Tag: wisdom

• Midlife, Chaos, and Snacks

  

  As we sat around Friday night, discussing constipation, spinning vinyl, and indulging in salty snacks in the form of Velveeta and such, I knew we had finally made it…that point in life we hear about when we are young…promised to be full of excitement, chaos, and dramatic decisions. We are here. It’s midlife. And it’s […]

  Melissa

  December 8, 2020

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  age, awakening, encouragement, friends, friendship, gen x, generation x, gratitude, inspiration, memories, middle age, midlife, midlife crisis, nostalgia, records, reminisce, self discovery, vinyl, wisdom

• Be Careful

  

  My morning started with a bang, literally, as the garage door hit the front of my car on its way down. My son was in the driver’s seat and all I could muster out of my very sleepy mouth was, “Careful!” In his defense…careful of what? The poor guy probably felt helpless trying to assess […]

  Melissa

  November 26, 2019

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  adult children, babies, blogging, changes, children, family, fear, feelings, happiness, heartache, home, inspiration, joy, letting go, life, middle age, motherhood, mothering, parenthood, parenting, raise them well, raising children, raising teenagers, raising teens, relationships, sacrifice, single parenting, strength, thoughts, toddlers, tweens, wisdom, worry, writing

• Solitide? No Thanks

  

  Extroverts suck at taking alone time. I can only speak of my own experiences, and that’s how it is for this extrovert. Due to my midlife crisis and constant confusion about what I want to be when I grow up….I thought a weekend alone in the city would be just what the doctor ordered – […]

  Melissa

  April 5, 2016

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  acceptance, alone time, choices, extrovert, extroverted, freinds, friendship, get away, introvert, midlife, social, solitude, wisdom, writing

• Some Things About Me

  Thanks Rachel, over at www.lifebeyondmommy.com ! I was tagged to answer some fun questions and pass it on, so here goes…. Four names people call me other than my real name: Mommy/mom/mama (depending on the child) Honey Missy (friends who’ve known me since I was a kid) Sunshine Four Jobs I have had: Waitressed pizzas Loaded trucks […]

  Melissa

  April 1, 2016

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  blogging, blogs, career, choices, decorating, friendship, midlife, motherhood, parenting, wisdom, writing

• Silver Linings

  

  I’m still in shock. So often in my life, I have been on fire, ready to take on the world, and then BAM! It’s done. Excitement….gone. Big life change….gone. Discouragement….here. My journey into my new career has come to an abrupt halt. I prepared  for months. My confidence and excitement grew. I made a million […]

  Melissa

  March 18, 2016

  Aprons

  career, changes, children, choices, depression, frustration, homeschooling, humility, midlife, motherhood, parenting, raising children, rock bottom, stay at home moms, wisdom, writing

• Looking For An Excuse

  

    Well I am a mess of emotions these days. Last night my 13 year old daughter asked me how long before I leave for flight attendant training. I said three weeks. She then went up to her room, and came back down a minute later to tell me it was actually 18 days. The child […]

  Melissa

  February 19, 2016

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  blogging, blogs, career, changes, choices, confusion, emotions, excuses, inspiration, midlife, red wine, stay at home moms, wisdom

• Should I Stay or Should I Go

  

  After staying home raising children for 22 years, I recently interviewed for a position that will take me not just out of the home, but into the sky. If you guessed astronaut, you just don’t know me, and that hurts. For all of you who have interviewed for jobs that would be your career, I […]

  Melissa

  January 20, 2016

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  career, challenge, changes, children, choices, extrovert, flight attendant, guilt, interviewing, midlife, motherhood, passion, raising children, resume, stay at home moms, wisdom, working mom, working mother