Effervescence
The dreaded mountain. I am climbing the hill through my 30's. I refuse to reach "over the hill." There are way, way too many things I haven't done, seen, or otherwise thought about yet. I turn around and I'll be using a walker and rolling down the hill instead of trudging up it! I will not turn 31. I will NOT TURN 31!! But my 30's so far have been good to me. I bought my first house. It only has my name on it. I have a job, a real job that I actually have to go to every day of the year with few exceptions. I can't quit, I can't use school as an excuse. I must pay my "real" bills. Why again have my 30's been good to me? Just kidding. It's all good.
But entering this mid-life crisis stage of being "almost 31" and not having children, living alone in rural Arkansas, and genuinely learning to laugh about all life's funny occurances and ups and downs has got me pondering. Again. Today I ponder effervescence. I love that word. Oh, how I love it. It means "to issue forth in bubbles." Doesn't it just make you want to bubble something forth? (Don't get a dirty mind here.) So, I think of all the times I'm utterly effervescent and I come up with my effervescence theory. It goes something like this:
I am effervescent when: 1) I'm excited. That's it...there's no #2 or #3. But don't despair, I can expand on #1. Excited can be further classified as the following:
1) When I see a really, really cool equine internal medicine case or when I correctly diagnose an interesting condition in a horse. Or when I'm right about something that everyone else is wrong about.
2) When I'm traveling I get excited about where I'm going -- which is usually somewhere I've researched at length (because that's just the kind of girl I am, a little fun mixed in with a little OCD). And when I'm right about something that everyone else is wrong about.
3) When I am being creative - shooting pictures, gardening, drawing. And when I'm right about something that everyone else is wrong about.
4) And last, when I am reflecting. This consists of me sitting somewhere comfortable (lately on my new patio furniture in the cool evenings - well, cool with my ceiling fan) and thinking of all the things and people that make my life complete. And thinking of being creative. And thinking of traveling or planning travels. And when I'm right about something that everyone else is wrong about.
Effervescence = Excitement
I just love bursting forth with bubbles.
But entering this mid-life crisis stage of being "almost 31" and not having children, living alone in rural Arkansas, and genuinely learning to laugh about all life's funny occurances and ups and downs has got me pondering. Again. Today I ponder effervescence. I love that word. Oh, how I love it. It means "to issue forth in bubbles." Doesn't it just make you want to bubble something forth? (Don't get a dirty mind here.) So, I think of all the times I'm utterly effervescent and I come up with my effervescence theory. It goes something like this:
I am effervescent when: 1) I'm excited. That's it...there's no #2 or #3. But don't despair, I can expand on #1. Excited can be further classified as the following:
1) When I see a really, really cool equine internal medicine case or when I correctly diagnose an interesting condition in a horse. Or when I'm right about something that everyone else is wrong about.
2) When I'm traveling I get excited about where I'm going -- which is usually somewhere I've researched at length (because that's just the kind of girl I am, a little fun mixed in with a little OCD). And when I'm right about something that everyone else is wrong about.
3) When I am being creative - shooting pictures, gardening, drawing. And when I'm right about something that everyone else is wrong about.
4) And last, when I am reflecting. This consists of me sitting somewhere comfortable (lately on my new patio furniture in the cool evenings - well, cool with my ceiling fan) and thinking of all the things and people that make my life complete. And thinking of being creative. And thinking of traveling or planning travels. And when I'm right about something that everyone else is wrong about.
Effervescence = Excitement
I just love bursting forth with bubbles.
31 is not old! It's the new 21!!!!! My doc says she has more patients having babies at 38-42 than she does have those in their 20s and 30s! You have plenty of time!!!!!
ReplyDeleteYour birthday is coming....no getting around it. I have already been 31 for 1/2 a year if that makes you feel any better! ha ha