Middle Age

It just hit me...I'm a "middle aged" woman.

When did this happen!?!

I've just kind of been going through the motions for so long that it just hit me. I'm no longer a young married person, a young mother, or young period.

The "Peterson Curse" is quickly taking over my face. (deep crows feet!)

My body aches. (I think I have Arthritis in my shoulder!)

My hair is getting to be one big grey frizzball.

I have to wear my glasses more.

It really stinks!

But even more weird for me is people are coming to me, of all people, for advice on all sorts of things.

Kind of strange.

I call my mom for help and advice and now I have a daughter calling me for the same reasons.

I have people in my ward asking me how I do this and that.

I have people I hardly know asking me how I do it. (what is it?)

I have family members asking me what my "recipe for success" in raising kids is.

??????????

It's really strange to me.

???????????

I'm just trying to figure out what happened.

When did I become someone to give advice? How did this happen? Why would anyone care about what I have to say?

It's kind of a scary thing. What if I say something that has "worked" for me and it turns out to be a disaster for someone else? I would feel responsible -- horrible!

Also, I feel so weird. I'm no good at giving advice. I do have good kids, but seriously, I don't know how it happened except for they came with good spirits.

I don't do anything that everyone else isn't already doing.

I try hard to do the best I can in everything I do, but then, doesn't everyone?

I tried talking to Lee about this and he says I should take it as a compliment. I guess that's true in a way so I guess I say

Thank You

to anyone who would care about anything that I would have to say.

(even if I don't understand why)

and

Thank the Heavens for hair dye!