Comments on: Refugee At Home http://www.annhandley.com/2009/01/18/refugee-at-home/ Ann Handley writes about work, culture, parenting in stories and vignettes from everyday life. Tue, 02 Mar 2010 07:19:52 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: gucciwomenshoes http://www.annhandley.com/2009/01/18/refugee-at-home/comment-page-2/#comment-3145 gucciwomenshoes Fri, 12 Feb 2010 12:18:49 +0000 http://www.annhandley.com/?p=46#comment-3145 Amazing that you can write like this when you're feeling so crappy. But write you can! <a href="http://gucciwell.com" rel="nofollow">gucciwell.com</a> Next time you'll know to tell the surgeon to give you the anesthesia that doesn't make you sick Amazing that you can write like this when you're feeling so crappy. But write you can! gucciwell.com Next time you'll know to tell the surgeon to give you the anesthesia that doesn't make you sick

]]> By: Maybe Writing Isn’t So Obsolete After All http://www.annhandley.com/2009/01/18/refugee-at-home/comment-page-2/#comment-2938 Maybe Writing Isn’t So Obsolete After All Thu, 10 Sep 2009 17:08:48 +0000 http://www.annhandley.com/?p=46#comment-2938 [...] well written. Look at Ann Handley’s Annarchy, for example (for a good sample, read Refugee at Home). Or Penelope Trunk’s Brazen Careerist (sample this post for good writing, but you should [...] [...] well written. Look at Ann Handley’s Annarchy, for example (for a good sample, read Refugee at Home). Or Penelope Trunk’s Brazen Careerist (sample this post for good writing, but you should [...]

]]> By: Why Do People Use Twitter? « Digital Marketing (SEO , SMO) http://www.annhandley.com/2009/01/18/refugee-at-home/comment-page-2/#comment-2933 Why Do People Use Twitter? « Digital Marketing (SEO , SMO) Sat, 05 Sep 2009 21:04:14 +0000 http://www.annhandley.com/?p=46#comment-2933 [...] spent an unusual amount of time offline the past few weeks, first traveling and then recovering fromminor surgery. And I found I missed Twitter — maybe not quite as much as I missed eating solid food, [...] [...] spent an unusual amount of time offline the past few weeks, first traveling and then recovering fromminor surgery. And I found I missed Twitter — maybe not quite as much as I missed eating solid food, [...]

]]> By: Come Twitter with me | Life on Avenue Z http://www.annhandley.com/2009/01/18/refugee-at-home/comment-page-2/#comment-2545 Come Twitter with me | Life on Avenue Z Mon, 09 Feb 2009 17:19:01 +0000 http://www.annhandley.com/?p=46#comment-2545 [...] off the direct message, and as soon as I hit send, guilt crept in. It was a weekend. Ann just had minor surgery a few days ago, and that threw her for a loop. She had to send her dogs away while she recovered. [...] [...] off the direct message, and as soon as I hit send, guilt crept in. It was a weekend. Ann just had minor surgery a few days ago, and that threw her for a loop. She had to send her dogs away while she recovered. [...]

]]> By: ‘What Happened to Your Nose?’ http://www.annhandley.com/2009/01/18/refugee-at-home/comment-page-2/#comment-2503 ‘What Happened to Your Nose?’ Sat, 31 Jan 2009 21:49:36 +0000 http://www.annhandley.com/?p=46#comment-2503 [...] Subscribe ← Refugee At Home [...] [...] Subscribe ← Refugee At Home [...]

]]> By: Rency http://www.annhandley.com/2009/01/18/refugee-at-home/comment-page-2/#comment-2494 Rency Thu, 29 Jan 2009 08:51:52 +0000 http://www.annhandley.com/?p=46#comment-2494 I understand how it would be to face all this but am glad out of this you keep your calm and are moving in forward positively. My mother is suffering a similar experience but my Hope lies in my God. Only thing i would like to share with you is trust in God. He made us. Jesus Christ died for us and rose again that we would be free from all this pain. By his stripes we were healed and am sure if we trust and have faith in God, in prayer if we ask for healing God will heal us right now. I must say you are a prolific writer and really brave at heart. By reading your blog i felt more closer to God. He's giving me more reason to Praise Him. From today on Ann u will be in my prayers..you can send your prayer requests to me at rencym10@gmail.com I understand how it would be to face all this but am glad out of this you keep your calm and are moving in forward positively. My mother is suffering a similar experience but my Hope lies in my God. Only thing i would like to share with you is trust in God. He made us. Jesus Christ died for us and rose again that we would be free from all this pain. By his stripes we were healed and am sure if we trust and have faith in God, in prayer if we ask for healing God will heal us right now. I must say you are a prolific writer and really brave at heart. By reading your blog i felt more closer to God. He’s giving me more reason to Praise Him. From today on Ann u will be in my prayers..you can send your prayer requests to me at rencym10@gmail.com

