I am 51 today. It is glorious.
In the last year, since I turned 50 a few things have happened:
- I quit my job and took another career direction, I am now working with Human Resources Systems at the amazing non-profit, FareStart, in Seattle.
- I adopted a 5 yr old dog - don't get me started, he is the best dog in the world.
- I have started a serious de-cluttering project of my home
- I managed to walk away with only bruises and cuts from a really bad auto accident while I was on a Lyft ride
- I read a total of 30 books, and that is HUGE for me.
- I got a kick-ass tattoo that I love
- I sold mosaic artwork to someone who was not a friend or related to me
- My kids became teenagers
- I took a family vacation in Kauai for the first time, and revisited Maui...because, Maui.
- I experienced my first colonoscopy and survived to tell about it
- I was an official judge at a cat-costume contest at the fair
- I became obsessed with cold-brew coffee
- I got my first pair of real eyeglasses
- I began seeing much better
- I decided to learn how to play the kalimba
I am grateful for all of these things...and so much more. Most of all I am glad that I have decided to get this gratitude blog up and running again as it was high time, for Pete's sake.
