Wow! I hope you got the fence done! I hope everything is going well in spite of it.

You have a great weekend too!

I am glad you got that done. Please call Animal control any time you see that dog loose. You may save someone else from being bitten. Around here if a dog bites, it is quarantined. Then may or may not be returned to the owner unless owner can prove that steps have been taken to kept the dog in the yard. Some jurisdictions have banned some breeds of dogs.

Doo doo happens. Been there and done it time and again. By all means, you take meeting new people at a comfortable pace for you. Maybe if you couple get a group of friends to go for coffee and this person would make it less ...oh what would be the word....I dunno, It will come to me at 3am!

Sounds like alot going on over there! I like going to work, the most drama free job, just hop on my mower and go from 8am to whenever we get the last client done...Does make for a long day if we get called off because of rain. I love being outside:)

I hope you have a great week.

Jo

The eagle has landed.... just east of the toledo area.. am poopd.... been driving al day.....in other news my lap top died....""very deep sigh"". Anyways its dindin time.Have a nice night

Hey all! Just turned 50 here. Hard to believe how time flies these days and yet still feel young in a lot of ways. I have a question for all of you...I'm thinking of changing my name but I feel a little silly doing it now at my age. I've lived with a name I never liked or felt comfortable with my whole life and, now that I'm older I'm thinking about changing it to something I think fits me better. So, what do you all think? Should I just stick with my old name that everyone knows me by or change it up and go for a new name? Does it even really matter what people call me after all this time?

Thanks all..Maverick

Changing name
 

I think, how wonderful that you can allow yourself to grow and change and be who you want to be in any given moment.
Sweet one it is all about you - and you can change it and if it doesn't feel good, or right, the beauty is, you can always change it back.

What matters most is what DOES feel good to you.

Ruthie, how horrifying that moment must have been for you - I wish you a speedy recovery - and I pray that the dog doesn't bite anyone else

...........hi maverick, i was in my mid 50's when i changed my name from Jacquelyn to Jaques, which everyone called me anyway. I did it because of transitioning, after a lot of thought (years) and didnt change my surname. I dont feel age has any bearing on if/ when a person changes a name rather than the reason, i.e. is it about identity or a need for change (or both)? In the Bible its said that Saul who was at one time a violent man, changed his name to Paul and with that changed his behaviour. Monks and nuns of various religions take new names when entering their chosen way of life. I do feel names, even their sound, have energetic vibrations which go out into the Universe. When your name is spoken out loud, given that vibration is the sound constantly associated with 'you' can mean that if you change your name, you may change what is associated with you.
This is why I decided to change my name as little as possible - i.e. I couldnt live as male with a name like Jacquelyn!
I hope you decide what is right for you, all the best.

If it's what you want.....
 

Do It Maverick! It's your name, your right, & if you truly feel as if you want to move forward in life with a name YOU like & choose......go for it. I did in my 30's & I don't regret it a bit.........good luck with your decision........if it's YOUR decision it will be the right one......

Morning loft dwellers n peekers....... maverick,i say do ht also.... and when its all said nd done u will feel so much better :) bowling when i was in my teens i held the record title for a yr for gutter champ

(((((((Ruth))))))))))) hope u have a speedy recovery

Name Change Update
 

Thanks everyone for your input and support. I'm still deciding whether to do it or not and, at the advice of a close friend and my partner I'm looking into a nickname instead possibly. I'm not hot about the idea but I'm told that people don't like the name I've chosen for myself. I like the name and I know that's what matters so I may just have to get butch and stick with it regardless lol.

Also, I want to say HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!! to all the mothers out there.

Mav

One of the cool things about getting older is not feeling the need to live for everyone else. It wasn't always that way.

Spend the rest of your years with a name that makes you happy.