...yesterday that he thinks he's having a "mid life crisis." He says he wants to quit his software job, sell everything and hit the road with his keyboard (and me). And stay in our lil' Sowal house in between it all.
He says he's feeling fatalistic because of all the floods, fires and terrorism everywhere you look. (I think it's mainly because he just turned 40... ;-))
There's no real point to this post, I just thought I'd share. I told him this morning "I'm LOVING your mid-life crisis!" Sadly, I imagine he'll come to a different conclusion soon enough, but in the meantime, a girl can dream...
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36SoWal Insider
If Mr. JR said that, I'd do it in a heartbeat if it was only just the 2 of us!
Do it!!
Do it!!
Beach Fanatic
Checking out of the corporate rat race can be a very good thing if the circumstances are right.....
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Beach Fanatic
At least he wants to take you with him!!!:clap_1:
Beach Lover
I say "go for it"! You only live once and if you are lucky enough that's enough. :lolabove: Just don't take the kids!!!! :rolling: :rolling: Ours keep finding us!!! :bang:
Just kidding..................
Just kidding..................
Beach Fanatic
I say "go for it"! You only live once and if you are lucky enough that's enough. :lolabove: Just don't take the kids!!!! :rolling: :rolling: Ours keep finding us!!! :bang:I know you're kidding! Hey~~~~ What are y'all doing this weekend? Staying home?
Just kidding..................
Beach Fanatic
Go for it - live my dream - Trust me if you wait too long you end up dealing with the aging parent issue and then you are stuck. It is worse than kids - things get worse instead of better.
fartblossom
kb - my hubby had his midlife crisis at 36. let me tell ya - you're getting off lite. i say go for it !
Beach Fanatic
Or you can always buy him a corvette like I did for my sweetie!!!!
kt looAuthor
He's so bluffing. How could he possibly make a living as a coastal musician when the man has sworn a blood oath to never play a Jimmy Buffet song? 🙂lolabove: And I'm not kidding, either.) Then of course there's The Cat.
Life is a curious obstacle course, isn't it?
Life is a curious obstacle course, isn't it?
Beach Fanatic
Soooo... could you afford to live in your nice house in a beautiful spot in SoWal? What kind of work could you do in the area if you needed two incomes? Seems that the place to start would be a budget if you really wanted to do this... dreams can come true. Would most likely mean some trade-offs, but it seems like you have skills that can be used through the Internet...
(PS: My goal for about 6 years years from now would be to teach online from the beach... of course, that depends on whether kids go to public or private college...)
(PS: My goal for about 6 years years from now would be to teach online from the beach... of course, that depends on whether kids go to public or private college...)
kt looAuthor
That's what I love about you, Paula...you're so Can Do. :clap_1:
I have no doubt I could find work in the area doing what I do (graphics/media/web/etc). As could he. But I'm still convinced he's bluffing. I'm just enjoying listening to him talk like this. It's fun to ponder possibilities.
I have no doubt I could find work in the area doing what I do (graphics/media/web/etc). As could he. But I'm still convinced he's bluffing. I'm just enjoying listening to him talk like this. It's fun to ponder possibilities.
Beach Fanatic
At least he wants to take you with him!!!:clap_1:
My first thought too.
GO FOR IT... GET PACKING KB
little sugar
Katie........................hurry up and start packing BEFORE he changes his mind!!! I could see you being very happy living by the sea :wub:
Beach Fanatic
He's so bluffing. How could he possibly make a living as a coastal musician when the man has sworn a blood oath to never play a Jimmy Buffet song? 🙂lolabove: And I'm not kidding, either.) Then of course there's The Cat.
Life is a curious obstacle course, isn't it?
My husband makes a living as a coastal (and touring) musician and has never played a Jimmy Buffet song - go for it!!!! The area needs more great musicians anyway. I know of two couples around your husband's age that have moved down. One husband is playing non-stop and the other couple plays together and are getting booked more and more. I don't think Buffet is in their repertoire either. Come on down!!!
Beach Fanatic
He's so bluffing. How could he possibly make a living as a coastal musician when the man has sworn a blood oath to never play a Jimmy Buffet song? 🙂lolabove: And I'm not kidding, either.) Then of course there's The Cat.Probably right on the bluff. Get into the rare air of high end S/W dev, it's love / hate. Love the craft, hate the lowlifesumbastiles making a living making your living misrable with drivel. (hmmm, maybe chunk of lyrics for new non-buffet coastal song ? ;-) Like drink for a drunk, hard to stop 😀 I think about chuck-it-all and live in a beach hut 'bout every week.
Life is a curious obstacle course, isn't it?
(BTW - my forty-fling was with a cute little Shadow - the two-wheeled kind ;-))
SoWal Expert
kb, i'm just waiting for mr. dd to say something even remotely like this! I'd be packed so fast and have the house sold that his head would be spinning! heck, i could even shuck an auto and a lot of this crap i've been collecting for years.
Get packing, girl and go for it! Life is too short! 😀
Get packing, girl and go for it! Life is too short! 😀
Beach Fanatic
My 40s fling was to have two babies around that time... so I'm still waiting for my midlife crisis and looking forward to it.
SoWal Guide
My 40s fling was to have two babies around that time... so I'm still waiting for my midlife crisis and looking forward to it.
me too! (one baby)... think I'll skip the crisis.
but, seriously, I think Mr. Tootsie and I had a mutual mid-life crisis in our early 30's, sold the house in Gainesville, quit our jobs and hauled a$$ to Europe for a summer, then moved to the great Northwest FLA to begin again (we were homeless for several months). with no kids, its very do-able.
Paula is right - just think about how to work it out, then go out and make your dream come true.
percy
...yesterday that he thinks he's having a "mid life crisis." He says he wants to quit his software job, sell everything and hit the road with his keyboard (and me)Y'all need a roadie?
SoWal Insider
kb, i'm just waiting for mr. dd to say something even remotely like this! I'd be packed so fast and have the house sold that his head would be spinning! heck, i could even shuck an auto and a lot of this crap i've been collecting for years.
Get packing, girl and go for it! Life is too short! 😀
Me too. Mr. Mango knows I am waiting already. I think the suitcase packed, and the vacant lot in SoWal I bought is a dead give away. LOL- ;-)
My mid life crisis started right at 40. I've been itchin to move. The Mr. is less adventurous than I am.
SoWal Expert
Me too. Mr. Mango knows I am waiting already. I think the suitcase packed, and the vacant lot in SoWal I bought is a dead give away. LOL- ;-)
My mid life crisis started right at 40. I've been itchin to move. The Mr. is less adventurous than I am.
Mine too! He's just so dang sensible! Of course, if it weren't for him, I'd be homeless or maybe living on the beach where ab went last week--with the same equipment that ab took 😀
SoWal Insider
Mine too! He's just so dang sensible! Of course, if it weren't for him, I'd be homeless or maybe living on the beach where ab went last week--with the same equipment that ab took 😀
Sounded like he had a good time, except for the skeeters! 😱
SoWal Expert
Sounded like he had a good time, except for the skeeters! 😱
I would have loved it--'cept for the skeeters.😱
Beach Fanatic
Family was once taking bets as to whether my brother was going to have one. I said, "Naye!" Someone else said, "Just don't be surprised if he drives up in a red Porsche one day." Not unless that Porsche could pull a bass fishing boat. (I won.)
SoWal Insider
I would have loved it--'cept for the skeeters.😱
Especially with the Mango salsa around! 😀
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