Comments on: A New Year and a few other new things… http://www.sarahklass.com/a-new-year-and-a-few-other-new-things/ Independent Stampin Up! demonstrator Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:10:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Vanessa Webb http://www.sarahklass.com/a-new-year-and-a-few-other-new-things/comment-page-1/#comment-6688 Vanessa Webb Sat, 18 Apr 2009 09:57:04 +0000 http://www.sarahklass.com/?p=334#comment-6688 Sarah......thankyou so much for sharing so deeply and honestly. You are such an inspiration because you continue to love what you do and also have the courage to put it into perspective. It shows a heathy and balanced attitude to take time out and examine your life and priorities and , most importantly, look out for you and those you love. I love this job because I constantly meet people like you who help me continue to grow......... thankyou for that. Sarah……thankyou so much for sharing so deeply and honestly. You are such an inspiration because you continue to love what you do and also have the courage to put it into perspective. It shows a heathy and balanced attitude to take time out and examine your life and priorities and , most importantly, look out for you and those you love.
I love this job because I constantly meet people like you who help me continue to grow……… thankyou for that.

]]> By: Ali Smith http://www.sarahklass.com/a-new-year-and-a-few-other-new-things/comment-page-1/#comment-5627 Ali Smith Fri, 30 Jan 2009 12:53:39 +0000 http://www.sarahklass.com/?p=334#comment-5627 Wow Sair, Good for you. I hope you're feeling loads better. It makes me feel far more normal for disappering from the face of the earth to regroup over the last month! Maybe we could chat about this some time,(given that I have a feeling of being overwhelmed on a regular basis and can never understand why). Lots of love for your journey forward. Ali xxx Wow Sair,
Good for you. I hope you’re feeling loads better. It makes me feel far more normal for disappering from the face of the earth to regroup over the last month! Maybe we could chat about this some time,(given that I have a feeling of being overwhelmed on a regular basis and can never understand why).
Lots of love for your journey forward.
Ali xxx

]]> By: Michelle Habib http://www.sarahklass.com/a-new-year-and-a-few-other-new-things/comment-page-1/#comment-5441 Michelle Habib Sat, 17 Jan 2009 07:54:29 +0000 http://www.sarahklass.com/?p=334#comment-5441 Hi Sarah - I've just managed to read through your blog postings that I missed so far, and am amazed and impressed. Your post from today (2nd Jan) really hit home for me, as I felt this way earlier last year, and thought I was really "losing it". Fortunately, I was able to simplify my life a little, and be a little kinder to me, and got through it, but wouldn't like to go back there again. I guess we all feel we are strong women who don't need "that" kind of help. How wrong we are! We ARE strong women, but we all need help from many different areas. Your links & books are so great, and I've posted on my blog so others may also be helped from this information. Thanks again, for your open-ness. All the best for 2009 - it's going to be a fabulous year. Hi Sarah – I’ve just managed to read through your blog postings that I missed so far, and am amazed and impressed. Your post from today (2nd Jan) really hit home for me, as I felt this way earlier last year, and thought I was really “losing it”. Fortunately, I was able to simplify my life a little, and be a little kinder to me, and got through it, but wouldn’t like to go back there again. I guess we all feel we are strong women who don’t need “that” kind of help. How wrong we are! We ARE strong women, but we all need help from many different areas. Your links & books are so great, and I’ve posted on my blog so others may also be helped from this information. Thanks again, for your open-ness. All the best for 2009 – it’s going to be a fabulous year.

