tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-670426779858438488.post4093573474167257817..comments2023-06-16T16:08:23.446+01:00Comments on Edinburgh Housewife: On OversharingMrs McLeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18095035617334068201noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-670426779858438488.post-59826554487071043942015-02-04T08:15:24.656+00:002015-02-04T08:15:24.656+00:00I think Australians have even more tolerance for l...I think Australians have even more tolerance for long distances than Canadians do. I rarely go any further (all at once) than the distance between Toronto and Montreal, which takes seven hours by bus, five to six hours by train. The journey from Edinburgh to Toronto by plane is shorter than the trip from Toronto to Montreal by bus! Mrs McLeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18095035617334068201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-670426779858438488.post-17922616357735640812015-02-03T23:45:59.831+00:002015-02-03T23:45:59.831+00:00I will indeed! You know what? (Since you are Canad...I will indeed! You know what? (Since you are Canadian you will probably get this) I am blown away by the short distances between cities in the UK. Even London to Edinburgh is only 665km. I'm used to thinking of a standard distance between cities as being about 878km, which is the distance between Sydney and Melbourne. Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03992516879346846271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-670426779858438488.post-74073899916094395752015-02-03T21:34:22.219+00:002015-02-03T21:34:22.219+00:00Julia, you will have to visit me! Julia, you will have to visit me! Mrs McLeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18095035617334068201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-670426779858438488.post-57057306947145525522015-02-02T21:10:36.639+00:002015-02-02T21:10:36.639+00:00I've been working on quelling the urge to tell...I've been working on quelling the urge to tell girlfriends every time a likely fellow shows some interest. In some ways, this is less fun than having a gab-fest each time, but it's way more peaceful ;-) Also helps me to stay rooted in reality!<br />Amusednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-670426779858438488.post-16162449253446353452015-02-01T23:11:05.541+00:002015-02-01T23:11:05.541+00:00Pearlmusic, I plan to be in Krakow for WYD next ye...Pearlmusic, I plan to be in Krakow for WYD next year, and I will travel more widely in Poland because I have family in the north and in the south. I will also be in the UK (England and Scotland) to visit more family and for a study opportunity that I might get. I hope to amble over to Spain, Italy and France after WYD. I'd love to stay in Europe for a long time, but I think that two months will be the most that I can afford. I am also in the process of applying for EU citizenship so perhaps that will have been granted by the time I make my trip.<br /><br />Clare and Pearlmusic -- friends, hey? Engaged Friend means the best, but she doesn't realise just how hard I've had to work to remain rooted in reality about Mr X. Engaged Friend is right, up to a point -- I think that Mr X was interested in me at some stage, because he liked to talk to me and made an effort to be around me. But that was a year ago, so come on. She says that maybe it's the distance that makes him hesitate (we live 133 km away from each other) but I say that's rubbish because after meeting me he got into a relationship with a girl who lives 537 km away from him. Okay, they have since broken up, but my point still stands -- Mr X is clearly capable of pursuing a girl he is really interested in no matter where she lives. And that girl is not me. <br /><br />Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03992516879346846271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-670426779858438488.post-39589822848696793722015-02-01T23:08:27.955+00:002015-02-01T23:08:27.955+00:00Hey! That's great!Hey! That's great! Mrs McLeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18095035617334068201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-670426779858438488.post-84964667005687405302015-02-01T23:08:18.604+00:002015-02-01T23:08:18.604+00:00Hey! That's great!Hey! That's great! Mrs McLeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18095035617334068201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-670426779858438488.post-70289755052627292422015-02-01T19:30:20.763+00:002015-02-01T19:30:20.763+00:00Between your two posts, I find that I will swing w...Between your two posts, I find that I will swing widely between saying way too much and then not really speaking at all (in some cases friends asking if I was upset or something). And I severely regret both behaviours, I'm trying to learn to act like a normal human being for once. <br />-Anon for this comment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-670426779858438488.post-16463869866700951142015-02-01T18:24:45.375+00:002015-02-01T18:24:45.375+00:00Update: I have just come back from Sunday Mass and...Update: I have just come back from Sunday Mass and for the FIRST time ever I heard Single (unmarried) people were mentioned during the Universal Prayer. Whoa!Pearlmusicnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-670426779858438488.post-36919866737133756792015-02-01T16:22:03.814+00:002015-02-01T16:22:03.814+00:00Julia, I can relate. I'm sorry for the things ...Julia, I can relate. I'm sorry for the things you are going through.