Oh...this is too much fun! Fun and scary. Scary and exciting. Exciting and ....well....nevermind. But OMG! I have a blog. My very own. How cool is that!?! Here I am. 50 years old. And, I have a blog. It just sounds so cool saying that....not the 50 year old part....but the blog part!!!
So, here's the thing. I have a lot to say about things. And, I have a lot of things to say.
So, here's the trouble. Rick (my husband) doesn't listen to me much anymore (he probably never did listen much in the begining either). Neither do my kids, but then this new generation doesn't listen much b/c they don't talk much - first they msn'd, then text'd, then facebook'd, now blogging is their mode of communication....none of which required 'conversation', and Charlie (our doggie) usually falls asleep while I'm talking. Like he is right now. Sleeping on the couch. And snoring! It's Saturday night....and I'm 50! So, I'm going to blog away like someone with a purpose....no social life, mind you....but now I have a purpose!
So, here's the plan. Yes. It's true. I'm 50 on the outside. But, inside, I'm still 17....or 6....or 40...those were all good years and so were the ones in between. But for someone who never liked history, and doesn't dwell much on the past (well, I am sentimental and like to recall things from the past, I just don't like to live in the past) I plan on going forward into and through my 50's with a purpose....a vengance....and a newly found attitude that models such coloquialisms as "just do it" and "go for it". For example. I just returned from Nicaragua. Yup. I did. Nope. I don't speak a word of Spanish. Yup. I went alone. Nope. My luggage did not arrive. Yup. My daughter met me there. She gave me the encouragement, the courage, and the idea for going... But, that story is for another post.
And my other daughter is the creative genius of the family and she gave me the encouragement, the courage, and the idea for going forward with "Fifty on the Outside"...and now there's no turning back.
So, here's to being 50....and to doing at least 49 more things that I normally would never do...but now can - because I'm 50 on the outside, and don't need anyone's permission...even if on the inside I feel much younger, and not quite so confident....but then, that will just be my little secret. The world need not know.
Until tomorrow....
Wanda
So, here's the thing. I have a lot to say about things. And, I have a lot of things to say.
So, here's the trouble. Rick (my husband) doesn't listen to me much anymore (he probably never did listen much in the begining either). Neither do my kids, but then this new generation doesn't listen much b/c they don't talk much - first they msn'd, then text'd, then facebook'd, now blogging is their mode of communication....none of which required 'conversation', and Charlie (our doggie) usually falls asleep while I'm talking. Like he is right now. Sleeping on the couch. And snoring! It's Saturday night....and I'm 50! So, I'm going to blog away like someone with a purpose....no social life, mind you....but now I have a purpose!
So, here's the plan. Yes. It's true. I'm 50 on the outside. But, inside, I'm still 17....or 6....or 40...those were all good years and so were the ones in between. But for someone who never liked history, and doesn't dwell much on the past (well, I am sentimental and like to recall things from the past, I just don't like to live in the past) I plan on going forward into and through my 50's with a purpose....a vengance....and a newly found attitude that models such coloquialisms as "just do it" and "go for it". For example. I just returned from Nicaragua. Yup. I did. Nope. I don't speak a word of Spanish. Yup. I went alone. Nope. My luggage did not arrive. Yup. My daughter met me there. She gave me the encouragement, the courage, and the idea for going... But, that story is for another post.
And my other daughter is the creative genius of the family and she gave me the encouragement, the courage, and the idea for going forward with "Fifty on the Outside"...and now there's no turning back.
So, here's to being 50....and to doing at least 49 more things that I normally would never do...but now can - because I'm 50 on the outside, and don't need anyone's permission...even if on the inside I feel much younger, and not quite so confident....but then, that will just be my little secret. The world need not know.
Until tomorrow....
Wanda
Great reading Wand! Would like to be a follower of your Blog but don't know how to become one? what to click on, etc.... please help! One thing - didn't get to '2 legged or 4 legged part of your Mother's Day blog. Am I a dog?? :)
ReplyDeleteHa Ha. No. You're not a dog....I was refering to those of us who are also moms of dogs. Duh.
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