]]> By: alison http://www.sarahklass.com/a-new-year-and-a-few-other-new-things/comment-page-1/#comment-5348 alison Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:21:24 +0000 http://www.sarahklass.com/?p=334#comment-5348 sarah, you are amazing, all this going on and you still looked like you stepped out of the salon...beautiful outside, beautiful inside it just needs you to know that! x alison sarah,
you are amazing, all this going on and you still looked like you stepped out of the salon…beautiful outside, beautiful inside it just needs you to know that!
x alison

]]> By: Sharon Dines http://www.sarahklass.com/a-new-year-and-a-few-other-new-things/comment-page-1/#comment-5344 Sharon Dines Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:26:43 +0000 http://www.sarahklass.com/?p=334#comment-5344 Hi Sarah. I am a regular visitor to your blog - I get a lot of creative inspiration from you - although I am a bit of a lurker and don't say very much - which you will probably think is unusual once you get to the end of this post, but there you go! :) Like Angela C, I am a demo in New Zealand and also like her, I had post-natal depression while I was pregnant with, and following the birth of, both my children. On my worst days, it was hard to get out of bed, the thought of doing the usual daily tasks like washing clothes and making tea felt like having to climb a mountain. I would usually end the day a screaming, crying mess, hurting the people closest to me and then mentally beating myself up half the night for being such a terrible person. The relief was immense when I found out that life wasn't meant to be that hard! I too went down the CBT path, I was prescribed medication and I found a fantastic support group. At times it has been really, really hard - I re-examined values and my priorities, I found some things I didn't like about myself very much and I have changed some of them, while others are still a work in progress. I also quit my job, simplified my life (I now concentrate on what I know is really important to me) and I started stamping - and found an online 'support group' of another sort (and they rock!! :) Sarah - life at this end of that tunnel (where the light is!) is much, much better! Good luck with it, hang in there and keep it simple if/when you have a bad day (and you probably will but don't get scared you're not going back in the tunnel, even though it feels that way) and remember there are others of us out there from whom you can draw strength when times get tough, as we draw strength from you, and your courage to share your story. Take care Sharon Hi Sarah.
I am a regular visitor to your blog – I get a lot of creative inspiration from you – although I am a bit of a lurker and don’t say very much – which you will probably think is unusual once you get to the end of this post, but there you go! :)

Like Angela C, I am a demo in New Zealand and also like her, I had post-natal depression while I was pregnant with, and following the birth of, both my children. On my worst days, it was hard to get out of bed, the thought of doing the usual daily tasks like washing clothes and making tea felt like having to climb a mountain. I would usually end the day a screaming, crying mess, hurting the people closest to me and then mentally beating myself up half the night for being such a terrible person. The relief was immense when I found out that life wasn’t meant to be that hard!

I too went down the CBT path, I was prescribed medication and I found a fantastic support group.

At times it has been really, really hard – I re-examined values and my priorities, I found some things I didn’t like about myself very much and I have changed some of them, while others are still a work in progress. I also quit my job, simplified my life (I now concentrate on what I know is really important to me) and I started stamping – and found an online ‘support group’ of another sort (and they rock!! :)

Sarah – life at this end of that tunnel (where the light is!) is much, much better!

Good luck with it, hang in there and keep it simple if/when you have a bad day (and you probably will but don’t get scared you’re not going back in the tunnel, even though it feels that way) and remember there are others of us out there from whom you can draw strength when times get tough, as we draw strength from you, and your courage to share your story.

Take care
Sharon

]]> By: sandii http://www.sarahklass.com/a-new-year-and-a-few-other-new-things/comment-page-1/#comment-5342 sandii Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:41:38 +0000 http://www.sarahklass.com/?p=334#comment-5342 Hey Sarah, I admire you so much for sharing this with us. I too, suffer from anxiety and was diagnosed with PND after having Luke. I am going to buy the book you recommended as I think I need some re-wiring in my thought process - lol. I will also check out the blogs. Anyway, I just want to tell you that I have always admired you :-) Also, as I was reading your post, it suddenly came to me that one of the things that I have stopped doing is stamping and creating - I think I just dropped the baton when my world took a different turn when Luke was born and I find it difficult to even pick up a stamp. That is something that I want to fix as I love it soooo much. Thank you Sarah for being such a brave and true soul :-) Sandii x Hey Sarah,

I admire you so much for sharing this with us. I too, suffer from anxiety and was diagnosed with PND after having Luke. I am going to buy the book you recommended as I think I need some re-wiring in my thought process – lol. I will also check out the blogs.

