Some ideas on turning 41!

The previous couple of years I’ve written letters about Turning 39 and Turning 40. Each years felt very important and an enormous turning level within the age spectrum. 

Right this moment I’m turning boring #41.

Final night time buddies and I went to King Household Vineyards for trivia. It was a blast! My birthday want at the moment is to loosen up at house, go to my favourite exercise class, and luxuriate in a simple dinner at house with the boys. Tomorrow Thomas and I've an enormous night time out in town. 

It’s been a busy few weeks celebrating a number of Libras and Scorpios! 

Some issues I’ve observed in my 40s so far:

I nonetheless really feel like a younger grownup

I might say my mind feels prefer it’s within the 33-34 age vary. And to suppose that was nearly a decade in the past.

The time I really feel most like a 40 yr outdated is after we play groups of 20 yr olds on the soccer discipline. Geez they're fast! Our staff’s common age is someplace within the higher 30s to decrease 40s, and we're consistently joking about needing to retire from the primary league that has too many 20 yr olds working round. 

My physique is slowing down

Talking of working round, I’m not the quickest, quickest, strongest model of myself. I really feel like upon hitting 40 my mindset modified from “push your self as exhausting as you possibly can!” to “DON’T GET HURT!” In my fitness center lessons I’m going at 90% as a substitute of 100% as a result of I actually worry if I went at 100 I might break or tear one thing. I’m nonetheless coping with a shoulder situation that may plague me without end, however I've realized methods to handle it.

Actually I'm so grateful that I'm able to be lively. From my foot points throughout my faculty years, I do know what it seems like not to have the ability to transfer your physique, and I’m so grateful I'm able to transfer mine how I would like. Some days that's strolling to and from the preschool twice and that’s what feels actually good. Different days it’s a 2 hour soccer sport after which just a few days of relaxation afterwards. Relaxation is now a requirement. 

Regardless of my physique slowing down a bit, I'm my most assured self on the fitness center. Health has at all times been a manner for me to blow off steam, join with others, and destress, and I at all times really feel joyful in my group ex lessons. This submit comes up lots in dialog with different ladies my age.

Most ladies I discuss to about physique picture say that their energy and talent is extra necessary than seems. Most individuals aren’t keen to sacrifice life to look a sure manner. I believe that is each knowledge that comes with age and acceptance of what's. 

Nothing is as necessary as sleep

I noticed this humorous meme lately from Emily Freeman about sleep in your 20s, 30s, and 40s:

Final weekend was packed 3 sporting occasions and three birthday events. We occasion hopped each Saturday and Sunday from one to the opposite. And each days as we have been driving house at 5pm to placed on sweatpants, cook dinner or eat leftovers, and have a quiet night time in, Thomas and I remarked that we truly cherished having daytime occasions and comfy evenings in. “We're daytime folks” he stated. You couldn’t pay me to remain out previous midnight as of late! (Truly we’re going to a live performance tomorrow night time and can in all probability be out till 11 and I’ll want all day Saturday to relaxation, haha.) 

Life is sophisticated

Like a nice wine, there are layers upon layers to our lives. I'm consistently combating for simplicity whereas additionally accepting that with a husband, two youngsters, and a home to handle, nothing will ever be easy. Whereas programs (like these I train in my Digital Litter program) assist to maintain me organized with the entire adulting duties, once I get overwhelmed with all there may be to do time sensible, I've to remind myself to zoom out lots and keep in mind what actually issues. Folks matter. Well being issues. 

This yr hasn’t been a simple one for us. Between the stress of our renovation (logistics, shifting twice and managing the funds of all of it), after which some unhappy and sophisticated household dynamics that I can’t share on-line, there was lots occurring backstage. We have now tried exhausting to help those that want help and do the proper factor even when we've got been wronged. There are query marks that I want have been commas. 

Regardless of the above paragraphs, once I zoom out and look down at this life from a birds eye view, issues are good. Being again in our home has exceeded all expectations, and on a day-to-day stage issues are nice. 

What’s subsequent?

Subsequent weekend: we've got a enjoyable Friday night time out deliberate with buddies (the boys are going to do a sleepover with their grandparents!) after which a fifth celebration for Birch on his large day. Spoiler alert: it’s Star Wars themed 😉 

Subsequent month: we're internet hosting Thanksgiving in our new home! 

Subsequent yr: we've got not one however two tropical holidays deliberate! One simply Thomas and me and one with the children. I booked each journeys 100% on bank card factors and am engaged on an e-book coaching for getting began with free journey. (Somebody please present me time for my birthday so I can end it!) 

Thanks for approaching this journey of life with me one other yr,

xx,

Kath

Cake at 39