Well several reasons, firstly I have been reading other Mum's blogs and some of them are really rather good, (I wish they had been around when I had my kids...) but most seem to be for Mum's with young kids, and mine are not.
I am also at a turning point in my life and that, to be honest is the catalyst.
In short I have less than 6 months of my 40s left, 5 months and 19 days to be precise, (not that I am counting) and I have a lot to say about that....and other stuff that women of my age have to deal with.
The other stuff includes, but is not limited to...
- a lovely (if slightly grumpy and increasingly hairy) husband
- 2 children, a teenage girl Charlotte and an 11 year old boy James
- a fluffy, mad dog called Murray (and yes, he was named after Andy, but not because we are die hard fans, because we bought him the day Andy Murray won Wimbledon)
- 2 businesses, one 10 years old and pretty successful, the other new and a completeshot in the dark.
Aside from that, I run, I play a bit of piano, I drink (wine, coffee and water, that is quite literally it) and generally try to be a good human being. I skid along from job to job, mini crisis to mini crisis just like everyone else, giving the appearance of someone in complete control when really, I am seriously winging it!
In short, I often feel like I have no idea what is going on and what I should do. My own children's life is so far removed from my own at the same age, I don't feel if offers me much, if any guidance. Am I fretting about stuff that I need not fret about or am I too casual about stuff I should be fetting about? I have no fucking idea.
Which leads me to my lovely friends, of which I have many. Firstly, my friends are a pretty diverse bunch. Many haven't reached my point in life yet and many have long forgotten it, others circumstances are quite different. The rest I think are as clueless as me (and I mean that with the utmost respect and affection). They say stuff and I think 'What!' I would be freaking!! and they look and me sometimes in exactly the same way. So what can we derive from that? Well, that we all have difference standards, based on our experiences, upbringing, morals and circumstances. What is right for one woman, is not necessarily right for another. So if I hope for anything from this blog, it is that we have the opportunity to share, comment and offer support/advice, in a non-judegmental way. Try to make some sense of the utter chaos that most of us deal with on a daily basis and have a bit of fun along the way.
Who's with me?
Sarah
The Tall Yellow Bird
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