tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445163857888749606.post6321286236438294066..comments2024-02-07T11:07:10.219-06:00Comments on Obsessions of a Workaholic: Does This Mean I'm an Adult Now?Neurotic Workaholichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06775298184138766683noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445163857888749606.post-24832083463512314562011-04-18T00:11:22.865-05:002011-04-18T00:11:22.865-05:00Hi Brenda,
Thanks for the advice! I think it is ...Hi Brenda,<br /> Thanks for the advice! I think it is good to challenge yourself, because it means you'll set goals that you'll feel motivated to achieve. I do have several goals, which I think is partly why I'm a workaholic. :)Neurotic Workaholichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06775298184138766683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445163857888749606.post-48381572843706761922011-04-17T23:37:09.494-05:002011-04-17T23:37:09.494-05:00Regardless of the number, age is a state of mind. ...Regardless of the number, age is a state of mind. I know people older and younger than I am, and in some cases the younger person is mentally and emotionally than I will ever be... I'm sure you've heard this before and likely to hear it again and again, but it is true. As a woman older than 30 - I recommend that you age gracefully, which doesn't mean you stop taking care of yourself. As your body changes, take care of, exercise harder, learn how to put on your makeup, and dress sexy, but not foolishly.. The key to youth to to continue learning, to challenge yourself ALL THE TIME. And of course, never stop giving your heart freely. <br /><br />Happy Bday (be it a bit late)<br /><br />Brenda <br />http://www.grrlguide.com/Brendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08425528423649700111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445163857888749606.post-73822184109507319912011-04-17T18:34:36.442-05:002011-04-17T18:34:36.442-05:00Hi Alice X,
I like that quote, especially becaus...Hi Alice X,<br /> I like that quote, especially because I think that I'm only about half grown up. :) <br /><br />Hi Talli,<br /> It sounds like you did really well for yourself, not to mention since you succeeded in London and wrote and published some really great books. I wish I could move to London too. I like British accents and I wish I had one. :)Neurotic Workaholichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06775298184138766683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445163857888749606.post-2314940563395918852011-04-17T14:10:14.217-05:002011-04-17T14:10:14.217-05:00I still don't feel like an adult! When I was 3...I still don't feel like an adult! When I was 30, I moved to London with NOTHING. Woooo! So far, my 30s have been fantastic.Talli Rolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780882465745107715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445163857888749606.post-49527559252276156552011-04-17T11:09:56.628-05:002011-04-17T11:09:56.628-05:00Don't get too down just remember this quote......Don't get too down just remember this quote....<br />Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional. ~Chili Davis<br /><br />:) Happy Birthday i hope you had a brilliant day!Alice Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16126775978614384719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445163857888749606.post-43801271399135846512011-04-16T23:55:44.222-05:002011-04-16T23:55:44.222-05:00Hi Theresa,
Those articles about successful peop...Hi Theresa,<br /> Those articles about successful people in their twenties make me feel self-conscious too; they always feature people who made millions of dollars at the same time I was making minimum wage. Thanks for the birthday wishes! I did celebrate on my birthday; I went out with a good friend that I hadn't seen in a while. The rest of the weekend though, I spent working (of course).Neurotic Workaholichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06775298184138766683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445163857888749606.post-76597571133095367732011-04-16T20:15:35.319-05:002011-04-16T20:15:35.319-05:00I am over 30. And I can tell you that from where ...I am over 30. And I can tell you that from where I stand, I still remember the trauma of turning 30. Being in my 20s seemed young. Being in my 30s did not. <br /><br />In fact, I had a trauma at 25. A magazine actually had an article the same year about successful people at 25. I was still figuring out whether or not to attend graduate school. I worked at an insurance company. Yeah, I wasn't featured in the article.<br /><br />But on the upside, I found my confidence in that decade. I felt older.<br /><br />Hope you have a wonderful decade. Happy belated birthday. Sorry I'm late to the party, but you're celebrating all weekend, right?Theresa Milsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445163857888749606.post-52428821475262732102011-04-16T19:12:43.843-05:002011-04-16T19:12:43.843-05:00Hi notesfromnadir,
Thanks! I wonder if the fact ...Hi notesfromnadir,<br /> Thanks! I wonder if the fact that I'm an Aries is one of the reasons I'm so neurotic; I've heard that Aries have fiery personalities. :)<br /><br />Hi mmarinaa,<br /> Thanks! I think that working is part of makes you an adult, because of the fact that you've accepted responsibility for what you do and that you're completing the work on your own and/or with your coworkers.Neurotic Workaholichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06775298184138766683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445163857888749606.post-73119178112456726082011-04-16T17:19:08.978-05:002011-04-16T17:19:08.978-05:00HAPPY BIRTHDAY! YAY! *throws confetti*
