At last, I am a Blogger

Giving in to pressure from others who seem to have so many interesting things to say, I've decided to find out if I have enough in me to make a blog worth the time it will take someone else to read. It's going beyond my comfort zone to expose my thoughts and feelings to more than one person at a time. Basically, I've always been a shy person. Some will believe that and some won't.

I still haven't decided whether or not to turn off the comments! (I hear myself saying "Big Chicken!" in my own head.) My greatest fear is that I will find out at last that I'm not all that worth listening to.

This summer I'll be 65. Aging never used to scare me, many of the most interesting people I've known in my whole life have been older folks. They fascinate me. Maybe that's why my job for the last 17 years has been in a retirement community. I truly enjoy older people. They can be so honest, so kind and so willing to share anything. Of course they never bothered to let us "youngsters" know about all the things that happen to one's body as we march along through the years! They can be discreet, too, keeping personal things just that, personal! Of course, there is the occasional octogenarian who is prone to what I call "organ recitals", but for the most part, they put on a smile and go their way trying to make sure I have a good day, too.

Besides my job, I enjoy several hobbies which I will try to share here without seeming to show off. If you would see the works of others that I see who share my interests, you'd know I'm woefully below their degree of expertise, but I enjoy what I do and am learning not to be so hard on myself. I'll also share some of my family, in a limited way as not to earn their scorn!

So here I am. Barb the Blogger. Hang onto your hats, it's going to be a bumpy ride!