tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2463633428173967234.post3345056876739624130..comments2024-03-15T15:41:21.785-05:00Comments on Midlife Roadtripper: Somewhere Down There - An Essay of WhineMidlife Roadtripperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06700277803842883251noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2463633428173967234.post-45987363673768646942009-05-04T23:27:00.000-05:002009-05-04T23:27:00.000-05:00Mary: "Just looking for work. And not doing that v...Mary: "Just looking for work. And not doing that very well." don't worry, Mary. I'm convinced there is better work out there for us.<br /><br />Scobberlotcher: Yes, troubled souls should hang together. <br /><br />Deb: A cleaning lady. Had one long ago. Now I'm training those that still live here, with a gun to their head.<br /><br />WTTW: 12346 yes 5 yeah, who cares about dust.<br />I think I need a tea olive bush.<br /><br />Liar: Yes, energy is the key. I'll take slack. <br /><br />Debra: "Elvis will fly out of my butt any moment" HaHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!Midlife Roadtripperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06700277803842883251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2463633428173967234.post-1382519144571670362009-05-04T23:05:00.000-05:002009-05-04T23:05:00.000-05:00My goodness, where sputtering on a Saturday can ge...My goodness, where sputtering on a Saturday can get put you. Happy to report I'm feeling better. <br /><br />Angie: Apropos indeed.<br /><br />Margaret: Yes, that's what I keep remembering - that many women do it 52 weeks of the year. I worry how many of them hate their jobs. Seems an entirely new essay there.<br /><br />Pamela: You are so right. I remember when I first stayed home with kids. Overwhelmed did not describe. And settling into a routine I'm sure does surface and will, when I find the right job. Could you still see when you finished this one?<br /><br />WWIT - I will take a break. My mom is coming this week, but she taught me about clutter. <br /><br />PHST - Hell is exactly where I go for my job.Only they keep the temp at 40 below so we dont fall asleep. Scoring Texas Assessment Essays for graduation - and now 4th grade. Will post more on it when I'm done with the job.<br /><br />Jocelyn - mindnumbing, zone out and drained, absolutely. Creativity in retreat. Interesting comment on where the piece flowed. Has given me an idea for a future essay from the goldberg night.Midlife Roadtripperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06700277803842883251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2463633428173967234.post-15202371681055808622009-05-04T19:53:00.000-05:002009-05-04T19:53:00.000-05:00I'm so glad you found me so I could find you! Chee...I'm so glad you found me so I could find you! Cheer up. Things will slow down (yeah, and Elvis will fly out of my butt any moment), and even if they don't, you're living your life, dust and all. Enjoy it! And remember, you're younger now than you ever will be again...Debra Lynn Sheltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08238268767406623274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2463633428173967234.post-19411701868974542032009-05-03T18:35:00.000-05:002009-05-03T18:35:00.000-05:00Hey, I'm right with ya. I could drone on and on ab...Hey, I'm right with ya. I could drone on and on about what I'm NOT getting done but should be. I have just decided to live with it and try to do better when I feel better, more energetic. Someone else here said to cut yourself some slack, and you should. <br /><br />Love ya and miss ya. KFragrant Liarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09452052210826471034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2463633428173967234.post-71403496625008785102009-05-03T15:00:00.000-05:002009-05-03T15:00:00.000-05:00First let me point out some obvious things: (1) y...First let me point out some obvious things: (1) you're burned out, and you're allowed; (2) you are at different stages of empty nest; (3) you're not getting any younger (has menopause started yet?); (4) it's spring and everyone is thinking about spring cleaning their minds and closets but not getting either done; (5) so what's wrong with dust? (6) we're in scarey times, especially economically. <br /><br />Maybe not all of things apply to you, but maybe at least one or two, that could be contributing to your mood and sense of lacking somehow?