This blog made its public debut three years ago just as I made my public debut fifty-five years before that (go ahead, do the math). My previous birthday posts have been Another Year Wiser, 100th Post & Another Year Wiser, and October: In The Pink And Good To Go. In all three, I’d reflected on the year behind me and on my life at the moment. No reason not to continue in that mode with this one.
The past year has been a bit of a doozie. There was the gallbladder attack in November while traveling in Connecticut that cut short our trip. The subsequent surgery to remove said unhappy gallbladder in December. I cut my hair short and that did a number on my psyche. My mother-in-law’s health took a bad turn in March and she passed at just a few weeks later. Then there was my little stumble in June when I broke a bone in my foot and dislocated my shoulder.
There have been bright spots, of course. I’ve recovered from both the surgery and my recent injuries without any lasting effect. My doctor’s report on this year’s mammogram and subsequent physical exam showed no evidence of cancer. And I had a fabulous time with my family in Las Vegas celebrating my son’s 21st birthday.
My blogging in the past year has been a little erratic and I find that I’m struggling with time management. As in there isn’t enough of it to do all of the things that I want to do. So there are things that don’t get done, which generally is okay but shouldn’t I be better at setting priorities by now?
Like exercising. With both a foot and shoulder out of commission for several weeks, the health goals I’d had at the beginning of the summer flew out the window. I’ve been able to resume tap dancing. Also, there’s a place not far from us where they offer country line dancing lessons and I’ve been going once a week for a while now. What I really need to do is get back to the gym.
And then there’s this blog. I don’t mean to be hard on myself but the truth is that is nearly midnight and I’ve known that I needed to write this post for a while now. The photos were taken a couple of weeks ago so I had that covered. Before I started to write this, I looked back at the previous birthday posts and realized that what I’d planned to write I’d already said before. Stuff like how special October is to me, something like my own New Year’s celebration, a perfect time to kick off a fresh start.
But I’ve realized that’s been done already (see the previous posts) and I don’t know what else I want to say. I do know that I’ve been feeling as though I’m in the midst of a transition. As graphic tee says, “you can be whatever you want to be”. I’m curious to see what I will become.
I have taken the day off from work today as I have been doing for many years. One year after a rather awful day at work on my birthday, I realized that I’d rarely had a good day at work on this special-to-me day. That was when I decided to always take the day off in the future. I’ll share all the details about my day in next week’s Last Week, This Week post.
One last thing, remember to get the girls checked. And get your flu shot while you’re at it, too.
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I really struggle with time management too. There’s never enough time and always too many interruptions! Oh well, we can only do our best! Wishing you a very happy birthday Rena!
Emma xxx
http://www.style-splash.com
Happy Birthday my friend!!
With every birthday let’s continue to become anything we want to be! So many younger folks might think it’s “beyond our expiration date” to still believe these words at 58 or 67 but we have the wisdom to know they’re wrong and the confidence to continue our evolution. So Hooray for October birthday girls!
I’ll bet that t-shirt literally leapt into your hands when you saw it Rena! It’s really quite perfect and you look smashing in it!!
Happy Birthday and Happy Every Day!! We all have challenges and you are Beautiful & Resilient. Enjoy every minute. . .
Happy, happy birthday to you, my friend! I adore this graphic tee and your whole casual outfit. Very cute. Very sassy. And I hear you on time management and transition. I am struggling through some sort of transition right now myself. Is this what they call midlife crisis? I don’t feel in crisis though…just transitioning into what I am meant to become without any idea of what that looks like! Cheers to midlife!
Shelbee
http://www.shelbeeontheedge.com
Happiest of birthdays, Rena!!
There is never enough time, because there is SO much life to live and enjoy!!
That shirt is perfect for us all…even on the hard days.
And can I just say how I adore the shorter hair…sure, I may be biased, but it’s fabulous on you!!
XOXO
Jodie
http://www.jtouchofstyle.com
Happy Birthday, Rena! I love your graphic tee! Had my mammogram, flu shot (good thing bc one grandchild was here the day he came down with the flu!) and since I turned 60, got my shingles shot too! I think a lot of us on FierceCon on are the cusp of something new. I have a few ideas for me. It will be fun to see what unfolds for all of us!