Men of AskMenOver30! In the interest of creating a deeper, more engaging, and more relevant community for all of us, we've implemented a recurring, Weekly Wednesday check-in thread.
- How are you doing this week?
- How are you feeling this week?
- How have things changed from last week (if at all)?
- Are you proud of anything you've done this week?
- Are you struggling with anything this week?
- Do you need advice or feedback on anything that's happening?
Feel free to share your wins, losses, and general progress. You can talk about anything from work and career, to personal projects, to personal development and family, to friendships and socialization, even dating.
Life is ongoing, and sometimes it's good to have a community around us that can reflect that. Hopefully this weekly check-in will serve as a good tool and outlet for those who need it.
You are encouraged not only to post, but to respond to posts by others. Support your fellow men in their trials and tribulations.
Please be respectful in your comments.
5 comments
Doing good.
Feeling a bit bored.
Im on vacation.
Im proud of teaching my kid how to read the clock for the first time(big hand).
Struggling with the feeling of not taking action with what is going politically in the US.
At the moment i think im good on advice.
For the first time in a while, I feel pretty good. Recently got diagnosed with and started taking meds for ADD. I’m back in college and doing well in my classes. The next step is adding some regular exercise to my routine. I’m headed in the right direction! It took me awhile and I had to drag myself out of depression, but I’m on a good path now.
I’m doing okay. My health is okay. I’ve been dealing with severely narrowed arteries for the past few years that has taken a toll on my fitness. I’m scheduled for surgery in a couple of weeks so I’m hoping that’ll make a huge difference.
I had a conversation with my manager this week and she said that with the return to office being pushed hard, I’ll probably have to move 600 km from where I’m at to a new, smaller, and less ideal city to be in the office. That’s causing me anxiety because I’ll have to leave my family and friends behind and will likely be isolated. Plus, with the cost of living increased, finding suitable places in a city with a very low vacancy rate will be hard.
I’m also struggling with the fact that I wasted my prime. My health has been gradually deteriorating since I turned 30. I’m 37 now and it feels like I’ve stagnated. I went back to school to get my doctorate at 29, hoping that I’d meet someone since school is supposed to be the best place. But it never materialized and I can’t help but blame myself. I didn’t act when I needed to and I’m paying the price. Now I fear I’ll never meet anyone or I’ll have to significantly settle.
I’m just focusing on my health, my side projects, and the settling into the reality that I’ll be single and alone for likely the rest of my life, however long that ends up being.
My side is hurting a bit this week. I think its because I was reading a lot in bed last week and was on my side while doing it. Hoping it will clear up.
Little annoyed that I can’t find an age appropriate Warhammer 40k group as I’ve been trying to get into it. At this point I’d even consider playing online.
But over all, life is good.
Really well.
Finished a coffee table for my wife, so I’m popular around the house.
I’m looking to get my winter garlic planted this weekend – about 200 bulbs.
Work is work. I’m finally fully staffed up, though I have to start interviewing for some positions being created next year.
Sports are great and the Jays are on track. And my Oilers are starting to round into form.
I suspect I’m going to regret the inevitable post Halloween “binge on the candy we didn’t hand out” party, so I expect to feel pretty sick Saturday.
The only blemish is that it’s leaf season. All the maples are in the process of dumping their leaves, so I’ll be out with the rake. I’ll pay someone to rake at the vacation house this year, but I’ll do the main house myself. It builds character.