tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post8099236307385991733..comments2024-02-04T05:13:04.501-05:00Comments on Nik at Nite: The Next ChapterNikki Staffordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04463618183850438914noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-53421768923416588432012-07-18T17:29:16.681-04:002012-07-18T17:29:16.681-04:00You know, my husband was just asking me this morni...You know, my husband was just asking me this morning - what's up with Nikki Stafford? Out of the blue. I haven't mentioned your blog in months. And so I just checked in today (my last check in was June 27th) and I see this. I am very happy for you, Nikki. I have been through a similar life change that started with a lot of bad things and is evolving into the rest of my life on a new trajectory. Congratulations for recognizing this, waking up, while you and your kids are young. Many do not get it until it is too late to make a difference. <br />Interestly, in 2012, many, many friends have started significantly new chapters in their lives - change careers, strike out on their own, start a blog/website/book, and me, starting my own Executive Coaching practice, a passion of mine, along with great stories, very related in my mind.<br />I visited my 99 year old grandmother on June 28th, and the lesson I got from the informal party we had for her is that nothing is more important than the relationships we have. I hope to be lucky enough to get to 99 and be as healthy as she is, but to also have so many people around me that love and care for me. I have a feeling you will.JShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06219841452322761803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-38415144105572817172012-07-12T18:25:30.851-04:002012-07-12T18:25:30.851-04:00You guys really, really are the best. I can't ...You guys really, really are the best. I can't say it enough. (I don't say it enough.) I wanted to reply all along, but I really didn't know what to say. Just know how much I appreciate all these sentiments, and all of you, and that although I only know a small handful of you face to face, I really do consider all of you friends. And I hope we can all continue this journey together for many years to come! ;)Nikki Staffordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04463618183850438914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-57846424206709685192012-07-12T18:08:46.919-04:002012-07-12T18:08:46.919-04:00Here's a pdf file of the book...
http://www.me...Here's a pdf file of the book...<br />http://www.mediafire.com/?ikmmqjmnjmnmyselfixionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18260627648863354792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-89752252690988222682012-07-06T17:22:19.038-04:002012-07-06T17:22:19.038-04:00Congrats, Nikki! It sounds like you're about t...Congrats, Nikki! It sounds like you're about to be living the dream, and kudos to you for recognizing what you wanted and making it happen. <br /><br />And hey, we get more Nikki on the blog. Everyone's a winner! :) <br /><br />I share some of your conflicted feelings over leaving your job; earlier this year, for similar reasons to yours, I left Barnes & Noble, where I'd worked for almost fifteen years. It was the first job I'd ever had, and while other jobs came along I remained there part time. I almost can't remember a time when I didn't work there, but it was time to make a change, and while I still miss it (sometimes), I don't regret the decision at all. <br /><br />Let me also echo Blam's sentiments and thank you profusely for the community you've fostered here. I've had some fantastic, mind-blowing conversations here and met tons of fantastic people, and connected with people I now consider genuine friends. If more of the internet was like this blog, the world would be a much better place.Austin Gortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-38816519149443167962012-07-05T17:59:19.236-04:002012-07-05T17:59:19.236-04:00@redeem147: I wish I had your guts.
#1, Ew...
#2...<br>@redeem147: <i>I wish I had your guts.</i><br /><br />#1, <i>Ew...</i><br /><br />#2, I read "Bangeldom" and (me not being one who uses smooshed-together 'shipper names) it first scanned as "Bageldom" — so of course I thought "NYC would beg to differ"; <i>then</i> I read it as a typo for "Bangledom" and wondered when Susanna Hoffs had moved there.<br /><br />PS: For anyone who needs a grin, with apologies for hijacking the comments page, I humbly present <a href="http://blamken.blogspot.com/2012/07/amazing-spider-man-minus-andrew.html" rel="nofollow"><i>The Amazing Spider-Man</i> Minus Andrew Garfield Plus Garfield</a>.<br /><br>Blamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342343767763035991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-32053452288742540652012-07-05T08:09:26.275-04:002012-07-05T08:09:26.275-04:00Good for you, Nicky! I am happy for you and thank ...Good for you, Nicky! I am happy for you and thank you for sharing!Jannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-17388301711008856002012-07-04T20:31:48.206-04:002012-07-04T20:31:48.206-04:00Wow, it's true. London is the seat of Bangeldo...Wow, it's true. London is the seat of Bangeldom. :)<br /><br />You take all the time you can with those kids and you hold on tight, because it goes by so fast... <br /><br />I wish I had your guts.Colleen/redeem147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-31412284178615787462012-07-03T20:52:10.518-04:002012-07-03T20:52:10.518-04:00Bless you Niki. I hope this will turn out to be b...Bless you Niki. I hope this will turn out to be be the best decision you ever made. Enjoy those babies, and have a fabuous time working at a more reasonable pace. I hope all the health and other issues work out for the best and I know that being close to your family will be terriffic. It will probably be a lot longer than WE would like until we hear from you again, but we will be