tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post946775659820309326..comments2024-03-27T17:31:58.315-07:00Comments on Home Living: Video: Living On the UpsideLydiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-55935457037234952442019-03-03T08:41:10.617-08:002019-03-03T08:41:10.617-08:00I got a copy of the book online and after reading ...I got a copy of the book online and after reading it still couldn't figure out if it was a true story or not. I believe the book was better and a lot of people who have read it say the movie was just horrible in comparison...who knows. But Auntie Mame , whether fiction or true, is a great story of over-coming and living on the upside.Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-54491494059758292632019-03-02T14:34:03.642-08:002019-03-02T14:34:03.642-08:00Oh, do you mean Mame was a real person? I did not ...Oh, do you mean Mame was a real person? I did not realize that. That makes the movie even better, then. Laura Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10485192062219909619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-16453358249374671582019-03-02T10:05:15.131-08:002019-03-02T10:05:15.131-08:00Laura, I hope to do another Upside video. In Aun...Laura, I hope to do another Upside video. In Auntie Mame she had an "upside" comment she was often making, because she couldn't remember someone's name, and called him Upside, or was it Downside. Maybe it was "burn side" but it was quite spunky. I don't have that video but I have the old book somewhere. No, I'm not as strong as Mame was portrayed but it Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-74797838698749505282019-03-02T06:02:19.092-08:002019-03-02T06:02:19.092-08:00Lydia, I finally finished listening to this talk, ...Lydia, I finally finished listening to this talk, and it was a real gem. Thanks so much for sharing all of this encouragement and help. I enjoyed hearing you reference Auntie Mame, because I just watched that movie a few weeks ago, and I made sure to remember Mame's favourite line - "Live, live live! Life is a banquet, and most people are starving." I hope you will be happy when I Laura Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10485192062219909619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-29432003580360709512019-03-01T09:34:48.279-08:002019-03-01T09:34:48.279-08:00Husbands and children sometimes pick up attitudes ...Husbands and children sometimes pick up attitudes in their work places, and everyone gossips at work about what someone's husband or wife does for a living, and money is always the top billing in regards to accountability. They have deeper issues but in a way they are very shallow issues if they believe what society says rather than pay attention to the needs of the wife and mother and her Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-3188824802464582542019-03-01T08:54:15.873-08:002019-03-01T08:54:15.873-08:00I see your point, I was thinking more in terms of ...I see your point, I was thinking more in terms of just not opening up online, and it's too bad you get that kind of interaction directly to your face. I've not had that happen, but guess that I'd still take that attitude with negative people. Who cares what they say or do if you have the courage of your convictions. Extended family can be dealt with the same way. If kids and spouses Janetjameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07094401825254811275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-86308319650395600542019-02-28T13:42:41.898-08:002019-02-28T13:42:41.898-08:00janetjames, that works for the web, and we also ne...janetjames, that works for the web, and we also need to address the homemaker's problem of naysayers that make rude comments to her face, or people outside her home who begin to sideline her because she is no longer part of the group that goes out to work, or the ones related to her that put pressure on her or ridicule here. You can't "cut off comment or emails" in that case, orLydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-68209086812599462042019-02-28T12:09:04.250-08:002019-02-28T12:09:04.250-08:00It doesn't matter what others say if one is co...It doesn't matter what others say if one is committed to doing what's best. If criticism is too much for a person, the easiest solution is just not to invite comments or emails and keep things strictly educational. Janetjameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07094401825254811275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-33384974265510642172019-02-28T08:10:55.365-08:002019-02-28T08:10:55.365-08:00You can also look up Tortiary Interference to see ...You can also look up Tortiary Interference to see more about the law against preventing people from working.Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-78027674578021524592019-02-28T08:02:05.579-08:002019-02-28T08:02:05.579-08:00Laura, thank you so much. I knew that our laws dat...Laura, thank you so much. I knew that our laws date back to English law way before the colonies in 1600's. And today people are forgetting this important law and principle, that you cannot interfere with anyone's livelihood. Recently a woman we know whose husband had left her, was advised by legal counsel to claim his truck and his tools (he was a builder) but she refused, even though Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-85162423597582642882019-02-28T06:37:42.109-08:002019-02-28T06:37:42.109-08:00I am currently listening to your video "Livin...I am currently listening to your video "Living on the Upside at Home" while I package up some orders from my Etsy shop. I may post another comment, but I wanted to mention before I forget that the laws about not interfering with someone's livelihood, date back to the Magna Carta in England in the 1200's. Before that time, if someone owed a debt, anything of theirs could be takenLaura Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10485192062219909619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-53132045240711358192019-02-23T08:19:55.830-08:002019-02-23T08:19:55.830-08:00This was very encouraging and uplifting. Thank yo...This was very encouraging and uplifting. Thank you for doing this!Rhondahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08001404447175131508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-31731168431590040382019-02-22T20:23:09.977-08:002019-02-22T20:23:09.977-08:00Focus on helping your own family, and you will kee...Focus on helping your own family, and you will keep them off the welfare rolls, and you can also arrange for them to help you, in return, as you get older. And, if you take care of your own, you usually have a little left over of your contribution money to donate to your choice of people or causes. I know a lady at church that gives $20 to each person in church, including children, for birthdaysLydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-30154529582014713752019-02-22T19:38:43.130-08:002019-02-22T19:38:43.130-08:00I took notes, but will listen to this again tomorr...I took notes, but will listen to this again tomorrow. You put something in perspective for me today, and freed me from the bondage of feeling like I don't do enough for all these outside causes and pleas for my time and our money. We tithe and also pour a lot of ourselves into helping our children and grandchildren, who so often really do need the help. So, the way you explained it in the Emmarindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03336412919749093801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-13709719013119207662019-02-22T13:51:25.488-08:002019-02-22T13:51:25.488-08:00Your posts and videos are always timely to what I ...Your posts and videos are always timely to what I am feeling. So enjoyable and uplifting!! Reading your blog is like getting a coveted magazine in the mail- can’t wait to go through the pages- more than once!!Ladyambersparrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08031015226573473463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-20595912594081039422019-02-22T11:41:37.576-08:002019-02-22T11:41:37.576-08:00I listened to your video today while baking up som...I listened to your video today while baking up some leftover cookie dough. It put me in mind of these thoughts regarding homemaking attributed to CS Lewis,<br /><br />“what do ships, railways, miners, cars, government etc exist for except that people may be fed, warmed, and safe in their own homes?….We wage war in order to have peace, we work in order to have leisure, we produce food in order toMichelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08722111303044446913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-40194527487061597832019-02-21T14:05:20.037-08:002019-02-21T14:05:20.037-08:00I listened to the entire video while working on a ...I listened to the entire video while working on a project. I enjoy doing two things at once, so this was perfect.<br />What caught my attention (and need to go back to listen to it again), was the part where you say something about spending our money, on our families and not giving to others (paraphrasing a lot here). <br />THIS WAS WHAT I NEEDED TO HEAR! <br /><br />Thank you!!!! 😘Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09690722786561637489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-91097668774190765172019-02-21T12:54:27.266-08:002019-02-21T12:54:27.266-08:00Very good! Thank you so much! I will listen to thi...Very good! Thank you so much! I will listen to this many times. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-42660806375245228002019-02-21T11:39:59.810-08:002019-02-21T11:39:59.810-08:00Oh my gosh I needed this right now! This was poste...Oh my gosh I needed this right now! This was posted for me 💖Betsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05870583904076145578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-46553534263270005192019-02-21T09:16:47.223-08:002019-02-21T09:16:47.223-08:00The little mark on my collar bone is not a mole. I...The little mark on my collar bone is not a mole. I need to clarify that because I always get several questions about it when I am in a picture or a video. It is a blood vessel that formed during one of my pregnancies, and it has remained the same size and color all these years. Its not a danger. Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.com