It approaches . . .

There it is . . . up ahead, looming just around the corner . . . lying in wait for me.

  

It won't be an ambush.  I know that it is there.  I've always known.  The question is . . . how will I face it?  Will I try to fight it?  Do I meet it with resignation?  Denial?  Weary acceptance?  

Not this chick!  I have chosen to embrace it and celebrate it.

In June of this year, I turn forty and it will be fabulous!

Am I the thinnest that I've ever been?  Heck no!

Has my body made some biological adjustments that I don't particularly like (grey hairs and drooping skin)?  Of course!

However, even at my "advanced age" I have never been in better physical shape when you consider my level of exercise.  

I have never been more confident in who I am as a person.  

Combine this with the wisdom, knowledge, and experience I've gained over the years and I am never more prepared to continue my life-long efforts at self-improvement.

So, bring it, big, bad four-oh!  I will not be your bitch . . . rather I will own you.  To put you in your place, I am going BIG!  

In honor of turning 40, I am taking on a personal challenge to complete a half marathon each month of 2013.   I may be a short & chubby gal with a sweet tooth who spent over half her life allergic to exercise, but I've learned a thing or two over the past couple of years.  Is it going to be tough?  Definitely!  Will it be worth it?  Ask me when I reach my goal.

For now . . . GAME ON!