tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569004503761494300.post5573389671037994574..comments2024-03-06T02:34:10.108-08:00Comments on Desserts for Breakfast: On purpose, rhythm, and writing your own damn storySteph (desserts for breakfast)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07806977864958481985noreply@blogger.comBlogger83125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569004503761494300.post-61130270497935055372012-11-05T18:55:25.030-08:002012-11-05T18:55:25.030-08:00Oh, hooray for you and hooray for this post. I am ...Oh, hooray for you and hooray for this post. I am working on my Ph.D. in plant and soil ecology while running an art business on the side. I feel so often like an impostor, torn and not fully present in either. But I recognize that the combination makes me better, more thoughtful, and sane. And happy. And THAT is the key.Karinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569004503761494300.post-15835771078680334302012-11-05T01:03:29.333-08:002012-11-05T01:03:29.333-08:00Thank you for this post. Great thinks are always b...Thank you for this post. Great thinks are always born in pain. If something is too easy can take away the satisfaction. You have a lot of reasons to have it after years of connecting passion and work.Magdanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569004503761494300.post-81221230363897354442012-11-03T13:52:08.965-07:002012-11-03T13:52:08.965-07:00here you go....
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www.dav...here you go....<br />www.stretchdevelopment.com<br />www.davidhyner.comDavid Hynerhttp://twitter.com/davidhynernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569004503761494300.post-17110144233558974712012-11-03T09:27:48.364-07:002012-11-03T09:27:48.364-07:00Fabio Governato. :) http://www.astro.washington....Fabio Governato. :) http://www.astro.washington.edu/users/fabio/ as well as http://www.fabiogovernato.com/Amy Jnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569004503761494300.post-23838143258515373002012-11-02T22:58:39.241-07:002012-11-02T22:58:39.241-07:00I loved hearing your story! It's so inspiring...I loved hearing your story! It's so inspiring - I feel like I'm living a double life too sometimes (as a food blogger and as a full-time lawyer). I especially like Pireeni's suggestion to make your own story. I'm going to start taking that advice :) Good luck!Ancestral Chefhttp://twitter.com/AncestralChefnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569004503761494300.post-15693649342975890582012-11-02T18:27:19.571-07:002012-11-02T18:27:19.571-07:00GREAT post! I haven't ever had anyone tell me ...GREAT post! I haven't ever had anyone tell me I can only do one thing with passion, but I think I probably tell myself that subconsciously, so it was ever so helpful to think about it consciously for once! Thank you for posting this.Zo @ Two Spoonsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569004503761494300.post-7600007716997091072012-11-01T07:13:42.427-07:002012-11-01T07:13:42.427-07:00gosh, how inspiring. I am late commenting here too...gosh, how inspiring. I am late commenting here too, but have been on my own roller-coaster too... looking to decide what "my story" is... so this is timely and very inspiring for me!amelia from z tasty lifenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569004503761494300.post-20403327755044561772012-11-01T03:18:37.150-07:002012-11-01T03:18:37.150-07:00Bit late to this but wanted to also say i follow y...Bit late to this but wanted to also say i follow your blog and i love it but alaso agree its such a challenge to do both things well. I think the key is do your best but dont put yourself under too much pressure. Lots of love and luck with everything xRachienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569004503761494300.post-73755317595492090752012-10-31T10:49:38.866-07:002012-10-31T10:49:38.866-07:00Thank you, thank you, thank you for sharing your s...Thank you, thank you, thank you for sharing your story. I've also been told to just pick one thing, but it's just impossible. There's just too much I want to do! My photography business is flourishing because I'm doing everything I can to grow it, but I'm not quite ready to let go of my full-time job. Best of both worlds! Best of luck with everything, Stephanie!Alicianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569004503761494300.post-10893816648738898782012-10-31T09:23:42.428-07:002012-10-31T09:23:42.428-07:00Yay! I'm so happy that this post reverberates ...Yay! I'm so happy that this post reverberates so much with you and others! Best of luck with dissertating--I understand the pain. :)shihbakesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569004503761494300.post-86568758579572189562012-10-31T09:22:30.776-07:002012-10-31T09:22:30.776-07:00Thank you!Thank you!shihbakesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569004503761494300.post-62394699054462820082012-10-31T09:22:25.508-07:002012-10-31T09:22:25.508-07:00Thanks! :)Thanks! :)shihbakesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569004503761494300.post-33496740489517697432012-10-31T09:22:11.380-07:002012-10-31T09:22:11.380-07:00yay! You can do it! :)yay! You can do it! :)shihbakesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569004503761494300.post-75099008621505302622012-10-31T09:19:42.649-07:002012-10-31T09:19:42.649-07:00^^ Thank you for your super kind words of encourag...^^ Thank you for your super kind words of encouragement! With the design thing--I'm learning, but I'm just a newbie to the whole thing. :Dshihbakesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569004503761494300.post-46426712769767349212012-10-31T09:17:42.810-07:002012-10-31T09:17:42.810-07:00Wishing you the best in your efforts, too!Wishing you the best in your efforts, too!shihbakesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569004503761494300.post-38209414757863526682012-10-31T09:16:52.497-07:002012-10-31T09:16:52.497-07:00Elaine -- Thank you for this comment! I love your ...Elaine -- Thank you for this comment! I love your point about how people try to force identity rather than being true to themselves. Also: "The danger is in ever accepting limitations given by people who do not know their own." = YES. Or, even, in accepting limitations given by people who try to impose their own limitations on you.shihbakesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569004503761494300.post-49808988725394848402012-10-30T15:14:15.272-07:002012-10-30T15:14:15.272-07:00love it. Best to you, lovely lady! You'll be g...love it. Best to you, lovely lady! You'll be great at everything you put your mind to in this time. I just know it.sara fortenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569004503761494300.post-64573882444744444152012-10-29T11:37:52.527-07:002012-10-29T11:37:52.527-07:00Dear Stephanie,
