I live in Orlando, Florida with my hubby JD and his 13 y/o daughter Kylie. I have an 18 y/o son, Jack, who is living on campus as a freshman at the state university. I am a crafter, newbie gardener, scratch chef, foreign film fiend, strategic game fanatic, masochistic music freak, and glass half full kind of girl.

I started this blog to share some of the wisdom I have found while reinventing myself after 40. The reinvention all started with this quote…

Actually, I just woke up one day and decided I didn’t want to feel like that anymore, or ever again. So I changed. Just like that. – Anonymous

Don’t misunderstand me. I have always been a happy person. I was the kind of kid who had tons of friends and could float in and out of most social cliques. I am a believer that absolutely everything happens for a reason and that we are all exactly where we want to be. I have an extremely fortunate life not filled with riches but rather always the insight that mine was positively purposeful. I have seen few bad days that I couldn’t shake with a full nights sleep or a good friend. However, at 39, single mother to a sophomore in high school, I came across that quote. I had just ended what was the latest of my attempts at trying to find another soul that I could connect to on a deeper level. I was tired of dating narcissists. I was ready for the revolution of my life. I was going to be 40 soon and my son would be off to college. I still maintained several circles of friends. I was never lacking in social activities or cultural events. But I was lacking in love…the kind of love that allows you to grow and makes you want to be a better person. I was determined to find it. I changed my intentions, my life, and exactly 29 days after my 40th birthday I met JD.

Life has never been better!