40+ and Holding...Holding onto Everything in Case It Falls OFF!!

41 years and 1 day ago...I was born. Funny it doesn't seem that long ago! I would say that I don't feel 41...but that would be a lie! I often feel 41. Heck, there are times I feel 61, but that's only when my body won't do the things I ask it to without protesting loudly. Mentally, however, I still feel like I'm in my 20's. Where has the time gone? It has whoooshed by in the proverbial blink of an eye, that's for darn sure. Anyway, I know that I've been rather lax in keeping in touch with everyone since I've been back to work. I sincerely apologize for the poor communication efforts on my part. Work has been kicking my ass. The staff in the NICU has been great, but just being on my feet for 12 hours at a time has been brutal for me; I don't feel it until I get back home and crash, but crash I do! I finally did 2 shifts back to back this past week and it took me a day & a half to recover...what a wuss I have become! Hopefully, with more time, I'll get back into the swing of things. I'm still on limited/part-time status, so 2 nights a week/one job is all for me. It's killing me in the bank account, but hey...there are worse things! Okay...enough about work! My friend, Annie, and I took our friend Chandra out to the VERY luxe La Costa Resort & Spa for her 40th birthday this past August 25th (her birthday is actually the 21st) for a Spa day to celebrate. WOW! It is definitely an experience to be repeated...not too often, but soon! Annie says that Chandra and I have 4 years to plan for her 40th, so it had better be good! Don't worry Annie, it will be! Oh, and before I forget...CONGRATULATIONS to all of my friends who have become new mom's (and dads), are soon to become new moms (and dads) and, as in several cases, are about to become 1st time grandmothers!!!! Yes, Auntie Mel does babysit, but under very strict guidelines only...so read the fine print and take a number! Seriously though, I am available for the occasional sit and cuddle session for those new parents who need a bit of time away from the little one. I'm told that I do very well with newborns! And one last note for now...I am having the next, and hopefully final, stage of my reconstructive surgery on October 2nd. Woohoo!!! I'll be able to fill out my shirts properly again!!! So think of me the next time you see an obviously surgically enhanced woman jiggling down the street...maybe she is a cancer survivor just like me! ROTFLMAO!