Midlife PerspectiveMidlife PerspectiveThis blog is a commentary on life in general as seen through the eyes of middle-age. And hopefully, along the way will provide useful insights and resources.
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My Other Job
2007-10-26 21:37:00 As some of you may have noticed, I have been online infrequently lately, I?ve been busy with my ?other job? as personal assistant to myself. It used to be a part time position, but lately, the hours have increased exponentially. I feel like I?m holding down two full time jobs now. (but only one of ... More About: Life , Financial , Goals , Anxiety
Shed Some Light on SAD
2007-10-19 21:51:00 The leaves are changing, the air is crisp. All signs point to the dreaded winter months ahead, especially where I live, the winters can be brutal. Time to break out the light box (I should have started last month) I?m no hypochondriac, but I am absolutely, 100% positive I have mild to moderate Seasonal Affective ... More About: Health , Life , Depression , Light , Some
Uncle Dad
2007-10-14 19:49:00 Eight years ago I was divorced from my first husband. Eight years ago, my sisters and I got a new brother. Same guy. Weird. I thought I had one of the greatest divorces ever on record. I was divorced in 1999 from my husband of 10 years and the father of both of my children. The ... More About: Family , Anxiety , Uncle
My Midlife Bedtime Story
2007-10-09 04:20:00 This week has been really hectic for me. Work has been unbelievably busy. (they’re probably hoping I screw something up before my review) and home has been crazy too. The kids have a lot going on, the Indians are in the playoffs so my husband is useless and the dog got skunked last week and ... More About: Story , Meditation , Nostalgia , Aging , Midlife
Employee Review - Good Times
2007-10-05 04:06:00 Next week I?m having my employee review at my company. Time to once again, justify my salary like a defendant on trial. It feels like an exercise in futility for me, just some more bureaucratic BS. It?s basically a job interview for a job you already have. I don?t know why they call it an annual ... More About: Review , Work , Goals , Career , Times
I Wasn?t Born Yesterday
2007-10-01 04:27:00 My short term memory may be declining but my long term memory remains intact. I remember a good portion of my high school years, and more memories keep flooding back almost daily now that my kids are at that age. I remember all of the not-so-smart (aka stupid, asinine) things I did, and I remember that ... More About: Family , Parenting , Nostalgia , Yesterday
Losing Stamina
2007-09-27 21:37:00 In my younger days I could function on a few hours of sleep. I could go from morning till night without having to make several pots of coffee just to keep my eyes open. I could fly up the stairs with loads of laundry without being winded. I miss the physical stamina that I once ... More About: Life , Aging , Mindset , Midlife , Mina
Short Leash Leads To Midlife Crisis
2007-09-25 02:52:00 Having gone through a couple of midlife crises myself, I think I can spot one when I see one. There is a crisis happening to a member of my household. No, it?s not my husband (I am his midlife crisis), but my dog. Seriously, I?m pretty sure he?s going through some sort of doggie midlife ... More About: Life , Pets , Home , Leads , Short
Shopping For a New Pair of Genes?
2007-09-22 19:54:00 Tonight, I must do something that is so abhorrent to me, I am finding it difficult to revel in the joy that today is Saturday. My daughter has reminded me of my promise to take her shopping for something to wear to the school dance. She is using her own money that she has saved, ... More About: Family , Shopping , Parenting , Pair , Mindset
Do Something Today
2007-09-20 19:12:00 Recently I came across abobaday.com a funny, lighthearted site that I like to pop in on periodically. It reminds me not to take life too seriously. It?s centered around a persona known only as bob. It?s fun, silly, and it makes me smile. bob?s avatar looks like a silly smiley face with no body. Just ... More About: Society , Health , Life , Today , Some
Baggage Check
2007-09-20 04:12:00 I have a friend who has been my friend since we were 5 years old. She is the same age as me and has no children and has never been married. She has always been picky when it comes to men. Even when we were in our 20’s she would always find something wrong with ... More About: Life , Check , Mindset , Midlife , Baggage
An Uninspired State of Mind
2007-09-18 21:21:00 I haven?t felt very good the past few days. There is some kind of flu-like virus traveling through my household. First the kids, then my husband, now me. It?s nothing serious, just achy, headache, sore throat, and general malaise. It doesn?t do much for my psyche either. I feel tired and blah and completely unmotivated. A ... More About: Life , Financial , Mind , State , Mindset
Seven Minutes in Heaven
2007-09-15 21:38:00 Last night I experienced seven minutes in heaven. Seven minutes of pure bliss. I couldn?t stop smiling. I was glowing from head to toe. I felt like all was right with the world. I usually experience these seven minutes every Friday night. The kids are out with their friends and my husband and I have ... More About: Family , Life , Heaven , Home , Minutes
Teenage Parenting Episode: Where?s the Beef?
2007-09-14 02:25:00 My sweet little daughter of yesteryear has become quite the independent and opinionated young lady. She?s 14 years old and she definitely has a mind of her own. I?m a little fuzzy on when this happened. It seems like only a short time ago that she was my ?easy? child. Ever since she was a ... More About: Family , Parenting , Episode , Beef , Teenage
No Money Down, Up or Anywhere
2007-09-12 04:21:00 I have tried to avoid writing on the topic of finances just as I have tried to avoid thinking about them. The absolute number one stressor in my life, are my finances, hands down. Whenever I have to write checks for the bills, or reconcile my bank statement or even just check the balance online, ... More About: Family , Life , Money , Financial , Anxiety
Mother?s Little Helpers
2007-09-10 02:37:00 No this post isn?t about Nembutal, Valium or Xanax or any of the anti-anxiety prescription drugs known as Mother ?s little helpers. This is about Mother?s little cyber helpers. Places that I?ve come across that help me, daily, in one way or another. It all depends on what kind of day I?m having, what kind of ... More About: Life , Blogging , Midlife , Litt
Where Did Customer Service Go?
