Morning Ladies! Well... I've been 50 for a little over a year now. I think I have finally ~grown~ into my 50-ish year old skin.... and you know, it's ok! It took me awhile to accept the 'sound' of my age.... and that I can't run circles around the young'ins anymore.... but I am still very productive... work long days.... go out for a margarita or two with my friends..... get checked out occasionally (Granted... they are old farts doing the checkin'.....) but never the less..... I have begun to slide gracefully into the 'next half' with minor kicking and screaming.
The year of turning 50..... I guess I did spend that year trying to find ways to "Embrace 50" and thinking back... it WAS NOT an easy year..... I remember thinking how
ECSTATIC I was to put it behind me.
I agree 100% with Dee,,,, in the fact that you cannot waste too much time fretting, as you need to "get it together" to deal with the issues that come with getting older and learn new coping skills. I am going regularly to the gym..... but I had to change things a bit to accomodate all the aches and pains I would feel for days afterwards..... Now, I am not quite so hard on myself..... and that seems to work. I feel a ton better... even though getting started was very hard. Its been almost five months since I quit smoking and I don't think about it much... but when I do.... I WANT TO SMOKE! So... I have learned... just dont think about..... ever.
I am still getting regular periods...... but they have been alittle off. One or two in the past year and a half ... lasted for three weeks...... I seem to get bad cramps again... like I did when I was 16. FUN! This past period i cried about anything I could find to cry about..... hated that! I've yet to get a hot flash... although I do feel over heated sometimes..... I hope I never get them... but I will deal with that when it happens.
I spent so much time time thinking about the way I wanted to live the second half of my life and I decided that "finally" I would live each day as it comes and stop worrying about all the "what if's" and "whens"
I feel good.... I have my beautiful daughter and granddaughter..... Life is not always so great.... but as i have always told my daughter...... "Stuff happens,,,,, misery is optional!" I am the eternal optimist!
Dee... I love you new Avitar...... So pretty!
