On having a major birthday, (small M)
I turn 50 tomorrow. I know. I'm shocked too. I always thought I'd have a big party to celebrate. You know what a party animal I am. Except when I thought about it, I realised I'm not at all. I just like to dance. Any time, any place, anywhere. Apart from that I prefer good food and laughter with a few friends who won't take much persuading to dance with me anyway. The truth is that the last few years have been a journey of self-discovery. I've struggled hard to discover what works for me amid the reality of long-term illness. The key word there is struggle and as I commence a new decade I realise I'm done struggling. It's time for acceptance. My working life Family life Personal life is completely different to 10 years ago, because life has happened. I may not be the person I used to be, but you know, I think that's ok. When I turned 49 I set out to do 50 new things in my 50th year. A few of them are swimming related, you