<br /><br />I also have always kept my mouth shut about my secret crushes (I used to chat about men I disliked instead, which was weird), but you know what? All my friends had known before I even said a word. Yes, I made remarks about men in general, but without mentioning the person. Perhaps I was giving out other signals, like making a sad face, blushing, whatever.<br />And what did my friends do? Two things: some of them warned me against my crush object and gave me bad time each time I talked to him as we bumped on each other accidentally. The other group tried hard to set us up and insisted my being more proactive. The reality was he didn't love me back (although he liked me a lot), of course. I was close to psychical breakdown, as a result, because, regarding my friends and the use of their knowledge, it seemed that my feelings never counted in both ways. Not to mention the violation of my privacy, argh!<br /><br />OK, those were my 20s. At times I complain about my present life, which is not at all romantic, but I'm pretty happy those days are gone.<br /><br />Europe? What a great idea! Which countries will you be visiting?<br /><br />Pearlmusicnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-670426779858438488.post-63658980062667084612015-02-01T15:33:18.378+00:002015-02-01T15:33:18.378+00:00Singles are in the news -- though I feel kind of b...Singles are in the news -- though I feel kind of bad for this fun-sounding family being featured this way. <br />"Barbara Foley never imagined her daughters would be single at ages 36, 38 and 40." http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/01/style/siblings-all-grown-up-but-still-single.html?_r=1sciencegirlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-670426779858438488.post-15170916223293638682015-02-01T11:29:40.615+00:002015-02-01T11:29:40.615+00:00Thank you for putting into words what I really sho...Thank you for putting into words what I really should have known in my heart/followed!<br /><br />I too, generally keep completely mum about any crush I have, recently however, had friends do the 'he really likes you' thing (same as you, Julia) about someone I like, but have never, ever been approached by. And now I am sorry I talked about him as much as I did. We did go out once, but it's not meant to be and we both know it.<br />Next time, mouth completely shut!<br /><br />Funnily enough, I tend to find it's waaaay easier to chat with men and ask them about themselves when I'm dancing (social ballroom/Latin stuff) - more than likely because A: you might never see them again, but if you do, you are already friends because you share a mutual love of dancing, and B: because I'm at dancing to dance, not to find a good Catholic spouse.<br /><br />The Art of conversation is something I'm slowly learning as generally I like listening to other people talk. Mind you, if you start me on one of my favourite subjects....... <br /><br />I also recommend keeping a journal, I have for years, and I talk to it quite a bit!<br /><br />Clarenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-670426779858438488.post-2748340563751773722015-02-01T08:50:27.176+00:002015-02-01T08:50:27.176+00:00Because I only just read it!
"Unless you are...Because I only just read it!<br /><br />"Unless you are naturally taciturn..."<br /><br />You bet I am! If I am interested in a guy, not even my closest friends will hear me breathe a word of it (and if I do, I won't mention his name, and I'll probably only mention it to women who don't know the guy anyway.) I'm not sure why I'm different to other women in that respect. Whenever I've had a crush I've felt like a complete idiot because of it, and so I usually don't feel like announcing it to the world.<br /><br />Hmmm. I wonder what people might be saying about me behind my back. My suspicion is not much -- I don't think I give people reason to chatter about me in a way that they wouldn't if I were right in front of them.<br /><br />Thanks for the Seraphic Saturdays! I had a pretty unSeraphic week which included:<br /><br />1. An extended heated discussion with a friend about the nature of male-female friendships and mixed-faith romantic relationships;<br /><br />2. My engaged friend trying to convince me (without me asking her too) that Mr X has a thing for me even though I've only met him a few times, he's never contacted me, and he's dated another girl since meeting me;<br /><br />3. The renewed disappointment of realising for the millionth time that Mr X is definitely not interested (thanks for reminding me, Engaged Friend);<br /><br />4. My younger sister being pursued enthusiastically by a good young Catholic guy (because, you know, wah wah wah why do guys never pursue ME wah wah wah maybe I'm too tall or my nose is too big or maybe it's because I'm over 22 and Caucasian).<br /><br />So yeah. <br /><br />But! Planning my first trip to Europe, which is a plus.<br /><br /><br /><br />Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03992516879346846271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-670426779858438488.post-48075239975963825322015-02-01T07:54:21.045+00:002015-02-01T07:54:21.045+00:00How can there POSSIBLY be no comments on this one?...How can there POSSIBLY be no comments on this one?! :-DMrs McLeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18095035617334068201noreply@blogger.com