Inspiration

50 Things to Do Before You Turn 50

#38 is still one of my faves

That’s me in Cozumel :)

This year I turned 59. I can’t even believe that next year I’m gonna be 60. Oy. Where did the time go?

I gotta tell you, my life has been filled with so many ups and downs I could write a book. Wait, I am writing a book and one day I’ll get it finished.

My story in a nutshell

I need to give you a Reader’s Digest version of what my life has been like for the last 50 something years so you know I write with some real hardcore life experiences:

• physically abused as a child
• physically and sexually abused by spouses and partners
• homeless for a short while (that was hell)
• declared bankruptcy twice (the last time 9 years ago)
• single mother
• my son’s father committed suicide in 2019
• my family ostracized me at my mother’s funeral
• hit rock bottom at 52 (when I left my last abusive relationship) for the 2nd time (there was another trip to rock bottom in 2020)
• clawed my way out and totally reinvented my life.