Me in New York on the Hudson Bay with a Friend
It’s the day after my big 31st birthday, and I woke up this morning at 6:30. Now, anyone who knows me can appreciate what a big step that is for me. I’m a late riser, and I tend to go to bed very late. It’s only because I write better late at night.
However, momma’s gotta brand new idea for age 31. I want to be more proactive. So, I’m attempting to get up earlier and get used to doing things the conventional way.
My husband, Adam, doesn’t have much faith in my new experiment. He thinks that I’ll just ease back into late mornings where I wake up after ten to twelve hours of sleep and get started with my day. But I’m going to surprise him.
This morning, you should have seen his face when my alarm went off before the sun could rise all the way. He was on the computer in the corner of our bedroom and when he heard the comforter rustle, he looked back all shocked with that “what in the hell” look on his face.
Well, I’m going to really get motivated this year.
OMG!!! I am thirty one years old. This is big!
I remember going out with my guy friends on a few occasions and there were always women in their 30s with us. They seemed more together, more fashionable, had all the right comebacks and seemed to have it all figured out. I was very young then, barely twenty, hanging with men ten years older or better. They used to call me princess and little girl and so many other pet names.
Now, I’m in my thirties and my guy friends are still around, and they don’t call me a baby anymore. While I’m still younger than them, I find myself in the most stylish outfits with the busy schedule and quick and often sharp comebacks. However, I don’t have it all figured out. I’m still working on that one.
So the big question is what is going to be different about 31. Well, I have a list. And I won’t share it with you, because it’s sort of personal, but I can tell you that it includes three subgroups: financial, physical and spiritual. I want to work on myself in all three areas. Can you believe the kids fit into all three categories as well as Adam. They are so greedy.
Many of my readers are well over 31. I love to get their stories via email. They share the most interesting stories. I look forward to waking up, checking my email and getting a story from some of my readers who have had exciting weekends or finally found “the one.” It makes for great material, and it enhances my life. I’m one of those who truly believes that sharing your stories helps other people grow. Shame on you if you haven’t shared a story with someone. It’s enlightening. Plus, it’s down right entertaining.
One thing I wonder is if Adam still thinks of me as a young woman. I wonder if my kids think that I’m old. However, Jordan, our son, told me that I was 100 years old. He needs to give me a freaking break.
With every blessed year that you get a chance to be on this earth, however, I imagine that you have to give something back. You have to pay your dues. I know what I want to give in terms of literature and it terms of family and friends, but there has to be more. So, I’m searching, you know. I’m looking for one incredible way to give back.
What about you? What things have you promised to give back as a result of you being on the earth one more year?
Well, that’s all for now on this blog. I’ll be updating new blogs this week.
Oh, one more thing to share. I started a Lonely Hearts Blog. www.thelonelyheartseries.wordpress.com.
It’s a way to keep up with what’s coming up versus what’s already out there.
I hope you like it.
XoXo and all that jazz,
Latrivia S. Nelson
Writing gives me pleasure for several reasons. I love to entertain people and take them from the real world into some new place with new people, and I love to meet new people through my books. The readers, reviewers, publishers, conventioneers, etc. are all amazing. Normally, I get the reviews later than everyone else, because I’m always in my office or in my “room” at home behind a desk, typing on the computer, music blasting in my ears, television playing – away from the world and everyone around it. However, lately, I’ve been getting out. So, I’ve been getting the reviews as they post, and I have quite enjoyed it.
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