I’m 68, retired from paying work, passionate and purposeful, happily average. Over the years I’ve developed habits and practices that keep me growing in health, strength, creativity, and joy in every day. I seek wholeness and serenity and ways to contribute to the wellbeing of others.

I’m completely ordinary — no special talents or achievements, no advanced degrees, no career to speak of. I put a lot of effort into what I do and, like everyone, I have some successes and many failures. The successes are fun for a moment, but the failures are my richest source for learning. 

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Born in the exact center of the Baby Boom, I grew up in a middle-class family in Phoenix, which in the 1960s was basically a suburb of the Midwest. I stayed there through my university years, got my undergraduate degree (my only degree, so far), immediately got married and moved to the Pacific Northwest. After that marriage ended, I moved to Washington, D.C., in 1980 and still live in suburban Maryland. I remarried and brought into the world two amazing, millennial kids.

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I’ve worked for numerous nonprofits and one corporation. I’ve been a wage earner full time and part time, a volunteer, and a homeschooling mom. 

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Now I’m a writer, musician, athlete, hiker, community volunteer, church member, and student of Spanish. I love gardens (but not gardening), long walks (in nice weather), reading, writing, all the vegetables (except okra), and coffee.

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As I entered my sixties, I searched for books and blogs written by women like me, because I wanted companionship and maybe a few tips on how I can progress toward my goals and live more aligned with my values. I couldn’t find any. I know there must be women like me out there writing, but all I could find were blogs mainly about how to be physically beautiful and find great clothes, things that don’t interest me. My idea of a beautiful person is one who is living their best life now and strives continually to live better into the future.

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Hey, if YOU are one of those writers I’ve been looking for, please get in touch — I’d love to meet you!​

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I write this blog in order to discover more of who I am and what’s important to me. If any of it resonates with you, I hope you will find encouragement here for your own journey of living your best life at any age — knowing that your best life is always better than you think.