Comments on: Time Management for Home Business: What Do You Have To Give?

By: Naomi Dunford

Naomi Dunford — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 12:28:32 +0000

Sonia, your comment was delightful. All I can think about right now is, “I wonder what Siddharta Buddha’s campaign platform would be? Who would be his running partner? His Holiness the Dalai Lama? Maybe Thich Nhat Hanh? What is their position on welfare reform?”

By: Sonia Simone

Sonia Simone — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 03:09:59 +0000

Love this post! Especially all the incredibly good links. (append smileys as needed . . . )

By the way, although I have fired a gun and I have, in the past, driven a great big old vintage Dodge that consumed the approximate oil production of Kuwait, I would not vote Republican if Siddhartha Buddha himself was on the ticket.

And a very happy birthday to fine Colin! I am sure he is glorious. They all start out glorious, it’s keeping them that way that’s the trick.

By: Naomi Dunford

Naomi Dunford — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 15:43:51 +0000

Hey Michael, it’s great to see you. I fall into that trap, too – I find it’s something I have to be really conscious about or a whole bunch of uselessness gets in the way of doing something important and worthwhile.

Thanks for coming!

By: Michael

Michael — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 15:26:29 +0000

Wow, what a post. That really hit home. I have a tendency not to do anything because it isn’t big enough or “right” enough or … whatever. Which basically means instead of doing something that I have been doing nothing.

Thanks for the motivation!

By: Naomi Dunford

Naomi Dunford — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 04:52:09 +0000

Hi Genesis – I’ll definitely be taking a look at KIVA – that looks really cool. And yes, re: surrogacy… kinda like donating bone marrow. Rewarding and a good idea, yes. A delightful experience I’m in a rush to repeat, not exactly. :)

By: Genesis

Genesis — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 20:12:48 +0000

Wow, great post. I´m very impressed that you were a surrogate . . . I could never do that (after the whole pregnancy/childbirth thing, I want to keep the baby.:D), but it is great that there are people like you who are willing to help out.

As for the rest . . . well, now I´m feeling guilty that I only work on stuff for my kids while I watch Supernatural. You bring up some very good points. Time or not, there is always a way to help someone else. Personally, I like KIVA, they give small business loans to women in developing countries. You get paid back and can reinvest the money in someone else.

By: Naomi Dunford

Naomi Dunford — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 22:04:47 +0000

Hi Jarkko, thanks for stopping by! (For those of you who don’t know Jarkko, the tagline on his blog is “Insanely Interested in Everything”. If he gets too busy to be interested in other people, that means he’s out of a job!) I seriously need to read that magazine – I keep meaning to. In fact, I’m going to do it right now before I get a chance to forget.

Good luck in your efforts to slow down. I know it’s not exactly the easiest thing in the world to do. :) Make sure to keep me posted!

By: Jarkko Laine

Jarkko Laine — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 04:34:08 +0000

Thanks for the post, Naomi!

I’ve been thinking a lot about how being constantly busy is affecting my life. And one thing I have realized lately is that the fact that I’m too busy makes me less interested in other people… That’s a scary thought.

In the latest edition of Escape Adulthood Magazine, Jason Kotecki said something related to this:

“And in the busy life – just like on the merry-goround – the tendency is to become very self-absorbed. The main objective is to hold on tight, which is fine, because it’s awfully hard to carry on a conversation with someone when you’re threatening to break the sound barrier.”

Your post brings a good alternative to the thought. Maybe if I can’t slow down in my life (although I seriously have to try), I can force myself to think about others by following your tips.

Let’s see how things go. Thanks for giving me something to think about!

By: Naomi Dunford

Naomi Dunford — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 01:28:07 +0000

You’re quite right, Bill. Gas guzzlers are probably best avoided, Republican or otherwise.

Let me know if you ever get a chance to offer a light to one of them, though. I’d like to know how that turns out. :)

By: bill

bill — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 01:23:20 +0000

Gun-totin’, gas-guzzlin’ Republican? I think if I met someone who could guzzle gas, I’d keep as far away from them as I possibly could….though I might offer them a light, just to see what happens…