Comments on: What if it’s just a midlife crisis and I should get a Harley http://herablehands.com/2007/01/22/what-if-its-just-a-midlife-crisis-and-i-should-get-a-harley/ in the garden, in the kitchen and on the page Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:22:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: fuzzy http://herablehands.com/2007/01/22/what-if-its-just-a-midlife-crisis-and-i-should-get-a-harley/#comment-21536 fuzzy Tue, 30 Jan 2007 20:04:02 +0000 http://herablehands.com/2007/01/22/what-if-its-just-a-midlife-crisis-and-i-should-get-a-harley/#comment-21536 ADHD, midlife crisis, job restlessness, or whatever you choose to call it, you sound a lot like me. Most of them don't come to fruition, but I need to have a dream on my back burner (yurt lodging business, bed and breakfast, farmer's market flower business...). It keeps me excited about the future. Doesn't bother me that I drop one idea and pick up another... just means that I'm continuing to find my way, refine my path. I should list my main hobby as Enthusiasm. So far, we're working for The Man and his Benefit Plan. That will probably see us through the small children stage, when they require the most attention. After that... who knows? (I think it's a beautiful idea, and I'm sure your business would become a highlight of my community. Wanna move to the mountains??) ADHD, midlife crisis, job restlessness, or whatever you choose to call it, you sound a lot like me.

Most of them don’t come to fruition, but I need to have a dream on my back burner (yurt lodging business, bed and breakfast, farmer’s market flower business…). It keeps me excited about the future. Doesn’t bother me that I drop one idea and pick up another… just means that I’m continuing to find my way, refine my path. I should list my main hobby as Enthusiasm.

So far, we’re working for The Man and his Benefit Plan. That will probably see us through the small children stage, when they require the most attention. After that… who knows?

(I think it’s a beautiful idea, and I’m sure your business would become a highlight of my community. Wanna move to the mountains??)

]]> By: Angelina http://herablehands.com/2007/01/22/what-if-its-just-a-midlife-crisis-and-i-should-get-a-harley/#comment-20629 Angelina Thu, 25 Jan 2007 21:14:58 +0000 http://herablehands.com/2007/01/22/what-if-its-just-a-midlife-crisis-and-i-should-get-a-harley/#comment-20629 You know I just went for it. I did. And we're in deep debt and running a store hoping to god people start buying more or buying from our website more. Meanwhile I spend an incredible amount of energy making things for my store too. And always writing. I have been thinking about your post "something's gotta give" and how we know when we're doing too much. Doing too much isn't healthy. I keep wondering what I could stop doing, what it's most important to focus on. I don't regret having leaped for the dream but I just hope I'll know when to pull the strings of my parachute. Let yourself continually explore these kind of thoughts because they will help to guide you towards the future you need to be headed to. I think you'll know when you've come up with the next step. You know I just went for it. I did. And we’re in deep debt and running a store hoping to god people start buying more or buying from our website more. Meanwhile I spend an incredible amount of energy making things for my store too. And always writing. I have been thinking about your post “something’s gotta give” and how we know when we’re doing too much. Doing too much isn’t healthy.

I keep wondering what I could stop doing, what it’s most important to focus on. I don’t regret having leaped for the dream but I just hope I’ll know when to pull the strings of my parachute.

Let yourself continually explore these kind of thoughts because they will help to guide you towards the future you need to be headed to. I think you’ll know when you’ve come up with the next step.

]]> By: El http://herablehands.com/2007/01/22/what-if-its-just-a-midlife-crisis-and-i-should-get-a-harley/#comment-20301 El Wed, 24 Jan 2007 18:00:50 +0000 http://herablehands.com/2007/01/22/what-if-its-just-a-midlife-crisis-and-i-should-get-a-harley/#comment-20301 Just do it. Whether it's the harley or the cafe or just blathering on about the crappy quality of the average joe's (jane's) food in this country, in your little corner, you should just do it. Sorry to sound so...ad-copy-ish. But it's better than spinning your wheels. Just do it. Whether it’s the harley or the cafe or just blathering on about the crappy quality of the average joe’s (jane’s) food in this country, in your little corner, you should just do it. Sorry to sound so…ad-copy-ish. But it’s better than spinning your wheels.

