Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Ready for the next half...


I just celebrated my 50th birthday.

I am ecstatic!! I have thought that 50 is the perfect age for women since I was 8 or 9 and my favorite grandmother visited. She had just turned 50 and decided to take a tour of the country to visit family and friends. My grandfather didn't want to go, so she went without him.

She was so happy and energized, I decided then that 50 must be the age of freedom -- kids off on their own, husband safe alone at home if he wants to be, life settled, and time to relax and enjoy your life.

So, yes... Like my grandmother, my kids are healthy and independent, the (ex)husband is safe alone at another home, my life is more or less settled, and I have the time to relax and enjoy my life.

And I have a new guy whom I adore and who seems to like me. We're headed to DC next week – I'm presenting at a conference, then we're going to explore and be tourists. We're bringing folding bikes, and all our gear fits in two bike panniers each.

Grinning from (elderly) ear to (slightly deaf) ear...

Friday, July 23, 2010

Write Now...


My best friend Michelle and I have just started a "Booking Club" with a third amazing friend of ours. We are all three going to meet once a week (starting mid-August) around the goal of getting some of our writing published. We will write during the week, come together for dinner, and share our writings. At our first meeting we will set a date / goal for submitting finished pieces to the New York Times.

Why the NYT?

1) Because it is the New York Times
2) Because the big publishing houses are in New York
3) Because publishers read the New York Times
4) Why not start at the top?