Words Of Wisdom

I was wonder what advice the 35 and over crowd could give me.
If you could do your early thirties all over again what would you do differently?

 

do you think an old hag is qualified to give you any advice:smt039

 

Never refer to yourself as a Hag Lipstick, you are supreme hotness embodied in the human form.

 

this i know for sure leaving me with the confidence to laugh at MF calling me an old hag with a sandy pussy...it delights me to no end that he get's his panties in such a twist and comes up with this rubbish

thanks francie:smt049

 

I miss all sorts of shit when I'm away:smt011

I'm sorry you were spoken to like it Lippy, it's ok tons have got love for ya, definitely me (in a non homosexual erotic way, although if I was... you'd be my first choice)

 

;-) and you mine...

to answer the question and get the thread back on track...if i was single and no kids...i would do exactly what whiks is doing...save up money...travel...work...save up money...travel...repeat...repeat...for anyone stuck in their life with the freedom to do so without ties or obligations...this is what i would do if i have the chance to do it all over again...for those of us that have kids all is not lost and the opportunity still awaits us...i look forward to sending my son off to college...selling all my stuff...just keeping the necessities and putting this formula into action

 

You're single and child-less - enjoy your life.

Travel, if and when you can. See the world and meet people along the way. The best times I had in my mid to late 20s was traveling to Europe and Israel. Those experiences are something that I'll treasure always.

It doesn't matter how old you are though, these things can be done by any adult.

I'll leave you with this: work to live, don't live to work. :smt023

 

Thanks Bookie. It's hard for me to not live to work. There's a lot of pressure for a guy to have it together financially but I'll take what you said seriously kid.

 

I appreciate you getting back on track and I appreciate your post kid:smt109

 

I would have returned to school after my undergrad a bit earlier but otherwise would have lived very similarly. I work hard and play harder. Often my work weeks reached crazy hours but then when I took time off, I thoroughly enjoyed myself whether climbing or boarding in the Rockies, diving in Hawaii, taking a fun class, or traveling to the west coast to surf.

Enjoy yourself MF, I like to think of it as when I am 105 and looking back at my life, I'll never think I wanted to work more but maybe I'll think I wanted to play more

 

Exactly. Like they say, no one will be on their deathbed and wish they'd spent MORE time at the office. :smt023

 

You guys are totally right but that's the dilema for me as a guy. Either stack paper and provide or spend time with your loved ones and struggle to make ends meet.

 

You always get on us for talking about one extreme or the other, take a look at what you wrote there.

There's an *in between* there. You can spend time with your loved ones and still live a comfortable life without spending 100 hours a week in the office. It's finding that work/life balance that allows you to live a comfortable life and enjoy it at the same time.

Also, it's really archaic to imagine you'd be the only provider. I don't know ANY women who do not work in this day and age, so you'd both be providing for the family. It wouldn't rest on your shoulders alone. Besides, you can't have a marriage, much less a relationship, unless you're there to nurture it. I think you should take the Words of Wisdom you asked for and apply them.

 

Well put kid

 

You took the words right out of my mouth!

That's exactly it. You need to find the right balance so you can have both. Well said, DB!