It's not a mid-life crisis until somebody gets a tattoo, or a nose piercing....

midlife crisis

 noun

Definition of MIDLIFE CRISIS

: a period of emotional turmoil in middle age caused by the realization that one is no longer young and characterized especially by a strong desire for change

...."emotional turmoil," I've been crying on and off randomly for very good reasons. (OK, for JUST random reasons) like: I can't bend over anymore to reach the pot tops on the bottom shelf of the floor cabinet or like...really, my new doctor is younger than me...

..."no longer young," My mustache is no longer black... it's GRAY! Trying not to get emotional! Or like; when I put "blonde," on a form I was filling out and my daughter said, "Mommy, your hair is brown, and you know it!" One more for the road...I can't wait to work on my crochet, while sitting on my heating blanket. (Puke).

..."strong desire for change." You mean like my cravings to: Move to Italy and start a specialty pie bakery. Go to seminary, just because. Or...sell everything I own and move to Montana to start a miniature pony farm. Theres more...

So, I must be in Mid-life crisis, even though I do NOT have a desire to buy a red convertible and date younger men (maybe because my husband is already younger, who knows).

Midlife crisis

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For the song by Faith No More, see Midlife Crisis. For the psychological concept, see Generativity vs. Stagnation.

Midlife crisis is a term coined in 1965 by Elliott Jaques and used in Western societies to describe a period of dramatic self-doubt that is felt by some individuals in the "middle years" or middle age of life, as a result of sensing the passing of their own youth and the imminence of their old age.^{[citation needed]} A midlife crisis is experienced by many people during the midlife transition when they realize that life may be more than halfway over. website says:

Half way over!! What!! Never thought of that til' I researched this stuff--now they are trying to scare me.

I have NOT done a lot that I thought I would do by now, like; write and illustrate a book, have a career as an artist....etc.

But I HAVE done stuff I never thought I would do, Like: give birth to 3 kids, adopt 2 kids, mission work in Africa for 7 years, paint murals....

have a faith in God that I never imagined...

What does a female midlife crisis look like, anyway? A big face-lift, a little red car, an overdose, an affair, an escape to the Galápagos Islands? Or none of the above

These people are crazy, I LOVE my husband more and more everyday-so an affair is NOT what I'm looking for.

I am fine with my 8 passenger, slobbered-on red van.

I don't feel suicidal, I feel blessed.

OK, I just might have to go to the Galapagos--

But what exactly do I want:

I want to reinvent my life.

I want to look and feel better (involves losing 60 pounds!)

I want my energy back. Maybe after I lose the weight. (AND GET KNEE REPLACEMENT).

I want to do more mission work.

I want to follow God's will- better. So that means figuring out what it is.

I want to learn the more about God and love him even better.

I want to continue to be a good or better mom and wife.

I want to start my career.

I want to travel more.

I want to have true, good solid friends.

I want to be a true, real, good, and giving friend.

I want to be madly in love with my husband (Oh, I already am...)

I want a pool.

I want to get pedicures.

I want to count my blessings.....

Comments needed...as I am having a hot flash.