Middle-aged Maverick

Category: Mental Health

  • Cooking Fails and a Pension

    Epic cooking fails—On this exact date last year this prompt came up. I answered it and now I can’t answer it again according to the “answer prompt” thing to click on. Last year I wrote about the time I tried to make cup o’noodles in the microwave without adding water because in all the years… →

  • Free To Be Me

    Share a lesson you wish you had learned earlier in life. This is definitely a “if I knew then what I know now” kind of thing. Through the process of reading all of my old journals, I can clearly see lessons I’ve learned since scrawling those emotion filled words back when I was a teenager.… →

  • So I Could Run

    How often do you walk or run? I’ve talked quite a bit about my running days and how now, I don’t run anymore. I like running. I’d love to get back into running. I want to one day run a half marathon since the one and only one I was training for got cancelled because… →

  • Leading the Masses

    Do you see yourself as a leader? The question back in May, I believe, asked if we were a leader or a follower. My response to that is here: But do you want to? With a few more months in my pocket since reflecting on the leader in me, I sort of see myself as… →

  • Not Ideal, But One Day

    Describe your ideal week. My ideal week is certainly not the one I’m having so far. To begin with, I had to go to work today. Actually, I didn’t have to. I have sick days and vacation time that I can use. And I can always just quit. Which I so badly want to do.… →

  • #winning

    How do I relax? We’ve been over this. Many times. The magnolia tree in my backyard? My favorite spot on the couch? Knitting? Crocheting? Any of that ring a bell there WordPress-daily-prompt-creator person? All snarkiness aside, I really have explained this quite a bit. When thinking about my answer to this today, I was about… →

  • Forgiveness

    The prompt today was about grudges. My response was simple…I have grudges and for now, I don’t mind having them. One of the grudges I’m holding onto involves the people who bullied me in high school. I’m grateful that I am old enough to not have had social media when I was going through school.… →

  • Me and My Grudges

    Are you holding a grudge? About? Before I dive into this, let me first get clarification on what actually defines a “grudge”. Google says: A grudge is a prolonged and bitter feeling of anger, resentment, or hostility directed at someone because of a past insult, injury, or perceived wrong. It can also refer to the… →

  • Back to Life, Back to Reality

    What daily habit do you do that improves your quality of life? Really?! Another habit question? Oh boy. Can we skip this re-run? I knit. I crochet. I journal. I sit in my favorite spot on the couch every night. I sit under the magnolia tree in my backyard. I used to run. We’ve been… →

  • Recipe for Life (part 2): Optional Ingredients

    Inspired by my previous post today, Recipe for Life, I’ve decided to add on to the original “recipe” I shared. I thought of some optional “ingredients” that have helped me have a good life lately. I’m sharing them now as inspiration for your own “recipe”. What I shared was only the basics–pets, a home, good… →