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| harmonyfarm |
Posted - Jul 12 2010 : 09:18:16 AM
I must be having a mid-life crisis. If that's true then I should be able to live until I'm 106.
Three weeks ago, I had all my upper teeth extracted for health issues. I ate nothing but pureed food for a week. Everything on my plate resembled different shades of barf....really! But surprisingly enough I managed to lose 5 pounds in that week....
So, I colored my hair from "Grandma Gray" to dark brown. That was a major ego booster and I have even been letting my usual "chewed-to-the-nuckle, dirt-stained" fingernails grow to the point that I had my first manicure (ever) last Thursday....I was on a roll so, I decided to get a haircut. After years of wearing real long hair, off it came.....and I gotta say, IT LOOKS MAAAAVELOUS, daaaling!! It is cut in long layers and it weighs alot less and it is actually "swingy". Is that a word? Anyway,I felt soooo good when I got home from getting my new haircut, I spent the next 21.48 minutes (1 mile) on the treadmill with The Best of Michael Jackson playing in the background. I've always loved his music to dance to and it sure makes ya move your feet on a treadmill....
So, on the 4th of August, I'm getting dental impressions made and should have my new smile 5 days later.....Did I say I'm thinking about getting contacts too?...This sure sounds like a midlife crisis to me.....what do ya think?
Debbie
"If you can't find the time to do it right...how will you find the time to do it over" |
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| harmonyfarm |
Posted - Sep 02 2010 : 07:05:04 AM
Update on the "crisis"
Moved the youngest into his dorm last Friday. He showed up here last night with a bag of laundry and fell asleep on the couch 10 minutes after he got here. His ride back to school picked him up at 9:00 pm to go back. Hated seeing him go!
Here it is September 2nd and I still don't have my new teeth...which means I still haven't gone back to work and it is really playing into our budget.
My hair has grown out a bit and is in need of a trim, but I still love the darker color. I haven't been on the treadmill for three weeks and I found out that they don't make bi-focal contacts, so I have to give up seeing far away or close up to be able to get them. It's reading and threading a damn needle that I need to be able to do!!!
The house is too quiet and I feel like crap! But I'll keep plugging away....
Debbie
Oh, and the fingernails are really long now and look real nice except for the index finger on my left hand had to be reattached with SUPERGLUE!
"If you can't find the time to do it right...how will you find the time to do it over" |
| delicia |
Posted - Jul 16 2010 : 4:53:03 PM
You Go Girl. It sounds like you grabbed life and are making some great changes. I can not wait to see a picture of your lovely new looks.
delicia |
| Hallie |
Posted - Jul 16 2010 : 2:38:33 PM
It's so nice to hear about you ladies taking care of yourselves with a little bit of pampering. These posts have just brightened my day.
And Debbie, you are too funny! You've brought a smile to my face. Thanks!
Hugs,
Hallie
Sister #1112
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| goneriding |
Posted - Jul 15 2010 : 8:23:46 PM
You go, girl!!
Even though I'm a long haul truck driver (flatbed, no less) I have had a hankerin' for 'feminine' nails. So's....I did it. I grew them out and now they are laquered and everything! When I do paperwork for an unload, the receiver always seems surprised to see painted nails! hehe....
My gray is colored blonde, I'm taking carb intercept pills (which are working a charm!), have been doing the Bollywood dancing (love that!) and when I get home next, a new haircut. Nothing too short, hubby asked me not to go too short.
Midlife crisis?? Maybe, but who cares! Go for it!
For some 'venting'-type of entertainment, please read my blog, http://lostadventuresintrucking.blogspot.com .
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| HealingTouch |
Posted - Jul 15 2010 : 7:35:02 PM
Debbie,
Congrats on the new GS. I just had a new GS on 6/17. And spoil you will...........#4 for me and it's great! Enjoy girlfriend!
Darlene |
| sue5901 |
Posted - Jul 15 2010 : 09:58:37 AM
Debbie - does it matter if it is a mid-life crisis? if it makes you happy and feel good then go for it.
Sue
Dance like nobody's watching! |
| harmonyfarm |
Posted - Jul 14 2010 : 12:17:36 PM
I didn't mention in my original post that my youngest child is leaving the nest next month and going off to college....NO more Halloween Costumes or PTO Meetings and trays of cookies, Band Boosters and Drama Clubs, No Fundraisers or Car Washes...all that stuff....If I had a dollar for every hour I did volunteer work (over the past 25 years) for my three kids, I'd be a millionaire! Don't get me wrong, I LOVED every minute of it and would do it all again...but it's time for someone else to do all the work now.
AND, Monday night at 9:16 pm, I became a grandma for the third time...little Cade Michael is his name....can't wait to spoil the crap out of him.....
Thanks for all the well wishes and nice comments to my post.
Debbie
"If you can't find the time to do it right...how will you find the time to do it over" |
| OneCraftyBugger |
Posted - Jul 13 2010 : 7:25:30 PM
You go Debbie! May all your days be filled with sunshine and your heart be filled with glee :)
Oh happy day! Farmgirl sister #1485
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| classygram |
Posted - Jul 13 2010 : 5:47:01 PM
You go girl, every once in awhile we need to put ourselves first. Sounds like your getting that done. So happy for you and you sound as if it really has made you happy also. Keep it up girlfriend, would love to see pic when you get it all together. Enjoy Life!!!
