I've just been reading someone else's blog about growing up and it's caused me to muse a little bit on the ageing process. I turned 41 this year, an age that I never expected to enjoy. I didn't really like the prospect of turning 40 it made me feel old, then it happened and I really didn't feel any different. I have noticed over the years though that I have increased in confidence and self belief as I've aged. I used to think that 'other people' were destined to be in charge and now I have realised that if you want something doing you really should do it yourself!
In some respects I know I'm a grown up because I have a house, car, husband and two children - very obvious signs of a grown up person. But in other respects I refuse to grow up - I still skip, I can spend hours colouring for fun, I get up and dance at the panto and I lie on the floor reading with my kids. I thoroughly and totally enjoy being me and I really don't care what the number is that I'm supposed to be - it's only a label after all!
In some ways I suppose it helps that Chris is a lot younger than me but the truth with that is that he's the grown up in our relationship. I'm more spontaneous and free whilst he's very grounded and more than a little pessimistic.
2006 is going to be the year that I do my most grown up thing yet. It is a very grown up thing to want to be a Councillor but I hope that if I'm elected the thing that I bring to the job is a freshness and optimism that I think is lacking at the moment. I believe that there is great potential in this area and I'll be looking out for opportunities to both promote the area and to bring wealth into it.
I want to feel pride in the area again and I'm sure that that is possible. I want to be able to shout to the world that this is the place that people want to come to - look at us, we've got potential. Great things can be achieved but you have to start believing that they can be achieved first.
In some respects I know I'm a grown up because I have a house, car, husband and two children - very obvious signs of a grown up person. But in other respects I refuse to grow up - I still skip, I can spend hours colouring for fun, I get up and dance at the panto and I lie on the floor reading with my kids. I thoroughly and totally enjoy being me and I really don't care what the number is that I'm supposed to be - it's only a label after all!
In some ways I suppose it helps that Chris is a lot younger than me but the truth with that is that he's the grown up in our relationship. I'm more spontaneous and free whilst he's very grounded and more than a little pessimistic.
2006 is going to be the year that I do my most grown up thing yet. It is a very grown up thing to want to be a Councillor but I hope that if I'm elected the thing that I bring to the job is a freshness and optimism that I think is lacking at the moment. I believe that there is great potential in this area and I'll be looking out for opportunities to both promote the area and to bring wealth into it.
I want to feel pride in the area again and I'm sure that that is possible. I want to be able to shout to the world that this is the place that people want to come to - look at us, we've got potential. Great things can be achieved but you have to start believing that they can be achieved first.