Welcome To 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. But my children have their own busy lives now, and that is just how it should be. I wanted to raise strong, independent children, and that is exactly how they turned out.

If I am honest, my golden years are not what I expected them to be. I thought we would retire, maybe buy a little motorhome and tour around Europe. Grow old together. But sometimes life has plans of it's own and you either roll with it or ...

Now I travel where I like, when I like, and the older I get, the more my bucket list grows. I have spent the last few years travelling to wonderful places, including The Arctic Circle, France, Madeira, Spain, Iceland, Portugal and many more... I have met more people in two years than I had in two decades.

I also write for a beautiful community of half a million over sixties ladies, who inspire and motivate me every day :) We baby boomers were pioneers and, in many ways, we still are. There has rarely been a time of such change.

I have become stronger, braver, and more curious, which has allowed me to grow as a person. I have witnessed incredible sunsets, danced in the rain in The Rain Forest, and slid down a mountain in a basket. I have chanted in golden Buddhist temples, and slept under the stars on soft sandy beaches.

My life has become a beautiful adventure, and one I never expected. My hope with these blogs is to share my stories and, in some small way, inspire you. If we live to be a hundred, we are not here for long, so I try to make every day count.

I hope you will subscribe to my blog, where I write about being a solo over sixty lady. Maybe we can share a little of our journey on this incredible planet of ours together :) Love Lily x

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