Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Bonjour


I want to thank my dear readers and friends for the emails and comments you have left since I stopped writing on my blog. I have read every one, and been quite humbled at the lovely things you have said.

I am so happy that you might have found something on my blog to help you out in a down day, but the truth is, writing my posts helps me too. It works out things in my head and sometimes it doesn’t feel like I am thinking about what I’m writing, it just comes out of my fingers on the keyboard.

I do really miss writing on my blog, but felt shy about coming back.  I did and still do find the blog world quite overwhelming so it has been a refreshing break to not be in it.

Life is very similar to when I left you, just a little busier perhaps. I am still trying to be more conscientious at work in our store (I am not a very hard worker!), be happy, be a good wife and family member and friend, be healthy and all those other things that we all work towards.

My darling husband and I still have Miss Jessica, and we also adopted her kitten Nina from the same cat shelter just over a year ago. Jessica is now four, and Nina is three. What can I say, Jessica was a young mother!

Jessica and Nina are like peas in a pod and we sometimes get them mixed up if they are facing away from us. They keep us amused with the funny things they do. I often say they are worth their keep in pure comedy value.

So please do pop in if you feel like it. I don’t know what my routine will be like yet, but I will be writing more on my beloved idealistic chic lifestyle.

47 comments:

  1. Yay! So happy you are returning! :)

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  2. Fiona, you're back!! I have missed you so much! So great to hear from you - and the kitties look beautiful.

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  3. Yay, I let out a little hurrah when I saw this. So nice to hear from you.

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  4. Oh Fiona, I'm so glad to see your update! Welcome back! So looking forward to more posts! Love the pic of the cute kitties!

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  5. Fiona,

    You made my morning! So good to see you back again. I always kept your blog hoping you might come back to it some day.

    :)

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  6. So happy you're back Fiona! Missed reading your posts. Glad to hear things are going well for you.

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  7. Fiona, I have thought about you very recently -- just yesterday, in fact, when I decided it was time to declutter my closet. I went into your "decluttering" tag and read all about it for inspiration. I always thought you had one of the very best blogs out there, and am beyond pleased that you're back -- for however long and whatever reason. I know I speak for many when I say you've been missed.

    Amities,
    Marsi

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  8. Welcome back, Fiona. I always enjoyed reading your blog, though I never left a comment. You have been missed.

    Sarah in Michigan

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  9. Welcome back Fiona!
    It will be a delight to have you writing on your blog again. I have truly missed you!
    I feel a bounce in my step already just knowing you are back!
    Hugs,
    Leslie

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  10. I've really missed your posts and was glad to see this in my inbox this morning :) Glad you've been enjoying your break and look forward to hearing from you whenever you do post.
    Joan

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  11. Lovely to see you back as I find you so inspiring and love and miss your posts xx

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  12. Dearest Fiona,
    Seeing your post is like seeing dear friend that I have not seen in a long while. I’m overwhelmed with happiness! Your cats are beauties!

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  13. Dear Fiona, Are you kidding? Please tell us you're not kidding. I can't tell you how happy this makes me! And I am glad to hear you've been doing well, but also glad to hear you've missed blogging. Really, there is no other blog comparable to yours (and I've been searching since you stopped blogging). Hooray! I can't wait. You've been terribly missed.

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  14. So happy you are back! Lovely bitty-kitties.

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  15. Hello Fiona, I found your blog just before you decided to call it a day. Wonderful that your back, actually made me smile :)

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  16. Dear Fiona, I am so happy you are back! I read and re-read all your posts and missed your beatiful ,serene voice!
    I've been checking your blog with the hope that maybe, just maybe, you change your mind. i am so happy you did!
    Ildiko

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  17. So wonderful to see you back! I was so excited when I saw our post!

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  18. Fiona, like everyone else I'm so happy to see you back! I can't believe I chanced on this - I will definitely be looking out for any new posts you write. I have read through your blog several times just for pure pleasure, I always found something useful and inspiring in it. Glad to know that you and your husband are well and happy.

