Hello... Welcome... and thank you for stopping by my blog.
My name is Maria and I've decided to use this blog to capture the change of seasons I am about to embark upon. I will soon be approaching my 50th birthday (July 2012), and I want to capture my thoughts, feelings, inspirations, and lessons learned along my journey.
My friends tease me about my excitement for getting older. I'm not afraid! To date, I have become much wiser, confident, spiritual, loving, forgiving, and in general more accepting of the person I have become. I believe in living life to the fullest, embracing each and every passion I discover, each learning opportunity placed along my path, and being humble and grateful for all the blessings in life.
I am currently a Daughter, Ex-Wife, Wife, Mother, Nonna (Italian for Grandmother), Boss, Employee, Project Manager, Student of Life, Medic, Writer, Photographer, Foodie-in-Training, Baker, Decorator, and Travel Photojournalist.
I believe my experiences so far through my Seasons: loss of birth mother @ young age, marriage @ 19, x2 high risk pregnancies ending in premature babies (smallest was 3 lbs 10 oz) divorce, single mom, child w/ ADHD, remarriage, co-parenting, major career changes (Medical, Law, Biotech), and chronic health concerns have given me a unique perspective on life. After all this, I guess you can say I am just grateful to be alive and thriving.
I'm an avid blog reader so I will also be sharing great blogs I find, interesting articles, photographs, my experiences, books I recommend, etc.. My wish is that you find my blog beneficial for your journey as well.
Please feel free to leave comments and a link to your blog as I would love to follow you as well.
Cheers to Life!
Maria
