Category: Life

Our society glorifies youth and appearance. And I’ll fully admit to being a bit freaked out about being closer to 50 than 30. And to be honest, 30 doesn’t feel all that long ago.
I feel the same as I always have. Same like and dislikes. Same bad habits and good nature.

But I don’t look the same. And I’m okay with that. I don’t want to go the trout-lips route.

But I do want to be the best I can be and I just don’t mean shiny hair, a glowing complexion and minimized crows feet. I want to enjoy what life has to offer.

So what does that mean for me? It means enjoying my work. It means nurturing my friendships. It means travel and good food. Wine, dancing and lazy mornings in bed.

It means giving back and being there for the people I love.

It also means starting new things. I have decided to start writing again. Yes, I know, I write now. And while I love my job and I love this blog, I think it’s time to take my plot outlines and pages of stuff somewhere….I don’t know where yet. I just want start. And maybe I’ll finish.

And if I don’t — well that’s fine, too. My bathtub also needs re-caulking and that’s also a worthy goal.

Getting older is better with some goals. And I’ve got two.

I wrote this orginally six or seven years ago. I’m updating it today.

I Like:

• A Tim Horton’s Double Double. (Yes, still enjoy this.)
• Road trips. (Less so, but still a yes.)
• Shoes. (Yes, yes, yes…more than ever. And now I also love boots.)
• Magazines in the mail. (Not so much now that I have an iPad. But still get a few.)
• Reading the paper. (Yes, but the Star just isn’t what it used to be. I grew up reading it. Started at 7 years old. Not going to stop now. But I read another paper now, too.)
• Sleeping in. (You know, not as much as I used to. I seem to wake up earlier (but not early) these days)
• A Dollar store (Yes, they are even better now.)
• Modern furniture. (Yes, still like it. Still dusting it.)
• Santa Fe. (Yes, but have not been in a while.)
• The Rocky Horror Picture Show soundtrack (Of course. You don’t like it?)
• Mealoaf and meatloaf. (Um yeah!)
• Candy. (Now and forever. Fun fact: I have never had a cavity.)
• Good sheets. (This was less my thing and more someone else’s big thrill. You can get nice sheets at Winners that don’t cost an arm and a leg. I buy those.)
• Dinner time. (Yes, are we having meatloaf?)
• Beer. (Yes, please.)
• Red wine. (Sure, another glass would be nice.)
• Jello. (I have not had jello in years…so maybe not.)
• TV. (People who say they don’t watch TV confuse me.)
• Classic rock ballads. (Nothing is better when cleaning the house.)

I don’t like:

• Anything at the crack of dawn. (Yes. Please let me sleep in a bit more.)
• Tapioca. (Still gross.)
• Sandals. (I have summer shoes, but I would not call them sandals exactly.)
• My toes. (Still funny looking. But as I grow older I am learning to embrace my body.)
• Pizza. (I have eaten some really nice pizza in the last while. But still not my favourite.)
• Root vegetables. (I am getting better. But please no yams.)
• That new music. (Some of it does not make me want to weep. And some I actually like. Shhhh.)

I hate:

• Laminate flooring. (It has vastly improved but it is still not my flooring of choice.)
• Waxing my eyebrows. (Had to stop due to a sensitivity issue.)
• Not waxing my eyebrows. (There are other methods to keep from looking like cave woman. I employ them.)

So, I guess the more things change, eh? I do have quite a few new likes now. And few more I don’t. That’s coming soon…it will shock you all. Not.