June is Busting Out All Over!!

Hello to my Blog family! Thank you for reading and supporting my blog for the past five years! As you may remember from reading, June used to be my favorite month, but that hasn’t been so during the past few years.

It used to be the month of anniversaries, birthdays, and the beginning of summer! Then, it became the reminder of heartache and divorce. Five years ago, that was the beginning of my next chapter.

Today, the day before June 1…I announce to you that June has become my favorite month again! This month, I’ll remember those days, but only naturally. My wedding anniversary and my divorcary (I know, it’s not really a word!), will come and go and I will be just fine! No, I’ll be great!

June 1, I will begin receiving care from Medicare! I will be traveling with my daughter for a mother/daughter trip mid-June, and I will celebrate 65 later in the month! Well, actually, I'll celebrate all month!

Life for me is good. I am fortunate to have a place in my childhood home and my parents still with me! Although my curfew is a little later, it seems I don’t have a ton of nights that I have to worry about that!!! Lol! Actually, I have no curfew and that’s quite the coup! I have a part-time job that is working well, giving me time to manage Mom’s care and take Dad on errands since he longer has a car! But most of all, I have the best of friends that make sure I am included in any number of things! There are other friends that I don’t get to see very often, but they check in on me and when time allows, there are day trips (sometimes an overnight) to visit! In some houses, I even have "Lisa's room!"

My life is good, and my life is different! I went from being happily married, to living alone in Cincinnati, to moving to Louisville, being in my old bedroom and becoming the primary caregiver for my Mom (and Dad when he needs it)! Yep…it’s different! But it is good! I am grateful for all that I have and I have decided that I need to remember that!

I’m not going to pretend that there are times when I wish things were different in my own way, but those thoughts are few and far between. I acknowledge that I can’t do it alone and my doctor has helped with that! Shout out to anti-depressants that don't make me feel anything other than positive (as in no side affects!). Those of you who have acted as a sounding board or a shoulder to cry on, thank you!! I am determined to put the sadness behind me and embrace all parts of Lisa! I don’t pretend to be perfect or obnoxiously happy, but it’s so much easier than wallowing in the “what ifs!” Soooooooo….

I would like to share with you all that I will be re-branding of my blog! Yes…I’m changing things up as I move into another phase…65!! Yes, I’ll always be a #grownasswoman and I’m sure that hashtag will find its way into the blog on occasion, but there is a new and improved version coming your way! June seems like the perfect time to do this and I hope you will agree!

I’ll still be me and I hope to find a good mix of humor, honesty, love and positivity, trying to keep my readers smiling! If the time comes for something a little more serious, I will try to give you fair warning and keep it short. 

What this means is after today, I will not be posting for a few Wednesdays. There is a lot of work to do in anticipation of this “launch!” In addition, I have a lot going on in June as mentioned above. I hope to launch shortly after my birthday, so watch for something just before July 1. Afterall, 65 calls for a monthlong celebration so why not top it off with the new and improved blog?

I plan to enjoy it all. Watch for the next chapter of my blog and my life! Love to all!