tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706340262644788705.post1401334887295193086..comments2024-02-16T13:53:50.017+00:00Comments on Tattie Weasle: What if: Dreams one has when one should really be thinking like a grown up...Tattieweaslehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10723634612274763884noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706340262644788705.post-85853857763666002742010-02-08T20:29:18.310+00:002010-02-08T20:29:18.310+00:00Lou - perhaps that's the problem I nefer acted...Lou - perhaps that's the problem I nefer acted on my dreams when I was younger. However, at least I am old enough to realise I have too much to lose if I act rashly on my dreams now...Tattieweaslehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10723634612274763884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706340262644788705.post-19841101599038638262010-02-08T13:48:40.106+00:002010-02-08T13:48:40.106+00:00When I was 22 I went to Corfu on holiday. I fell f...When I was 22 I went to Corfu on holiday. I fell for a Greek God and he asked me to stay with him, to run a bar....<br /><br />At the time I was buying and selling art in London, it was the 80's, Capital City was on the telly...<br />'Don't be ridiculous,' I said. 'I've got an amazing job and a Vauxhall Vectra Estate!' Good line eh?<br /><br />A week after returning to the UK I quit my job and caught a flight. I ran the bar for a year and learned to speak Greek. <br /><br />A year later I returned home, older, wiser, happier, no God in tow....<br /><br />Nowadays you MUST dream, it's acting on the dreams we need to be a bit more careful about!Lou Archerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06349559305444036113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706340262644788705.post-10152556855163328672010-02-02T21:50:34.069+00:002010-02-02T21:50:34.069+00:00Iota - totally agree when I'm not in the car o...Iota - totally agree when I'm not in the car on my own on a long drive. Now happily dreaming about £85m Eurolottery Rollover. I'll be fine so long as all credit cards are locked up ....Tattieweaslehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10723634612274763884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706340262644788705.post-34531718804214891942010-02-02T18:06:08.190+00:002010-02-02T18:06:08.190+00:00I used to be a great "what if"er. But af...I used to be a great "what if"er. But after years of living with my husband, who maintains that it takes all his emotional energy to sustain one real life, and that he doesn't have enough in addition for all the potential lives that might have been, I do see he has a point.Iota https://www.blogger.com/profile/08507184283437057648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706340262644788705.post-10897109785203722362010-02-01T18:56:42.662+00:002010-02-01T18:56:42.662+00:00Josie @ sleep is for the weak - only 28 and doing ...Josie @ sleep is for the weak - only 28 and doing this!? I'm afraid it's a slippery slope now! :) Interesting about the link with your cycle maybe it's a deeper survival thing? (Basically it's OK girls - and boys - to indulge like this as long of course we merely day dream!)<br />mountainear - oohhh a woman with secrets wodnerfully mysterious jsut as it should be of course. I will be exceedingly careful what I wish for even in my moments of weakness but as I said before I will concentrate on spending the millions I win in the lottery - just in case...<br />Rob-bear - I'll take your advice and I'll stick to reality and see where that leads me...<br />Pipany - I think it is the monotany that allows you to go into the zone so to speak. I've seen 50 muiles zip past in a trice doing this which may or may not be a good thing. As for the wistfullnes/restlessness it feels as if it is now on the ebb.<br />Cait - Thank you it's good to know I'm not the only one!<br />Liz(Living with kids) - ooh John Cusak interesting choice, better yet not having to empty the dish washer....Tattieweaslehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10723634612274763884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706340262644788705.post-47736939925284402652010-02-01T18:38:55.157+00:002010-02-01T18:38:55.157+00:00In my dreams I live with John Cusack in the Hollyw...In my dreams I live with John Cusack in the Hollywood Hills and no one ever, ever makes me empty the dishwasher. *sigh*Liz (LivingwithKids)http://www.kidstart.co.uk/livingwithkidsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706340262644788705.post-59794365907595835742010-02-01T16:01:43.927+00:002010-02-01T16:01:43.927+00:00That was a lovely post and I think a lot of women ...That was a lovely post and I think a lot of women recognise your dreams.Cait O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04569760764766505179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706340262644788705.post-655673188351445582010-02-01T15:41:49.273+00:002010-02-01T15:41:49.273+00:00Long drives are perfect or imperfect for this mind...Long drives are perfect or imperfect