]]> By: TJ http://herablehands.com/2007/01/22/what-if-its-just-a-midlife-crisis-and-i-should-get-a-harley/#comment-20276 TJ Wed, 24 Jan 2007 14:22:49 +0000 http://herablehands.com/2007/01/22/what-if-its-just-a-midlife-crisis-and-i-should-get-a-harley/#comment-20276 I lived in Kent a few years ago. I think your idea would work wonderfully there. I lived in Kent a few years ago. I think your idea would work wonderfully there.

]]> By: D http://herablehands.com/2007/01/22/what-if-its-just-a-midlife-crisis-and-i-should-get-a-harley/#comment-20228 D Tue, 23 Jan 2007 23:47:37 +0000 http://herablehands.com/2007/01/22/what-if-its-just-a-midlife-crisis-and-i-should-get-a-harley/#comment-20228 All I can say is you...and I know this from experience...and cuz we have the same blood screaming through our veins....can and will do what you want and when you want it.....its the when...the hows are secondary, just as long as they dont involve burning bridges(escape is a must, you never know when you gotta bail.) I still pretend Im a poet...but Sis you are a writer, we all know that. My professor told me I peaked to early with my work in ceramics and he explained to me the platue. You get to the top of that thing and its a long walk to the next one, but that time, on that scary yet informitive little walk is where the magic is...and before you know it you are climbing up the next one. So well it may be you are walking or climbing...the next peak is on the horizon. Love ya ta bits. All I can say is you…and I know this from experience…and cuz we have the same blood screaming through our veins….can and will do what you want and when you want it…..its the when…the hows are secondary, just as long as they dont involve burning bridges(escape is a must, you never know when you gotta bail.) I still pretend Im a poet…but Sis you are a writer, we all know that. My professor told me I peaked to early with my work in ceramics and he explained to me the platue. You get to the top of that thing and its a long walk to the next one, but that time, on that scary yet informitive little walk is where the magic is…and before you know it you are climbing up the next one. So well it may be you are walking or climbing…the next peak is on the horizon. Love ya ta bits.

]]> By: eve http://herablehands.com/2007/01/22/what-if-its-just-a-midlife-crisis-and-i-should-get-a-harley/#comment-20195 eve Tue, 23 Jan 2007 15:21:15 +0000 http://herablehands.com/2007/01/22/what-if-its-just-a-midlife-crisis-and-i-should-get-a-harley/#comment-20195 I like the Harley idea. Darn kid, though...always foiling my plans :) I like the Harley idea. Darn kid, though…always foiling my plans :)

]]> By: eve http://herablehands.com/2007/01/22/what-if-its-just-a-midlife-crisis-and-i-should-get-a-harley/#comment-20194 eve Tue, 23 Jan 2007 15:19:39 +0000 http://herablehands.com/2007/01/22/what-if-its-just-a-midlife-crisis-and-i-should-get-a-harley/#comment-20194 I agree with Cath. When I finally *finally* realized I wasn't a writer in the distaff vein, I freed up a lot of space for myself to open up to where I was actually heading. Not to say that you shouldn't be writing, but maybe there's something that needs to be dropped. I agree with Cath. When I finally *finally* realized I wasn’t a writer in the distaff vein, I freed up a lot of space for myself to open up to where I was actually heading. Not to say that you shouldn’t be writing, but maybe there’s something that needs to be dropped.

]]> By: sandra http://herablehands.com/2007/01/22/what-if-its-just-a-midlife-crisis-and-i-should-get-a-harley/#comment-20133 sandra Tue, 23 Jan 2007 03:05:51 +0000 http://herablehands.com/2007/01/22/what-if-its-just-a-midlife-crisis-and-i-should-get-a-harley/#comment-20133 I have so much I want to say to you/ask you/commisserate on with you and I keep thinking I'll email and then I think I'll call and then I think of how busy you are and I don't have your phone number where I thought I did anyway. Cryptic: Sorry bout flu. We did that two weeks ago, not as bad as yours it seems, though. Keep dreaming and planning. Fantab idea. I want to eat the cupcake off my monitor. Do you have a local paper? (See how I do that?) I have so much I want to say to you/ask you/commisserate on with you and I keep thinking I’ll email and then I think I’ll call and then I think of how busy you are and I don’t have your phone number where I thought I did anyway.

Cryptic: Sorry bout flu. We did that two weeks ago, not as bad as yours it seems, though. Keep dreaming and planning. Fantab idea. I want to eat the cupcake off my monitor.

Do you have a local paper?

(See how I do that?)

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