2007-09-07 21:57:00 I can?t recall exactly when the downward trend began, but it seems that true customer service is well on its way to becoming extinct. Maybe it started with the advent of the scanning technology, or perhaps it?s outsourcing. I?m not sure, but recently I have noticed that receiving quality, competent customer service anywhere has become ... More About: Society , Life , Customer Service , Service , Customer
Blogging and Poker
2007-09-06 22:02:00 Trial and error Since I started this blog, I found that trying to get it to stand out and get noticed amongst the vast plethora of sites on the web is no simple task. Finding a needle in a haystack is needless to say, difficult. Now consider finding a particular needle in a NEEDLE-stack. Now that?s ... More About: Poker , Blogging , Recreation , Poke
Perimenopause - Not Quite Menopause
2007-09-05 21:27:00 I rarely go to the doctor. I know, I really should have regular medical checkups but I have always been reactive rather than proactive when it comes to my own health. I?m very responsible about my children?s healthcare, but when it comes to my own, I always find an excuse to put it off. Thankfully, ... More About: Family , Health , Life , Aging , Menopause
Now That?s What I Call Holding a Grudge
2007-09-03 23:48:00 I really must stop reading newspapers. I try to just read the fluff, and what do I get? This business about Leona Helmsley leaving 12 million dollars to her dog and leaving nothing to two of her four grandchildren leaves me with a sickening feeling. Realizing that there are people who are so stubborn and selfish ... More About: Society , Holding , Call , Grudge
Vacation to Nowhere with Nothing to Do
2007-09-02 04:42:00 Having absolutely nowhere to go and nothing to do, that?s my dream vacation. I think I would love it, just do nothing. I can?t remember the last time I was conscious and did nothing. My kids are constantly complaining that there?s nothing to do, and I think, oh how glorious that would be. Nothing to ... More About: Life , Vacation , Recreation , Goals , Mindset
Living in the Moment
2007-08-31 02:45:00 Living in the moment seems to be a prevailing theme when it comes to finding happiness. At least that?s what I have been reading on various personal development sites, blogs and self help books. Since I have a real problem with anxiety about the future, I thought I would take a serious stab at it. I ... More About: Life , Living , Moment , Mindset
Back to School
2007-08-27 13:59:00 It seems like only a few weeks ago I was longing for summer break to get here. I was excited that school would be out for the summer. No more PTA meetings, no more choir concerts, no more running out at the last minute for project boards, no more hounding the kids about their homework ... More About: Family , Life , School , Back , Back to School
Ignorance Was Bliss
2007-08-22 04:22:00 The older we get, the more advanced society becomes, the more informed we have become. I believe we were all happier before we became so smart. All of the technology designed to simplify our lives just complicates it even more. And all of the knowledge we’ve accumulated as a society has all of us either stressed ... More About: Society , Life , Nostalgia , Ignorance
Old or Young-Depends Who You Ask
2007-08-19 02:37:00 I?ve been trying to get more organized lately and I was going through the boxes in my closet of all of my old photos. They?re completely unorganized. I ran across my class picture from 4th grade. You remember the ones where we are all standing on bleachers, with the taller kids on the top and ... More About: Life , Young , Aging , Mindset , Midlife
Meditation Panic
2007-08-17 04:07:00 Here?s a question. How screwed up does someone have to be to have a full-blown panic attack in the middle of meditating? That is exactly what happened to me. I have recently started to learn the practice of meditation to calm myself. My problem is my mind races all the time. I can?t seem to ever ... More About: Health , Meditation , Anxiety , Mindset , Panic
Stepping out of the Comfort Zone
2007-08-15 04:31:00 I?ve been a little stressed lately trying to get this site some online presence. I come home from work, make dinner, then go upstairs to the computer, before I know it, I need to get to bed. I really only have a few precious hours each evening, and that?s only if I don?t do the ... More About: Mindset , Zone , Midlife , Comfort zone , Comfort
Sunday Depression
2007-08-13 02:56:00 The symptoms Here it is Sunday already and the familiar feelings have started. The chest heaviness, the shortness of breath, the lethargy and general malaise, it?s the usual Sunday Depression that has set in. I have been suffering from this particular brand of depression for the last few years. It is brought on by a severe ... More About: Work , Career , Anxiety
Struggling with blogging-and loving it
2007-08-10 20:07:00 Learning Curve Starting this blog has been somewhat of a challenge, more challenging than I had anticipated. It really does take some time to get this all down. There’s so much to learn besides just writing posts. I realized there would be a learning curve to deal with so I decided not to start this blog until ... More About: Blogging , Loving , Anxiety
Are we Losing it?
More articles from this author:2007-08-09 02:53:00 Memory Loss or Memory Overflow? Do you feel like your becoming more forgetful as you age? Does it cause you concern that somehow your “losing it”? I say that at least once a day. I’m at home, I go downstairs, look around and forget why I went downstairs, then I say to myself (out loud)”I’m losing it!” Why ... More About: Anxiety , Midlife 1, 2 |
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