While in the process of “staging” my home for the impending Big Sell, I decided that a nice bedspread for the master bed was essential. We did some quality work renovating that room, so the old-dog-paw-hair-infested-once-puke-brown-then-dyed-blue piece of crap we call the Sophie Sheet just won’t fly at the Open House.
I’ve always had a Sophie [...]
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Sitting Still
Posted in Midlife Chronicles, Uncategorized, tagged guilt, laziness, life, work ethic on April 24, 2008 | 1 Comment »
We have decided to complicate our lives by attempting to sell our house in this dispirited market. But because the awful probability of making any money on our humble home in a small town a teensy too far from civilization isn’t punishment enough, we have set a firm timeline for getting our house on the market by early [...]
Goodbye, my sweet baboo
Posted in Midlife Chronicles, tagged Brett Favre, Packer fans, Packers, sports, women and Brett Favre on March 7, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I know of at least four people I love who will cringe when they see this post due to their belief that football and its fans are a feces smear on the marble floor of civilization’s bathroom. Oh sure, they have inklings that I attend Superbowl parties just to “socialize”. But the time has come for me to jump [...]
Are you in crisis or a narcissistic jerk?
Posted in Midlife Chronicles, tagged midlife, midlife crisis, midlife development, Pema Chodron on February 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In this article, Dr. Richard A. Friedman writes, “There is no handier excuse for human misbehavior than the midlife crisis”. I love this guy.
I am turning 40 this year. Despite a few idiosyncrasies that accompany an anxious personality, I am balancing on the pinnacle of my midlife quite well. I am not leaving my husband [...]
what the hell is a meadow frolic anyway?
Posted in Midlife Chronicles, Writing, tagged blog, midlife crisis, Writing on February 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I am not having a midlife crisis. But I must confess that I am currently not frolicking in any meadows. Mostly because there is 2 feet of ugly, slushy, dirty snow on the ground with another 6″ in the way. This winter sucks ass.
Anyway, I am taking suggestions for a new title. Something that suggests midlife [...]
Welcome to it….
Posted in Midlife Chronicles, Writing, tagged children, family, marriage, mental health, nutrition on January 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Ever since I was little, I have loved to write. I am not the best writer on the block, but I seriously enjoy doing it. I was the only graduate student in my Masters program who was pissed that we had comprehensive exams with no option to write a thesis. I was the student who [...]
September 11th, 2008
Posted in Cultural Commentary, Midlife Chronicles, tagged house fire, life, perspective on September 12, 2008 | 3 Comments »
On September 11, 2008, I was working on my glib response to a new ad campaign promoting high fructose corn syrup, when I heard two pretty loud bangs out on my usually snoozy street. I hesitated, and then decided it was loud enough to warrant a peek outside. As I parted the curtains, I heard [...]
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