Serendipity-Doo

I'm 57, female and unexpectedly unemployed. I have been trying to stay positive and have been succeeding for the most part. I stay busy selling stuff I don't need on eBay and craigslist, selling stuff friends don't need on eBay, cleaning out my junk room in hopes of having a graduate student move in, dog-sitting, looking for work, watching court TV, and spending quality time with my dog.  But today, now that this month's bills have been paid, I peeked further down the road.  What happens next?  It didn't look good.  I needed to cheer up.  So...

I googled myself.

Whatever I may have done in my life worth noting would be there. I could remember that I-WAS-SOMEBODY!!  That would cheer me up.  But instead of finding wonderful things about ME when I typed in my name, for some reason, I found this community.  

It's worth telling you that I recently joined Facebook, but was immediately sorry. People I never wanted to hear from again found me. Old boyfriends. People I owe $20 to. Children of people I barely know. I'm getting daily bowel movement reports from passing acquaintances.  I don't have the patience to learn how to control it and I hate how it looks and I just let it be.

But I liked the name "Growing Bolder."  I'm a little suspicious of a totally positive attitude about anything (especially, getting older). Seems a bit off-balance. But today, I needed it.

I don't believe that everthing happens for a reason.  But maybe just this once...