In My Forties I...

Wrote/produced ten plays in five cities
Acted in fourteen plays (auditioned for twice that)
wrote two screen plays for 48 hour film fest
Produced / procured new artists for two new plays
Published three books

Traveled solo to Chile, South Korea, and Thailand

Opened concert venue
Promoted 16 concerts for 22 bands/artists
Became concert reviewer for No Depression and

Met the love of my life

traveled to (not exhaustive)

Chicago St. Louis Cincinnati Alaska Washington British Columbia US Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands San Francisco Los Angeles San Diego Joshua Tree Death Valley Kings Canyon Santa Barbara

Minneapolis Atlanta Cape San Blas Smokey Mountains Nantahala Tybee Island Savannah New Orleans Fundy National Park Canada Prince Edward Island Acadia National Park Portland, ME Niagara Falls Syracuse Portsmouth Italy Slovenia Croatia Montenegro Greece Istanbul Teddy Roosevelt NP Glacier NP Yellowstone NP Grand Tetons NP Badlands NP Custer SP Crazy Horse Mount Rushmore   and a few more

Became crazy aunt

Became a better daughter

lost a grandmother
learned photography
created a beautiful home

built beautiful gardens, Drunk Monkey Gardens in the most ordinary neighborhood

became fit

Ran half marathon

Rode the Hilly Hundred

built career

worked at a brewery

created Airbnb space

developed a bit of a drinking issue

kicked drinking issue

made new friends lost a few
hosted countless dinner parties

hosted poetry and performance parties

became a better pet parent. lost Primo.

becamse a better partner

fell, got back up, fell

got better

got right

got balanced