{"id":132105,"date":"2025-07-09T17:28:52","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T22:28:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/?p=132105"},"modified":"2025-07-09T17:47:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T22:47:10","slug":"lets-talk-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/2025\/07\/09\/lets-talk-8\/","title":{"rendered":"Let’s talk…"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hi everyone, changing things up a bit and posting at night, which I occasionally do. It\u2019s time for another edition of Let\u2019s Talk. I always fill in the text with pretty pictures just because it breaks it up and its always nice to see something pretty:) I have to say, these have kind of become my favorite posts. I love that I can chat about whatever is on my mind and open the floor to hear what you have to say. It\u2019s always so interesting to gain new perspectives.<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s topic is something I find fascinating\u2014and I think many of you might relate to it. And for those who don\u2019t, maybe it\u2019ll plant a little seed of thought. Yes, it’s touching on aging (again<\/em>) but also more about challeneges,\u00a0 how we choose to spend time and how prioritize shift as we get older.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve decided to give myself a daily challenge: every single day, I\u2019m going to do something that either pushes me outside my comfort zone or gets me thinking a little differently. It could be something ridiculously tiny\u2014like trying a new coffee order (tried matcha for the first time a few days ago)\u2014or something a bit more substantial (was contemplating making a decision on something that I normally would have to “sleep” on but jumped in with both feet and didn’t look back).<\/p>\n

But once a day, I\u2019m committed to shaking things up, even if it feels slightly terrifying and even if its something really small. I\u2019m looking at this as my own personal growth plan\u2014because who says evolving and taking on new challenges has an age limit? Plus, it keeps life a lot more interesting than just sticking to the same old routine….and one thing I get bored of quickly is routine.<\/p>\n

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Another big one for me is learning to say NO. I tend to say yes a lot as I want to make everyone happy, be the “fixer” and for that reason, tended to always say yes and push myself (often when i didn’t feel like it). But in the last year or so, I have gotten so much better about saying no. Recognizing my limits, valuing my time (and however I want to spend it) over feeling “obligated” or overly committing myself to things I may not have any interest in. It’s pretty liberating I will admit to be able to do this…I am a work in progress on this front!<\/p>\n

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Turning 60 has been a truly pivotal and symbolic milestone in ways I wasn\u2019t entirely expecting. In my mind, I guess I thought I\u2019d just\u2026stay in my 50s (or better yet my 40’s) forever! So hitting 60 kind of threw me for a loop, if I\u2019m being perfectly honest\u2014and yes, at the risk of sounding vain, it was a little hard to accept. Especially because I really don’t feel 60. But I also recognize that 60 today is nothing<\/em> like the 60s of my mother\u2019s generation. People are generally living longer, healthier, fuller lives\u2014and God willing, I\u2019ll be one of them (if I am even half of where my dad is at 85, I will feel like I won the lottery).<\/p>\n

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One thing I\u2019ve noticed since that birthday is how much I\u2019ve been thinking about time<\/strong>\u2014and how quickly it goes. I find myself looking back on my life: the experiences I\u2019ve had, the places I\u2019ve been fortunate enough to travel, the homes we\u2019ve built, the life we\u2019ve been able to create for our boys, and the dreams I\u2019ve managed to fulfill in my career.<\/p>\n

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But make no mistake\u2014there\u2019s still plenty left on my bucket list! Some things I feel confident I\u2019ll achieve, while others\u2026well, time will tell. Time is the one thing we can\u2019t control. And it\u2019s not infinite. As I\u2019ve gotten older, I\u2019ve found myself valuing years, days, months\u2014even hours\u2014in a way I never did in my 20s, 30s, or 40s.<\/p>\n

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Lately, I\u2019ve been thinking a lot about how I want to spend the time I have left. I\u2019m craving experiences.<\/em> I want to travel more\u2014and I don\u2019t want to waste time postponing it. Last year, I set a personal record: I went to Europe three times in one year. For me, that was huge, both because I\u2019m a nervous flyer and because it meant stepping out of my comfort zone. But those three trips were some of the best I\u2019ve ever taken. I felt so fortunate to be able to go\u2014and also incredibly proud of myself for pushing past my fears. The rewards were more than worth it.<\/p>\n

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So travel has been on my mind a lot lately. There\u2019s still so much I want to see and do. So, hoping for the second half of 2025, I have some fun travel plans in my future! Not to mention, checking things off my bucket list and of course continuing on with my “once a day” doing\/trying something new! How about you,\u00a0 does any of this resonate? As always, love to hear from you and what you have to say on the matter. Your turn….<\/p>\n

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Hi everyone, changing things up a bit and posting at night, which I occasionally do. It\u2019s time for another edition of Let\u2019s Talk. I always fill in the text with pretty pictures just because it breaks it up and its always nice to see something pretty:) I have to say, these have kind of become […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":132109,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[4736,4673,4737,4384],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132105"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=132105"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132105\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":132123,"href":"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132105\/revisions\/132123"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/132109"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=132105"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=132105"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=132105"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}