]]> By: Susan @pinkolivefamily http://www.annhandley.com/2009/01/18/refugee-at-home/comment-page-1/#comment-2488 Susan @pinkolivefamily Tue, 27 Jan 2009 13:22:56 +0000 http://www.annhandley.com/?p=46#comment-2488 Dear Ann, What an eloquent writer you are ~ so glad to read & know that you are doing well and recovering. Wish you all the best sincerely ~ and look forward to reading more of your updates via ur blog site as well via twitter. PS - yes! SPF50 all the way for myself and for my family. Best! Susan Dear Ann,

What an eloquent writer you are ~ so glad to read & know that you are doing well and recovering. Wish you all the best sincerely ~ and look forward to reading more of your updates via ur blog site as well via twitter. PS – yes! SPF50 all the way for myself and for my family.

Best!

Susan

]]> By: Ann Handley: Why Do People Use Twitter? | iMarketwell http://www.annhandley.com/2009/01/18/refugee-at-home/comment-page-1/#comment-2486 Ann Handley: Why Do People Use Twitter? | iMarketwell Mon, 26 Jan 2009 22:42:39 +0000 http://www.annhandley.com/?p=46#comment-2486 [...] an unusual amount of time offline the past few weeks, first traveling and then recovering from minor surgery. And I found I missed Twitter — maybe not quite as much as I missed eating solid food, [...] [...] an unusual amount of time offline the past few weeks, first traveling and then recovering from minor surgery. And I found I missed Twitter — maybe not quite as much as I missed eating solid food, [...]

]]> By: Ann Handley: Why Do People Use Twitter? | The Marketr http://www.annhandley.com/2009/01/18/refugee-at-home/comment-page-1/#comment-2484 Ann Handley: Why Do People Use Twitter? | The Marketr Mon, 26 Jan 2009 18:05:56 +0000 http://www.annhandley.com/?p=46#comment-2484 [...] an unusual amount of time offline the past few weeks, first traveling and then recovering from minor surgery. And I found I missed Twitter — maybe not quite as much as I missed eating solid food, [...] [...] an unusual amount of time offline the past few weeks, first traveling and then recovering from minor surgery. And I found I missed Twitter — maybe not quite as much as I missed eating solid food, [...]

]]> By: John Munsell http://www.annhandley.com/2009/01/18/refugee-at-home/comment-page-1/#comment-2482 John Munsell Mon, 26 Jan 2009 14:34:35 +0000 http://www.annhandley.com/?p=46#comment-2482 Ann, Wow! I could read your writing all day long. So sorry to hear of the whole ordeal, but what a gift you've been given. Perhaps the debate at the end should not be about how long we have before we become permanent exiles or refugees from the bodies of our youth, but rather how long do we have to bring smiles to the faces of others through the talents God has given us. You are unbelievably talented and you bring smiles to the faces of so many through your writing every day. In about 4 months I will undergo my 3rd surgery, only this time it's a biggie. What started out as a simple hernia repair has now grown into a major complication. Apparently, it comes with a lot of risks and a two-month recovery period. While I certainly have my concerns, there’s a part of me that welcomes the down time. I’m sure I’ll have plenty of my own pink pills, but I hope that it gives me a similar time of reflection. I hope that it gives me the time to pen something as poignant and compelling as the things you put out every day. And I hope that through my writings I can put a smile on someone’s face like you do each and every day through your own written word. You’re the best, Ann. Your body doesn’t define you. Read the words of all those who care about you and who responded to your post. You educate people. You motivate people. You move people. You make people laugh. And in this particular post, you did it all while living in temporary exile. What a gift indeed! Ann,
Wow! I could read your writing all day long. So sorry to hear of the whole ordeal, but what a gift you’ve been given.
Perhaps the debate at the end should not be about how long we have before we become permanent exiles or refugees from the bodies of our youth, but rather how long do we have to bring smiles to the faces of others through the talents God has given us. You are unbelievably talented and you bring smiles to the faces of so many through your writing every day.
In about 4 months I will undergo my 3rd surgery, only this time it’s a biggie. What started out as a simple hernia repair has now grown into a major complication. Apparently, it comes with a lot of risks and a two-month recovery period.
While I certainly have my concerns, there’s a part of me that welcomes the down time. I’m sure I’ll have plenty of my own pink pills, but I hope that it gives me a similar time of reflection. I hope that it gives me the time to pen something as poignant and compelling as the things you put out every day. And I hope that through my writings I can put a smile on someone’s face like you do each and every day through your own written word.
You’re the best, Ann. Your body doesn’t define you. Read the words of all those who care about you and who responded to your post. You educate people. You motivate people. You move people. You make people laugh. And in this particular post, you did it all while living in temporary exile. What a gift indeed!

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