[Dean's World] Trudy W. Schuett: Age has its advantages ;>)

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Posted by Trudy W. Schuett:
Age has its advantages ;>)
http://www.deanesmay.com/posts/1189416564.shtml


   I've got so much going on right now sleep has become optional.

   In addition to my two regular jobs, I'm working on three grants,
   started up a [1]Gather group to see how that would fly, (it's unlike
   anything I've tried before) and preparing to self-publish one (or
   maybe two) of my books, come October.

   I think I'm going to go with [2]BookSurge and see what happens, and
   try [3]Lulu for the other one.

   I couldn't have done most of this stuff 20 or even 10 years ago when I
   still had my own kid, and a "borrowed boy" or two and a couple of dogs
   to take care of. Now it's only me and Paul here, I don't have to worry
   about having dinner on the table at 6 or making sure everybody's got
   clean school/work clothes.

   In days past, I used to really worry that I'd never accomplish
   anything, as in, the kind of things my grandchildren would remember me
   by. Most people don't worry about these things as much, but for the
   last 20 years I've had a lot of contact with older people because of
   living in a "retirement destination."

   The upside is that I think I'm finally getting into that high-energy
   thing older women are rumored to get. I know why [4]Madeline L'Engle
   (who passed away last Thursday) and others published most of their
   works after the age of 40. You get to a point where you just can. So
   those of you younger women who are reading this, take heart. There
   really does come a time when you can do things for yourself, and all
   the other things that you do now to keep your husband and your kids
   and your house going don't matter so much.

References

   1. http://mensissues.gather.com/
   2. http://www.booksurge.com/
   3. http://www.lulu.com/
   4. http://www.madeleinelengle.com/