The MidLife Crisis Continues………???
Maybe she was right in saying that I was suffering a midlife crisis… I am definitely not the best at trying to prove the opposite at the minute; probably not even trying.
As I have, over the last few weeks, made some major moves on my goals, I believe I might be looking slightly mad (those of you who know me, you already know I am), which I am totally cool with!!!!
So here are two of the things I have been up to in order to get back to the famous goal list and my mission to find my ME;
- I have stopped eating skittles and started training for a Marathon as I have actually hit the “Reserve Your Space” button for this year’s Dublin Marathon, which takes place on the 28th Scary…… But the runners are on, training plan in place and by simply sharing my plans to reach this goal it will come one step nearer as I am slightly stubborn to prove those with sceptical faces wrong.
- The second thing I have done is the total opposite to running a marathon….. I have booked in to do the Indiependence Festival in Mitchelstown. Proper. 3 days and 2 nights in tent, wellies and baby wipe washes. And I cannot wait!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Of course I have the lady troops with me to survive this endeavour and we are quite practical so have purchased fluorescent clothing and whistles in case we get lost amongst all those that weren’t even born in the 80s.
Oh, and during all this I am of course on the lookout for my 39th Christmas Present. My next tattoo…. J
International Women’s Day!!!
This week we will celebrate Mother’s Day, but today is International Women’s Day, which is a day that I think we need to use to scream how proud we are to be women…. Only kidding…….. Well a little bit.
I believe it is that day you start to recognise the impact that women have had in your life and the friends you have close to your heart and what we can bring each other for the future.
It is hard to list all those whom have had an impact on me, there are many. Some for love, some for true friendship, some for business development, some fleeting connections with long lasting impact and some to just be with….. Last year when the going got really tough I particularly recognised these women in my life…….
International Women’s Day means that bit extra to me being Swedish in Ireland….. Because even though I often say I am at this point, more Irish than the Irish themselves, the truth is that many of my traits have been fostered in Sweden and the Swedish way. Ways I am very proud of.
Capturing the Moments
To finish this blog post I want to share one of my everyday moments with my amazing 9 year old son. We were having our homework time and were doing maths yesterday evening. The question which was asked related to angles where he was asked out of three images to identify the right angle.
He had done this correctly at first, but blotted it out and picked another angle. I said you were right the first time, you shouldn’t have changed it. He proudly answered; No mum, don’t you see, it’s a left angle.
A welcome giggle at the end of a long day.
Simply Malin 