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From: Vickie on 5 Sep 2008 22:59 Kablam! Just like that. Officially middle aged. Hopefully a hip one, like umm, Ashley Judd or Sarah McLachlan. My 30's were all about titles. Wife, mom, sister, daughter, and the million and one challenges you have with a household and family. I want to make this decade a "me" decade. Be able to take the time to do something as small as putting peppermint lotion on my feet every night or something as big as not backing down from a decision I believe in. I just...I just don't want to end up not being me... or worse, being afraid to be me....or feel like I missed out on being me!. I am not freakin' or anything over this birthday, but it is a wonder to think the next time someone asks me how old I am, I will now say 40. Vickie
From: Bill in Co on 6 Sep 2008 00:07 Vickie wrote: > Kablam! Just like that. > > Officially middle aged. > > Hopefully a hip one, like umm, Ashley Judd or Sarah McLachlan. > > My 30's were all about titles. > Wife, mom, sister, daughter, and the million and one challenges you > have with a household and family. > > I want to make this decade a "me" decade. > Be able to take the time to do something as small as putting > peppermint lotion on my feet every night or something as big as not > backing down from a decision I believe in. > > I just...I just don't want to end up not being me... or worse, being > afraid to be me....or feel like I missed out on being me!. > > I am not freakin' or anything over this birthday, but it is a wonder > to think the next time someone asks me how old I am, I will now say > 40. > > Vickie Happy Birthday, Vickie. 40 ain't so old!
From: Vickie on 6 Sep 2008 01:01 On Sep 5, 9:07 pm, "Bill in Co" <surly_curmudg...(a)earthlink.net> wrote: > Vickie wrote: > > Kablam! Just like that. > > > Officially middle aged. > > > Hopefully a hip one, like umm, Ashley Judd or Sarah McLachlan. > > > My 30's were all about titles. > > Wife, mom, sister, daughter, and the million and one challenges you > > have with a household and family. > > > I want to make this decade a "me" decade. > > Be able to take the time to do something as small as putting > > peppermint lotion on my feet every night or something as big as not > > backing down from a decision I believe in. > > > I just...I just don't want to end up not being me... or worse, being > > afraid to be me....or feel like I missed out on being me!. > > > I am not freakin' or anything over this birthday, but it is a wonder > > to think the next time someone asks me how old I am, I will now say > > 40. > > > Vickie > > Happy Birthday, Vickie. 40 ain't so old!- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - Thanks so much, Bill. It was a good day. Better than many past ones. Went to the dentist with minimal anxiety, and found out: no more root canals! Guess my teeth were in better shape than I thought. A friend also asked me to lunch and I was so very close to not going, but said okay. I had a few panicky episodes, but totally do-able. Ended up having a really good time. Yabbered my head off (poor girl) but we spent most of the time laughing anyway. So it was low-key and perfect for me, with all that has been going on. Yeah, a good day. And 40...so far, so good. Vickie
From: Tai on 6 Sep 2008 01:15 Vickie wrote: > On Sep 5, 9:07 pm, "Bill in Co" <surly_curmudg...(a)earthlink.net> > wrote: >> Vickie wrote: >>> Kablam! Just like that. >> >>> Officially middle aged. >> >>> Hopefully a hip one, like umm, Ashley Judd or Sarah McLachlan. >> >>> My 30's were all about titles. >>> Wife, mom, sister, daughter, and the million and one challenges you >>> have with a household and family. >> >>> I want to make this decade a "me" decade. >>> Be able to take the time to do something as small as putting >>> peppermint lotion on my feet every night or something as big as not >>> backing down from a decision I believe in. >> >>> I just...I just don't want to end up not being me... or worse, being >>> afraid to be me....or feel like I missed out on being me!. >> >>> I am not freakin' or anything over this birthday, but it is a wonder >>> to think the next time someone asks me how old I am, I will now say >>> 40. >> >>> Vickie >> >> Happy Birthday, Vickie. 40 ain't so old!- Hide quoted text - >> >> - Show quoted text - > > Thanks so much, Bill. > > It was a good day. Better than many past ones. > > Went to the dentist with minimal anxiety, and found out: no more root > canals! > Guess my teeth were in better shape than I thought. > > A friend also asked me to lunch and I was so very close to not going, > but said okay. > I had a few panicky episodes, but totally do-able. Ended up having a > really good time. Yabbered my head off (poor girl) but we spent most > of the time laughing anyway. > > So it was low-key and perfect for me, with all that has been going on. > > Yeah, a good day. > And 40...so far, so good. I like your reflections on turning 40, Vickie. I'm glad your birthday was a happy one (many happy returns!) and that you successfully fought your dragon to enjoy it. (And that your dentist had good news for you!) Lunch sounds like fun! Oddly enough I did exactly the same thing with a friend yesterday to celebrate her birthday. It was particularly nice because we went to a small place with huge windows that look out over a leafy suburban park and we had some warm Spring sunshine streaming in on us as we chatted.
From: Doug Laidlaw on 6 Sep 2008 01:21
Bill in Co wrote: > Vickie wrote: >> Kablam! Just like that. >> >> Officially middle aged. >> >> Hopefully a hip one, like umm, Ashley Judd or Sarah McLachlan. >> >> My 30's were all about titles. >> Wife, mom, sister, daughter, and the million and one challenges you >> have with a household and family. >> >> I want to make this decade a "me" decade. >> Be able to take the time to do something as small as putting >> peppermint lotion on my feet every night or something as big as not >> backing down from a decision I believe in. >> >> I just...I just don't want to end up not being me... or worse, being >> afraid to be me....or feel like I missed out on being me!. >> >> I am not freakin' or anything over this birthday, but it is a wonder >> to think the next time someone asks me how old I am, I will now say >> 40. >> >> Vickie > > Happy Birthday, Vickie. 40 ain't so old! > They told me "Life begins at 40." Being depressed , I somehow thought that all that would go away at 40. It didn't, because it couldn't. But that is my story, not yours, Vickie. It is true that you are only as old - or as young - as you think you are. There is no magic in the number. It is a "rule of thumb", an average. And nobody is average. Be your same self (I was almost going to say "same old self", in the sense of "be who you were yesterday," but in this context...) Best wishes for a creative, productive future. Doug. |