Every day ...HAPPY BIRTHDAY! YAY! *throws confetti*<br /><br />Every day when I go to work, I look at my co-workers and am amazed that I have the same amount of responsibility as all these adults. Because I'm totally not an adult yet and what were they thinking hiring me?mmarinaahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16530766837837932504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445163857888749606.post-89509555005588250692011-04-16T17:01:53.613-05:002011-04-16T17:01:53.613-05:00Happy Birthday to an eternally young Aries! :)Happy Birthday to an eternally young Aries! :)notesfromnadirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09904500676081267972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445163857888749606.post-4882426459917363292011-04-15T18:15:19.697-05:002011-04-15T18:15:19.697-05:00Hi Fran,
I feel more grownup than I did when I ...Hi Fran, <br /> I feel more grownup than I did when I was twenty, but on the other hand I don't know if I'll ever completely feel like a full-fledged adult, whatever that means. I think that adulthood is an ongoing process. <br /><br />Hi Nicole,<br /> I'm hoping that by the time I turn 40 I won't keep thinking of scenes from the movies Jaws or Psycho like I did when I turned 30. Maybe I could buy one of those sports cars like some men do when they turn 40, but the problem is that I don't like to drive. Could I get a motorcycle instead? :) <br /><br />Hi Plain Jane,<br /> Being in your mid-twenties can definitely be stressful; I think it's partly because there are so many TV shows and movies where people who are in their mid-twenties or younger seem to have everything figured out already. At the very least their lives seem so glamorous. <br /><br />Hi Anna,<br /> I don't actually remember much about the 80s, partly because I was only about eight when that decade ended. I mainly just remember the big hair (I myself had a really bad perm when I was a kid), the brightly colored clothes, and the music. <br /><br />Hi Paige K.,<br /> Thanks for visiting my blog! I think that motherhood can definitely make you feel like an adult, not that I would know since I don't have children. But the mothers I see with their children always seem so mature and confident; maybe it's because they've accepted responsibility for those kids that they helped create and the fact that their kids rely on them to help them navigate the world.Neurotic Workaholichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06775298184138766683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445163857888749606.post-59886300247261781472011-04-15T14:22:01.019-05:002011-04-15T14:22:01.019-05:00I hear ya. I'll be 27 this year, and I'm n...I hear ya. I'll be 27 this year, and I'm not quite sure what to do with that. Like you, however, I also finally sat up and decided that I was going to be a writer. It took me years to come to that conclusion, but oh well. As far as feeling like an adult, that feeling slapped my in the face when my twins got here. Nothing like having a baby (or two) to let you know that you aren't one anymore..lol. Anywho, enjoying your blog. Stumbled on it the other day and have no idea how I got here...er..keep up the good work though...write on!Paige Kellermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16201061179479380167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445163857888749606.post-59412378008718228022011-04-15T12:54:14.263-05:002011-04-15T12:54:14.263-05:00I had a panicky Damn-I'm-old moment when I tur...I had a panicky Damn-I'm-old moment when I turned 25. I just thought, man, Keats was dead by the time he turned 25 and look at me. Loser. I pouted all through my Romanticism seminar (my favorite class on my birthday, I should have been more cheerful).<br /><br />Be grateful that you were born in the 80s. It was a power decade that no one can top. <br /><br />Also, quit watching so much Dead Poets Society. Nobody lives like that.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00961332983813359209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445163857888749606.post-77977841321498860062011-04-15T12:16:47.382-05:002011-04-15T12:16:47.382-05:00I had my mid-life crisis when I turned 26. I sat ...I had my mid-life crisis when I turned 26. I sat in my college apartment (because I still hadn't graduated) and sobbed on the phone to my mom. Now I am almost 40 and for some reason I keep forgetting my age. "Am I already 40 or almost 40?"Plain Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17925232966242274371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445163857888749606.post-62861041689235185382011-04-15T12:14:19.985-05:002011-04-15T12:14:19.985-05:00Haha. I enjoyed this post a lot -- clicked over to...Haha. I enjoyed this post a lot -- clicked over to your blog when I read your post on Rachelle's blog -- you sound like a (little) soul sister. I did the grad school and teaching track (albeit in linguistics), online dating, a bit of blogging. And turning 30 totally sucked for me too. But now 40 is less than a year away! Eek. Anyway, Happy Belated Birthday!Nicole Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11113842473999943957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445163857888749606.post-36651529129592522372011-04-15T11:40:26.406-05:002011-04-15T11:40:26.406-05:00Oh my, oh my. My CHILD is nearly 30.
The first...Oh my, oh my. My CHILD is nearly 30. <br /><br />The first time I felt really grown-up? Er ... I'll let you know when it happens.Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.com