Hello, Sunday.
Hello, I’m 41.
It’s time for that annual reflection and the answering of the “what have I been doing with my life?” that comes around every August. But this year, I feel like I have started to do some honest to goodness adult things that I seem to have brushed aside in previous years. In some ways perhaps I was a bit more sensible and forward thinking, and in others, maybe a bit more reckless.
First, let’s recap.
In an attempt to give myself some sort of 40th birthday trip, I impulse bought a vacation to Andorra last September for some hiking and biking and more adventures.
I sold my first home, and Crawley and I moved in with Mom for some family together time while we waited to move into our new place.
In November, I made my first foray to the islands for my first beach vacation in probably 15 years.
As a family, we suffered the biggest lost we had in many years’ time.
My friend and I booked a somewhat impulsive trip to Mallorca.
And gawked at some celebrities while we were at it.
Mom and I celebrated our 40/70 birthdays a year late, but in style.
And further gawked at some celebrities while we were at it.
And after a reset and recharge for the last month in my 40th year, I’m ready to go bigger and better in my 41st.
But what I did I really learn the last year? I feel like I became a little bit more….
Adult = I upgraded my digs into a house with a basement. That seemed like a big deal to me. I also got a promotion at work, and am now managing other humans.
Sensible = I did not blow every dollar on getting said house in shape RIGHT NOW and instead tackled little project by little project in an attempt to keep spending under control.
Forward- thinking = I came up with a retirement plan (I mean, WHAT) that has me, dare I say, excited, to save for said retirement to get there sooner rather than later.
Realistic = my body is not 25 anymore, and should no longer be subjected to hard core exercise every day reminiscent of what I did when I was 25. I have embraced the low impact workout.
Reckless = travel budget, what’s that? With soon-to-be four transatlantic vacations under my belt in the last year, that was a little extravagant.
Some good, some bad, but all me. And as my friend asked me what my hopes and dreams were going into my next year, I really had to pause and think about it. I hope to keep up my crazy travels, to be closer to my friends, to get a little side hustle off the ground and as always, there is that vague ask out to the universe to “find my person” (though with little to no effort in doing so on my part! Perhaps that last part is the problem…). I’m feeling quite content these days, and I sat eating cake surrounded by my family and friends, and thinking of those that, while far away, I still hold dear, I realized I’m also so very lucky.
And I hope and dream that my lucky streak continues.
