Tuesday, July 7, 2026
It occurred to me, yesterday, that my children are grown and equipped to live their lives as mature adults, my nest is officially empty. This is amusing because my daughters are 41 and 37, they have been out of the home for quite a while and I actually live in another state. However, they had questions and I had observations thus, the mother conversations continued. Now, we have comments and conversations, adult to adult.
Now I can mind my own business. My business was being a mother; I am still a mother but, I do not have to do any mothering.
So, the question I have been asking myself lately: What do I want to do with the rest of my life? Now that I can spend money without worrying about, feeding another mouth. I pay the utility bills and if I want to leave a light on, I can. I don’t hear music I do not like, and there is not that much laundry to do. I don’t have to work as much. I now work seasonally, part time. I travel two or three times a year and I can do it spontaneously. I am excited that my nest is empty because when it was full I focused on what a mother needs to do for her children.
Now I am living my life and so I need to take care of my business. I have decided to continue doing what I am. Why? Because I am doing what I like to do, uninterrupted.

Written by Marsha L Floyd
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