Teaser for 49

I have a half birthday practice. Call me crazy, fine. It started at age 16: the girls in Arizona all did it. In fact, I was jealous I didn’t think of the idea before. Imagine how much fun I would have been bringing the party to any Canadian human born 22/2 in the dead dark of a tundra winter! Those people never had fun outside pool parties like mine on their birthday growing up, that’s for sure.

Last February, age 48, I started contemplating a big one ahead in 2025. I’m looking at 50 y’all! I take up a friend on the invitation to make a 50 things before 50 list.

Right away, I start, I go for it. But if I’m being honest, I get bored real quick with it. Like that’s too many y’all. Later, I catch myself leaving myself love notes about things to put on the list here and there whenever it pops up. It’s too much, I’m tired of this list already. Like why is this such an ordeal?!

I thought about this exercise a lot in the last 6 months. As a source of stimulation and prompts to explore the energy of the new decade I’m getting after now. Especially THIS one! As a barometer for the “big things” I like to do. As a way to help me keep looking forward, not back.

It came to me eventually. Somewhere between figuring out exactly when I was gonna run out of money and spinning up a couple robots with my intern, I decided.

If I was gonna do it in on my own - single, no kids & no cats either - I was gonna bet it all on myself. I was gonna gather all my energy together from all the places I’ve been, for me and the people who love me. My way, right now, for the long haul.

I am only doing one thing for my 50th. And I’m gonna do it right here!