Sixty Is The New Sixty

Well here I am peering into the one way tunnel that tells me I’m about to turn 60. What happened? How did I end up here? Don’t get me wrong my life has been an adventure with algorithms that at the very least would raise an eyebrow. The point is it didn’t go as planned and as I embrace 2022 I’m thinking out loud. In fact at the moment I’m quiet determined that “My Sixty” is going to be scrumptiously superb. It’s my New Years Resolution

How So? I’m free, I’m all grown up I know what I like I know what floats my boat and most definitely I know who I am. Life’s journey has built me and as my reflection stares back, the gentle lines tell a story, my eyes are my soul and my smile is my perception. I like what I see and that’s a good start. It’s not at all how imagined, and I’m more than annoyed about the stigma attached. Apparently at 60 one becomes invisible (particularly if your a female) oh and yes I’m now or will be known as a “Senior” or is that 65? I think I’m supposed to cut my hair and start joining clubs 🙄. And apparently I’m going to struggle to get work, after all what on earth could I offer any company? apart from excellent work ethic, 40 years experience, including international. Oh and by the way I’m not on medication nor am I riddled with anxiety, bio polar or depressed. My only addiction is coffee and I’m not interested in seducing the boss (and I’m sure the feelings will be mutual) I don’t want anyone’s job or to be a Manager I have already done ✅ that. I won’t be late, I’m possibly the fastest on a keyboard (we learnt how to do it in the olden days). Lastly when everything goes pear shaped I can probably do most of everyone else’s work! But hey seems it’s not what your looking for. All good I would rather write and paint actually, and maybe that’s the way it’s meant to be!

All that aside I have stumbled through life, marriage, child rearing, divorce, wealth and financial hardship and much more. The many ups and downs of life for the most part I have been blessed. Most fortunately I did invest in health and wellness since my early twenties and managed to put it first whenever possible hence I’m extremely well, fit as a fiddle with a waist that measures 25 inches (sounds better than cm). I’m sharp and tech savvy but yes text with the finger not the thumbs “dead giveaway” so I’m told. Love my phone, my lap top and smart tv. So fascinated with the changes that I’ve witnessed and those that are yet to come. I want a front seat, I want to know and understand it all, I am inspired .

So where does this leave me? I would say with a clear canvas to reinvent my sixty year old self. I get to choose it all from a different perspective. I choose my favourite colours of pink, turquoise and gold, silk and satin fashions that ooze life experience and femininity. Shoes and handbags that are as stunning as jewellery, with painted toe nails and manicured hands. I choose to do Yoga and Mediation and learn how to use the Tibetan sound bowls. I like gardens that smell divine and feel magical. I shall be comfortable in my bathing suit and I will swim in the ocean as much as possible. I’m going to continue to eat amazing food, drink champagne on a regular basis French of course and I’m going to waste my money on the good stuff because I love it. I’m going to always have a pet dog or cat or bird or something as I love animals and will continue to rescue as many as I can. I might even become an activist I care so much about our beautiful planet and all it’s nature. I’m not going to waste a minute but I’m going to spend hours enjoying all the beauty of this earth.

I hope to have great conversations and enjoy the arts. I shall write a book and indulge my appetite for magic and fantasy . I shall continue to care about people and may even plot to serve humanity.

However most importantly in fact at the top of the list this year and at the top of this reinvention, I’m most definitely going to be kinder to my new self. I’m going to take it easy and indulge in rest time! By that I mean all aspects; what happens when I’m sleeping is just as important as what happens when I’m awake. My bedroom is my sanctuary and I’m very particular about it all. The view from my window is a small garden of flowers with a birdbath so I can lay in bed and watch the tinybirds swoop in for a dip. Remembering that this sanctuary is where I shall lay to meditate, perch to read and snuggle to sleep. The quality of my boudoir is key to many outcomes. Hence I have spared no expense as comfort is key, this includes all the bells and whistles. Quality linen and cushions,throw rugs and silk pillow slips are all in the mix. Once the bedroom door is closed it’s private, a place to relax and finally a place to sleep and give the body and mind time to repair, replenish and restore. I’ve always been a good sleeper, early to bed and early to rise. 7 hours is good 8 is great and I’m quiet sure there is an art to sleeping through! Allowing all those dreamtime brainwaves to complete their cycles. It’s actually all about how you feel when you wake up. Happy and ready to embrace life is the aim. Of course a freshly brewed cup of coffee is always nice but as of late I’ve changed this delicacy to a cup of Green Tea. I know !how could I possibly? in all honesty I was so curious about the difference it might make that I decided to give it a try for a month and now I’m hooked. I have just noticed so many small benefits, that I shall continue on with this to endorse my reinvention.

The point is this? join me in celebrating life as we move through time. Don’t let the idea that getting older mean your life is over and you have missed out, or that there is no more to do. Help me educate, be a trailblazer for others to see what’s ahead and how opportunities never cease and there most definitely is time to do so much more. Let your years be your fortune and congratulate yourself for making it. Enjoy the person you have become you are amazing.

Note to self

1. Rest Up

2. Embrace all passions

3. Celebrate 60: Start Again

4. Keep Well and Healthy

5. Be kind

6. Don’t Retire: Reinvent

7. Remember as Jane Fonda most recently said “Its Never To Late”.