Turning 51
People always ask each other, “How does it feel to turn 50? Or 40? Or 30?” No one really asks about turning 51, or any age…
People always ask each other, “How does it feel to turn 50? Or 40? Or 30?” No one really asks about turning 51, or any age…
I put on my bikini, pulled my hair up into a scrunchy, and grabbed my Laura Biagiotti sunglasses. We sat on our plastic lounge chairs and put on lots of baby oil.
More recently, Prince and David Bowie both passed away. Again, icons that I grew up with, music that is such a part of my life. I was very sad about both.
The death of David Bowie hit me in a different way.
It was as if my Amanda wasn’t there anymore and what replaced her was an angry, closed off stranger. She didn’t even look like herself.