tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694300609096906230.post7653279550933852897..comments2024-03-12T12:59:56.539-05:00Comments on Bean In Love: Here’s My HeartSheenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18242163910223367532noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694300609096906230.post-66012354237559360612013-09-17T02:24:19.476-05:002013-09-17T02:24:19.476-05:00I had a miscarriage in June after struggling for o...I had a miscarriage in June after struggling for over a year to get pregnant. We are lucky to be pregnant again but I always wonder if the shoe is going to drop or this time we will get a healthy babe. I appreciated this post. Kate Giovinco Photographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04706763719847053772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694300609096906230.post-38039212518314570412013-08-14T22:26:26.945-05:002013-08-14T22:26:26.945-05:00It's true that looking at someone's online...It's true that looking at someone's online life is like looking at them from 100 yards away...it's hard to tell at that vantage point what exactly you're seeing and therefore hard to make a sound judgement. :) Such a good analogy! <br /><br />It's funny that you worry about altering things because of the imperfections you see in the afters! I actually think about that a lot! I see things no one notices and never will notice! I think you should throw that worry aside and jump in! The water's nice! Haha!<br /><br />And one more thing, I absolutely love how you described me as a wee slip of a thing! Never heard that before! Haha! Made my night! :) <br /><br />Thanks for stopping by and leaving your sweet comment! Sheenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18242163910223367532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694300609096906230.post-47511609828040362182013-08-14T14:07:15.100-05:002013-08-14T14:07:15.100-05:00As I always like to remind myself - everything loo...As I always like to remind myself - everything looks better from 100 yards away.<br /><br />I ended up over here from YHL, then got interested in your What I Wore posts, mostly for when you alter clothes... because nobody is shaped like a manikin! I always worry about altering things (clothes/furniture/anything) because I think everyone will know and be able to see right away that it wasn't "properly" done. So those same items go unused or are left in the store. Meanwhile when I see the afters of all of your ventures I find they look great and I would have been none the wiser had I not seen the before.<br /><br />I find blogs, or people's posts on Facebook/Twitter/Instagram, provide that 100 yards. And while it makes you look spectacular and provides a filter for your warts, it can do the same for the rest of us too.<br /><br />Don't sweat it, most people won't even notice - should be all of our mantra! <br /><br />BTW - You are really a wee slip of a thing, I don't think I really thought about it before, but that picture from when you were a kid is mind blowing.Lesleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694300609096906230.post-83285919354728662792013-08-11T22:11:17.528-05:002013-08-11T22:11:17.528-05:00Beautiful, beautiful post. It seems a lot of feeli...Beautiful, beautiful post. It seems a lot of feelings got hurt in this silly dust-up and I'm so sorry yours were among them. I don't think we've met so I doubt my post that started this whole thing (http://moxiewife.com/2013/08/glimpses-of-momentary-victory/.html) is the one you're referring to but if so, please accept my apologies. I was writing in the early morning, before the coffee had hit the bloodstream, and with an infant in the house. In fact, blogs just like yours are the ones that inspire me that most so thank you! I'm so glad I stumbled upon your little home away from home tonight and look forward to following along. Peace and love!Hallie @ Moxie Wifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305104583222425124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694300609096906230.post-10700253187995724872013-08-11T17:33:46.316-05:002013-08-11T17:33:46.316-05:00Thanks Annie! :) That really and truly means a l...Thanks Annie! :) That really and truly means a lot.Sheenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18242163910223367532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694300609096906230.post-89982653019317546612013-08-11T09:27:23.448-05:002013-08-11T09:27:23.448-05:00You're an inspiration Sheena! Your story sound...You're an inspiration Sheena! Your story sounds incredible. I'm glad to get to know you a bit better and thanks for sharing your heart. :)<br /><br />Annie XOAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08150191754112767467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694300609096906230.post-9143868842278671152013-08-11T08:04:43.981-05:002013-08-11T08:04:43.981-05:00Thank you for sharing your heart with us! I love y...Thank you for sharing your heart with us! I love your blog and have always found it inspiring. <br /><br />And ... If you ever want to share your cleaning schedule, I'm in desperate need of help in that area! Katrina Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11003845472776600259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694300609096906230.post-28893060525885952732013-08-10T23:27:47.522-05:002013-08-10T23:27:47.522-05:00I enjoyed your take on the buzz floating around th...I enjoyed your take on the buzz floating around the internet right now. I'm afraid because of it so many women are going to force themselves to show the messy just to prove a point in their defense. There are some who see the dishwater spotted glass half empty and some photograph the glass of water half full. It's all perception and I hope we don't put undue pressure on ourselves trying to explain ourselves.