#selfdiscovery #simpleistheway #inspired House projects keep me motivated Yes, it’s a lot of work. Manual work. But manual work keeps us grounded, helps us clear and organise our thoughts. We bought this semi-detached in 2021. It allowed us to pin down our family nest. Both me and my Brit partner had different journeys and sinceContinue reading “Menopausal Monday …#41”
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Menopausal Monday … #38
#selfdiscovery #simpleistheway Sixteen Mondays later Proud of my daughter, who has been going through all anxiety issues like a pro. At least some days… Been browsing for more satisfying jobs, and mind you, I didn’t even mentioned better paid. At this moment in time I am not looking to progress in my career, I don’tContinue reading “Menopausal Monday … #38”
Menopausal Monday #22
#jobbrowsing; #bored; #q&a; #121; #objectives; #professionalperformance Back to Work As usual, not feeling it, but I shan’t complain. It’s a clean, decent job, that offers good perks (work-life balance at this stage of my life is a deal breaker) and a higher pay for a customer service advising than for most Line Management roles inContinue reading “Menopausal Monday #22”
Menopausal Monday #20 & #21
#halftermholidays; #retirementtasters; #longpostalert; #holidaysnippetsincluded Home and Away A whole week home away from home. Delightful, to say the least. Home time for me. Migrants and travellers will understand this. There is a clear intrinsic essence in different geographical positions. I feel like the further apart those positions are, the more evident those differences are. WeContinue reading “Menopausal Monday #20 & #21”
Themselves
What’s something most people don’t understand? We live our lives following and pleasing others, missing the point on what makes us unique and most deeply interconnected. Avoiding silence is easier than listening to our inner voices, the ones that actually belong. The fear to know and understand ourselves is often stronger than our wish toContinue reading “Themselves”
Not often enough
How often do you say “no” to things that would interfere with your goals? I must say it becomes easier as we get old, as you lose the need to please everybody or, like me, you’re beggining your menopause journey so you don’t give as many fucks. At work I am starting to see theContinue reading “Not often enough”
Menopausal Monday #19
#parenting; #rantalert; #parentrant; #parentalabuse; #byemonday #genxornothereicome Monday. It’s done and gone. Yesterday however, was an eventful one. After our argument with our youngest teenager, I now absolutely agree that I don’t understand him. Parents and schools have been stripped of what authority they had left to discipline children. They effectively rule the world right now.Continue reading “Menopausal Monday #19”
Menopausal Monday #18
#mothersday Living 2,000 Km away from my parents, as an only child, can hinder my ability to support them. When I decided to emigrate to the UK twenty years ago, I didn’t think about my extended future and how that could one day affect my ability to be present when my support could be important.Continue reading “Menopausal Monday #18”
The Lemon Tree Square
I was born there, lived there for two years and hovered around it for another 18. The “Largo do Limoeiro” as per its original name (only translated) is located in what is known today as one of the main Lisbon reference neighbourhoods. Overlooking Alfama, fado birthplace, the Portuguese key song genre. It was also myContinue reading “The Lemon Tree Square”
Menopausal Monday #17
#mondayshouldbeoptional Funny week this one was. Finding out my son is being victim of bullying really put things in perspective for me. I always said I would stand by my children if it ever happened. But my idea of standing up was a little different than the standing up I’m actually doing right now. InContinue reading “Menopausal Monday #17”