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Across the Fence:  Symptoms of a Midlife Crisis?  |
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harmonyfarm
True Blue Farmgirl
785 Posts
Debbie
Southeastern
Ohio
USA
785 Posts |
 Posted - Jul 12 2010 : 09:18:16 AM
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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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ceejay48
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm/Sharpshooter
13621 Posts
CeeJay (CJ)
Dolores
Colorado
USA
13621 Posts |
Posted - Jul 12 2010 : 09:58:57 AM
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It sounds to me like you're making some changes that are GOOD for you. I don't think I'd call it a crisis . . . I certainly understand because I'm at the point in my life where I'm thinking about doing some changing up!!!
I say . . . GO FOR IT!!!! We all need changes that give us a boost and make us feel rejuvenated and re-energized!!!!
CJ
..from the barefoot farmgirl in SW Colorado...sister chick #665
From my Heart - www.fromacelticheart.blogspot.com
From my Hands - www.cjscreations-ceejay.blogspot.com
From my Hubby - www.aspenforge.blogspot.com |
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KanMogirl
True Blue Farmgirl
349 Posts
Katherine
Rock
Kansas
USA
349 Posts |
Posted - Jul 12 2010 : 10:19:13 AM
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Go for it. I took up belly dancing for exercise in my the last few years. I am 53.
I would rather wear out than rust out.----Richard Cumberland |
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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl
11303 Posts
kristin
chickamauga
ga
USA
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Posted - Jul 12 2010 : 10:43:35 AM
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That sounds great, Debbie. And fun too. I need a change. I am in the biggest rut ever. And I can't get out. I need to visit you and get some of your energy! Have fun and this is the best thing you can do for YOU.
Kris
Happiness is simple. |
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1badmamawolf
True Blue Farmgirl
2199 Posts
Teresa
"Bent Fence Farms"
Ca
USA
2199 Posts |
Posted - Jul 12 2010 : 11:32:05 AM
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mid-life crisis, no way, you are just starting your life in a new way, congrads...
"Treat the earth well, it was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children" |
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tea_lady_tammy
True Blue Farmgirl
1485 Posts
Tammy
NE
USA
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Posted - Jul 12 2010 : 1:24:15 PM
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Debbie,
it sounds to me thta you are doing some wonderful things for you and living your life to the moment and enjoying it. You go girl.
blessings
Tammy
Tea is like being in the stars with God.
http://breathsoffaith.blogspot.com |
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TeresaJ25
True Blue Farmgirl
975 Posts
Teresa
Medford
NY
USA
975 Posts |
Posted - Jul 12 2010 : 1:24:56 PM
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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! |
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Diane B Carter
True Blue Farmgirl
1270 Posts
Diane
Blasdell
N.Y.
USA
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Posted - Jul 12 2010 : 2:37:34 PM
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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.
dianebcarterhotmailcom.blogspot.com |
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melanie47601
True Blue Farmgirl
1949 Posts
Melanie
Boonville
IN
USA
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Sheep Mom 2
True Blue Farmgirl
1534 Posts
Sheri
Elk
WA
USA
1534 Posts |
Posted - Jul 12 2010 : 4:32:09 PM
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Definately not a crisis - a renewal....go for it!!
Blessings, Sheri
"Work is Love made visible" -Kahlil Gibran |
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Laila
True Blue Farmgirl
273 Posts
Laila
Kutztown
PA
USA
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Posted - Jul 12 2010 : 4:38:53 PM
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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 |
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mscountrygirl
True Blue Farmgirl
552 Posts
Michelle
Lucedale
Mississippi
USA
552 Posts |
Posted - Jul 12 2010 : 5:00:01 PM
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It sounds like extreme makeover to me! Yeha for you... Post a picture when you get your new teeth.
It's all good!
http://mscountrygirl.blogspot.com/ |
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Fiddlehead Farm
True Blue Farmgirl
4562 Posts
Diane
Waupaca
WI
USA
4562 Posts |
Posted - Jul 12 2010 : 5:31:33 PM
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Sometimes (most times) we are last on the list. I say do it for you!
Age only matters if you are wine or cheese.
http://studiodiphotosite.shutterfly.com/
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laurentany
True Blue Farmgirl
3259 Posts
Laurie
Patchogue
NY
USA
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Posted - Jul 12 2010 : 5:59:42 PM
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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
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.. |
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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl
13055 Posts
Louisiana/Texas
USA
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Posted - Jul 12 2010 : 10:00:52 PM
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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 |
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Bonnie Ellis
True Blue Farmgirl
2474 Posts
Bonnie
Minneapolis
Minnesota
USA
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Posted - Jul 13 2010 : 02:43:01 AM
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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 |
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Annab
True Blue Farmgirl
2900 Posts
Anna
Seagrove
NC
USA
2900 Posts |
Posted - Jul 13 2010 : 03:33:20 AM
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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.
Happy to know you are taking care of yourself! |
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ceejay48
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm/Sharpshooter
13621 Posts
CeeJay (CJ)
Dolores
Colorado
USA
13621 Posts |
Posted - Jul 13 2010 : 05:26:44 AM
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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
From my Heart - www.fromacelticheart.blogspot.com
From my Hands - www.cjscreations-ceejay.blogspot.com
From my Hubby - www.aspenforge.blogspot.com |
Edited by - ceejay48 on Jul 13 2010 10:10:22 AM |
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craftystranger
True Blue Farmgirl
525 Posts
Barbara
Franklin
NC
USA
525 Posts |
Posted - Jul 13 2010 : 05:46:48 AM
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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! |
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sherrye
True Blue Farmgirl
3775 Posts
sherry
bend in the high desert
oregon
USA
3775 Posts |
Posted - Jul 13 2010 : 07:56:28 AM
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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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jill skane
True Blue Farmgirl
853 Posts
jill lillian
stacyville
maine
USA
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Posted - Jul 13 2010 : 08:01:25 AM
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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 |
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HealingTouch
True Blue Farmgirl
3448 Posts
Darlene
Kunkletown
Pa
USA
3448 Posts |
Posted - Jul 13 2010 : 1:24:27 PM
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| 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!!!!!!!!!!! |
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classygram
True Blue Farmgirl
1812 Posts
Brenda
Pleasant Hill
Mo.
USA
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Posted - Jul 13 2010 : 5:47:01 PM
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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 |
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OneCraftyBugger
True Blue Farmgirl
626 Posts
R
USA
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harmonyfarm
True Blue Farmgirl
785 Posts
Debbie
Southeastern
Ohio
USA
785 Posts |
Posted - Jul 14 2010 : 12:17:36 PM
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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" |
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sue5901
True Blue Farmgirl
122 Posts
Sue
Wellingborough
United Kingdom
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Posted - Jul 15 2010 : 09:58:37 AM
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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! |
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