I just had my latest birthday I am another year older!!

However, like my mother always says “I don’t mind getting older …. The alternative is too bleak!!

I feel the same way!!

I would never trade my amazing friends, my wonderful life, my loving family for less gray hair or a flatter belly.

As I've aged, I've become kinder to myself, and less critical of myself. I've become my own friend. I don't chide myself for eating that extra cookie, or for not making my bed, or for buying that silly cement gecko that I didn't need, but looks so avante garde on my patio. I am entitled to a treat, to be messy, to be extravagant.

I have seen too many dear friends leave this world too soon; before they understood the great freedom that comes with aging.

Whose business is it if I choose to read or play on the computer until 4 AM and sleep until noon?

I will dance with myself to those wonderful tunes of the 60 &70's, and if I, at the same time, wish to weep over a lost love ... I will.I will walk the beach in a swim suit that is stretched over a bulging body, and will dive into the waves with abandon if I choose to, despite the pitying glances from the jet set.

They, too, will get old. I know I am sometimes forgetful. But there again, some of life is just as well forgotten. And I eventually remember the important things.

Sure, over the years my heart has been broken. How can your heart not break when you lose a loved one, or when a child suffers, or even when somebody's beloved pet gets hit by a car? But broken hearts are what give us strength and understanding and compassion. A heart never broken is pristine and sterile and will never know the joy of being imperfect.

I am so blessed to have lived long enough to have my hair turning gray, and to have my youthful laughs be forever etched into deep grooves on my face.

So many have never laughed, and so many have died before their hair could turn silver. As you get older, it is easier to be positive. You care less about what other people think. I don't question myself anymore.

I've even earned the right to be wrong.

So, to answer your question, I like being old. It has set me free.

I like the person I have become. I am not going to live forever, but while I am still here, I will not waste time lamenting what could have been, or worrying about what will be.

And I shall eat dessert every single day (if I feel like it).

Linda

I had to go into the kitchen and check this out for myself.

Whoever looks at the end of your aluminum foil box?

You know when you try to pull some foil out and the roll comes out of the box.

Then you have to put the roll back in the box and start over. The darn roll always comes out at the wrong time.Well, I would like to share this with you.

Yesterday I went to throw out an empty Reynolds foil box and for some reason I turned it and looked at the end of the box. And written on the end it said, Press here to lock end.

Right there on the end of the box is a tab to lock the roll in place.

How long has this little locking tab been there?

I then looked at a generic brand of aluminum foil and it had one, too. I then looked at a box of Saran wrap and it had one too!

I can't count the number of times the Saran wrap roll has jumped out when I was trying to cover something up. I'm sharing this with my friends.

I hope I'm not the only person that didn't know about this.

FuN FuNcTiOnAl Wall Art!

Woo Hoo ~ I luv when a plan comes together !! Wire Wall Art is always fun for me to make because it has to have a purpose. FuNcTiOnAl ArT is what I'm all about and I'm usually inspired by everyday things. Last week I was going through my jewelry ~ you'd be surprised what you can do with odd beads and jewelry findings (o-k I'm getting off track here). It took a little longer than usual because most of the necklaces were tangled and it was very time consuming to detangle them... I know, it's my fault ~ I'm always in a hurry (I can't fess up to the fact that I'm just plain ole sloppy - it's a known fact that creative people are that way ya know). Needless to say, my wheels started spinning and I had to drop everything I was doing to start wrapping and swirling wire.... so here you have it, a Wall Mounted Jewelry Rack.. it's perfect for Necklaces, Bracelets and Earrings. I loaded mine with my favorite peices of jewelry, now when I want to wear them.... they are right at my finger tips! You can see more of these wall mounted jewelry hangers in my eBay store www.stores.ebay.com/all-wired-up-functional-art Let me know what you think and as always... feel free to contact me for custom art.