Today I had a long lunch with my friend Paula. We met at 2 and the next thing you know, it was 5 o'clock! We had such a nice visit. Sharing stories of our lives is good for the soul.
As I mentioned yesterday, perhaps I'm in a midlife crisis. I've been reading several articles and blogs: The Midlife Crisis , 10 Signs , and Is it Real? to name a few. So I've decided, I am in a crisis and it is in the middle of my life. But I'm not going to buy anything elaborate --- except maybe that trip to Ireland I'm planning this year. I've been overly stressed and overwhelmed. I've been worried about my health and well being and I do feel inadequate in both my family and professional life though and that bothers me. Nothing really has changed except my perception. At least that's what I keep telling myself. It's all me and how I look at things. And then I don't believe myself --- which causes a crisis! UGH!
My Mom, aka the lunchroom lady, during a Halloween parade at Raymer School sometime in the 80's My mom was born on Halloween. She would be celebrating her 80th birthday this year. I'm writing this blog from the oldest (working) computer in my house, a Mac Power PC G4. It was the one I used when my mom was alive and is still where 95% of my photos are. [Now that's scary!] My mom has been in heaven since 2008. I miss her. Sometimes I think of the sad times, like the day of her funeral, when Haylee helped me make it through the day. But most times I think of times of her life, like always giving you something when you left her house: one day she gave me a pencil! I looked at her confused and she said: My mom always gave me something when I left, so ... I can't help myself so just take it! I remember my mom riding her bike to work at Raymer school. Did you know that she was the only one of the girls in her family that learn...
It seems that my drive from work to home is becoming a war zone. I'm forced to go one way, assaulted by other drivers who can't read nor merge, asked to speed up and slow down all with dust, dirt and other debris. There are horns honking, trucks beeping and crashing sounds. My drive home has becomes an obstacle course of shifting lanes, potholes and orange barrels. Why do the roads have to be 'open' during construction? It makes more sense to me to close the road for a few weeks to complete the repairs. I would MUCH rather be inconvenienced for a short period of time rather than tortured for a year! Wouldn't you?
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