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I've been thinking all week about what I wanted to write to you in this--my first post as a contributing editor on midlife issues at Blogher. Oh, I've got a boatload of topics I'm dying to get your opinions on.
But it struck me that instead of writing something deep and thought-provoking, I should first give you a chance to get to know me. I mean, it's like walking into a room full of people you don't know and starting to talk about something without introducing yourself. Not the way I like to build lasting relationships -- in person or online.
So as I join you here in the amazing BlogHer community, I thought it’d be fun to share some info about me -- my list of "true confessions". I hope you'll share back some things about you and know that I'm really looking forward to many great dialogs about our journey through midlife.
- My favorite holiday is Christmas.
- I just turned 57 on June 8.
- I am the oldest child of 3 children in my family. I used to tell everyone that my sister is the oldest. Funny how our years of sibling rivalry have now mellowed into a wonderful friendship.
- There’s a movie about the year I graduated from high school—1969.
- My 40th high school reunion is next year -- OMG! I thought the 20th was a huge milestone.
- My favorite dessert is a Sanders hot fudge cream puff with vanilla ice cream (not frozen yogurt, thank you).
- My cat is Coco Puff. She's a Bengal and is spotted like a leopard.
- I’m arachnophobia --- big time. When I was a kid, everyone in our household knew if they heard a scream that it was mostly like me so come and get rid of the spider.
- I love to garden. To me, my garden is the metaphor for my midlife -- not a place to rush around, a place for discovery and renewal, a place to be creative, a place where everything happens in its own time and a place where you can start all over if something you planted doesn't work out.
- I'm learning to knit. It's another creative outlet for my midlife. My goal is be a good knitter by the time I have grandchildren.
- My 32 year old son, Chip and daughter-in-law Kim are the recipients of my vision for grandchildren. No pressure, of course.
- My son, an IT professional now tells people his mom is a blogger. I think it got me 3 cool points with him -- which you know is hard to do with your adult children!
- I've probably seen the “Wizard of Oz” 45 times in my life.
- I was a flying monkey in my elementary school’s production of the Wizard of Oz -- a huge disappointment given that I desperately wanted to be Dorothy. I now have red-sequined Converse sneakers--ruby slippers for the 21st century.
- My first car was a red Pinto that luckily didn’t blow up. My sister felt the same way since she got the car as a hand-me-down from me.
- Spring and fall are my favorite seasons.
- My first major in college was anthropology. My dad asked me if I could go into something where I could get a real job at the end of the process. He wasn't impressed when I switched to psych. I have a BA in psychology and a law degree. And yes I’ve heard all the attorney jokes -- even the one about the attorney and the sharks.
- I've "recovered" from careers in law and corporate America.
- My favorite
