It is an interesting question, to think about what propels me forward. I’ve had a lot of big changes in my life recently as you all know – and I realized the other day that the move has not quite sunk in yet. I’m glad to be in Seattle, but at the same time I haven’t really accepted that I’m living at my parents’ house, that I have to get a job and that I have to find a place to live. In fact, it makes me a bad sad to think about it. I’m hoping 35 is the new 22.
So what propels me these days? Faith that things will end up being okay . . . that everything will fall into place if I move forward. And let’s be honest. Sometimes having faith is hard. I do believe in God and I pray that it will all be okay, and that is what keeps me going. I also get concerned about falling into a bit of a depression, so I just get up each day and put one foot in front of the other based on a belief that it will all work out. I think it will!
So now my question: what propels you these days?
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Not sure why you have had such changes or what exactly is going on for you but stay positive! Lou
Back home with Mum….good and bad. Good that you’ve still got a Mum, and a home where you are welcome, bad that you feel YOIKS….I’m 35! A girl close to my heart is 34 and like you, is jobless, apartmentless…and even worse, visa less….to go live where she so wanted to be: New York. Today I talked to my friend in Canada about us as 35 year olds (both with a broken marriage behind us) and yet there were opportunities. To-day, the opportunities are not fewer, but different, and harder to come by with so many bright, educated young people, all tuned in. But yes! 35 IS the new 22. When we were 22 we were ready for a job…..even a marriage. Today – according to statistics – the average age for the first step on the ladder in the Civil Service in Prince Edward Island is 39. But then, I learned to Stand Up Paddle Board at 62. Be not afraid….enjoy the time with your mother, enjoy Seattle, keep writing. There are a LOT of bloggers out there, but you are different; not just creative, but you can also write full sentences. Most don’t. You were wise and brave to leave a horrid workplace….it will not hurt your CV. Sp
ring is almost here….Enjoy! x
Mod Podge isn’t the only thing that Rocks. You do, too! Just keep putting that one foot in front of the other. Don’t try to recreate what you once had or left behind; create a new you. There’s a lot of living left to do. I can’t remember who said it (maybe Ann Landers????), but “This, too, shall pass.”
Changing your life is always so hard, but you do have your parents there & OMG…in Seattle! What a vibrant Muse inspiring town! My best friend lives out there & when I feel I need a big boost I come out there, have some fun laughing & beading & creating, go to Pikes Market for some AHHH time and then a Dick’s Burger to make my tummy happy.
When I turned 35, I was thinking about going back to school to get my BS. I already had an associates & a decent job, but since I hadn’t finished my Bachelors I always felt a big hole. We’d just built our house too & I had so many decisions to make. I toyed with the thought of having a child which I’d never wanted before, but thought would this really make me happy or was it something that I was expected to do. I was troubled at that time, and then I thought, it is my life…I should do what I wanted to do, so instead I went back to school & finished my degree. Then I “allowed” myself to start traveling to conventions at 40 & met my best friends, “allowed” myself to start making art, and “allowed” myself to be what I am happy with my age & happy with the path I chose at 35.
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keep leaning on God and all else will fall into place in His time
i have gone back and lived with my parents and just had my mom live with us for a year, it can be both fun and well not so fun. but it is a blessing to have family there for you.
Amy,
I am MUCH older than you, but if I could move back home with my mother right now, I would LEAP at the opportunity! LOL Life is so short and I know that I don’t have that many years left with her, so look at this experience as a HUGE blessing and a second chance that many people don’t ever get.
Everything will work out – it always does and usually with good things and ways that we never imagined. Maybe life isn’t the way you planned or thought it “should” be, but mine isn’t either and I dare say many others will agree that theirs isn’t either. You have learned and grown and become a better person through the process – THAT’S THE IMPORTANT THING!
When people say to me, “I don’t think I will make it,” I always say to ask yourself this: “What is the worst that can happen?” Be completely honest. Apparently, you are not going to be homeless and without food because you are blessed enough to have your parents. So what is the worst? I see that you have a full life ahead of you with LOTS of opportunities. Be EXCITED!!!! You are going to come out of this experience with flying colors – I’m sure of it.
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