…. Du berceau à la tombe, c’est dur pour tout le monde…ffice The song seems to reflect my current mood so well (feeling old and boring and yearning for a new beginning). Funny how I preferred it when another Daho song called des attractions desastres made me smile knowingly ("de la vie faire ripailles, avant que j'm'en aille" or "mes 20 and sainte verge, enfin bon j'abrège"). I went to see Kate and her new baby and the conversation quickly turned to the mini mid-life crisis a few of us seem to be experiencing at the moment. It seems to centre on the feeling that there has to be more to life than just doing the same never-ending stream of repetitive tasks. A feeling that maybe if we could take control instead of just floating along life would be so much more enjoyable. Yet at the same time there is this guilt that complaining about it when our lives are not that bad is somehow being ungrateful. We have roofs over our heads, food on the table, our children, our partners and we are reasonably healthy so why want more when we could have been born in ffice:smarttags" /> We are old enough to know that the grass is not always as green as it first appears on the other side yet there is this nagging feeling… Maybe it’s a 30 something suburban mum thing. Maybe it’s the price to pay for a lack of ambition and direction. Maybe it’s just the days getting shorter. Maybe it’s realising that one day I will actually say all the sarcastic things I currently only think when being shouted out instead of remaining civil to people who think it is actually my job to take their abuse. Time for some tough decisions methinks. Unless somebody out there has some of the answers on how to get out of a rut when you could win gold if procrastination was an Olympic sport. ** can't get the size of the font to behave, sorry.
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(5.10.04 23:59)  sorry your feeling down stroppy! Hope its just a passing moment..You shouldnt have to take abuse tho, it would be funny if you made just a few of the comments tho, make yourself feel better too... |
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(6.10.04 17:43) That feeling is always there, niggling away. For me it stays subdued until everything in my life is running smoothly and I relax, then it leaps out and convinces me that I should do something to change, luckily another crisis will always appear then and push it away. |
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(6.10.04 23:30) Thanks Peter. The comments would be seriously career limiting. MM you would be the last person I'd expect to be looking at the other side. |
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Daisy / Website (6.10.04 23:56) You know, the onset of winter (have we bypassed autumn this year?) seems to have affected quite a few people around me. Hope it's a temporary thing for you too. |
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(8.10.04 13:10) I get the same sort of feelings from time to time. I think it's a 30-something suburban thing. The way out of it is to do something crazy - and then remind yourself that you regret it and that you'd rather just float along like the rest ... ;-) Actually - i think it's the days getting shorter that's responsible for mini-depressions. |
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(8.10.04 14:23) Thanks. I think a few nights out are in order. Found out quite a few people around me need cheering up at the moment so the weather must be partly to blame. |
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Jiiiiim!!! / Website (8.10.04 15:15) Yep, I usually find that if I'm feeling a bit down a get together with friends and a few beers helps. |