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  19. Welcome back !!!!!!!!!!!!

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  20. Fiona, I am so delighted that you are back. Your blog was and is my favourite and always made my day. I have never posted a comment before on any blog, but your return is wonderful. I look forward to reading your posts in the future. Lucy

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  21. Welcome back. I always enjoyed reading your blog and getting good inspirations.
    If you enjoy blogging, and we enjoy reading you, why stop?!!
    I certainly will be following you.

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  22. What can I say that hasn't been said already? Delighted to see you're back!

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  23. I am overjoyed that you are back! I have missed your blog which is truly my favourite. I have often popped back for some inspirational and calming reading. I look forward to reading whatever you post.

    With warm welcome back wishes,

    Catherine

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  24. Me, too - what everyone else has said!

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  25. Thanks for being brave and coming back! what a nice surprise.

    Allison

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  26. I am very pleased to see you back. Hope you'll continue writing in your blog at a pace that is comfortable fot you. You blog posts were always such an inspiration for me.

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  27. I was just so excited to see "How to Be Chic" appear in my email In Box. It was like hearing from an old beloved friend that you had lost contact with. Welcome back Fiona, so many of us have missed you. You dont need to blog to a timetable. Your many fans will just be happy to hear from you whenever you wish, and regarding whatever Chic thing you wish to discuss. Love, Sophie x

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  28. Welcome back. I have continued to visit your blog regularly in the hope that you would return. Lovely surprise...and lovely kitties.
    Anita ...Perth, West Aust

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  29. I loved your blog! I just caught the tail end of it before you stopped. But I have read your 30 days of chic and I am actually going over it again now. Can't wait to hear some more chic ideas from you! -Carla

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  30. What a coincidence -- have you read Jennifer of A Well Styled Life today? She points us at the closing of your blog and here you are hinting at a reopening -- I'll be happy to read whenever you're ready, but I also well understand the impulse to take care in that commitment. . . .

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  31. Welcome back!!! I was hoping you would return!


    Merci

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  32. So thrilled you're back, Fiona! I've missed you. xo

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  33. Oh my goodness. I am overwhelmed with happiness...welcome back! I nearly swooned away when your post showed up in my reader. xo H

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  34. Such an unexpected pleasure to 'see' you again! Just yesterday I was thinking of one of your chic habits as I was perusing body care products at a local art fair/farmers market. I applied a orange and almond moisturizer last night that I can still smell.

    Any tidbit you post will be a delight, however frequently (or infrequently) you decide to publish!

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  35. Huzzah! I found your blog after you'd closed up shop and kept hoping for more.

    Welcome back!

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  36. Welcome back Fiona!! I had just discovered you before you stopped. I'm so thrilled you're back.

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  37. Bonjour, Fiona:

    So happy to see you have returned. I never posted much on your blog, just a few comments here and there, but I was a reader from day one. Even after your blog ended, I would often return for inspiration; this morning I really needed some inspiration. Imagine my surprise!
    Much success and happiness,
    Deborah

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  38. Welcome back, Fiona.

    It's so lovely to see you back. Your blog is so full of grace and calm -- the essence of chic! There is none other quite like it.

    It will be a treat to be able to continue to read whatever posts you choose to make from time-to-time.

    Alison

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  39. So lovely to see you back, Fiona. Have missed you :-)

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  40. This is a wonderful surprise! I'm so happy you're back! Hooray!

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  41. How lovely to see you back Fiona!

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  42. I was a late discoverer of your blog, and I can truly say it is amazing. Keep writing! You are an inspiration. Thank goodness you're back.

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  43. Dear Fiona I am so thrilled you are back. Thank you and I look forward to enjoying your wonderful posts again.

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  44. You made my day! Welcome back!

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Merci for your comment. Wishing you a chic day!