Life doesn’t always follow the path we think it’s going to follow. The year I turned 50 I was living in an apartment. My divorce was being finalized. I was in my second year, running a successful only fans account. I finally bought the Volvo I had always wanted, all by myself. I had given […]
Tag: starting over
Structure
I tend to function well in a clear system or structure. At my last job my brain always enjoyed the cash office part of my work day. It was predictable enough, structured and yet with occasional problem solving. The other parts of my work day were less clear, they varied with the needs of my […]
Why I Left My Office Job at 53 Yrs Old to Start Over….
This past January I left my job of 13 years to become a full time content creator. I was 53 and divorced, but in a new relationship. My children were grown, one in college, one a college grad in the workforce. I’d been working online for 5 years in addition to my full time job, […]
What I Have Learned During My First 5 Months of Self Employment
This month, May 2026, is my fifth month of being self-employed. For the past five years, I have worked a full-time job in addition to being self-employed. So technically, my work load is still about the same, but the payoff Is priceless! When making the decision to work from home full-time, I had to consider […]
Progress, Not Perfection
It took me a while to understand that perfectionism could exist in an environment where things were very messy and chaotic. Let me explain, I always assumed a perfectionist would have a clean house, finances in order, clean desk or car etc. So when I started following a self help blogger known as the Flylady […]
Healing and Harm
We all like the idea of healing, healing is synonymous with wellness, we want to live the best life we can live. We wanna feel our best,and look our best. We want the energy to do the things that bring us joy, we want to be able to do the things that earn us income […]
Time Flies: Weekend Musings
Too late? The picture above was taken a decade ago! Time is moving quickly, the more I follow the Gen X side of social media the more I see posts screaming that if you’re 50 you have 26 yrs left! 26 years I’ve been a mom for 25 yrs and that flew by! I’ve been […]
Blogging My Adventures
This past January I decided it was time to leave my full time job as a retail administrative assistant. After 13 years with the company and very little increase in pay, I knew it was time to move on. While I was grateful for my time with the company there was little opportunity for growth, […]