tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6719666521757500002.post1483440958956868346..comments2024-03-28T13:27:44.939-04:00Comments on High Heeled Traveler: Depression + Pregnancy Brain + Culture Shock Does Not a Creative Mind MakeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6719666521757500002.post-23104859141607197302013-11-06T03:36:23.727-05:002013-11-06T03:36:23.727-05:00Thank you my dear friends for your kind words! I c...Thank you my dear friends for your kind words! I can't express how touched I am by your support. Its reassuring to know I'm never alone in my journey!Jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15880423326984842908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6719666521757500002.post-59155585417482246342013-11-01T13:06:48.550-04:002013-11-01T13:06:48.550-04:00Jamie- Thanks for sharing this with the world. It&...Jamie- Thanks for sharing this with the world. It's amazing how strong we can become when we're put through the ringer, and you're no exception. I'm very proud of you and thinking of you and your family. Always an email away if you ever want to chat. Miss you! xoNikki Rappaporthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14606460909376467681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6719666521757500002.post-80824059409228856542013-11-01T12:40:16.591-04:002013-11-01T12:40:16.591-04:00Thinking of you! :)Thinking of you! :)Ashleyhttp://www.ashleyindc.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6719666521757500002.post-56298284287762910332013-11-01T12:00:34.084-04:002013-11-01T12:00:34.084-04:00This is awesome. I have been talking with so many ...This is awesome. I have been talking with so many friends lately from all walks of life and with all sorts of jobs, relationships, issues, etc., and we are all echoing your comments about trying not to get caught up in other people's curated lives. Everyone does it and it is so unhealthy.<br /><br /> I think the only solution is to do exactly as you said: "I want to show you the culture I’m experiencing and lessons I’m learning. I want to connect. I want to grow. I want to laugh about it." Well done!Lauren Clancynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6719666521757500002.post-25998263976223887202013-11-01T10:41:00.359-04:002013-11-01T10:41:00.359-04:00Thanks so much for sharing this post, Jamie! I rea...Thanks so much for sharing this post, Jamie! I really admire your strength. Don't ever hesitate to reach out if you need a friend to talk to! Miss you! xo KaraPolitics of Prettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06724725839786644271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6719666521757500002.post-58269048474732742102013-11-01T09:20:26.902-04:002013-11-01T09:20:26.902-04:00Jamie, I have to tell you, I love and admire you s...Jamie, I have to tell you, I love and admire you so deeply. This is such a brave post. It's hard to bare yourself in this way, but I'm so glad you did. You were so encouraging to me when I lived in Alabama and I hated my life and was miserable every day; I looked up to you because you'd lived in New York and then moved to DC, and you started this wonderful blog and doing what you loved just because you could. I don't know what being pregnant feels like, but I do know that moving to a strange place--as exciting as it is!--can also be alienating. You have so much time with yourself that you start to see things you didn't see before.<br /><br />So I just wanted to share how I see you: You're a beautiful, incredibly kind, compassionate woman with an amazing creative mind and a great sense of humor. I feel so fortunate that I can call you a friend.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing your story.Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12633929402076926327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6719666521757500002.post-37260047140613354442013-11-01T08:33:03.309-04:002013-11-01T08:33:03.309-04:00Beautifully written Jamie! I hear many people talk...Beautifully written Jamie! I hear many people talk about how difficult it is being a creative, but what I don't hear anything about is how difficult it is just being. Life is amazing, and even during the bad times I am grateful for the consciousness to feel those bad times. Still, there is a pressure to keep the negative under wraps, lest we taint our brand. So as we struggle to find our voices, we for the most part tackle that journey alone, save for the happy hours b!tch sessions with the girls where we try to sum up all of our fears and anxieties before last call. Worse still, we are inundated with photos and stories and frankly distractions that keep us from defining who we are and who we wish to be. I wonder how many blogs Leonardo da Vinci read... or the Bronte Sisters... or Richard Avedon... or heck, even Dr. Seuss (what was that brand about?!). However did they manage to find their voices without creeping around the perimeter of the Jones' home? In short, know that you are allowed to feel crazy, cry, throw up, break a glass, then step on a shard of said glass cause you didn't clean it all up, cry again... Its all part of the journey. I love blogs, not for the inspiration, but because it makes me happy to see all of the interesting things people come up with. When I stop feeling happy, and start feeling jealous or start questioning who I am, that's when its time to unplug, pick up a good book or watch an old black and white. Recharge. LONG comment short... I still love your brand and as I've told you before, I love your writing. You paint a beautiful picture with your words, no Photoshop needed. Have a wonderful day!Kara Coleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15966991616188729982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6719666521757500002.post-59969622979724420932013-11-01T08:28:32.894-04:002013-11-01T08:28:32.894-04:00I am moved to tears of pride and admiration. You a...I am moved to tears of pride and admiration. You are an extraordinary woman and a great writer - ! love you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com