DIJA'S SECOND ACT

Dear Lorenzo, Today is Saturday, 9:05 p.m., and I am home, watching Curb Your Enthusiasm because HBO is free this weekend so happy birthday to me! I am 45 years old today. As well you know, I LOVE getting older. I love the wisdom that comes with aging. I love that the older I get, the less likely I am to put up with anybody's bullshit-ass excuses (especially my own). I love the feeling of becoming stronger, more confident in the choices I've made thus far.  I love the woman that I am still getting to become. Lorenzo, I am a proud, self-proclaimed nerd.  I record and watch Jeopardy every, single day. At family parties, I kick everyone's ass at whatever trivia or board game we happen to be playing. As much as I love television, there's nothing  that I love more than getting lost among the pages of a good book. And so when a member of my online fitness group casually mentioned a book that she was reading, I googled it, then ordered it from Amazon ri...

Dear Lorenzo, It's 7:42 p.m. and I'm home, watching Schooled, and nursing both a sore throat and a five ounce serving of prosecco (it cost me four weight watchers points and is worth every one of 'em). Today was a really good day. I woke up early and actually took the time to make myself a green smoothie for breakfast. Then I worked out and cleaned until it was time to wake Amira up for Heidi's annual, New Year's Day skate party. And after getting rid of the kid, I had a long, uninterrupted shower, followed by a long, uninterrupted phone call with Maggie. It. Was. Awesome. Lorenzo, this is the year that I live my life with intention. No more hiding out under my covers with the remote control. No more dreaming of the life I could be living while being too afraid to actually pursue it. No more being so lonely that I could cry (because we're getting a dog!) and no more feeling guilty about dating again whenever I am ready to do so. No more living in fear. ...