Who am I and what is all this about

Well Hello there!!

I hope your life is finding you well.  I have been having a lot of deep thoughts about life as I approach my 50th birthday next month.   For starters, I feel like I have spent the first half of my life (half if I live to 100, yikes) reacting to things that happen instead of making decisions.  I choose for the second half of my life to consciously choose what I want my destiny to be.  And in nut shell that is what this blog spot is about.  My journey, the good the bad and the ugly.  I want to explore my world more with travel, learning new skills, getting out of my comfort zone, pushing boundaries, embracing things that work for me and dumping the shit does not serve me well (like being afraid to stand up for myself).  Life is to fucking short to settle.  I write only from my own experiences and do not to pretend to be an expert in anything.  We all have to find our own way.

This journey has already begun, I have started learning some new skills that I will write about later.  The most important thing is that I am learning to love myself just as I am!  Not always easy, In a perfect world, I would be about 20 pounds thinner, more organized, less flakey (naw, I like that part), more self assured to name a few.  But this is who I am right now in this place.  And that is okay.  My journey to this point in  life has not always been an easy road (as it’s not for most of us).  But I love my life right now in this less than perfect world so I embrace the journey that has brought me here.  I am blessed to have a wonderful husband that I still have a crush on 12 years later.  Richard is without a doubt my best friend.  I have 3 grown kids, Justin 30, Devin 28 and Sarah 27.  I love them dearly, they to are finding their own way in this world of ours.  Also at the young age of 49 I have 4 and counting grandkids Grant 10, Emilie 6, Autumn 6, Aubrey 3 and one due in July (they are the most amazing, beautiful and talented BTW). I am the baby of my family by 11 years and have (had) 3 siblings.  My oldest sister passed 4 years ago, I now have 1 sister and 1 bother.  I lost my father when I was in high school and sadly I lost my Mom this past September.  Loss, has made me want to embrace life even more.  Brighter note lol, I own a lovely massage business in North Tacoma, I opened  18 years ago and I am very proud of it.  As of last year, I am no longer massaging.  My husband has come onboard as the co-owner, we now have a staff of 10.

I love to travel and exploring the world is a dream come true.  I adore Hawaii, and this is where I will spend my 50th birthday on Valentine’s day.  I will post more pics than anyone will want to see.   I love to dance and sign (I am told I am horrible at signing) but good luck shutting me up when a good song is on.  I am pretty goofy and often to loud, (so I am told but I doubt it ;).  A total animal lover and I want to be creative…  We shall see if I am.  I am also an outdoor, camping, paddle boarding, hiking, biking, drinking a cold beer in the back of a pick-up truck kind of gal.

Anyway I write this for me, I don’t know if anyone will ever read it.  I feel like I learn more about myself in doing so and  it makes me feel peaceful.  Why put it out there and not just journal…. Good question, I have wondered that too.  I just feel like I have something to say, what that is maybe we will discover along the way.  If you do read any of this, I would love to hear from you (well if you have something nice to say) .

Cheers!!!

Christy