Still Wild and Crazy…Just until about 9pm or so ;)
A few weeks shy of my 51st bday and I’d like to share some random sh!t, this last turn around the sun:
You don’t get any discounts! I have to wait for a few years to get Denny’s early bird special ;)
Although I have been an adult for a while now, 50 feels like the real deal
If I’m not careful in the sun, my neck will have enough lines to rival Darryl Strawberry’s glass coffee table, back in the day
Arthritis hurts the body
Gravity hurts the ego
My tolerance for bullshit gets smaller and smaller
Bread sits like a lead balloon in my belly…
So does anxiety
The mirror is only kind if I am
Group online cognitive therapy isn’t for me ;) Side note: How the f*ck do you pay attention when there’s a boatload of shit going on in the Brady bunch squares? Kudos to all of you out there who have had regular Zoom meetings over the past few years
Connection, in all forms, is essential for health and well-being
I love Nathanial Rateliff but hold the f*ckng night sweats, please and thank you!!! (50 comes with some messed up hormones)
Being single, at this stage of the game, is freeing yet frightening!!! Side note: If I have to go it alone for the rest of my life, I will…I just don’t wanna, dammit! I want to love and be loved, romantically (deep sigh) Not too much to ask, right?!?
Sleep is sooo important
So is drinking water
I’d rather get up early than stay out late
Sodium is NOT my friend! “Hey, Danielle…did you get stung by a bee?” “No, I just ate some deli meat!”
It’s a very disconcerting feeling not having a living parent
My friends are invaluable ♥️
Crystal glassware is an absolute must and I use them daily. Every day is a special occasion
I can’t drink wine anymore
Quality tequila is worth the price of admission
I like to drink Pilsner out of a stoli cup at the Beagle
I’m still rockin’ my coaster
Montréal is amazing
Inflation is out of control! (Deep sigh) Something has to give…
Life is made for double occupancy…it’s complete bullshit, but true! Think grocery shopping, holidays away, putting the duvet cover on my king-size comforter…(I have wrestling matches putting that mofo on ;)
I wish my Mom was here (deep sigh)
My family is invaluable ♥️
I want to take guitar lessons…Maybe I should start with the ukulele ;)
My job is amazing, it truly is
Shingles is very painful - I’ve had it twice and it ain’t so nice
Watching the sun, rise out of the horizon, is so very soothing
I love the Cook Street Village…All kinds of kinds, make the world a little more interesting
I’m strangely OCD…I buy things in 3’s, I check things 3 times…Maybe it’s a middle-child thing? It just feels better when things are done in 3’s :). It’s a tad weird! I mean, interesting
I’ve replaced the word “weird” with “interesting…Less judgmental ;). I still do the internal eye roll, with the thought, “WTF did they just say?”
Getting up @ 5:15 am, to start my 6:00 pilates class, is easier than I thought it would be…It’s pretty bloody early but my mind and my body are very thankful! Side note: It’s a natural anti-depressant and I have more pep in my step ;)
Moral of the story:
50 has been pretty great! I’m healthy (minus the shingles and arthritis;), I have an amazing tribe, lots of love and not many bad hair days ;) What more can a gal ask for ?!?
A heartfelt parting statement:
This past year has been challenging, navigating life, without my Mom…How do you do life without your North Star? That steady presence who gave you sound advice, unconditional love and just…I don’t know…everything? (deep sigh)
It hasn’t been easy but I can hear her say, “I guess you’re gonna have to!” And so, I shall ♥️
I believe the rest of my days, here on this lovely blue marble, will be as good as I decide to make it! Of course, there will be trials and tribulations, along the way…that’s just life!
For, without the sour, there would be no sweet!” - Danielle Mattin
Here’s to more sweet times and if it starts to get a little too sour, I’ll just add a little spice and some ice, some fresh lime juice, an ounce and 1/2 of quality Tequila, 1/2oz of Cointreau, 1/2oz spicy syrup and I’ve got myself a spicy margarita on the rocks!!! It won’t fix the sour days, but if I stick in a lovely crystal highball glass with 1/2 of the rim coated in sea salt, I’ll feel pretty sweet and special ;)
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