It's Never Too Late for Google Sheets

I turned 49 this week. It’s a funny thing, getting closer to 50. I’ve started thinking about my goals and aspirations in terms of how I want to spend my time and less about the road ahead of me. It is a weird shift especially when you still think of yourself as 27.

As my friend Lindsey said to me yesterday, we are living our twilight, a second phase in life that brings a new confidence backed by all of our life experiences. Things that used to scare me, don’t anymore. I used to think that my lot in life was that I was terrible with details, awful at math and in no way capable of spreadsheets. I was the big picture gal, I got the vibes. But recently I taught myself Google sheets and now there is nothing in my personal and professional life that can escape a detailed spreadsheet. I even texted my 19 year old asking her the very obvious question: why did no one tell me that spreadsheets were designed with my brain in mind? But more importantly, who knew that at 49 I could disprove a lifelong held theory that I was not capable of spreadsheets?

I’m not disappointed to say that there are things I’ve chosen to put in the “not happening in my lifetime” category, like that PhD I always dreamed of. But no matter the age, there’s still so much room for growth and learning and dispelling of myths. And the satisfaction of learning new things and continuously proving myself wrong is more than my 25 year old self could have ever dreamt possible.

Oh and p.s.—I used to think I was a “terrible public speaker” and now I love it. Oh and I also taught myself machine embroidery last month. So, you know, bring it 50.