One problem with this year's learning is that so much of it was not the fun kind. It seems like it might be good to have some character-development not-necessarily-fun-at-all learning like for you new job, but also fun learning like for your jewelry. Me, I'm happy just with the fun learning.
I definitely did a lot of focus on fun when I got out of grad school and got a job while many of my friends were still in grad school. Basically I needed something to look forward to every single day--dinner with friends, a good book, something!
Thanks for defining "fabulous." By your definition, I'm going to say I'm fringe-fabulous at fifty. No debt! Quite good health (though of course some room for improvement). I need more fun, though. Actually, I'm having good fun thanks to blogs, books, TV, movies, music, and boyfriend. But I miss having parties and doing other more interactive things. Your one special thing per month. Last year I actually took three trips--one to Seattle (family reunion), one to a small town in Texas (to visit one of my boyfriend's childhood homes) and a super-cheap local cruise--these were not as fun as most of my trips, but they still count. I also saw four plays, which totally counts. And some of my friends do a monthly "craft night" which I look forward to for the socializing, so that counts. I should try to think of more ideas like that. At my age, I've learned that I really never like the bar scene and I almost never like festivals, though if I've read a book by one of the authors at a book festival that can be fun. And occasionally there's something weird like the backyard chicken coop tour that's fun once or twice. But the whole point of living in a big city is that things are happening, so I should pay more attention.
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One problem with this year's learning is that so much of it was not the fun kind. It seems like it might be good to have some character-development not-necessarily-fun-at-all learning like for you new job, but also fun learning like for your jewelry. Me, I'm happy just with the fun learning.
I definitely did a lot of focus on fun when I got out of grad school and got a job while many of my friends were still in grad school. Basically I needed something to look forward to every single day--dinner with friends, a good book, something!
Thanks for defining "fabulous." By your definition, I'm going to say I'm fringe-fabulous at fifty. No debt! Quite good health (though of course some room for improvement). I need more fun, though. Actually, I'm having good fun thanks to blogs, books, TV, movies, music, and boyfriend. But I miss having parties and doing other more interactive things. Your one special thing per month. Last year I actually took three trips--one to Seattle (family reunion), one to a small town in Texas (to visit one of my boyfriend's childhood homes) and a super-cheap local cruise--these were not as fun as most of my trips, but they still count. I also saw four plays, which totally counts. And some of my friends do a monthly "craft night" which I look forward to for the socializing, so that counts. I should try to think of more ideas like that. At my age, I've learned that I really never like the bar scene and I almost never like festivals, though if I've read a book by one of the authors at a book festival that can be fun. And occasionally there's something weird like the backyard chicken coop tour that's fun once or twice. But the whole point of living in a big city is that things are happening, so I should pay more attention.