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Susie Middleton's avatar

So many good things coming together here. Proud of you for asking for help, and glad this appointment with hope and love is in the Filofax. You've got your end of the couch - plenty of helpers waiting to help lift the other end.

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Jessica Lawrence-Hurt's avatar

Good luck Elissa! You got this 💪

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Shire Jansen's avatar

Best wishes, taking the first step is usually the hardest, may the rewards be multiple.

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Chris J. Rice's avatar

Asking for help is so hard and so very hopeful.

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sarah e webb's avatar

I was privy to a conversation in which one of the speakers said he turned over the face of his watch and wrote “now” on the other side to remind himself of what matters.

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Physnicks's avatar

Elissa - thank you for being so brave and for sharing your beautiful self with us. Sending you love - 💕❤️

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Sally laRhette's avatar

treasure

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crumbs & comfort's avatar

you know, i am sitting here, reading this.. and i’m thinking to myself how i literally have 3 calendars that i look almost every single day. you’ve inspired me to take out my simple planner and just...write there.

stopping. taking a breath.

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Judith Newcomb Stiles's avatar

Filofax! Yaaas! More human.

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Elizabeth Cohen's avatar

luckeeeee!

I have mine, and it is still my buddy. I use an online calendar program (google, ick) but there is nothing like those precious pages, waiting for HANDWRITTEN appointments. Kept all the old ones too, so I have a record of my life via the annals of Filofax. I remember when it seemed so modern, now it feels like it hails from some odd corner of organizational antiquity.

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Patty Oliver's avatar

Ahhh

Of course !! The couch !! Jeeze terrific

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Patty Oliver's avatar

I got everything ... including the recipe, even tho I don’t eat chicken - but not the film clip? Why ? Please - I don’t get the connection?

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Elissa Altman's avatar

That’s where the iconic “trapped under something heavy” line comes from.

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Patty Oliver's avatar

Ok terrific - I get it - the couch ! Wonderful Thankyou

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Elizabeth Cohen's avatar

Elissa: IS THAT A FILOFAX? Oh how I love mine. Nothing modern, updated or electronic will ever replace this tidy and very British calendar system. I love it so.

Nice blog post!

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Elissa Altman's avatar

It is indeed a Filofax--I actually have two of them!

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Allison Moorer's avatar

Amen.

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