Looking forward to fifty....

This month is spent setting myself up for fabulouse fifty, as I turn 50 at the end of the month.  I am looking forward to being fifty and to my 50s in general.  It will be a decade of delight.

I think extensivly about past decades.

My 20s were spent developing -- college, law school, career, weddding, house, and entertaining.  What I developed did not bloom, but busted.

During my 30s, things fell apart, and I rebuilt.  I sold a house, and bought a house.  I sold that house, and bought another.  My career was altered, as was everything else.  I got divorced, and got married again.  I got a dog.  My 30s ended with a dream come true -- I gave birth to my Son just over 1 month before my 40th birthday.

My life settled down some during my 40s.  I kept the same house, the same husband, and the same job.  I was busy growing my Son, and managing life as much as possible.  Quite often, my life happened when I was making oher plans.  Most significantly, my 40s ended with the death of my dog at the end of November; it happened when I was totally planning and doing so much else.

I am not sure how to sum up money and exercise during each decade.  For now, I will not try.  For each, I am not totally where I would like to be, but I try to focus on the positive aspects of both.  Each could be in worse shape.  Overall, I am healthy, both objectively and subjectively.  On that I will focus and rejoice.  I'm probably worse in some ways, but I choose to think that I am better in more ways....  

For sure, things will happend and change during my 50s, but I will be as prepared as possible.  I am strong.  I am determined.  I am just about ready....

devoted to the day

Today, I focused on today and what needed to get done today.  I did not look back or forward.  I did not think of what didn't get done, and what's left to do.  Rather, I simply acted.

Today was a success.  In furtherance of my #birthdayMonth, today's gift to myself was 1 hour at the gym -- what a wonderful hour it was....  

The M.I.N.E. pursuit was successful.  I Nurtured my home and me.  I Exercised, and was active -- I got my 10,000 STEPS.  On the Money front, I was smart about my grocery shopping.  Finally, the Ideas were flowing fervently.  I enjoy having ideas,  It's great to have them, but I need them to lead somewhere.  They will because I am determined.