Lighthouse

It was my wife's birthday this week. I won't say which one, except that it had one of those BIG zeros after it. Another milestone or millstone as she likes to call it. For the next three weeks I play out my toyboy role and then I catch her up. Same big zero!

It's said that the years speed up as you get older and I'm in no position to argue with that. Time does seem to pass a lot quicker and even days don't seem to be as long as they did. I used to work an eighty four hour week and always had enough time to have hobbies, read, meet with friends, and find time for anything that needed doing. Now I plan to do just one thing during the day and am often fighting for time to complete the simplest task.

"They have no time to stop and stare"..........that's me! OK, I know I have problems, responsibilities that have to be taken care of, but there still should be some time left during the day, a little space for me.

Well, I suppose this is my space, my little bit of time for me. It's a time I look forward to, make plans for, stir the grey matter and see what comes to the surface. Not much most nights, but if I can't come up with something interesting, I know a few others who can.

So, with three weeks to go before I reach that millstone, I'm preparing myself. Making plans for the future and not dwelling on the mistakes of the past. It's one of the great things about being a Sagittarian, ever hopeful, ever the optimist Something will always turn up, and usually for the better.

Don't you just love birthdays, especially ones with the BIG zero behind them?