Solo Over Sixty

  I never expected to enjoy my sixties. I thought I would be, well, old!  Of course, I may look it, but I certainly don't feel it :) In fact I feel more alive than I have for decades. I have fewer responsibilities now - no one waiting for me to cook dinner, find lost homework, swimming lessons, uniforms, dentist appointments. I can lie in bed all morning, or be up writing at 3.00 am. There is no  one to care if I am late home, or even if I come home at all! If I want to stay all day in my pjs, or wear my Sunday best (not really enough time left for saving things for special occasions), that's exactly what I do. I dress just how I feel in the moment. It is so liberating! For decades I worked, raised a family, built a home, looked after a menagerie of animals. Don't get me wrong, I loved every second of it, but I took care of everyone else's needs, and forgot to take care of my own. Now I have all the time in the world, and I am loving it. Of course, I am still mum. Bu...