Middle-aged Maverick

Category: I Was Thinking…

  • Thank You for the Air Pods, Honey!

    I recently saw a few things online, a clip of a celebrity interview on the Graham Norton Show, a comment thread on a random post in a group I’m in on Facebook, and the common theme of these tidbits was that gift-giving at Christmas should only be for kids. The rest of Christmas—the meal, the… →

  • Finding Happiness at Home

    I am truly the most happy any time that I am at home. In the past, I’ve written posts about different aspects of being at home that make me feel the most content and at peace: Daily Prompt Response—Spirituality Daily Prompt Response—Daily Habits Also, I have a whole series of “Things That Are Making Me… →

  • Grocery shopping is boring but steak night is awesome

    List your top 5 grocery store items. The prompt is asking about grocery items. I have to clarify here and say that when I go to the store, it is usually Walmart which is more than just grocery. But every time I got to Walmart, I swear I buy a box of kitty litter. I… →

  • Always On

    Have you ever performed on stage or given a speech? One of my college classes was Public Speaking. I can’t remember if I had to take that for my English concentration or my education major. Either way, I gave a lot of speeches in that class. But not as many as I gave as a… →

  • Christmas is Weird This Year

    Back in the spring, when I knew I was quitting my job of 19 years and doing…well, I didn’t know what I was going to do with my life at that point. I just knew I wasn’t going to keep being an educator. I wrote repeatedly in my journal about how badly I couldn’t wait… →

  • New Year, New Beginnings: Celebrating January

    What’s your favorite month of the year? Why? I pondered this for a moment because I feel like my immediate reaction would be to say December, you know, because of Christmas. I love the Christmas season. I might consider July because that’s my birthday month and for so many years it meant that I was… →

  • I’m Just Awesome…Eventually

    What’s the first impression you want to give people? I wish people’s first impression of me is that I’m awesome. They don’t ever get that at first though. It takes me warming up a little bit around people for them to figure that out. My new co-workers thought I was too quiet when I first… →

  • Don’t Judge Me for Jim Carrey

    What’s the coolest thing you’ve ever found (and kept)? I’m going to take the shallow route with this answer today. My first thought was to say that my husband is the coolest thing, and he really is. I intend to keep him forever. But if I’m thinking about a specific “thing” as the prompt suggests,… →

  • Christmas Celebrity

    Who is the most famous or infamous person you have ever met? I literally just wrote about this yesterday! I met Ralphie! It really is the coolest story I’ll ever get to tell about meeting someone famous. →

  • The Love of a Cat

    Unconditional love. The most ironic thing about this is that I’m getting that love from a cat. Cats are stereotypically the one pet that makes you work for their affection. A contrast from dogs who are genuinely happy to see you every single time you come home and show their undying love and gratitude for… →