Thursday, April 26, 2018

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