I will be turning 35 in September and I feel like I have come into my own over the last 2 years. When I first turned 30 I was freaking out. I hated my job, was bored in my marriage, and felt like I was spinning my wheels and getting nowhere. Then I got pregnant with my first son and lost my horrible job. This was a sign that it was time to take a hold of my life and make it what I wanted it to be. Now with 2 kids, a much better job, and a much healthier approach to living I am living my life the way I want to and kicking *kitten* and taking names!

I think it is very typically to struggle in your 30's.. It is really a turning point in your life that no one really thinks about or talks about. teens to 20's you become an adult, 40's to 50's you enter your "golden Years". The 30's are just kind of there but it is really a time for maturing and making decisions that will effect you later in life.

I turned 36 in January and I feel so....disconnected from my life. I'm not happy with any part of it, and feel like I want to run away from everything & everyone. I'm not even enjoying exercising anymore which is huge for me. I literally walked out in the middle of my lifting yesterday and I just didn't want to be there. I've never felt like that before, the gym has always been my happy place. I have NFI what to do to get past this.

How long have you been feeling like this? Has anything (other than your age) changes since you started feeling like this? If it has been awhile, you might want to talk to a doctor. There are a lot of medical things that can contribute to feeling this way and it is always good to rule out real medical reasons before you bang your head against the wall trying to figure it out. I went through a rough patch and found out that a contributing factor to my apathy was a Vitamin D deficiency.

Is your routine stagnant? Do you follow the same workout schedule or always do the same thing? Maybe it is time to shake it up and try something new.

I hope you can figure it out before it gets any worse!

Well we are always here to listen. I definitely get what you mean when you say It's a Groundhogs life. I get up everyday, get the boys up, send them to daycare, go to work, pick them up, come home, eat, spend 30 minutes- 1.5 hour "quality" time with my kids, put them to bed and get ready for the next day. Some days I manage to throw it a work out and get a run or walk it but it is the SSDD.

My hubby is useless when it comes to conversation. I get a better response from a brick wall then from him.

It may sound cheesy but maybe keep a journal... write down things you want to do and things that bother you. It might help figure out where your feelings are coming from. I used to keep a journal and found it enlightening to read it and see what was going on.

I can't wait to be on the other side of 35! I know what you mean when you talk about late 30's vs. earlier. 31 and 32 were not the best years, 33 has been better, but I'm ready for 35 and I'm not even 34 yet. Just lookin to the future.

35 (dec 26th) started out bad, got better and I am back in the bad. So yes I get it. Just feeling like parts of my life are thriving and others are stagnant and I just don't know how to fix it. UGH....

Yep. Didn't finish college, having a family of my own is likely out of the picture, and I'm starting to hate the job I've been at for 15 years.

Feel like I've wasted some of the best years of my life trying to be responsible and hold onto a job, health insurance, a husband, a house, etc... without going into massive debt. Now that the rest of my life is in order, what I WANT to do is likely impossible, so I feel like my future is uncertain once again.

Reframe it!

Thrisis? Nahhh .... THRIVSIS! (Hmmm wait is that like mashing 3 words in to one?)