tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193495388714584422.post1747862406838220488..comments2023-03-31T10:03:38.525+01:00Comments on Shelley's House: The Happiness ProjectShelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10239488936038510294noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193495388714584422.post-12062400839557921372012-02-01T07:35:20.785+00:002012-02-01T07:35:20.785+00:00Hi Shelley, in answer to your comment, I don't...Hi Shelley, in answer to your comment, I don't think you *have* to subscribe to Burda magazine to get it, it may come in to your local newsagent. That is where I buy my own copies (fairly infrequently, I might add!)Carolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03156106727490224625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193495388714584422.post-49733574697459188492012-01-31T15:28:29.110+00:002012-01-31T15:28:29.110+00:00Karena, I know, I know! So many BOOKS, so little ...Karena, I know, I know! So many BOOKS, so little time! (I feel that way about blogs as well, no wonder I hardly get anything constructive done!).Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10239488936038510294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193495388714584422.post-23034826900343546962012-01-31T14:15:00.818+00:002012-01-31T14:15:00.818+00:00This sounds like a great read with lots of super t...This sounds like a great read with lots of super tips!! Now added to my ever growing reading list!<br /><br />xoxo<br />Karena<br />Art by KarenaKarenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05206642885608991170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193495388714584422.post-47012024072905120182012-01-30T07:59:17.471+00:002012-01-30T07:59:17.471+00:00Carolyn, Obviously you have a wealth of experience...Carolyn, Obviously you have a wealth of experience on which to draw, not to mention an expert to consult. The skirt turned out beautifully at any rate.<br /><br /><br />Beryl, yes, that is a great thing about retirement, the free time! I believe Gretchen has been writing another book, called Happier at Home or similar. Don't think her daughters are quite teenagers yet. Yes, she'll need loads of other tips for dealing with teens, no doubt she's already researching that next book!<br /><br /><br />Terri, I have Gretchen's blog on my bloglist (currently under re-construction) using the facility that puts the most recently updated posts at the top. She has the most annoying habit of pointing out other way cool blogs...<br /><br /><br />SP, would that I could send you some of our charity shops! They crop up in villages and towns where they can't seem to rent the space to 'legitimate' (profit-making) businesses, so a dearth of such shops here would mean a boomig economy! I have noticed that many of the bags that get stuck through my door only want clothing, no 'bric brac' or books. Their are second hand book shops and community centres with annual book fairs that will take the books. There are internet sites that tell where one can re-cycle everything (apparently bras and stockings are highly valued in developing countries).<br /><br /><br />Ilegirl, love your choices for winter reading. I re-read Austen regularly, but haven't delved into the Brontes in some time.Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10239488936038510294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193495388714584422.post-84725807465892167522012-01-29T23:28:08.220+00:002012-01-29T23:28:08.220+00:00I read that book last September while I was on vac...I read that book last September while I was on vacation, and it eventually inspired one of my 2012 resolutions: spend my money on quality items, rather than acquiring a bunch of junky stuff.<br /><br />When it's cold outside, I typically turn to Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, or Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre. But the weather has been unusually mild so far this winter, so the usual tug to retreat into these books is absent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193495388714584422.post-69345161671732454502012-01-29T21:18:00.451+00:002012-01-29T21:18:00.451+00:00I had every intention of rereading this but never ...I had every intention of rereading this but never got to it. Thanks for the reminder!<br /><br />I always feel great after a bit declutter! I just wish we had more places to take stuff too...we dont really have charity shops or anything like that for household things.Suburban Princesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08229769705478339351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193495388714584422.post-30684142840890395012012-01-29T20:38:14.471+00:002012-01-29T20:38:14.471+00:00I've recently begun following Gretchen Rubin o...I've recently begun following Gretchen Rubin on Twitter, which sends me links to her blog as she updates...you might try that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193495388714584422.post-83703811102905337432012-01-29T19:56:32.013+00:002012-01-29T19:56:32.013+00:00The nicest thing about being retired is that you h...The nicest thing about being retired is that you have all the time to read and play around with new ideas. I wonder what the author of this book is doing these days? Shouldn't she have a teenager about now - now that when you need a Happiness prescription!Berylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08386043271411304736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193495388714584422.post-28649150446506394042012-01-29T11:16:37.435+00:002012-01-29T11:16:37.435+00:00That all sounds very sensible advice, and well wor...That all sounds very sensible advice, and well worth following! What an excellent book...<br /><br />Thanks for your comment, but dyeing my own clothes is something I've been doing most of my adult life, so doesn't feel at all brave anymore! I grew up in a household with very creative parents and my mother is an expert so I know all the tricks... she probably thinks my use of commercial dyes very non-adventurous actually! She herself conducted extensive experiments with different plants and minerals all the time...Carolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03156106727490224625noreply@blogger.com