It’s been about two years since I last updated my blog. Why did I stop? Not quite sure…looking back now on my posts, they were very full of my frustration at being unemployed after a lifetime of working. So what’s new? I am still unemployed, still walking every day (another favorite theme), and certainly still rambling – but my attitude has shifted to one of acceptance of my new life and embracing this new reality. It it life on my own terms. Thankfully, unlike many people who would laid off at the start of the recession, I am financially secure – thanks to my husbands steady paycheck and downsizing here and there. No more weekly dry cleaning bills and shopping excursions for “work” clothes – my wardrobe now consists of sneakers, yoga pants and jeans…all tossed in the washing machine.
So my days are my own…walking, reading, listening to NPR and of course, Kathie Lee and Hoda! There is a peacefulness to my days that I cherish and I truly appreciate the fact that I can stay home and not be forced into taking a minimum wage job to get by (a shout out to New Jersey for raising the minimum wage:
So, hope this is the first of many new posts…I hope you welcome me back to the blogosphere!
Ramblings from a Walking Woman 
Good luck with your blog Marian – it can be frustrating to think of new material and life can get in the way. Several things happened tin the past couple of years that a dedicated blogger would have recorded but I didn’t. And I think we’re all insane just some of us hide it better than others…
Thanks John…I will try to be more committed! The funny thing is, my son Conor started a blog which led to 3 unpaid (!) internships…he wrote from home for 6 months – then landed a paying job writing..he is now working in NYC!