hundred years ago.Blue Boobyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13504819843930360278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-50214972174945638352014-01-31T14:07:37.685-04:002014-01-31T14:07:37.685-04:00Why the hell didn't Wayne like us Tabs? Wayne...Why the hell didn't Wayne like us Tabs? Wayne actually stood me up!WendyMcLeodMacKnighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830981147524921562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-39125740094651689592014-01-31T14:06:58.596-04:002014-01-31T14:06:58.596-04:00Cate you made me laugh about the KD! Who doesn...Cate you made me laugh about the KD! Who doesn't love KD!WendyMcLeodMacKnighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830981147524921562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-61284572476604965362014-01-31T14:06:15.579-04:002014-01-31T14:06:15.579-04:00You know I never had a Filofax, but always wanted ...You know I never had a Filofax, but always wanted one - it seems so Mad Men!WendyMcLeodMacKnighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830981147524921562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-82558095277989541242014-01-31T13:59:15.413-04:002014-01-31T13:59:15.413-04:00You guys are funny! You guys are funny! catehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17121234545386465542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-54546361678669033622014-01-31T13:58:21.516-04:002014-01-31T13:58:21.516-04:00If I kept a cooking journal, it would be the epito...If I kept a cooking journal, it would be the epitome of sad! lol I made Kraft Macaroni and Cheese one night this week, you get the idea ;)<br /><br />I don't keep a diary. I probably should have kept one years ago just to chronicle life from a historical perspective, it would be fun to go back and read about lots of things. The problem with that is that there are lots of parts I would not want to go back and read about. <br />Hope you have a good weekend!catehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17121234545386465542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-16524268990068985312014-01-31T13:03:02.949-04:002014-01-31T13:03:02.949-04:00I don't have a diary now-- not since long ago-...I don't have a diary now-- not since long ago--but it would be fun to read about my past as filtered by me. My girls have kept all their diaries and enjoy the look back. I do keep all my Filofaxes and make notes in them; I have kept what I made for dinner in them for several years including dinner parties.<br />I think this is the perfect time in your life to start this again!Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13175229460841379583noreply@blogger.com