The birth of Midlife Natalie

I used to keep an anonymous blog.  It was the place I used to deal with all that was going on with me before I could say it aloud.  I was reading back over some of those posts today and found this one from August 2008.  I thought it was worth sharing.  These thoughts are [...]

That’s what he said.

A couple of posts ago I said something about participating in the Great Interview Experiment. Well I finally got my act together and questioned my victim interviewee. FatBoyFat is from the Motherland, Great Britain, and his blog is Make Lard History. He enjoys long walks on the beach, dinner by candlelight, and…oh…wait…let me let [...]

Happy Thanksgiving.

Yeah…I cooked.  Cornbread dressing with gravy, sweet potatoes with brown sugar and pecans, and deviled eggs.  Fleur de lis made the ham and cranberry sauce.  The rolls were store bought.  Yes, I see that there are no green vegetables on the table.  I love green veggies, but today I didn’t miss them.   For me [...]

Toilet talk

Today I read this post over at Stacy’s Random Thoughts.  It’s one of those stories that’s been circulating the internet for several years.  It’s always funny though.  Always.  Reading it reminded me of the squatty potties I became so proficient at using in Turkey.  For those of you who haven’t ever seen a squatty…
Here you [...]

lots of firsts

The holidays are approaching…hell, they are on my doorstep, and I’m not sure what to do with them this year.
Thanksgiving is next week and for the first time ever I won’t be with a large group of family or semi-family to celebrate.  When we lived in the states we spent Thanksgiving with my family or [...]

thanks

Yesterday I blogged, and I chatted for a bit on twitter.  I was amazed at how supportive everyone was.  I was amazed at how much I needed to blog and chat.  There’s something about the support of this crazy online community.  It was a nice feeling.  Thanks to everyone who commented here and on twitter. [...]

alone

I’m alone.  I am sitting in my apartment all by myself.  Nobody is expecting me to be anywhere or do anything for them for the next six hours.  I have six hours of alone time.  Wow.  
I was thinking about the fact that I would have this unexpected alone time today.  One would think that [...]

Back again.

Oh my…so much has happened since my last post here.  I’m not sure where I should even start.  
I guess I can start with the move.  I moved out.  I signed a lease on a 2 bedroom apartment about a mile from the house and moved.  I’ve been in my new place for 2 weeks [...]

Zzzzzz…

I have internet at home now. I’m sure I’ve lost quite a few readers in my blogging absence, but life has gotten in the way lately. And now it’s late and I’m tired and I just want to go to bed. Life has been hard today. I’ve taken an emotional beating. [...]

blogging

Our internet at home has changed. Currently we only have one computer hooked up to the internet and no wireless modem. With 6 people vying to use the computer you can imagine how much internet time I’m getting. That’s why I’m sitting in my car in the parking lot at work blogging. [...]