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01680470602835526738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694300609096906230.post-7681442815621567992013-08-10T12:17:10.932-05:002013-08-10T12:17:10.932-05:00Thanks! :)Thanks! :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11471641245888346516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694300609096906230.post-69149778779798491922013-08-10T11:35:08.530-05:002013-08-10T11:35:08.530-05:00This was beautiful, thanks for sharing.This was beautiful, thanks for sharing.Jdel:https://www.blogger.com/profile/14797963708680253717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694300609096906230.post-2415682766255133412013-08-10T11:25:07.391-05:002013-08-10T11:25:07.391-05:00Haha! I know how you feel! (P.S. I was going to ...Haha! I know how you feel! (P.S. I was going to respond via email but in case anyone else is wondering, I thought I'd comment back!)<br />Starting around their second month I'd just lay them down for naps at the same time - usually 1.5 to 2 hours after they woke up for the morn and then around 2-3 in the afternoon. Usually naps were given right after a feeding so both were already drowsy. I just laid them in their shared crib (swing/makeshift co-sleeper/whatever we were using to get them to sleep) at the same time. Usually one would drift right to sleep and I'd have to rock the other one to sleep. It took a good month of just keeping them on the same sleeping schedule, doing what I did above, but eventually it got to the point where I'd just lay them down and they'd both pass out with maybe a little fussing. In saying that, there have been a few times when one refused to nap and my schedule was thrown off but not many. Now they won't go to sleep, or have a harder time falling asleep, unless the other is in the crib over. :) Good luck!!! You can do it!!! Sheenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18242163910223367532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694300609096906230.post-68406791091757244662013-08-09T23:58:27.776-05:002013-08-09T23:58:27.776-05:00I just want to know how you got your twins on the ...I just want to know how you got your twins on the same nap schedule at three months! :) mine are 3 weeks and I have noooo idea what I'm doing... Please? :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11471641245888346516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694300609096906230.post-81287569128917268312013-08-09T20:37:33.769-05:002013-08-09T20:37:33.769-05:00Thanks Amanda! It's music to my ears to hear ...Thanks Amanda! It's music to my ears to hear that I'm accomplishing what I'm set out to write for!! And yes, I love my girls but sometimes I sit back and think of how much more I could get done with one! You go girl! :)Sheenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18242163910223367532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694300609096906230.post-40167894809919737682013-08-09T19:28:03.660-05:002013-08-09T19:28:03.660-05:00Wonderful post! Your blog is always so inspiring, ...Wonderful post! Your blog is always so inspiring, and I figure that if you can accomplish so many cool things with two babies, I can at least try with one! :)Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12912550971994397760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694300609096906230.post-38764694032672709072013-08-09T11:52:09.852-05:002013-08-09T11:52:09.852-05:00thanks elizabeth. it's true. the internet is...thanks elizabeth. it's true. the internet is great at hiding if you want it to...sad if you do. <br />i love that you love decorating too!!! i was browsing your blog at bedtime last night and i'm excited to see what you create!!! :) Sheenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18242163910223367532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694300609096906230.post-61003621900480101122013-08-09T00:02:22.552-05:002013-08-09T00:02:22.552-05:00Thanks for sharing Sheena! I can totally relate an...Thanks for sharing Sheena! I can totally relate and actually wrote a very similar post just a couple weeks ago! Perfection is finding love in bearing our cross : ) love your blog! Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13137084459870820709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694300609096906230.post-14226528680176240032013-08-08T22:12:53.607-05:002013-08-08T22:12:53.607-05:00Thank you for sharing...I think we all have a tend...Thank you for sharing...I think we all have a tendency to think that other people have it more together or are more successful or are better at things than we are (etc) and the Internet has a way of hiding the less glamorous parts of life. I've never had that reaction to your blog as I have three little kids and I know how crazy life is with little ones (how can it not be?). We all have our share of crosses to bear but also lots of joys to shout to the rooftops. <br />I'm just glad to find another Catholic mama who loves home decorating as much as I do!Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14901910637531435558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694300609096906230.post-49893879598069818092013-08-08T21:05:46.392-05:002013-08-08T21:05:46.392-05:00one of my favorite posts on the internet!!!! Defin...one of my favorite posts on the internet!!!! Definite lots of lessons to be learned here!!!! love love!!Grace Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08838955376428951327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694300609096906230.post-28359915810637182792013-08-08T20:59:42.894-05:002013-08-08T20:59:42.894-05:00Sheena, this is one of the reasons I(& others ...Sheena, this is one of the reasons I(& others too) love your blog. You write from the heart and radiate happiness in your words. It can be so hard putting yourself out there for people to judge, but I am thankful you are willing to. I always leave your blog with a smile, whether its a funny quip, your adorable girls or an idea growing from your DIY projects- it's easy to see you make a lot of effort to be thankful and rejoice in your life and the blessings you've been given- and more people should appreciate that. We live in a world that celebrates the opposite, your blog is a breath of happy fresh air! :) So thank you for that! Xo<br /><br />Ps- when they figure out how to share curves and hips with fellow bloggers, I will gladly donate a lil something to your cause! ;)Lilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18190917679880418260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694300609096906230.post-70133958289835924592013-08-08T15:41:01.430-05:002013-08-08T15:41:01.430-05:00I just clicked over here from Ana's, but wante...I just clicked over here from Ana's, but wanted to thank you for your beautiful post. <br /><br />(And as someone who has had my own fair share of "anorexic" comments -- I'm sending a hug your way.)Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07494147049080252359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694300609096906230.post-51630324503271493012013-08-08T15:37:19.174-05:002013-08-08T15:37:19.174-05:00Sheena, you inspire me. There are moments of incre...Sheena, you inspire me. There are moments of incredible pain, but also incredible beauty in life (like you said, look at the cross). This has to be one of my favorite posts from you. You are beautiful!! Kaitlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08618703937692151463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694300609096906230.post-44228265841798837782013-08-08T15:16:45.181-05:002013-08-08T15:16:45.181-05:00Sheena, this is one of my favorite posts from you....Sheena, this is one of my favorite posts from you. I've always considered your blog inspiring in so many ways....but never because you put out the impression of this perfect life. It's something I'm always conscious of as a DIY blogger too and I hope and pray that no one ever visits my e-space and gets the perfect home/life/wife/mother impression the post you're referencing (I think) talked about. We love that you share your DIY super skills and those easy sewing tutorials....it makes us feel like we can go out and do it too. You share plenty of "Keeping it real" moments that let us know your life not perfect but also that's it's really beautifully blessed. Deme Crinionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14876097653217776778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694300609096906230.post-88270226796998884052013-08-08T14:12:02.641-05:002013-08-08T14:12:02.641-05:00Love everything about this post!Love everything about this post!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694300609096906230.post-67659785492484703202013-08-08T13:28:43.300-05:002013-08-08T13:28:43.300-05:00Oh Sheena, you are the best. I love your blog, I l...Oh Sheena, you are the best. I love your blog, I love your positive spirit and all of your projects truly inspire me (this coming from a mom blogger who is only ever complaining on my own blog, I love seeing what you're working on- it encourages me because I KNOW your days are crazy like mine!) <br /><br />Keep the DIYs coming and never stop blogging because I would just be sad. Anahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07767555436747678165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694300609096906230.post-30708387942881281072013-08-08T13:22:23.227-05:002013-08-08T13:22:23.227-05:00Oh Sheena... My heart was heavy too, when I read ...Oh Sheena... My heart was heavy too, when I read that quote (if I'm thinking of the same blog post as you) and I really think it was probably meant to be an absurd caricature of what some blogs are like, it really did draw a striking parallel to recent posts of yours. And I think that one reason that I've never thought of yours as one of *those* absurdly perfect blogs is because I know you have twins and I KNOW what that's like, and I know that even amidst DIY projects, I'm absolutely sure there's mess and craziness in your life! For some reason, others can't always see past the well-cropped photos that don't include toy-strewn floors, or the fact that *maybe* you just kicked all the toys to the side to take that particular picture! And honestly, not everybody gets relief by blogging about the absolute crazy - personalities differ, and I imagine that lots of people hate it when I post about all the stupid poop antics we encounter in my house...<br /><br />I really do appreciate you sharing your struggles, and know that I'm praying extra hard for you today! I love seeing all that you're able to do even with twins to wrangle, because it gives me a little bit of hope that one of these days things will calm down enough for me to do a little more! And then I remember that when I have an hour of child-free time, I usually spend almost all of it cooking - we all have our loves, and you mentioned a while ago on your blog that the DIY things are your first love and that that's what this blog is for. <br />Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12888635342531960478noreply@blogger.com