blogging, GenX, health, midlife34 Comments

Odd causes for back pain

April 18, 2022April 18, 2022 Writer of Words, etc

Note to people who talk/text/email me: Anything you say to me can and will be used in my writing. 😊

After the family went through their isolation periods and resumed normal life, I got sick. Testing showed negative but I’m a hermit so I continued doing what I usually do (stay home) and now I’m at the tail end of this head cold.

But, during a coughing attack last week I dislocated something in my lower back.

I do not have back issues. This never happened before.

blogging, GenX, inspiration59 Comments

Want vs Don’t Want

January 15, 2022January 15, 2022 Writer of Words, etc

Note: this post is entirely void of emojis.

Do you tend to focus on what you want? Or does your focus shift to what you don’t want?

GenX, midlife, relationships30 Comments

What are friends for?

December 13, 2021December 15, 2021 Writer of Words, etc

Let’s say you have a friendship with a person who is not the same gender as you (and you are both heterosexual). Let’s say there may or may not be some spark between you. Let’s say the friendship is platonic and continues to be this way and is mutually accepted as such.

GenX, midlife6 Comments

Modern dating: parents using dating apps

November 30, 2021December 7, 2021 Writer of Words, etc

Disclaimer

I’m researching something and would appreciate candid feedback.

I’m interested in the 45+ demographic, especially GenX and Boomer (give or take a few years on either side).

I’m not interested in the “no kids but looking for a partner to start a family with” demographic at this time.

GenX, midlife18 Comments

Midlife and cosmetics: the Botox dilemma (part 2)

November 29, 2021January 3, 2022 Writer of Words, etc

Remember this post where I admitted my struggle to shape my eyebrows since my teen years? I left a little cliffhanger at the end, where my beautician Eva uttered a single word. 😛

Here are the final few paragraphs of that post, and the continuation of what happened next.

One day well into my late 40s, I asked Eva what she can recommend to hide some irksome wrinkles between my brows. Was there a type of make-up I could use that would minimize this self-perceived flaw that had bothered me for as long as I had been plucking my own eyebrows? That’s a lot of years of constant zooming in on that one point in my face. The wrinkles resembled a scar (I don’t even know if it is a scar, or if it is, how I got it) and I became increasingly self-conscious about it as I aged.

In fact, this scar/wrinkle was, at one time, the reason I desired bangs. (Never ever again.)

Eva had me lie back on her table and inspected my upper face under a bright light with a magnifying mirror.

Then, she said one word:

first world problems, GenX, mental health, midlife, momlife, parenting, teenagers39 Comments

You’re too sensitive, stop taking things so personally

July 21, 2021 Writer of Words, etc

Caution: eyeroll emoji overload (sorry not sorry) 🙄

You have been warned. 😛

At no time in my life have I ever felt more overly sensitive about every little thing than while raising teenagers.

Shocking, I know. 🙄

a day in the life, GenX, mental health, midlife, momlife, teenagers, writing28 Comments

Silence, music and The Purge

July 3, 2021July 3, 2021 Writer of Words, etc

What is this silence people speak of? What does it feel like?

There’s a lot of noise in my life and in my head.

a day in the life, fun, GenX, hearing, midlife32 Comments

Strange happenings

July 2, 2021July 2, 2021 Writer of Words, etc

A few days ago I woke from a deep sleep to loud music. I sat up and strained to hear: what music? Where was it coming from?

blogging, first world problems, GenX, inspiration, mental health, midlife, momlife, perimenopause, Women issues52 Comments

Old and ugly

June 23, 2021June 23, 2021 Writer of Words, etc

Something has been percolating in my brain for a while, but I couldn’t find the words to talk about it on a public forum until today. Perhaps I will find the words if I simply type them into the keyboard.

It began with a syndicated episode of The Big Bang Theory. I see the scene in front of me but I can’t find it when I google it. It’s not so much the scene that made an impression anyway, it’s the phrase.

This is how I remember it (paraphrased):

GenX, inspiration, mental health, midlife, momlife, parenting17 Comments

Redefining parental roles

May 26, 2021May 26, 2021 Writer of Words, etc

There is/was a total lunar eclipse happening today, May 26, 2021.

I wonder if the magnetic energy is influencing the cause of all the recent upheaval I’ve succumbed to. Of course, succumbed is a subjective description of current events; some people who shall remain nameless will actually point blame right at me for having caused said upheaval.

a day in the life, Beagle, blogging, dogs, first world problems, GenX, momlife12 Comments

Moving, summer and other (un)important tidbits

May 23, 2021May 23, 2021 Writer of Words, etc

Yesterday I announced to my mom that I will be moving in again. Not full-time, but things at home have once again stabilized, and we need a break from each other.

a day in the life, blogging, first world problems, GenX, mental health, midlife, momlife, pandemic, parenting, teenagers19 Comments

Heartbreak

May 4, 2021May 4, 2021 Writer of Words, etc

My son’s last quadmester (4th semester consisting of two subjects due to remote/virtual learning) began a couple of weeks ago. It will run until the end of June, probably online. And then, he’ll have graduated grade 10 from inside of his bedroom. Thank you Mr. Trudeau and Mr. Ford. You are both equally to blame. (Don’t at me unless you’re Justin or Doug, I’m not going to rant and debate about this today.)