Maybe I Should Have Settled

Mini meltdown

I had one today.  I'm not proud of it.  I'm trying to figure out 'the why.'  It came after yet another poopie crate from my aging golden retriever.  I love her to pieces, but she is always one one side of sick.  If not her skin, it's her stomach and the stuff it expels (gross, I know).  No delicate way to discuss poopy crates.  I can tell it's happened as I walk toward the crate...the nose always knows.
That coupled with a refigerator that manages to freeze every fresh vegetable I put in it.
BUT I think the real reason for the hissy was fear.  My daughter is planning her move away from my nest in the coming months.  It could be as early as next month...like three weeks and change, and I just know how much I will miss her.  Stupid how we bury the things that really bother us under other things...though poopy crates, poopy big-dog fannys and frozen-fresh veggies (just purchased yesterday) are nothing to sneeze at....

Proverbial

I'm trying to get into the hang of doing this blog thing...trying to write; trying to keep my mind open to new ideas, new prompts.  So...I'm reading my previous posts and see that the word "proverbial" shows up way too much.  I hardly ever say it in person...what gives?  Why do I think to say it so often in this venue?  Stop that!  No, really!  Stop! That!  Or the 'proverbial' fairy will come and take away your keyboard.  And, by the way... what's the real difference between a parable and a proverb?  I'm thinking my life no way resembles a proverb, but maybe could be a parable of things not to do....

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pro·ver·bi·al     /prəˈvɜrbiəl/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[pruh-vur-bee-uhl] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation –adjective 

1.	of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a proverb: proverbial brevity.

2.	expressed in a proverb or proverbs: proverbial wisdom.

3.	of the nature of or resembling a proverb: proverbial sayings.

4.	having been made the subject of a proverb: the proverbial barn door which is closed too late.

5.	having become an object of common mention or reference: your proverbial inability to get anywhere on time. Class dismissed.

So, why this name?

So...maybe you're wondering why my blog is named this.  Maybe not, but I feel compelled to tell you.  If you're a single woman in your forties the ramblings might even make sense to you.  They might even make sense to you if you're not forty-something or a single or divorced woman.  And, by the way, single, to me, means never married or divorced -- both things.  I always wonder why those silly forms we all fill out make the distinction...like somehow those inquiring need to know whether I failed at the marriage game.  My ex-husband is not in the game of my life anymore.  Why, every time I fill out a form, do I still need to acknowledge him nearly 8 years after my divorce?

In any case...
I read this article in The Atlantic Monthly the other day.  My friend SP referred me to it.  The title is frightening ("The Case for Mr. Not-Quite-Right") -- especially if you're single and looking, or, more importantly, if you've been in a few relationship and turned your proverbial nose up at the end of what felt like 'the ordeal.'

In any case...the article really got me thinking...really got me wondering about the dating and life choices I've made over the years.  This blog will look at those choices...welcome aboard, and please buckle your seat belts.

Here I am!

The 'talk' is over...the 'do' has begun.  Film at 11.