tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411759600837193508.post5415264597354358995..comments2024-03-27T05:29:26.481-07:00Comments on Shrinking Violet Promotions: A Word about Self Care for IntrovertsR.L. LaFevershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14646274781361864901noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411759600837193508.post-35436710344850820952012-07-06T20:06:07.427-07:002012-07-06T20:06:07.427-07:00Realize I'm five years late to the conversatio...Realize I'm five years late to the conversation, but I LOVE the party introvert-room idea! Seems obvious in hindsight, but brilliant ideas often do. Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411759600837193508.post-81029309899237950152007-09-08T08:54:00.000-07:002007-09-08T08:54:00.000-07:00Anne L.-- I wish I'd had you on my side when I was...Anne L.-- I wish I'd had you on my side when I was a new mom. I joined a PEPS (new mother's group), and that was okay, but then I had pressure to join other mommy groups like "Listening Mothers" and the like. I was so tired of getting together with other mothers where the only thing we had in common was that we were... new mothers. Four years later, I've finally found a few moms who might be interested in jamming on the guitar, but it was a long time coming.Saints and Spinnershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733517166056974501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411759600837193508.post-74394169695262991372007-09-07T23:27:00.000-07:002007-09-07T23:27:00.000-07:00I've been trying to leave a comment for the last t...I've been trying to leave a comment for the last two days but kept getting Blogger errors. <BR/><BR/>Anne, ABSOLUTELY feel free to leave Mommy advice! Gawd knows introvert issues are not limited to marketing!R.L. LaFevershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14646274781361864901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411759600837193508.post-80874565557782715902007-09-07T12:14:00.000-07:002007-09-07T12:14:00.000-07:00Hi, Anne--Thanks for coming by! In my next life, ...Hi, Anne--<BR/><BR/>Thanks for coming by! In my next life, I want you for my mom. I dreaded the noisy playground as a kid. <BR/><BR/>No apologies needed about being off topic. We talk about life, too.<BR/><BR/>:-)<BR/>Best,<BR/>Mary HersheyMary Hersheyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268062901264527270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411759600837193508.post-46252619832326287232007-09-07T09:55:00.000-07:002007-09-07T09:55:00.000-07:00I came here via Jen Robinson's blog. Many thanks f...I came here via Jen Robinson's blog. Many thanks for sticking up for us introverts. May I add a piece of advice for Mommies? Don't join Mommy groups. They are made up of Type A's who don't bat an eye when their mini-me terrorizes your introverted offspring. Part of that whole Darwinism thing they think they have in their favor. <BR/><BR/>My favorite introverted Mommy-child activities: going to playgrounds during school hours, when there's nobody to push your kid off the jungle gym. Walks on the beach in the morning, so you both can say hello to the dog walkers, who only stand in one place long enough for a quick tail wag. Grocery shopping in midweek when there are no pissy singletons annoyed b/c you're pushing -- gawd forbid -- a stroller down the aisles. Plus you can hog all the free samples. <BR/><BR/>I realize this has nothing to do with marketing. Sorry.Bkbudshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07500606884621653876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411759600837193508.post-6276734689084243042007-09-07T07:43:00.000-07:002007-09-07T07:43:00.000-07:00Hi, Jen!Thanks for the nice feedback. Glad to hear...Hi, Jen!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the nice feedback. Glad to hear that it hit home for you.<BR/><BR/>Best,<BR/>MaryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411759600837193508.post-88899784826700995082007-09-06T20:15:00.000-07:002007-09-06T20:15:00.000-07:00Thanks so much for this post, Mary. I just wrote a...Thanks so much for this post, Mary. I just wrote about it on my own blog - because I was so affected by it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411759600837193508.post-22061818629767837332007-08-30T20:13:00.000-07:002007-08-30T20:13:00.000-07:00I don't have a tip and you may have already highli...I don't have a tip and you may have already highlighted it in an older post but...there's a great book out there called "The Introvert Advantage" by Marti Laney. Lots of good advice about how to manage extroversion in the inner, work, social, family, and love partnership worlds. Plus she has lots of reassurance that introversion is a really, really great thing!<BR/><BR/>I re-read my copy every few months and gain new insights to deal with either current situations or my personal twists on introversion (i.e. she says there is such a thing as a verbal introvert... someone who has quick verbal access to thoughts thereby giving the appearance of an extrovert but actually not; this can piss off others and confuse oneself...which explains a lot, lol!).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411759600837193508.post-90348756881454952832007-08-29T10:57:00.000-07:002007-08-29T10:57:00.000-07:00haha, Mary. Trust me. I have plenty of my own! Jus...haha, Mary. Trust me. I have plenty of my own! Just this morning I taught my 11 year old son how to fold shirts ... how did he get to be that old and NOT know how? <BR/><BR/>See? Your advice has already helped me. :)Linda D. (sbk)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07370511873836420314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411759600837193508.post-11302221676950165012007-08-28T19:09:00.000-07:002007-08-28T19:09:00.000-07:00From to hear from you, thanks for stopping by.Jama...From to hear from you, thanks for stopping by.<BR/><BR/>Jama, think salmon and swim UPstream! Guilt-free. . . it's what you were meant to do.<BR/><BR/>Linda, want me to mail you some of my unfolded laundry for your kids? <BR/>:]<BR/><BR/>Claim yer space, Vi and Vinnies!<BR/><BR/>Peace,<BR/>MaryMary Hersheyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268062901264527270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411759600837193508.post-56991907270166093072007-08-28T18:57:00.000-07:002007-08-28T18:57:00.000-07:00Thanks, Liquidambar, for your tip! You're in the ...Thanks, Liquidambar, for your tip! You're in the running. I have always enjoyed being at work the day after Thanksgiving when the whole world is shopping. You're right!<BR/><BR/>:-)<BR/>MaryMary Hersheyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268062901264527270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411759600837193508.post-29950309987937640612007-08-28T14:19:00.000-07:002007-08-28T14:19:00.000-07:00If you work in an office with others, as in Tip #1...If you work in an office with others, as in Tip #1, don't take your vacation days the same days as everyone else. Work is much less stressful the day after Thanksgiving, the week between Christmas and New Year's, and the Friday before a holiday weekend when the halls are empty and you can hear yourself think.Jennifer R. Hubbardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03408588432492354248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411759600837193508.post-48540075484809569612007-08-28T10:55:00.000-07:002007-08-28T10:55:00.000-07:00Thanks for these tips, Mary. Also appreciate the r...Thanks for these tips, Mary. Also appreciate the reassurances contained therein. There is always a guilt factor going against the flow.jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411759600837193508.post-39299627870527403242007-08-28T09:10:00.000-07:002007-08-28T09:10:00.000-07:00I love all your suggestions! Some of those are bou...I love all your suggestions! Some of those are bound to help me through this last week before school starts. I'm just about losing my mind! (I share the computer room with the kids... need I say more?)Linda D. (sbk)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07370511873836420314noreply@blogger.com