Anyway, I just want to tell you that I have always admired you :-) Also, as I was reading your post, it suddenly came to me that one of the things that I have stopped doing is stamping and creating – I think I just dropped the baton when my world took a different turn when Luke was born and I find it difficult to even pick up a stamp. That is something that I want to fix as I love it soooo much.

Thank you Sarah for being such a brave and true soul :-)

Sandii
x

]]> By: Tamara http://www.sarahklass.com/a-new-year-and-a-few-other-new-things/comment-page-1/#comment-5327 Tamara Sat, 03 Jan 2009 21:45:46 +0000 http://www.sarahklass.com/?p=334#comment-5327 Sara Thank you so much for sharing. I know the feeling and need to do something about it , now I will. Sara
Thank you so much for sharing. I know the feeling and need to do something about it , now I will.

]]> By: Karen Thomas http://www.sarahklass.com/a-new-year-and-a-few-other-new-things/comment-page-1/#comment-5324 Karen Thomas Sat, 03 Jan 2009 09:32:54 +0000 http://www.sarahklass.com/?p=334#comment-5324 Hi Sair - BIGGGGGGGG hugs to you!!! I'm so glad your back! Be kind to YOU!!! Love K xo Hi Sair – BIGGGGGGGG hugs to you!!! I’m so glad your back! Be kind to YOU!!!

Love K
xo

]]> By: Jenny H http://www.sarahklass.com/a-new-year-and-a-few-other-new-things/comment-page-1/#comment-5321 Jenny H Sat, 03 Jan 2009 01:26:33 +0000 http://www.sarahklass.com/?p=334#comment-5321 Hi Sarah Thanks for your honesty. Sometimes we feel we have to be a superwoman juggling everything and keeping calm in the process. I know I struggle with it all the time! We can only cope with what we can do ourselves and not worry about what other people around us are doing. Everyone has their own story. I know the demands of a family, home and being an SU demo. can be overwhelming. Take each day as it comes and what you can do with it. You are important to look after. I love your creativity and look out for your blog regularly. But, as with everything else, you post when you feel up to it. God Bless in 2009. Love Jenny. Hi Sarah
Thanks for your honesty. Sometimes we feel we have to be a superwoman juggling everything and keeping calm in the process. I know I struggle with it all the time! We can only cope with what we can do ourselves and not worry about what other people around us are doing. Everyone has their own story. I know the demands of a family, home and being an SU demo. can be overwhelming. Take each day as it comes and what you can do with it. You are important to look after.
I love your creativity and look out for your blog regularly. But, as with everything else, you post when you feel up to it.
God Bless in 2009.
Love Jenny.

]]> By: Adele Smith http://www.sarahklass.com/a-new-year-and-a-few-other-new-things/comment-page-1/#comment-5320 Adele Smith Fri, 02 Jan 2009 23:07:06 +0000 http://www.sarahklass.com/?p=334#comment-5320 Wow, Sarah! Thankyou so very much for sharing, as Mary said...bit of an 'AhHa' moment or two happening here so off to blog surf a bit!! Very glad to hear that you are feeling better within yourself and I pray that only continues to strengthen and grow xoxo Wishing you all the wonderful blessings 2009 has in store for you and your family, again thankyou for having the courage to share your experiences and thankyou for being an inspiration, as always xoxo Take care Adele xoxo Wow, Sarah! Thankyou so very much for sharing, as Mary said…bit of an ‘AhHa’ moment or two happening here so off to blog surf a bit!! Very glad to hear that you are feeling better within yourself and I pray that only continues to strengthen and grow xoxo

Wishing you all the wonderful blessings 2009 has in store for you and your family, again thankyou for having the courage to share your experiences and thankyou for being an inspiration, as always xoxo

Take care
Adele
xoxo

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