Oh Crap! – Musings of an Unperfect Mommy

In Transition

March 7, 2018

I hadn’t thought about it before (maybe, but not much), but I realized today that I’m in a transitional phase in my life. I am over 50 and my life is ever shifting and changing these days. I have four grown kids out of the nest and four teens still at home, but soon to be grown and gone. I have one more year of homeschooling and then that chapter will be over too. I’ve really enjoyed it, but I’m kind of glad to be moving on as well.

My husband lost his job over the summer (getting downsized after 36 years of faithful service is the shits), and now I’m having to speed up my own job prospects. I was hoping for a year or two to get ready for that, but that dream has been thrown to the wind now. So, I’m making lists of places I might like to work and things I could do at home to bring in a little cash. Like sell all those homeschool materials we no longer need. :-P

Oh, and let’s not forget this whole menopause thing. Don’t get me wrong I’m enjoying not having what I had for 30 years, but I’ve exchanged it for insomnia, weight gain, and mood swings. Not sure which is worse at this point. Most of that is actually easier to fix than finding a job so I’m going to focus on that up front.

And on top of all that, I’m still figuring out who I am and how my life fits into the world I live in. I’ve been a stay at home mom for over 30 years with very few friends (at the moment I have none, but maybe that’s ok), so I’m trying to do things that get me back in the groove again. It may be time to crack out my “hey you’re 50” books again for pointers.

So, here’s to me – whoever she turns out to be – in this newest chapter of my life. Hopefully I’ll figure it all out and I hope the journey is a good one.

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March 7, 2018

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