This Is Fifty With Lil: July 2015

Friday, July 31, 2015

An Admission

Sure, I'll admit it. I've been avoiding (or, more like, shying away from) posting an update on The Sadness *Wellness* Watch 2015 Page because, reasons. Maybe it's just that I haven't been at my computer when my brain kicks into gear and comes up with what to write. Yeah, that's it. Anyway, link over for Day Two update.

When I have been at my computer, I was doing stuff like this:

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Back tomorrow, Saturday, August 1, 2015 with: An Assessment

Thursday, July 30, 2015

Sadness Watch 2015

Trust me, this is gonna have a good ending. Stick with me. I'm 50. I'm a daughter. I'm a sister. I'm a wife. I'm a mother. These things are good. Except when things are not-so-good.

My last What's Happening Twitter update was:

Lillian Carilo ‏@lcarilo 26 minutes ago

It's @Swiffer time.

The Retweet before that was:

Lillian Carilo ‏@lcarilo 30 minutes ago

Happy So Glad You're You Day @johngreen! Oh, and Happy #FriendshipDay to you & your, probably, also awesome friends.

John Green @johngreen

Happy Paper Towns movie release day, Germany! (And probably some other places.)

You may be wondering, "Who is John Green and what makes he and, probably, his friends so awesome?" Go here & here & here & here to link to John Green stuff.

Stuff that's been on my mind is how I'm not doing anything constructive or creative at the moment. Just kind of like on auto-pilot. So, I'm Swiffering the hardwood floor, feeling unusual degree of sadness, and I'm thinking, I should blog about this. It's not Mental Health Awareness season... at least I don't think so. It's just a time when I am finally able to deal with elevated... depression symptoms. See what happened there? I said trust me, right? #ebbandflow, baby.

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This blog post interrupted for text messaging with out of town husband.

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Okay. Now, I'm swiffering the floor and thinking about this cool guy on the internet and then the husband interrupts my blogging and all these things come together in my brain... probably, with (because of?) new meds that doctor prescribed. Yeah, that's probably it... not. Anyway, I think, "I have to set up a Sadness *Wellness* Watch 2015 page." Yeah.

This is my intro to that page ( link here ). If you're 50 (or not); if you're a daughter (or son); if you have family, friends, pets, a job, hobbies & interests, it then makes sense to be able to appreciate all these things - because these things are good. Except when things are not-so-good... or more aptly, seem not-so-good. That's the time to say something; do something.

The SADNESS *WELLNESS* WATCH 2015 Page

Wednesday, July 22, 2015

Back To Blogging

Hello. Having a good summer, I hope. We, here in the So Cal desert, mostly do what we can to stay cool. My family does, anyway. Temps have fallen below 100 degrees the past week, but it's been humid and it even rained a few times. Conditions like this are never fun for Taxi Mom, me. Glitchy a/c that needs repair makes for miserable conditions.

Anyway, I'm working my way back into writing a daily post. Main reason for this is to post updates to my newly created GoFundMe page. I had to do it. There are things to do, places to go, and higher learning to be done. With nothing to lose, I set a goal of $36,625. It sounds like so much... it is SO much. Crunching the numbers last night made me dizzy; coming to terms that creating a GoFundMe profile was a must-do... well, that tied my stomach in knots. The idea of at least my oldest daughter not returning to college senior year nearly floors me every time I contemplate it.

So, my daily blogs will tell a story, paint a picture, offer suggestions, or simply break down goal amount and give dollar amount on specific needs. I'll post updates here and hope for the best.

Tomorrow's breakdown: Haircuts!

Yesterday's Post: The Letter I Had To Write

Wednesday, July 1, 2015

Please Watch, Like, Subscribe, or Comment

I recently found the motivation to participate in a YouTube Production skills boot camp. It was all right.

Ha, I never finish stuff.

I'm not gonna go as far as to say that my videos are new and improved, but I will say that my set design doesn't look too bad.

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