tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36124766.post7700616989484645030..comments2024-03-22T17:14:03.969-04:00Comments on The Cottage Nest: Who I AmJen Kershnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16128661586028201160noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36124766.post-90908155383016708022010-01-04T16:01:02.161-05:002010-01-04T16:01:02.161-05:00What a wonderful post! It's so great to meet w...What a wonderful post! It's so great to meet women that are truely comfortable and happy with who they are. Happy Blogging! I just started my own this year.Kansas Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09363988536771431074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36124766.post-54352647697283456282007-12-13T15:16:00.000-05:002007-12-13T15:16:00.000-05:00what a wonderful and inspiring post! i wish more ...what a wonderful and inspiring post! i wish more women would feel and think as you do. it would be a much nicer, kinder, happier world... keep up the beautiful blog!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36124766.post-63580060416062303332007-11-25T05:49:00.000-05:002007-11-25T05:49:00.000-05:00Lovely to meet you!!! :-) V. cute haircut!Lovely to meet you!!! :-) V. cute haircut!blahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15986116573395562455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36124766.post-79182182501185282772007-11-24T23:20:00.000-05:002007-11-24T23:20:00.000-05:00You made us really think about ourselves in this g...You made us really think about ourselves in this great post Jen. <BR/><BR/>We cannot stop time and each year is so precious. When my Mum was my age (64) I thought she was an old woman - I don't feel that way about myself. I'm told I don't look my age - luckily I also don't feel my age. We must grasp each day and make the most of it. A new haircut, a new friend, some time to be alone and just enjoy one's own company - all these things matter and keep us vibrant and smart. <BR/><BR/>You look wonderful and bless you for being so open and honest. Way to go girl!Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02147410299194282171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36124766.post-29967012064993496222007-11-23T23:41:00.000-05:002007-11-23T23:41:00.000-05:00Good for you! Great post! We are way to critcal of...Good for you! Great post! We are way to critcal of ourselves. I just hit 35 this year and I hear everything you say!<BR/>Jen RFree Art Printableshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11039092552330624383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36124766.post-24736946682009141662007-11-20T10:50:00.000-05:002007-11-20T10:50:00.000-05:00I so enjoyed this post! You are a precious lady an...I so enjoyed this post! You are a precious lady and very wise for your age! and, by the way, you do 36 VERY well, indeed.<BR/>Thanks for reminding us to be who we are and be proud.<BR/>bjbjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04432398383127199206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36124766.post-2579322993061174732007-11-19T18:05:00.000-05:002007-11-19T18:05:00.000-05:00Jen ~ your blog is so inspiring, in so many ways. ...Jen ~ your blog is so inspiring, in so many ways. This is such a great post. I have the same "degree" as you, and I've never regretted it. Not even for a moment.<BR/><BR/>We need more posts like this to remind us about the importance of liking ourselves, imperfections and all! Thanks for posting this!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36124766.post-62835662232732388432007-11-18T18:57:00.000-05:002007-11-18T18:57:00.000-05:00Jen...what a great idea! I won't play along since...Jen...what a great idea! I won't play along since my blog is full of photos of me with friends and family, etc. I loved your photos too. You're quite a beauty, which doesn't surprise me a bit. I knew your heart was pretty and now I see your outside is too :-)<BR/><BR/>Hugs!<BR/>KatJustabeachkathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06730467440181411875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36124766.post-50942902156533893132007-11-18T05:08:00.000-05:002007-11-18T05:08:00.000-05:00I haven't had much time to look at blogs the last ...I haven't had much time to look at blogs the last month, sadly my father in law poassed away but i knew just coming back to your blog felt like coming home and it sure did. You always touch my heart through your words and photos. Thanks for a great blog you are a true inspiration in this world. Meri PS you are just beautiful in your phots!!!Merihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02629900524992471973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36124766.post-52910233759576547612007-11-17T21:01:00.000-05:002007-11-17T21:01:00.000-05:00One more comment...I referenced your post in my la...One more comment...I referenced your post in my latest post. :0)DebMchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09920733814018656913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36124766.post-47370644336658886382007-11-17T20:23:00.000-05:002007-11-17T20:23:00.000-05:00Jen -- I have been reading your blog for a while &...Jen -- I have been reading your blog for a while & just love it!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for being so painfully honest about yourself--altho, I must say, I think you look quite wonderful!!<BR/><BR/>I, too, graduated from the school of "hands on learning" & have found along life's way, that I am just as brilliant as those with the papers to prove it!! Kuddos to you. Sometimes "life smart" is much deeper and longer lasting, don't you think--although I did stress to my children the importance of a degree in today's market!<BR/><BR/>Have a great day!Little Town Big Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11546690682122855859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36124766.post-52187934735833759602007-11-17T19:53:00.000-05:002007-11-17T19:53:00.000-05:00I love this post! Normally, I only lurk, but I had...I love this post! Normally, I only lurk, but I had to join in the fun. I my days as a professional photographer I heard a theory of why we don't like photos of ourselves. Since we see ourselves in mirrors (and backwards because of it) photos look 'off' to us. <BR/><BR/>True or not, its something to think about as you brush your teeth in the mornings. <BR/><BR/>I have posted a photo of myself on my blog just this week....maybe something in the air?<BR/><BR/>Drop by and we'll compare wrinkles. (I'll win since I'm older than you.)DebMchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09920733814018656913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36124766.post-3130627821819427342007-11-17T06:44:00.000-05:002007-11-17T06:44:00.000-05:00very cute post...you are adorable. I can remember...very cute post...you are adorable. I can remember the first time I spotted my crows feet...I was like, "WOW, when did those get there?"It was quite the shocker. Now...there is a ton of gray....I'm in a bad need of a haircut and coloring. I told myself I was never going to color my hair until I got gray...well...I need to color it a lot these days. Age is funny thing....lots of people are afraid to grow older...losing their youth but we get wiser and if we were stagnant then we really wouldn't grow as individuals now would we? But you have inspired me to do an instospective post on myself...