for this mind wandering depending how it leaves you feeling. I think we can all relate to this sometimes Tattie. Hope you feel settled as the moon wanes xPipanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04048984447721169350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706340262644788705.post-89584639909231335102010-02-01T15:23:44.627+00:002010-02-01T15:23:44.627+00:00I suppose that, as long as dreams are dreams, that...I suppose that, as long as dreams are dreams, that's a good thing. "What if?" is not a bad question. And we play with all kinds of notions. <br /><br />It's only when we start taking inappropriate actions based on dreams that we run into trouble. There are dreams, and there is the real world. Even if it's full of wonderful boys, and an exasperating husband.Rob-bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00171692478879522588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706340262644788705.post-87834827382337419162010-02-01T15:05:45.340+00:002010-02-01T15:05:45.340+00:00I really quite like this secret 'life within m...I really quite like this secret 'life within my head' - because of course I dream too. It's a safe retreat.<br /><br />I think it's best to keep it there - for all the reasons you give. Do I wish for it in reality? That would be telling - and they do say be very careful in what you wish for.mountainearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15977393968796316843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706340262644788705.post-37850040748347932102010-01-31T20:22:09.795+00:002010-01-31T20:22:09.795+00:00I am usually a lurker to your blog on my Sunday ni...I am usually a lurker to your blog on my Sunday night of mass reader clearing but had to comment on this one.<br /><br />I do this so much. All the time in fact. I've discovered it's linked to my cycle but every month I go through days where I can barely pull myself out of my head and get lost in the 'what ifs' and impossible alternative lives.<br /><br />And it's stupid because I am happy and love my boys. <br /><br />But there's something so irresistible about it isn't it? A brief escape? I like to think it keeps me sane but I have no excuse really, it's pure indulgence (and I'm only 28!)<br />xJosie @Sleep is for the Weakhttp://sleepisfortheweak.org.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706340262644788705.post-35666998064737160792010-01-31T16:59:17.025+00:002010-01-31T16:59:17.025+00:00Dauby - Perhaps it's something in the air? Or ...Dauby - Perhaps it's something in the air? Or maybe it ws that full moon making us temporarily restless with our lives....Tattieweaslehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10723634612274763884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706340262644788705.post-90560702532454277902010-01-31T16:54:47.268+00:002010-01-31T16:54:47.268+00:00Tattie I think you've been reading my mind...I...Tattie I think you've been reading my mind...I've been doing exactly the same for the last few days!<br /><br />Fairy Nuff.Daubyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06549433264145603080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706340262644788705.post-54985964895150290142010-01-31T11:32:05.441+00:002010-01-31T11:32:05.441+00:00Preseli Mags - I'll accept it's an age thi...Preseli Mags - I'll accept it's an age thing: the realisation that I'm getting middle aged. But it's the music you see for all that I'm trapped in this crumbling edifice, I'm really longing to dance again!<br />Smitonius&Sonata - How I wish it was Robbie Williams so much easier to dismiss! I think I will limit my dreams to the Chelsea Flower Show or revert to what I would do if I won the lottery...much less heartache!Tattieweaslehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10723634612274763884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706340262644788705.post-77708398698442345612010-01-31T08:33:44.556+00:002010-01-31T08:33:44.556+00:00That's the trouble about having some time to d...That's the trouble about having some time to dream . Stop concentrating on dripping taps and breakfast cereal for a minute and an endless horizon spreads out before you . Me-time magnified by 100.<br />Dreamtime's fabulous . Full of Baftas , organic catering empires , the Chelsea Flower Show , chairs at Oxford , a pet plumber . Raffaella Barker meets Steven Spielberg .<br />And then you read a copy of Hello magazine and realise that no one in it looks at home in their world .<br /> And anyway ..... if you and Robbie Williams eloped together , I'd miss your blog .SmitoniusAndSonatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11210817141287881808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706340262644788705.post-2837556984744064312010-01-30T23:16:42.094+00:002010-01-30T23:16:42.094+00:00This all makes perfect sense to me. I think it mig...This all makes perfect sense to me. I think it might be something to do with age...Maggie Christiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16047691937064748860noreply@blogger.com