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Thursday, May 29, 2008

Midlife Crisis

I'm 41, so if this is midlife I'll make it to 82. Not bad. I'm definitely in a mini-crisis. Maybe it's the extra time on my hands lately, but I'm finding a need to reinvent myself yet again.

Is it the economy? Is it my newfound love of physical activity? Whatever the cause, I find myself on my bicycle a lot lately. If an errand can be done here on 'the island" I try to do it on my bike. I haven't found a way to pick up dry cleaning on my 18 speed, though.

I've been searching for a fresher look too. I'm too easily identified as "that teacher" or "that girl's mother," two roles I ADORE, but neither of which defines me. My latest attempts to mix it up include contact lenses and a new piercing. 13 ½ years as an astigmatic (thank you natural childbirth) have made those eyeglasses a signature of the JG look, but glasses get covered with sweat when running or hefting weights at the gym. A week into the contact lens experiment and I'm down to a mere 5 minute insertion time, much better than the 30 minutes it took me the first day. The piercing, on my ear, makes the third hole on the right, a small cz stud in the upper ear.

Now, what can I have tattooed?

7 comments:

LJ said...

You should get a gun. Shotguns are cheap and user friendly.

Liz said...

Don't change too much....I love you just the way you are! (Sounds like a Billy Joel song!)

Anonymous said...

Still young enough to have a baby? Can't think of anything else that would rock your world with that level of intensity! It would also remind you to cherish every free moment you can get...

JSG said...

Thanks for the suggestions, but I'm not in an angy crisis (gun) or crazy crisis (child). I am thinking of a purple streak in my hair, if only to horrify my 13 year old!

LJ said...

You could do an Ironman - the triathlon, not the superhero.

Anonymous said...

You could always become fluent in Yiddish?
http://www.pass.to/glossary/

MJ said...

It sounds like the exercise craze is the best way you could remake yourself--especially with extra time on your hands.