I finally got around to reading Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell. It is a fascinating book looking at very successful people and shows that it is not just their individual skills and talent that got them where they are. As Publisher’s Weekly states, “Gladwell tears down the myth of individual merit to …
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Fifty Rocks
I got this gift bag for my birthday. It had a pretty cool gift in it, but I also think the bag is pretty nice. I am going to use it as my lunch bag for the whole year (or as long as it lasts!) to remind me of my Fab Fifty project.
The Choices We Make
Someone once said we are who we are because of the choices we make. Just about an hour ago I made a choice that will bring me closer to becoming fit in fifty. I was sitting on my couch watching TV, when it occurred to me that: #1. I had not exercised at all today. …
50 Things I’m Going To Do While I Am 50
I needed a place where I can keep a list of all my goals, action items, changes, (I’m not sure what I should call them, So I have decided to list them here. Some goals have sub-goals, and in my mind they all count! When I blog about a particular goal I will link to …
Fifty, Fit and Fabulous?
Hello it’s me! I’ve just turned 50. I would like to say that I am 50, fit and fabulous, but that is not the case! Well, I am certainly close to fabulous but there is no way that I am fit. Last year when I turned 49 I told myself that I would be fit …
Checking In
I just noticed that I had not posted anything since last September. Poor neglected blog. I guess I am just too busy living life to spend time blogging about it. But maybe for my friends and family I will try harder. This last weekend was good for me. Friday night we went to Boomtown NV …
A Very Nice Day
I had a very nice day. While I was watering my garden this morning I saw this pretty blue Morning Glory was pushing its way between the Okra. I just thought it was really pretty. Totally different subject. I have noticed that my new husband sometimes backs the car in, and sometimes he doesn’t. We …
How Could I Forget?
I was in the AT&T phone store today, I finally get to upgrade my phone. (Note to self… next time, decide you hate your phone within the 30 days so you can return it and you don’t have to live with it for 2 years!) I was being helped, but the clerk was having some …
If Today Was Your Last Day
A good friend called me today and told me that her son had died. Just 20 years old, he died of a rare form of cancer. At the end, he said no to the hospital and the breathing tube that would have given him a few more days of life and went home to die …
Auto Repair
You know what I really hate. When my car breaks down. You know what I hate even more? Is when my car breaks down and I am traveling out of town and I don’t know any of the repair shops in town. Do you just trust the tow company and go to whatever shop in …