Age Challenged rQQzy: My Special Day

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Three major events occurred for me last year (2010), all in the space of about 2 weeks. I turned 50. The following day I got married. Two weeks later, my oldest daughter became pregnant with her first child and my first grandchild.

Most middle-aged people will tell you that in their minds, they still feel 20 something. It's the same for me.

Wasn't it only yesterday that I was planning a night out with guys from the surf club? That gorgeous new perm. Flaired, cuffed denims and the red t-shirt with the off-the-shoulder frill. Corked platform wedgies. **sigh**

Suddenly I'm looking in the mirror and wondering how 30 years can flash by so damned quickly!

So here I am in cyberspace, sharing my genuine shock and horror with anyone who'll listen and maybe I'll even meet some other over 50s who find themselves in the same predicament!

Welcome to my dilemna!!

Tuesday, April 22, 2025

My Special Day

I slept poorly last night.

I have no idea why, but I tossed and turned ALL night and couldn’t get comfortable in the bed.

When the alarm went off at 7am, I had been awake for a couple of hours.

My phone had a heap of notifications and even though I didn’t hear any ‘pings’ during the night, I guess they could have been the reason I had such disturbed sleep.

Anyway, it didn’t seem to affect my day which was spent in The Bay with BGWLBH.

It’s my birthday tomorrow (or today as you’re reading this) and I am 65 years old. A bit of a milestone.

My plan is to spend the day in bed - not a “oh I feel so sorry for myself” day - it will be a “I love myself and this is exactly how I want to spend the day” kind of day.

I purchased a truckload of junk food and some raw prawn cutlets. BGWLBH purchased 6 pieces of GF cake of various flavours and Adoring Husband will be cooking my meals and waiting on me hand and foot.

Queen for a day!

The day after, on 24th, it will be AH’s and my 15th wedding anniversary.

We are booked into Ricardo’s Restaurant for a lobster lunch and we’ll visit Tinkerbell’s to buy some crystal (which represents 15 years) afterwards.

In June, it will be 22 years since we met! Doesn’t time fly!

Tonight I made nachos for dinner - nice and easy - and we all played online trivia for an hour.

Now I’m snuggled up in bed ready to try for a better nights sleep.