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36124766.post-35993996589098257632007-11-16T12:31:00.000-05:002007-11-16T12:31:00.000-05:00Well hello! You are cute! Glad to finally see you...Well hello! You are cute! Glad to finally see you! And you are just a baby, I am getting close to 41! I relate to all the same things you do, and I am less and less stressed about them all the time! Turning 40 changed a lot for me, now I really feel older and wiser and less worried about flaws. :-)<BR/><BR/>I have to do my post on myself this weekend, I've been too swamped. Thanks for the motivation!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36124766.post-44538538755757642522007-11-16T08:57:00.000-05:002007-11-16T08:57:00.000-05:00Great photos (and haircut) Jen!Great photos (and haircut) Jen!Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13874781381364710459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36124766.post-54805039861939861752007-11-16T08:30:00.000-05:002007-11-16T08:30:00.000-05:00Now THAT, my friend, is a great haircut! Very sas...Now THAT, my friend, is a great haircut! Very sassy!!<BR/>Love you and love your blog!<BR/><BR/>xoxo,<BR/>MarthaMarthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17782925951300369029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36124766.post-2236895728370541882007-11-16T08:04:00.000-05:002007-11-16T08:04:00.000-05:00Such a lovely post Jen. You look great. I also had...Such a lovely post Jen. You look great. I also had a lot cut off my hair a couple of months ago and I know how you feel about making you feel more free. I'm also 36 and can really relate to some of the things you talk about. But honestly, you do not look 36 at all. I think it's so important to be so positive about ourselves and others. As women we should definitely all be supporting each other rather than bringing each other down. Now I have to decide if I'm daring enough to do this challenge myself. Given that I've just posted pictures on a couple of dating sights to total strangers, it should be easy posting pictures that all my kind and supportive blogging friends will see.Nonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12071061655794919090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36124766.post-69263437130831726882007-11-16T07:29:00.000-05:002007-11-16T07:29:00.000-05:00beautiful post jen!beautiful you jen!!xobeautiful post jen!<BR/>beautiful you jen!!<BR/>xopaigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12470201808290045840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36124766.post-18199175531685216782007-11-15T23:28:00.000-05:002007-11-15T23:28:00.000-05:00I just got tagged and am passing it on to you. If...I just got tagged and am passing it on to you. If you want to participate go to my blog's Nov 15 post entitled "tagged"--I don't usually do these things--but I am passing it on!!nannykimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09904490730187017812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36124766.post-33484161138150108052007-11-15T22:29:00.000-05:002007-11-15T22:29:00.000-05:00Jen, I loved your post and I really love the pictu...Jen, I loved your post and I really love the pictures. You are so pretty and your hair looks fantastic. And you're so right, you are smart as a whip and I completely agree about outgrowing the stage of talking about people. It isn't fun to me at all and I always think about how I would feel if people were talking negatively about me, and how they would feel knowing I was talking about them. You look fantastic Jen and I'm so privileged to know you. You asked me where I found the Simply Shabby Chic fabric bin. It was at Target in the section that has storage containers (not the plastic bins area, but they have an isle that is for closet storage items). That is the isle where they also have the hanging shoe and sweater holders. Don't know if that helps. It was about $16.00 for the bin and about 1' x 1.5' approximately. Again, you are so pretty, inside and out!!<BR/><BR/>allie<BR/>www.mycozyhome.typepad.comAllisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08794419874235461398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36124766.post-89159098487313973132007-11-15T18:17:00.000-05:002007-11-15T18:17:00.000-05:00You are adorable Jen, and your new haircut is just...You are adorable Jen, and your new haircut is just darling. This is such a wonderful post. You have got it figured out girlfriend!cammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00784661576792933812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36124766.post-64873985468321234142007-11-15T17:49:00.000-05:002007-11-15T17:49:00.000-05:00Great hair cut! Being comfortable in one's own sk...Great hair cut! Being comfortable in one's own skin is very important. I agree that women need to suppport one another instead of ripping on each other. Great post!Meggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06757567456934248035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36124766.post-35133008488592849482007-11-15T15:51:00.000-05:002007-11-15T15:51:00.000-05:00What a great post and what a wonderful idea. I lov...What a great post and what a wonderful idea. I love all the things that you told us about you. We are all perfect even with all of our inperfections, that's what makes us all so unique and different. You are also really cute. Thanks for sharing a bit of yourself.Alice Reganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00744757184275143211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36124766.post-63919712612546382292007-11-15T14:31:00.000-05:002007-11-15T14:31:00.000-05:00You are lovely Jen, and I'm not just talking about...You are lovely Jen, and I'm not just talking about the pictures. Your sweet spirit and gentle heart show through your writing. Thank you for sharing yourself with us, and for being an inspiration!Fairlightdayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17222153746818028443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36124766.post-18636892891256158522007-11-15T14:13:00.000-05:002007-11-15T14:13:00.000-05:00Jen, you are so cute! I can see your personality, ...Jen, you are so cute! I can see your personality, in your sparkly "mismatched" eyes! This is a fabulous post and a pick me up, for myself!! <BR/><BR/>Love the new hairstyle!<BR/><BR/>Happy weekend!<BR/>Pat<BR/><BR/>PS: You are the same age as my youngest daughter, Gabi and Drew's mommy!PAThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12891387278850772808noreply@blogger.com