Recent content by KathyB1968

This reminds me of an instance from decades ago. I was going to this church where you could stand up and request prayers for yourself or someone else. Usually this was for injuries or illness. One person had a friend who was kicked in the butt by a donkey. The guy who was kicked had a hip...

It is a quirky list, but I like it. Lots of relatively uncommon things, including a couple I had to look up. I thought noodling would be making homemade pasta, but it is actually a type of fishing. I have had hobbies that didn't make the big list. No list could contain every hobby, so I...

My mom and a couple family members of her generation have a tendency to put down pretty much any hobby I have. They have never talked about them as a rich person thing though. Even when I had very little money, I would find hobbies to do cheaply or free. I run into people of all ages that...

I do feel like individual perception are a significant factor. People who are not doing well financially will think the economy is horrible. People who are doing okay will think the economy is doing okay. And by doing okay, I am not referring to just fat cats. I am thinking of people who...

Pessimists often disparage optimists and cheerful people. The accusation seems to be that they are ignorant or in denial about bad things in the world. That is simply not true for the vast majority of optimists. The world is filled with suffering and bad things. But the world is also filled...

Avoiding politics and serious stuff... Business suits. I think we will have suits for weddings, proms and formal occasions. But I don't think we will have them for everyday office wear. People are starting to dress less formally at the office. Business suits are becoming less common. I...

When it is advice given to you directly (as opposed to a self help article) do you feel like you owe them any response? I am thinking specifically about advice you don't think would work for you. Or do you just think "I'm gonna pretend she didn't just say being a minimalist would make me happy."

Is it because the advice is bad or not really a good fit for you? Or is it advice that is hard to do?

I sometimes read things from people who complain that other people tell them they are "too young to be retired." [Not here, other places online] They act as though this is a serious problem. I can't help but think, is this an actual problem? Or are these posters just bragging about retiring...

I am 56 so probably one of the younger people here. Not all of my teeth are real though so I might not count. 😆 They are permanent fake teeth not dentures if that matters.

When I first moved to this neighborhood, I was happy to find that there was a Michael's (craft store) nearby. My second visit there I didn't see the color of yarn in the brand I wanted. I noticed a sign that said "we have four times as much yarn online." I looked at their online site and the...

There is an usually large number of birds that hang around the IRS building. Not the one in DC near the other government buildings, the one in the suburbs.

Mine is an AI image. I typed in a general description of myself and this is the image I got. AI defaults to young faces, but you can make it show middle aged or older faces

I think one issue is that it is difficult to separate menopause moodiness from moodiness caused by other things. For example, I have been feeling moody. I am currently in transition to menopause. There are also a lot of stressful things going on at work. Either of those by themselves could...

I feel like part of wisdom is knowing that there are no one size fits all answers. That includes knowing when advice is good for me and when it isn't. This seems like common sense but it wasn't for me. For example, I am pretty introverted and when I am having a bad day, I need more alone...