Welcome to 50!

Turning 50 is a monumental event. I always imagined that at half a century I would be a wise, strong, balanced, kind, confident and powerful woman who had it all figured out.

As it turns out - I'm the same person I've always been. Getting to 50 is the same as getting to any age of your life. Just trying to be the best person you can be.

Cheers! G

Monday, October 29, 2012

Rotten couple of weeks

It's been a rotten couple of weeks, but I am trying to rally. 49th birthday is coming up, and it looms large - I wanted to reach a couple of goals by that time, so that I could start my 49th year at a run, but it doesn't look like I'm going to have much to report. However, there's still a month to go. I could still lose a few pounds, and get some good weeks at my back. It's a constant battle, but this video of Catalina Ferro performing "Anxiety Group" at the NYC Urbana Poetry Slam helped! When I was younger I attacked depression and anxiety in a creative way - and I'd like to get some of that back.

Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Getting Older

"I'm aging, and I just wish somebody would talk about what that really feels like, even if it's not all good news." Joan Didion

Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Virginia Woolf on middle age

“But I don't think of the future, or the past, I feast on the moment. This is the secret of happiness, but only reached now in middle age.” -Virginia Woolf