The Secret of Turning Twice30

Many people don’t get the chance to turn 30 twice.

That’s the way I’m looking at it.  It’s a gentle way of thinking about turning 60 which is coming up this year.  It’s also a year of milestones: Celebrating 30 amazing years of survival after a life-threatening illness, 25 years of marriage (one of us deserves a medal!), and two great children I thought I might never have. On good days people tell me I don’t look a day over 55. Listen folks, I’ve got a mirror and if it could talk it would tell me: You have the face – jowls and all – that you’ve earned. So much for SPF 30!

So in celebrating this year, I’ve been reflecting on family, friendships, work, life trajectories, and what it’s like to come full circle in my third career – teaching college students about media after my first career as a journalist and my second as an attorney. I’ve got a lot on my mind – both the serious and the lighthearted – and I’m tired of the “boomer narrative” that doesn’t match the lives of the women I know.

I’m hoping to connect with old friends and new ones.  Share your thoughts and stay in touch.