On the eve of 37...
I turn 37 tomorrow.
This means I can officially enter my mid-life crisis, as I plan on only living until my early 70s.
Is it weird that I want to die in my early 70s? It's for a couple of reasons - I don't want to get old and frail (I'm pretty much already guaranteed arthritis due to my broken ankle, and I've just found out I have a degenerating disc in my back)... and I don't want to shrink. When you've been close to 6' tall your whole life you can't just lose 6" without the skin going somewhere. And I don't need 6" of ankle flab thanks.
It's been a pretty good year.
I've:
- presented at a provincial, regional and national conference for work - which has meant trips to Vancouver and Montreal
- travelled overseas to Iceland (I'm now at 32 countries visited)
- paid my mom off 10 months early the rest of the money I borrowed for the down-payment for my condo
- paid off my car
- finished a Technical Writing Certificate - my first venture into school since I graduated with my degree
- added another Cirque du Soleil show to my repertoire, and also saw shows by the Alberta Ballet, Broadway Across Canada and Theatre Calgary - I'm getting cultured!
- saw the Dixie Chicks, Jason Aldean, Tim McGraw and Brad Paisley in concert - it was a country music year for me
- saw a bunch of live sporting events, including NHL games in two different cities, the WHL, the NLL, and the CFL - I like sports
- signed up to volunteer at two Canadian Curling Association events in early 2015
- broke my ankle
- lost over 30 lbs and have kept the weight off for over six months now!
Let's hope that my 37th year is as good to me as my 36th!
This means I can officially enter my mid-life crisis, as I plan on only living until my early 70s.
Is it weird that I want to die in my early 70s? It's for a couple of reasons - I don't want to get old and frail (I'm pretty much already guaranteed arthritis due to my broken ankle, and I've just found out I have a degenerating disc in my back)... and I don't want to shrink. When you've been close to 6' tall your whole life you can't just lose 6" without the skin going somewhere. And I don't need 6" of ankle flab thanks.
It's been a pretty good year.
I've:
- presented at a provincial, regional and national conference for work - which has meant trips to Vancouver and Montreal
- travelled overseas to Iceland (I'm now at 32 countries visited)
- paid my mom off 10 months early the rest of the money I borrowed for the down-payment for my condo
- paid off my car
- finished a Technical Writing Certificate - my first venture into school since I graduated with my degree
- added another Cirque du Soleil show to my repertoire, and also saw shows by the Alberta Ballet, Broadway Across Canada and Theatre Calgary - I'm getting cultured!
- saw the Dixie Chicks, Jason Aldean, Tim McGraw and Brad Paisley in concert - it was a country music year for me
- saw a bunch of live sporting events, including NHL games in two different cities, the WHL, the NLL, and the CFL - I like sports
- signed up to volunteer at two Canadian Curling Association events in early 2015
- broke my ankle
- lost over 30 lbs and have kept the weight off for over six months now!
Let's hope that my 37th year is as good to me as my 36th!
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