tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5844054692006527221.post7600756582194875630..comments2023-10-03T12:47:20.596-02:00Comments on <br>Love Always Hopes: The Adventures of Mr. Superman and Mrs. S.: Silencing the ClockAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07873052963009039201noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5844054692006527221.post-7775823842675087502010-08-19T22:12:47.183-02:002010-08-19T22:12:47.183-02:00Great tips! I do things like that too. I try to fi...Great tips! I do things like that too. I try to find something to occupy all of my time. Last year when The Hubble was gone I decided to do the 50 books in a year challenge. I also took cake decorating classes. Exercise became an integral part of my year because you used up a couple hours right there! Easy peasy! Goals, challenges and hobbies are great! <br /><br />Wonderful post! Thanks for sharing!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05105496356213075925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5844054692006527221.post-45462101281514740112010-08-18T00:01:17.491-02:002010-08-18T00:01:17.491-02:00I love this post! It was like I was reading about...I love this post! It was like I was reading about my own deployment! <br /><br />I hated when people told me to stay busy because it didn't help me actually stay busy. But I did manage it. I took up new hobbies, some I liked, some I didn't. I read as many of the books I always said I was going to read as possible. I played with my dog and I visited friends... We had just moved to a new area and I didn't know anyone, so visiting took up a bunch of my time because I lived at least an hour away from everyone.<br /><br />Ultimately time passed, but what was really hard was when we hit the half way point of the deployment. My mind set switched from, "he just left," to, "he is almost home." That made time pass very slowly. <br /><br />Stick with what works, try new things and get out there and meet people. It really works.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5844054692006527221.post-82224043621743761282010-08-16T15:41:26.383-02:002010-08-16T15:41:26.383-02:00Such good advice! And where you'll be back in...Such good advice! And where you'll be back in Arizona, go to the temple a lot, look at craft classes offered by JoAnn's (since you are so crafty anyway!) sign up for that CNA class, work on things that interest you and make you a better person! Come visit us...as often as you can because we LOVE to see you! So good that you have blog friends who have 'been there, done that" to help you get through! <3 <3 <3Mama Steelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11109346223171700551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5844054692006527221.post-22711486435931546212010-08-16T13:54:29.453-02:002010-08-16T13:54:29.453-02:00Its hard. Especially when you look at the DAYS he&...Its hard. Especially when you look at the DAYS he's gone. I think we decided we are going to count paychecks :) A little more feasible.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07873052963009039201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5844054692006527221.post-52428843613333961062010-08-16T13:16:35.114-02:002010-08-16T13:16:35.114-02:00Hey love, left a little love on my blog for you ;)...Hey love, left a little love on my blog for you ;)Reihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17040310005715478604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5844054692006527221.post-8400080466282989722010-08-16T12:29:38.593-02:002010-08-16T12:29:38.593-02:00Great tips! When Mr. M was gone, I was a full time...Great tips! When Mr. M was gone, I was a full time student and had tons of friends to keep me busy. I also had a lot of extra curricular activities to keep me busy. I know that "stay busy" is really broad but I guess just do what suits you best! =)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5844054692006527221.post-20110806806574900062010-08-16T12:15:42.091-02:002010-08-16T12:15:42.091-02:00Great post! I agree...stay busy. The thing that I ...Great post! I agree...stay busy. The thing that I did to stay busy was to plan at least 1 thing a month. Something that I would do to use my time and plan for it. It would give me something to look forward to each month, and once that event was done, then I was looking forward to the next months event. It could be just as simple as having someone over for lunch/dinner.Goodnight moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09849421663729055198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5844054692006527221.post-68100460734398107582010-08-16T02:06:11.943-02:002010-08-16T02:06:11.943-02:00Great tips! The clock doesn't stop ticking aft...Great tips! The clock doesn't stop ticking after they're gone either, it's deafening (5 MONTHS... now what?!) but you learn to live with it I guess, just as you do with the deployment clock. Much love to you both!Mrs Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10120454749826802963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5844054692006527221.post-85280498456874111002010-08-16T01:59:39.608-02:002010-08-16T01:59:39.608-02:00My Marine has yet to go to Afghanistan, but we hav...My Marine has yet to go to Afghanistan, but we have been through three deployments: one to Thailand and two to some place in Japan. I have pretty much had a countdown clock our whole relationship though. We've been together almost a year now and only two weeks of that year has been actually with each other. To pass time: I stay focused on school, spend time with friends, take up new hobbies, create a goal list (and actually complete them!), read, and try to pick up as many hours as possible. <br /><br />The days that are the worse are the ones where you see countdown (that tells you how many days you have until your back into each others arms) and it seems like it should be a much smaller number. The best ones though, are the days where you look at it and ask yourself where the time has gone :)<br /><br />www.life-itssomethingbeautiful.blogspot.comIt's Something Beautifulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00326583144119440250noreply@blogger.com