My vacations last decade were fast & furious. The next 10 years are getting noticablly slower. i'm noticing  what i could never see before. Probally because i was going so fast. My thoughts are deeper. I'm definately more contemplative. Reflective. I pray more for others now and the world as a whole, knowing that indirectly i am affected more than i use to care to beleive. I am appreciating beauty in the little, often forgotten, things in our world. Insects, water, children. I'm not taking so many things for granted. Growing more and more thankful everyday. My prayer for all women coming into mid-life is that they would grow old gracefully, in wisdom & become increasingly thankful. In Jesus name i pray Amen.

These selections are tame compared to the ones i only dreamed of choosing. Why bother to even put them on a list, there is no where to wear them. No One gets dressed up anymore. People use to get dressed up to travel and go to the show. Unless you go to the bar, there are no real alternatives. How about a ballroom dancing club? or monthly proms or dances? women don't have an opportunity to be a lady anymore. Nor a place for a man to sweep you off of your feet. I have a closet that only dreams.