Just about everyone has a blog nowadays, and mine isn’t anything special. But, I’ll tell you what made me decide to blog. A few years ago, through my own error, I had to pay for airfare. (Long story, I’ll explain later.) I decided to “make lemonade” and use it for the first real vacation I had taken in 20 years; but not just any trip. I was going to a place where I had never been and knew absolutely no one… alone. I was so excited about it, planned it in great detail. (Trust me, the planning is half the fun. I’ll tell you about it later.) But, as I mentioned the trip to friends and family, I kept getting startled looks. My mother was aghast! Her response was, “You’re a brave woman,” with a look that said, “Stupid, but brave.”
Well, that was three years ago and it was the smartest thing I’ve done since... well, since 1996. (That’s another story, too. Bear with me, I’m just getting started.) However, the most frequent response from my friends, especially my female peers, was the remark, “I could never do that.”
And, that brings me to the purpose of this blog, to encourage my fellow baby boomers, especially the single females, to push the limits of comfort. Don’t sit around waiting for that life companion to happen along. Do! Go! Be!!
So, this blog is a story, in a sense, of a very late bloomer who is discovering how much fun life after 50 can be… about how I found my thrill over the hill.
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