I'm enjoying being old. Truly! I'm probably much like these two delightfully wacky ladies hiding under their table drinking tea and eating chocolates in their housecoats and slippers. I'm not certain who (or what) they're hiding from, but they're obviously having a great time doing it. That's pretty much how I feel. And, of course, their table is piled high with books so they're obviously readers--another trait that these gals and I have in common.
Since I've retired, I've had so much fun "finding" myself and experimenting with challenges that I never would have tried when I was a respectable, employed professional. Now, I'm writing mysteries--something I've always wanted to do but never attempted because--well--because I assumed it would take up too much time and I didn't have any of that when I was working. Now, I've built my own publishing company to the point where I have ten authors (including myself) and 21 books published. Never in a million years would I have thought that I would be doing such a wild and crazy thing, even just five years ago. But, once I got that notice from Social Security that I was officially "old," I realized, I guess, that if I wasn't going to "go for it" at that point, when was I? You might say I've discovered my "inner child." If there's really something I want to do now, I do it. I don't let circumstances, other people, or, most important, age keep me from it.
Of course, the things I want to do may not be all that earth-shaking. Sometimes, all I really want to do is just sit under a table and eat chocolates. Sometimes all I really want to do is just read a good book (often one of the ones written by one of the authors I publish). But, I've reached the point where I don't care what anyone else thinks about my behavior or my appearance anymore--and that's a great place to be. It's fun being an old lady.
Since I've retired, I've had so much fun "finding" myself and experimenting with challenges that I never would have tried when I was a respectable, employed professional. Now, I'm writing mysteries--something I've always wanted to do but never attempted because--well--because I assumed it would take up too much time and I didn't have any of that when I was working. Now, I've built my own publishing company to the point where I have ten authors (including myself) and 21 books published. Never in a million years would I have thought that I would be doing such a wild and crazy thing, even just five years ago. But, once I got that notice from Social Security that I was officially "old," I realized, I guess, that if I wasn't going to "go for it" at that point, when was I? You might say I've discovered my "inner child." If there's really something I want to do now, I do it. I don't let circumstances, other people, or, most important, age keep me from it.
Of course, the things I want to do may not be all that earth-shaking. Sometimes, all I really want to do is just sit under a table and eat chocolates. Sometimes all I really want to do is just read a good book (often one of the ones written by one of the authors I publish). But, I've reached the point where I don't care what anyone else thinks about my behavior or my appearance anymore--and that's a great place to be. It's fun being an old lady.
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