<br /><br />I've read at least six blogs this week about this exact topic- dust, confusion, feeling lost and burned out. You are not alone. Burn out, weather, season, whatever. Your life sounds pretty darn full to me. Cut yourself some slack. Give yourself a break - even from blogging. <br /><br />P.S. I bought a lovely tea olive bush two years ago. It's still sitting in the plastic pot, on the exact spot I had intended to plant it, with grass growing all around it. And it's still alive.Wander to the Waysidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14056931538024315352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2463633428173967234.post-56252166610436251072009-05-03T13:40:00.000-05:002009-05-03T13:40:00.000-05:00Wow. You sound seriously overloaded. Can you hire ...Wow. You sound seriously overloaded. Can you hire someone to clean your house while you're clearing out the interior cobwebs? Hoping you find some clarity and peace.Deb Shuckahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03439395710731341021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2463633428173967234.post-27190574269992453672009-05-03T10:39:00.000-05:002009-05-03T10:39:00.000-05:00Who can't relate to your thoughts here. My soul is...Who can't relate to your thoughts here. My soul is tired, too, and it's comforting to know I am not alone. :) Thanks for stopping by my blog. And yes, I have read the Elizabeth Berg book on writing. So good. Take care of yourself!Karen Harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13425141684712829990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2463633428173967234.post-13577700934801364402009-05-03T08:37:00.000-05:002009-05-03T08:37:00.000-05:00You have to give yourself a break. If I was worki...You have to give yourself a break. If I was working full-time, I know I wouldn't be blogging every day, that's for darn sure.<br /><br />And my house is a pig sty. Truly. And always. <br /><br />I am in a constant state of daze, of confusion, and I am currently not working. Just looking for work. And not doing that very well.<br /><br />Take care of yourself, and the rest will wait.Mary@Holy Mackerelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04026873878364041551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2463633428173967234.post-78496667809597888812009-05-03T02:09:00.000-05:002009-05-03T02:09:00.000-05:00Seriously, 200 essays a day? Do you drive to hell...Seriously, 200 essays a day? Do you drive to hell for your job? I still don't know what you do, but I hope it is not assess state tests of some kind, cause 200 student essays would be pure torture.Pseudohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10430783970802030846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2463633428173967234.post-35649354703231542092009-05-02T21:29:00.000-05:002009-05-02T21:29:00.000-05:00Interestingly, the place where your prose slides i...Interestingly, the place where your prose slides into Drive in this post is the paragraph about how dusty/untended your house is. Suddenly the words started tripping...maybe it's a familiar litany? Hee.<br /><br />I would argue that reading poor writing and being computer bound all day create a kind of mind numbness and zoned-outedness that is very draining and unique. You are entitled.Jocelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03227519811818290510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2463633428173967234.post-16254826758919274042009-05-02T16:20:00.000-05:002009-05-02T16:20:00.000-05:00You work 40 hours a week? There is no way I could...You work 40 hours a week? There is no way I could blog and work 40 hours a week. I work two days a week and even still, here my name is sketched onto my desk through dust. You need to give yourself a break. One woman can not do everything!Woman in a Windowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14747858840088922077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2463633428173967234.post-1628106118281202512009-05-02T14:03:00.000-05:002009-05-02T14:03:00.000-05:00I don't think it's whining, but it's reality.
It'...I don't think it's whining, but it's reality.<br /><br />It's like what happens when you have your first child - you can't imagine how you're going to do this whole new set of tasks. Then after awhile, everything flows. It's hard, but a routine sets in. But the routine is different; you learn to live with dirt, to not be so perfect. <br /><br />Then when the child leaves, you can't imagine how you ever did it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2463633428173967234.post-32587957759114368422009-05-02T13:59:00.000-05:002009-05-02T13:59:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Pamela Villarshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973764576767907092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2463633428173967234.post-25817167562324952042009-05-02T12:17:00.000-05:002009-05-02T12:17:00.000-05:00Poor you, you sound so tired. How many more weeks ...Poor you, you sound so tired. How many more weeks have you left. It makes you wonder how those that have to do it 52 weeks a year cope.<br /><br />MargaretMargaret's Ramblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11736694208684946814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2463633428173967234.post-49490613257555206932009-05-02T11:50:00.000-05:002009-05-02T11:50:00.000-05:00I'm paddling the same boat with ya. :) (Trying to ...I'm paddling the same boat with ya. :) (Trying to find your email now so I can send you an apropos cartoon.)Angie Ledbetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16407006980893727627noreply@blogger.com