waiting for you and keeping you in our thoughts. Hugs, CelandineAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-64981027746697512892012-07-03T20:49:44.549-04:002012-07-03T20:49:44.549-04:00Take your time, Nikki. We'll be waiting for yo...Take your time, Nikki. We'll be waiting for you.Beachgirl5835https://www.blogger.com/profile/15407081463579587256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-78883207104314296282012-07-03T18:22:32.689-04:002012-07-03T18:22:32.689-04:00Reading about your daughter made me cry...my oldes...Reading about your daughter made me cry...my oldest child is off to college in the fall - and FAR AWAY. The time with them does absolutely FLY. Know that however anything else turns out, the decision to make a life such that you can spend more time with your family is - no question - the right one. Best to you and yours - I'll always be back to read, even if it is just snippets every once in a while.EsDeenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-10201675455507011942012-07-03T10:32:01.464-04:002012-07-03T10:32:01.464-04:00All my best to you!! Amanda in Albuquerque, New M...All my best to you!! Amanda in Albuquerque, New MexicoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-82395349536782312012-07-03T06:58:48.441-04:002012-07-03T06:58:48.441-04:00You'll always be my editor, Jen.You'll always be my editor, Jen.Coreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18287835957314437176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-813284954891476972012-07-02T11:37:30.222-04:002012-07-02T11:37:30.222-04:00Amazing! I read this JUST moments after lighting t...Amazing! I read this JUST moments after lighting the fuse to a similar plunge for myself!<br /><br />Good luck on the move and I can't wait to see what's next for you! Hopefully I'll have good news to share on my horizon as well :)Sagacious Penguinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02300030494408133540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-89384914385458924002012-07-02T00:18:39.329-04:002012-07-02T00:18:39.329-04:00Congratulations, Nikki!
I wasn't sure if that...<br>Congratulations, Nikki!<br /><br />I wasn't sure if that was an entirely appropriate phrase to use, but others here have said the same, and hopefully it's seen as encouragement that doesn't belittle how major a life decision this was for you.<br /><br />While I've said it before both in comments and in private E-mail, I can't emphasize enough how the community that you've built on the blog has impacted me. After several years without a computer at all, with only very occasional and brief Internet access at the library or via family, I'd finally saved up for a laptop and I was itching to slowly reconnect with the world online after years of health-related hermitage. The world of blogging and high-speed connectivity had exploded during that time, so I knew that for various reasons I wanted to take calculated baby steps back into the metaphorical waters — but I also knew from having devoured your first couple of <i>Finding 'Lost'</i> books that your blog would be one of the first oases I sought out. I've made some nifty acquaintances, blogging buddies, and even some folks I consider outright friends here; I also met Joan. Yeah, I'd have found kindred spirits other places, too, but you collect a rare breed around you and I think that it speaks to how cool a person you are yourself.<br /><br />I'm sure that you'll miss your ECW family, and I can't imagine them not missing you. The new home sounds great, however; I'm happy to hear that you found such a place for your kids to grow. And if such a time comes that because you're writing a book or there are personal demands on you posts here are sparse again, I know that we'll all understand. Many of us, based on my own experience, congregate in little cliques elsewhere, <i>and</i> we're always thrilled when there's a meaty new post to spark conversation here.<br /><br />So congratulations again — and <i>thanks</i> again for all that, too.<br /><br>Blamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342343767763035991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-5454775483774657092012-07-01T10:40:13.164-04:002012-07-01T10:40:13.164-04:00Congratulations!- I wish you the best in the new ...Congratulations!- I wish you the best in the new exciting chapter of your life! You deserve it.EvaHarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047750533995811019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-37153119991949648062012-07-01T02:11:52.617-04:002012-07-01T02:11:52.617-04:00The beginning where you are talking about your dau...The beginning where you are talking about your daughter was beautiful.<br /><br />I hope you have the life you are wanting and deserve with your children remaining healthy and strong.<br /><br />I'll keep reading your vlog whenever you are ready to put something on it..kluunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-7671941385892794952012-07-01T01:51:57.789-04:002012-07-01T01:51:57.789-04:00The first girl I ever kissed on the lips (Joan Cra...The first girl I ever kissed on the lips (Joan Crawford, it's not what you think) lives in London, Ontario today. I haven't seen her since Dec. 28, 1978. <br /><br />Life. Blink and you miss it.Page48https://www.blogger.com/profile/09728079057077761364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-83391170411014137902012-07-01T00:14:52.227-04:002012-07-01T00:14:52.227-04:00PS: I did exactly what Marebabe did. You had me wo...PS: I did exactly what Marebabe did. You had me worried for a minute there!Erin {pughs' news}https://www.blogger.com/profile/03261798020134673516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-71139742652374042552012-07-01T00:13:20.828-04:002012-07-01T00:13:20.828-04:00It's the beginning of great things, Nikki, mos...It's the beginning of great things, Nikki, most definitely. <br /><br />Love your blog and your books and you! Be happy in your