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"I just went back and re-read yesterday&amp;#039;s blog post. Sheesh! Was I wallowing enough for all of you? Would you like a little cheese to go with my whine? Where the heck did I put my bootstraps, because I really need to give myself a yank and get on my feet again. I did a little research on the subject of birthdays and depression, and came across this article - it&amp;#039;s a quick read but it makes a good point. It mentions that it&amp;#039;s not the age, it&amp;#039;s the expectations. I fully expected in my mid-forties to be very, very different than I am right now. It really punched me in the proverbial gut yesterday that not only am I not living the life I expected, I&amp;#039;m not even from that planet anymore. I&amp;#039;m on planet SingleMom now, and life is very different. The key thing here, is to realize that different can be an adventure if you let it be. I&amp;#039;m making all the rules now, and that&amp;#039;s a heady thing, if you think about it. What a great birthday present to have control of your own life! Like the great Maurice Chevalier once said, &amp;quot;Old age is not so bad when you consider the alternative.&amp;quot; Here&amp;#039;s to another year, with me calling the shots!&amp;quot; "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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