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Thursday, 19 January 2012

Go With Your Gut

I'm not exactly sure how it happened, but yesterday this baby turned 60! ~


It doesn't seem possible that I could be that darned old when I still feel like a 30 something and my little girls will be coming in from school at any minute.  The woman in the mirror does often surprise me and I have no idea how I keep shrinking my clothes, so I suppose it must be true.

The up side of reaching this lofty age is that I'm allowing myself to go with the flow more and not do some of the things I just don't feel like doing.  This morning I cancelled an unimportant appointment because my nose was sniffly and, to be honest, I stayed up into the wee small hours at my birthday party and was tired.

An hour later, this was the view from my front door. ~


Had I gone, I'd have been country driving in whiteout conditions! I sat nice and cosy, with a mug of hot coffee, and watched the storm rage from from my family room. ~


I have learned a few things in my years of living.  One is to always use the good stuff.  It seems sad to me when I buy lovely crystal, linens, etc. at estate sales and thrift shops that have clearly never been used.  Were the owners afraid to use their fine things in case they were damaged in the using?

I bought these Irish linen napkins this week for .99 each.  I'll use them and never worry about stains. I'll even let my cat sleep on them!  (See baby curled up in the corner here?) ~


Burn the candle shaped like a angel, eat from the good dishes and silver and sit in the front living room. You really can't take it with you!

I've also learned that storms always end and the sun will come shining through! ~


Who wouldn't feel peaceful, as the day winds down, with this view from my kitchen window.  I'll take it at any age! ~


Have a day where you trust your instincts and enjoy all the fine things around you!

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27 comments:

  1. Happy belated birthday! I know what you mean by looking in the mirror and seeing a middle aged woman instead of the young girl that I still feel like! I think your day was beautifully spent!

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  2. Happy Birthday!!! I like your advice, it is good. I hope to have such a nice view when I'm your age.

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  3. Thanks for the birthday wishes. Kathe, I think I'm no longer middle aged unless I live to be 120!

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  4. Such a beautiful post Maureen. Yes. I completely agree with you. You know, I have seen a lot of people buy expensive china and keep it inside the shelves behind glass door and eat in cheap melamine plates. I understand the value of a crockery passing down through generations but what will we get out of it? You only live once. Go ahead and let that baby curl on them with all its fur. It's stupidity to not use but save them.

    Happy Birthday. I am 26 (12th was my birthday, when is yours?)and I can so well connect to you. So, apart from the body age, I guess you didn't cross 30 anyway. Enjoy your cuppa. smiles.

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  5. I love this post! What a gorgeously peaceful view from your window! I could look at that church for days and never tire of it. I bet you do just that sometimes!
    Hugs, GraceinAZ

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  6. A very happy belated birthday and a wonderful year to come! Growing older in years is so worth it if one becomes wiser in the process :-). Love your post and love that view of the church!
    Have a great day

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  7. Happy Birthday. Sounds like you're doing exactly what you should be...enjoying it and celebrating you!

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  8. I too am a use it or lose it kinda girl. I have an aunt that had trunks of stuff she never used and I vowed at a young age never to be that way. Love the napkins, what a find! Hope you had a lovely birthday! Cathy

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  9. Thank you for passing down that life lesson! I will now make a note of using whatever precious to me on daily basis. I don't want to save them for later..

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  10. Happy Birthday. I truly enjoyed your post. I turned 50 last year and can agree with everything you said. I love 50 because I don't care anymore what people think. I try to be true to myself and figure the rest will fall in place.
    Have a great day and enjoy your great view,
    Lisa

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  11. I thoroughly enjoyed your post and the photos. Linens for .99! Great deal and they are lovely.

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  12. I thoroughly enjoyed your post and the photos. Linens for .99! Great deal and they are lovely.

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  13. Belated birthday wishes Maureen. What a great post and attitude you have !

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  14. Great post Maureen! Beautiful view you have there! hahaha! Oh yah...I've got it too! Happy, Happy Birthday to one of my BFFs! xo
    (ps...I had to lay on the couch and be lazy after our get together too!)

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  15. Happy belated birthday! It's amazing how quickly time can fly bye ... Your words of wisdom are wonderful as are your photos ... especially the ones with the church.

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  16. Happy Birthday! I'm also in my 60s and wonder how I got here! Still feel much younger most of the time. The one good thing about retirement is you don't have to go out in bad weather! Warm hugs, Esther

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  17. From one recent 60-year-old to another, Happy Birthday! I too am puzzled how it is that I'm this old. Though I can't quite figure out how I've got here, I also can't think of any time and place I'd rather be at this stage of my life.

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  18. Well Happy Birthday to you! That is a wonderful milestone, and better yet you still feel like 30. Enjoy!

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  19. Love this post! I can so relate to wondering how the girl inside could look like the woman outside. I also appreciate your great advice. And the snow is lovely. I miss it. Happy belated birthday!

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  20. Maureen - I turn 50 this year and I am learning some of these lessons. It's always good to hear reassurances that the next corner has good things in store. Thank you!

    Dixie

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  21. Happy birthday!

    You're quite right. I should use my best crockery! Why don't I?

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  22. Happy Birthday! Your snowy photos are lovely! You have definitely achieved some wisdom through the years!

    My mother used to say she'd be startled when looking into a mirror and wondering who that "old lady" was!

    Splendid Little Stars

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  23. Happy Birthday! Your snowy photos are lovely! You have definitely achieved some wisdom through the years!

    My mother used to say she'd be startled when looking into a mirror and wondering who that "old lady" was!

    Splendid Little Stars

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  24. Happy Birthday! Your snowy photos are lovely! You have definitely achieved some wisdom through the years!

    My mother used to say she'd be startled when looking into a mirror and wondering who that "old lady" was!

    Splendid Little Stars

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  25. Happy Birthday Maureen. Oh, age, has really been playing on my mind this year. When I hit 40 I laughed and paid little attention to the 4 and the 0 but when I recently hit 50 it seemed to have a different effect on me. I have had to work hard at keeping my perspective on this age thing. But like you I feel 30. For some time now I have used silver as every day cutlery as I think you are so right...what are we waiting for?
    Great post, gave me something to think about.

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  26. Happy Belated Birthday Maureen! What sound advice and what a great post. BTW can you tell that snow to make it's way over here! I think we are over do.

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  27. Happy belated birthday! I couldn't wish you anything more than the lessons you know for yourself...and that amazing view in the bottom pictures!

    It's wonderful to finally grow into relaxing into our lives, isn't it? Too bad it takes so darned long to do it, though!

    Hugs and an A++++++++++++++++ for a lovely link to the letter "I".

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