new life. I can't wait to hear all about it!Erin {pughs' news}https://www.blogger.com/profile/03261798020134673516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-5366876533310820102012-06-30T23:30:22.936-04:002012-06-30T23:30:22.936-04:00Best wishes on the start of a new life course. Spe...Best wishes on the start of a new life course. Speaking of the palliative nurse, which began your blog, a friend who works in the same capacity has the task of helping the terminally ill in writing "end of life" narratives. <br />Despite the gloomy tone of this, there is some bright light to be anticipated at the closing of our lives. Not so much that we regret, or wish for things--time, family, friends etc--but that we reassess our lives in creative ways we never did throughout our former years. The incidental moments become refocused and brought forward in a manner suggestive of psychological growth, a final growth spurt of our psyche's. It's a comforting thought that we never stop growing, we never finally get it "all right". So relax, enjoy, think of Blake's universe in a flower and grain of sand; life in a moment, and know the memories will always be there, drifting out of focus for now, but later coming back with a sharp clarity that may surprise you with joy.Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01474623954925835867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-89508086675678895972012-06-30T17:45:01.250-04:002012-06-30T17:45:01.250-04:00We speed through our days
thinking the wind in our...We speed through our days<br />thinking the wind in our face<br />is sine qua non<br /><br />So much so that when<br />we slow down we miss the breeze<br />and think we are lost<br /><br />But then comes the wind<br />at our backs, nudging us on<br />a different path<br /><br />Some ways on, we turn<br />and look back to see the place<br />where we were becalmed<br /><br />From here it is easy<br />to see what we missed back there;<br />that the crossroads was<br /><br />Clearly signposted:<br />"The Rest Of Your Life" and "No<br />Longer An Option"<br /><br />So, we turn again<br />wet the tip of one finger<br />raise it in the air<br /><br />Come with me, my friends<br />set forth on the open sea<br />mark time by the sun<br /><br />Feel the wind again<br />neither pushing nor pulling<br />but lifting us up<br /><br /><br />For Nik - with love, HBhumanebeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15717844158635399246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-85147652170751385822012-06-30T16:43:14.746-04:002012-06-30T16:43:14.746-04:00Inspiring stuff. Good luck with all, best of luck ...Inspiring stuff. Good luck with all, best of luck on the move, and I look forward to what's coming next!Tom Speelmanhttp://tomtificate.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-7023210465524104712012-06-30T14:02:50.652-04:002012-06-30T14:02:50.652-04:00Thank you Nikki for all you do and for all you hav...Thank you Nikki for all you do and for all you have done. I discovered your blog several years ago in my attempt to read all things Lost-could you blame me?! When the Buffy rewatch went up it was my salvation against grad school readings family troubles, medical issues, and stressful work happenings. I appreciate all you have done publicly on the blog while I am sure privately it has been quite a difficult road. I am at the crossroads of many things myself and also reading those quotes that make you go, "Hmmmm...." to try and rediscover life in general. Thank you for the book recommendation, it sounds just perfect for many of us going through similar life moments! Many well wishes on this next chapter of your life :) I am glad you will still be providing your insights to life but also happy to know you will be experiencing LIFE all the more in the coming days!Helenanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-67520759021089228952012-06-30T12:19:32.399-04:002012-06-30T12:19:32.399-04:00Wow, Nikki, hope everything works out for you guys...Wow, Nikki, hope everything works out for you guys! Too bad I won't get the chance to run into you in the T-Dot anymore! <br /><br />It's funny, yesterday, I literally had a super-similar revelation about my own age/accomplishments/future, and posted an entry in my own blog about it! Great minds, my dear! ;)<br /><br />Anyway, I wish nothing but the super, SUPER BEST for you, your husband, your children, and every other aspect of your life. May peace, health, and happiness be with you guys forever. And whenever life gets you feeling stressed again, just remember the three golden rules:<br /><br />1. Never stop PLAYING.<br />2. Silver linings are easier to see than you think.<br />3. Be sure to drink your Ovaltine.<br /><br />All the best, always. :)The Question Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12900131704617088181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-8652099106643651372012-06-30T09:18:13.992-04:002012-06-30T09:18:13.992-04:00My respect for you has increased dramatically, Nik...My respect for you has increased dramatically, Nikki, since I finally started my own blog and realised just how difficult and time-consuming it is to post regularly. It's all I can do to get a couple of posts up a week, and from the sounds of it I don't have half the 'real world' responsibilities that you do. I've got all these ideas for things I want to post but actually having the time and motivation to write them up is very rare. My blog has only been going for a couple of months and it's already proving challenging to keep updating it regularly, while yours has been going for nearly 6 years now so I have the greatest admiration for you for still managing to get a few posts up every month as well as living your actual life. <br /><br />I look forward to seeing new things on this blog in the future, and I wish you all the best with this next chapter in your life.Quarkshttp://tvquarks.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com