Wow, I'm so happy that I (need...Dear Stephanie,<br />Wow, I'm so happy that I (needing a break from my own dissertation) clicked over to your blog today (and it reminded me that I really should visit more often!). I so strongly identify with your situation being in academia myself, and, like you, accused sometimes of not being "serious enough" because I take a more artistic, holistic approach, and am always trying to balance my research with my passion for cooking, photography, storytelling, and such. I haven't yet found my own rhythm, though I too feel like I can't let any of these things go, I care too much about them all. So, I spend a lot of time feeling guilty instead of taking pleasure in the fact that I enjoy all these things. But, it's amazing both to read your post and the comments of others who are having similar experiences and getting the strength to try to believe again that I can carve my own path that includes many things I love, and that I can do it well without always being exhausted by worrying I should be focusing on whichever thing it is that I'm not doing at the time!Fiveandspicehttp://twitter.com/fiveandspicenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569004503761494300.post-70874999906949060822012-10-27T16:23:36.179-07:002012-10-27T16:23:36.179-07:00Great post! I'm happy for you :)Great post! I'm happy for you :)Sašanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569004503761494300.post-90998855758766260892012-10-27T06:29:24.476-07:002012-10-27T06:29:24.476-07:00This is so awesome and inspiring to read! As someo...This is so awesome and inspiring to read! As someone who is getting overwhelmed by everything around her, this post just brightened my day and made me realize that if I want something in life, I have to go get it--and I can get multiple things if I just put my effort into it.Maddienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569004503761494300.post-65310052877319772992012-10-26T11:33:34.518-07:002012-10-26T11:33:34.518-07:00Stephanie,
congratulations on discovering that yo...Stephanie, <br />congratulations on discovering that you can take your own path, even if it means taking two roads at the same time. I was mainly inspired to comment, however, because of your comments about being a "sort-of, crummy" designer. You ARE a designer! I'm an illustrator and graphic designer (at least that's what my BFA degree says), and your graphic design juxtaposed with your gorgeous photography and delicious recipes are what immediately drew me to your blog, and I get excited every time I see it pop up in my inbox with a new post. Don't let anyone tell you that you're not a designer, including yourself! You are an artist, and a very talented one. Good luck with all that you are doing.Sara M. Lentonhttp://twitter.com/saramlentonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569004503761494300.post-34657677427842118252012-10-26T08:43:56.428-07:002012-10-26T08:43:56.428-07:00Coincidence or not? Either way I thank you for you...Coincidence or not? Either way I thank you for your post that I stumbled across today. It's helped me realize that I share the company of many other people reworking their careers and lives into something outside the traditional "one-bucket" definition. I started in chemistry and professional writing, worked many years in marcomm for various industries and now am back to being a student pursuing my passions in photography and food. I appreciate and understand your struggle in developing a new formula, to put all the parts of what you love into something that's understandable to others. I wish you the best in your efforts and can't wait to hear more about your ongoing evolution.Anne Snoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569004503761494300.post-29971586876932812732012-10-25T09:32:22.298-07:002012-10-25T09:32:22.298-07:00I appreciate this immensely. My own two love are a...I appreciate this immensely. My own two love are airplanes (both mechanics and piloting) and a wide variety of the visual arts. Apparently, I need to think abstractly or in a straight line depending on the world I am in. It seems that people want to find their identity in what they do instead of bringing their identity to everything that they do. I think this is because so many people are not comfortable with the parts of themselves that they do not know. I do not always know how I will be both, but I take great pleasure in thinking of myself as an [female] artist-mechanic regardless of which one I am doing.<br /><br /><br />The secret that many people ignore is to know yourself. Know your limits. Then, when someone comes with a definition of who you are and tells you 'this is who you are and nothing more or less', it will not matter very much because you know already if it is true or not. If someone sets a limit and it is short of what you know you can do, it will not stick. The danger is in ever accepting limitations given by people who do not know their own.<br /><br /><br />Sorry, I get passionate about this and then I get carried away. Thank you for articulating so well this problem. You can totally do both, but it may be messy for awhile. Get 'em!Elaine Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569004503761494300.post-16832756997753793642012-10-25T00:29:35.417-07:002012-10-25T00:29:35.417-07:00I love hearing from people who are well on their w...I love hearing from people who are well on their way to finding ways to meld multiple passions into one life. It's comforting to hear that people are able to do it, despite all of the elbow grease and hard work and struggle along the way.shihbakesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569004503761494300.post-55522695065364297342012-10-25T00:28:17.019-07:002012-10-25T00:28:17.019-07:00Yay! :)Yay! :)shihbakesnoreply@blogger.com