Planning A future with no Ideas

Any time can be a good time, to plan or set intentions for our future self but there’s something about this midlife phase that adds a sense of urgency. We’ve often done things before now that would change or limit or future opportunities. If we are already married or have kids then just vanishing to…

Day 30 of My Midlife Sabbatical

Today is the day I return home and I felt surprisingly heavy. Emotionally exhausted, unprepared and overwhelmed. My thoughtful husband had anticipated this being a little harder for me and so he came up with a plan to give me an inspirational space to hang out, I could enjoy the city, it views from the…

Day 27 & 28 of My Midlife Sabbatical

Day 27 was filled with work, internally and externally. As I am using my last few days in full panic mode, I have been blessed with amazing headphones that can shut out the whole world and keep me focused. This was necessary as my new upstairs neighbors are loud and I can be easily distracted….

Day 24 of My Midlife Sabbatical

Besides traditional talk therapy, I have found over the years a couple of places where I let off steam. Sometimes I’ve felt emotional afterwards as my body and mind needed it so bad. I’ve already mentioned zumba being like therapy to me and today I was challenged here. As I walked into class, the person…

Day 23 of My Midlife Sabbatical

Today I have a chiropractic appointment. I have learned so much about my body and how to keep it away from potential injuries. It’s been so beneficial and different than I expected so I share a little of that here. I also share a very limited knowledge, tutorial on how to use make up on…

Day 22 of My Midlife Sabbatical

Sometimes we just need something different. I haven’t liked my hair in a long time. I’ve went blond to hide grey and rarely liked it. If it was a color I loved, my hair was brittle and snapped off. If it was less brittle, it was usually a golden yellow which did NOT blend grey’s…

Day 17 of My Midlife Sabbatical

Waking up, feeling better lifts my mood no end. I take a brisk walk to get my blood pumping then head out for a little uplifting shopping trip. The new, “Mountain View Village” will be home to our second Beauty Lab location so I expect there will be some extra shopping temptations with all these…

Day 16 of My Midlife Sabbatical

  I am finally feeling a bit better and stayed up half the night learning and thinking. As time flies I am so aware of how little time I have left and need to not waste another minute. I am also aware I need better sleep but I just can’t seem to shut down. A…

In a State at Midlife

Taking a sabbatical from life at midlife. Intro to being middle aged, kids, grown and no idea who I am anymore. Self discovery and lots of alone time. Follow along on this journey. Maybe you’ll get some ideas for your future self.