Growing Older But Not Up!

Ever since I heard the Jimmy Buffett song, "Growing Older But Not Up" several years ago I decided it was my theme song... here are some words from the chorus:

I’m growing older but not up
My metabolic rate is pleasantly stuck
Let those winds of time blow over my head
I’d rather die while I’m living than live while I’m dead

I try to follow his theme in my life but sometimes I get stuck in a rut... like now. With being thrust into the caregiver role for my mother it's hard to find time for me, or even for "us" with my husband. I feel like my life is on hold and it makes me angry because I don't get enough sleep and life has to go on anyway and then I feel guilty because my life will go on, but in a few months or so, my mother's will cease to go on. It's a vicious circle.

My old motto about not getting enough sleep, "Sleep is for the dead," seems shallow these days.

Here's to Growing Older but Not Up!

Welcome to my blog. My friend KA inspired me to start one as I have been reading his for a couple of months now and since I turned 49 a month ago (gasp) I've decided to do some of those things I have been saying I was going to do for years and years but never got around to doing... like, get a tattoo and start some serious writing!

Actually, I have been seriously writing for about 12 years. I've written several updated or twisted fairy tales for our theater troupe to perform free for kids and I have written a couple of interactive murder mysteries for our troupe to perform. I've written and adapted numerous plays for my youth drama classes as well. I've even dabbled in poetry. Now it's time for something different -- I'm not sure what but maybe through posting my daily (or almost daily) ramlings and musings I'll find out.

There's lots going on in my little life right now so lots of material to use. Stay tuned!

The Foxy One