tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3059450100627697031.post2016073044616194607..comments2023-10-24T09:15:56.889-04:00Comments on If I Had A Million Dollars...: desperately seeking ... somethingmolly grashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10603919158508592049noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3059450100627697031.post-29284989053915059462008-03-27T16:04:00.000-04:002008-03-27T16:04:00.000-04:00big momma P -Thank you so much for the sympathy - ...big momma P -<BR/>Thank you so much for the sympathy - it's really SO much nicer to know that I'm not going through this <I>alone.</I><BR/><BR/>My best to you and your continued creative genius :)<BR/><BR/>Dianne -<BR/>How lovely to have you pop by! <BR/><BR/>50s, hmmmm ... well, recently I've been told by a dear friends that the 40s are the considered the new 20s which must mean I have to go through all of this AGAIN when I'm in my 60s?! Yikes! Alls I can say is <I>Hand me a bottle opener ... it's gonna to be bumpy ride!</I><BR/><BR/>Cheers and happy thoughts I'm sending your way :)molly grashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10603919158508592049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3059450100627697031.post-83447389497261283262008-03-27T09:24:00.000-04:002008-03-27T09:24:00.000-04:00I empathize as well. It didn't hit me until 50 but...I empathize as well. It didn't hit me until 50 but when it hit, it hit hard. <BR/><BR/>I haven't figured out too many answers but at least I'm finally asking the questions. <BR/><BR/>and it does help to remember the blessings and the important stuff.<BR/><BR/>when you come up with some great answers promise to let me know :)Diannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02946500110072411468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3059450100627697031.post-26549747496441246502008-03-23T21:31:00.000-04:002008-03-23T21:31:00.000-04:00Oh I truly sympathize. I face those same dilemmas...Oh I truly sympathize. I face those same dilemmas every day. It's so stressful.Miss Awesomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05361901139184911784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3059450100627697031.post-68751535746229904482008-03-22T11:15:00.000-04:002008-03-22T11:15:00.000-04:00Hedy - Recognizing my own foibles and shortcomings...Hedy - <BR/>Recognizing my own foibles and shortcomings, I absolutely, <I>desperately</I> wish I could be one of those four professionally-fulfilled acquaintances -- even if it's in a random, not so obvious occupation. Currently, I'm working an OK job, not earning nearly enough to sustain our fastly increasing expenses!<BR/><BR/>Again to reiterate why I'm stressing out, professionally speaking: On most occasions I can be a pretty smart person, I'm very empathic and personal able, I'm typically motivated to work very hard and I usually prefer challenges (redundancies terrify me!)<BR/><BR/>And to make things more complicated, over the next decade, a major money crunch is going to start bearing down on us (i.e. 2 kids = braces; 3 kids = continued private school + future college costs; 3 kids = regular mind-numbing costs and expenses; 1 dog = chew toys, lots and lots of chew toys, etc.) and I'm starting to feel the pressure immensely.<BR/><BR/>existential pain/uncertainty = pervasive low-grade anxiety<BR/><BR/>Jeni -<BR/>Thank you so much for the book recommendation and the assurances - I really appreciate them. <BR/><BR/>Lately I've been feeling like my 15 year old (all questions, insecurities, and free-floating angst) and I REALLY don't like it! Having a somewhat good recall of my adolescence, I REALLY don't want to have to experience <I>that</I> kind of garbage again!<BR/><BR/>So, I'll have to get a hold of that book and get some much-needed insight - thanks!molly grashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10603919158508592049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3059450100627697031.post-79414438418359665812008-03-21T18:38:00.000-04:002008-03-21T18:38:00.000-04:00For Molly and Hedy both -have you ever read the bo...For Molly and Hedy both -have you ever read the book "Passages" By Gail Sheehe? (I think that is her last name -but I could be off a bit on the last name. I know it is Gail something.) Anyway, I was going through much the same type of emotions, questioning of self, etc., about thirty years back and if I recall correctly, those are all synonymous with a particular "passage" all women go through. I don't recall now the breakdown of the ages that cover those feelings but it fits about where you both are right now. It is a rough patch to deal with when you question everything you think has meaning to you and yet... something's just not fitting the way you think it should be. Grab a copy of that book and read it as it does help put things into a better perspective. Trust me, Been there, done that.Jenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16425701332785470116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3059450100627697031.post-3095764747877324172008-03-20T20:29:00.000-04:002008-03-20T20:29:00.000-04:00Hey Molly - I am right where you are, professional...Hey Molly - I am right where you are, professionally speaking. I wonder if it is part of turning 40. I know exactly four people who are doing EXACTLY what they want to professionally and the rest of us are just slogging it out in jobs we fell into and now we can't leave them because the $$ is too good. Sometimes it is good to focus on your blessings, but I also believe that this pain/uncertainty is there for a reason and it's our jobs to figure our way through it. At least you know you're not alone in this. :) And Pos, next time I need to go to my Happy Place, I'm going to imagine eating a donut in a little red convertible. It's perfect.Hedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00940638535923331779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3059450100627697031.post-14531937545477748222008-03-20T19:20:00.000-04:002008-03-20T19:20:00.000-04:00I'll take the donut -- can't justify the expense o...I'll take the donut -- can't justify the expense of a red sports car.<BR/><BR/>What I'd really rather have is a Masters Degree (in something ... anything!) without having to pay the exorbitant price for one.<BR/><BR/>Can I have that instead of a fancy red car?!molly grashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10603919158508592049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3059450100627697031.post-54711756956635915742008-03-20T17:42:00.000-04:002008-03-20T17:42:00.000-04:00Maybe you just need a cute little red convertible?...Maybe you just need a cute little red convertible? And a donut.<BR/><BR/>Doesn't that combination just make everything seem better?<BR/><BR/>(My word verification thing: blvgnytk. I believe that is Bulgarian for "A red convertible and a donut makes everything all better.")Posol'stvo the Medvedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00573435137467134333noreply@blogger.com