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| Dawn of a new day. Possibly the age of Aquarius. |
A New Year full of hope with covid-19 vaccinations rolling out around the world. I haven't given up on celebrating Pesach (Passover) this year with our family in London. And if not Pesach, then the summer (thank you Easyjet for Flexibooking).
Coinciding with all this anticipation for the rebirth of society and the economy, my DD turned 12 last month. Not exactly empty nest time but definitely more independence for both of us. Babysitters are a thing of the past. We can each come and go with our own keys and have our own schedules. We'll keep in touch by phone and agree a time to meet at home for dinner (because Midlife Panache demands that it must be dinner, not just tea or supper).
Oh the exciting possibilities of the coming year. I love you already 2021!
Seriously though - who is this Midlife Panache? What happened to Midlife Singlemum, that comfortable, homely, old friend of a blogger? Well Singlemum's still here but Panache is desperately trying to get out under 12 years of plain pasta.
I loved having a baby, then a toddler, then a little girl. I didn't feel that it was hard doing it on my own but the all encompassing committement meant that I lost myself somewhat in the process.
Fitting work around hours of available childcare meant that income was restricted. I'm an emotional eater and there were plenty of emotions to chomp my way through. I ate DD's leftovers because wasting food is a sin. I put all my efforts into DD and unwittingly let myself go. And this past year of being almost totally sedentary was not helpful, to say the least.
Time for big changes. With thanks to Midlife Singlemum for 10 years of fun-filled blogging, and to DD who provided reams of entertainment but no longer wants to be featured in a blog, I hereby introduce Midlife Panache!
I'm not entirely comfortable with the name yet. Panache means flamboyant confidence of style or manner. I almost changed it to something tamer. Midlife In Clover was a contender as 'in clover' means a life of ease and luxury, but also connotates afternoon tea in the garden - which is more me. And a cow. So I nixed that one.
Midlife Panache is a challenge and I'm up for a challenge this year.
Congratulations on your new blog! And here's hoping life contains a lot less plain pasta from here on (I'm not so hopeful for that here although my youngest does now put salad cream on it :( )
ReplyDeleteLol, actually I love salad cream on pasta. I love salad cream full stop but we don't get it here.
DeleteHappy new year and happy new blog! Here's to the next 10 years :)
ReplyDeleteThank you, and to you. Sorry I didn't notice the comments until today. On the old blog they came to my email but this blog has all sorts of different settings that I can't fathom.
DeleteHappy new year and look forward to watching the new you as panache gradually emerges.
ReplyDeleteI'm working on it. Happy New Year to your MumB. xxx
DeleteGood luck with your challenge. When we were both girls Panache was a perfume and theyfore I'll thin of you as a sweet fragrance! Happy new year. Mich xx
ReplyDeleteHaha I remember Panache. Happy New Year Michelle. xxx
DeleteExcellent news! I look forward to this new blog!
ReplyDeleteThanks Margie. I was hoping you'd find it and like it. Happy New Year to you too. xxx
DeleteI love the new name, I think it's great!!
ReplyDeleteThanks. I hope I can live up to it. Happy New Year. xxx
DeleteI'm glad you're carrying on Rachel. It's interesting to hear your take on the world from both an English and a Jewish Israeli point of view. And both fun and infuriating to hear of your various food, health and lifestyle attempts! Keep it up.
ReplyDeleteThanks Jan. Happy New Year! xxx
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