Hugs, Brenda
"What lies behind us, and what lies before us are small matter compared to what lies within us."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Seek reasons to Love..In every sigment of everyday-look for something that brings forth within you a feeling of Love-Abraham Hicks |
| HealingTouch |
Posted - Jul 13 2010 : 1:24:27 PM
You go girl. Somehow we never take care of ourselves until one day we look at ourselves and realize if we don't do it nobody will do it for us. Always taking care of everyone else! I'm really going to have a crisis because come J-F-M I will be wintering in FLORIDA and DH doesn't know it yet. I guess you cold say he'll be having the crisis! Tired of his antics all these years and finally doing someyhing for me. Maybe I won't come back! If you hear alot of screaming and fireworks then you'll know it's my DH flipping out!!!!!!!!!!! |
| jill skane |
Posted - Jul 13 2010 : 08:01:25 AM
U go girl, what ever makes you happy and feel good is the right thing for u. It it makes u feel good then GREAT.
jill |
| sherrye |
Posted - Jul 13 2010 : 07:56:28 AM
i agree with all the posts. PLUS lucky you that you can make this happen. cutting your hair and color are huge but teeth too. that is just awesome. you go girl. we want pics when your ready. happy days sherrye
the learn as we go silk purse farm
farm girl #1014
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| craftystranger |
Posted - Jul 13 2010 : 05:46:48 AM
Debbie I think the reason some folks call it a midlife crisis is because they are "freaked out" to see someone change. All of your changes sound wonderful....your just bloomin'. I think women turn toward themselves and men look to others or things to make them feel better. Men have given the midlife think a bad rap. I say go forth and conquer your new world. And donn't forget to get a pedicure along the way:) Barbara
Don't forget to laugh! |
| ceejay48 |
Posted - Jul 13 2010 : 05:26:44 AM
I was just talking with my daughter on Sunday, she was visiting from the Phoenix area . . . about going and getting my hair "chopped off". She looked at me and said (she's 38 and I'm 61) "well-ll-ll, just don't do anything TOO radical|!"
I'm thinking . . . . but I don't want it to be more work than it already is!!!!!
So, yep . . . we all need to take care of our own little selves a lot more frequently than we do!!!!
CJ
..from the barefoot farmgirl in SW Colorado...sister chick #665
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| Annab |
Posted - Jul 13 2010 : 03:33:20 AM
Naaaa
No crisis there!
Sounds like self improvement
That's one of my major bad dreams-- is having all my teeth fall out. So in real life I'd be really bummed and scared and super sad.
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| Bonnie Ellis |
Posted - Jul 13 2010 : 02:43:01 AM
Debbie. I got a chuckle out of your "crisis" because I just turned 68 and I feel the same need for a make over. Good for you. You go girl.........we're all farmgirls and young at heart! Bonnie
grandmother and orphan farmgirl |
| Bear5 |
Posted - Jul 12 2010 : 10:00:52 PM
Debbie:
Enjoying life. Great.
Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
| laurentany |
Posted - Jul 12 2010 : 5:59:42 PM
Debbie-
I was laughing hysterical when I read your post.. "maaaavelous daaaling!" Too funny! It sounds as if you finally have time for you! good for you- enjoy your new found "beauty". You sound like a beauty both inside and out!
Smiles,
Laurie
Farmgirl Sister#1403
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| Fiddlehead Farm |
Posted - Jul 12 2010 : 5:31:33 PM
Sometimes (most times) we are last on the list. I say do it for you!
Age only matters if you are wine or cheese.
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| mscountrygirl |
Posted - Jul 12 2010 : 5:00:01 PM
It sounds like extreme makeover to me! Yeha for you... Post a picture when you get your new teeth.
It's all good!
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| Laila |
Posted - Jul 12 2010 : 4:38:53 PM
Definitely not a crisis. That is wonderful that you are making those changes. I've been coloring my hair for about 2 years now because I'm just not ready to go gray. You go girl!!!!
Laila |
| Sheep Mom 2 |
Posted - Jul 12 2010 : 4:32:09 PM
Definately not a crisis - a renewal....go for it!!
Blessings, Sheri
"Work is Love made visible" -Kahlil Gibran |
| melanie47601 |
Posted - Jul 12 2010 : 2:57:52 PM
Crisis???? NOOOO!!! I think it sounds like an awesome treat to give yourself. Just enjoy yourself!!
Melanie
Be the kind of woman that when your feet hit the floor each morning the devil says "Oh Crap, She's up!"
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| Diane B Carter |
Posted - Jul 12 2010 : 2:37:34 PM
I had to look twice to see if you were my neighbor or not. She just had her top teeth done and lost over 5 lbs. and described food the same way you did. Colored her hair but it never was long..You sound so happy!! Way to go...
Hope all your days are Sunnydays.
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| TeresaJ25 |
Posted - Jul 12 2010 : 1:24:56 PM
Good for you Debbie! I'm sure after years of "doing" for everyone else, you are finally taking the time for YOU! It happens to all of us. I get so caught up in making sure everyone else is ok...meanwhile my "roots" should have been done 2 inches ago!!
~Teresa
Farmgirl Sister #1348
*Anyone can criticize and complain and predict doom and gloom.
Be the person who fills the room with sunshine! |
