clean slate

As I remarked on facebook, I’ve decided that my midlife crisis has given me license to throw out all the “I’ll never”s and “I can’t”s that I’ve ever uttered. It feels wonderful to have a clean slate. I’m tossing away the old baggage and starting new. I’m giving myself permission to try out things, to take up new hobbies and to get rid of stuff that I have accumulated and collected over the years.

First up, I always have said that I would never buy a VW. Oops. Here I am in a VW. I’m fully aware of the electrical, mechanical and cost issues associated with it.

Next up, I have always said that I’m not comfortable driving a large car. Well, here’s my chance to get comfortable with it — though I really doubt I’ll ever be a whiz at parallel parking. Maybe I should take a class on it?

What will come next? I’ve toyed with the idea of no longer being a vegetarian, but I really am having trouble with the idea of sinking my teeth into dead flesh. Give up homeschooling the girls? Not yet, but maybe HOW I do it could be rethought. Sell all my Larry McMurty books? Probably. Close down the kids’ music blog? Perhaps.

I love the freedom I’m giving myself … I think that mid-life crisis should be renamed. This is no crisis! It is a chance for a clean slate…anything is possible!