Day: June 28, 2023

Treasures to be Found

~ Janet McKee ~ 1 Comment

Treasures to be found in the process of getting my house ready to be sold. What a process! It is breaking my heart! Still needs must.

Where do I start? My postcard collection?

One of many favorite postcards

My collection of craft books? – it nearly broke my heart to even see the unclaimed remainder of my knitting and crochet books.

And all my photographs – these will find a new home with me here at Ida Culver, the Assisted Living Community which I now call home and have a studio apartment.

One of thousands of photographs to be rescued

Thimpu Valley – Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan, 1988

And I have a few more days to sift through the remaining treasures of a lifetime, sigh.

Lessons Learned from my 50’s

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Sheri Saretsky's avatar Mothering, Marriage and Menopause

So…I have exactly 175 days until I turn 60. Roughly 6 months. Nothing magical happens at 60, I mean, I already qualify for a senior discount at most places. AARP sends me junk mail weekly. I’ve been reminded already to have yet another colonoscopy, mammogram and bone density test. So…I’m not sure what the big deal is other than it marks the turning of another decade.

I was hit with the thought, however, of where do I want to be in 6 months? What could I accomplish? What could I give up? Could I actually make a journey entry every day for 6 months? Could I actually get the book of poetry organized? Could I lose the weight that I gained while I was 59?

And of course, that lead to me to thinking of what I’d accomplished or maybe just learned during my 50’s. It seemed a solid place…

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