{"id":106,"date":"2018-04-17T21:41:08","date_gmt":"2018-04-17T21:41:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.midlifecrices.com\/?p=106"},"modified":"2025-04-21T05:00:09","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T05:00:09","slug":"countdown-number-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.midlifecrices.com\/?p=106","title":{"rendered":"Countdown number one"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m feeling a bit spaced out now that the deed is done, I think I had got very used to being stuck in limbo.<\/p>\n<p>As I look around at the amount of stuff we have accumulated over the years I am wondering how much of it was absolutely necessary. I have become quite ruthless in my disposal of things that I thought I liked, at the same time I&#8217;ve been buying junk that perhaps may not be essential, for example I have a fabulous full face mask for snorkeling and some special shoes for walking on rocks in the sea. 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