Always the Late Bloomer

Hi, my name is Cristina. I’m a 58-year-old, wife, mother, professional who is slowly working to regain direction in my life — as I’m looking at the next decade and what I want/need it to look like. Do I feel 58? No, but I’m not sure what it should feel like. For the last 2 years, I’ve been working on improving my health and prioritizing myself, which isn’t easy. Like most working mothers, you take care of everyone around you, and squeeze ”me time” wherever it fits. I have made myself a priority and it’s been fun, scary, hard but also so liberating.

I’m listening to myself, not pushing aside my feelings, thoughts, or conveniently burying them behind all the chaos of family/work daily life. I’m trying to break old habits of settling for whatever comes my way , letting my life managed me. Writing has been instrumental in helping me so I thought why not publish what I write

I feel that I’ve always been a late bloomer in all things — married at 34, first child at 36, my son at 44 — hence, the title of my blog is “Always the Late Bloomer.” I hope my thoughts and stories here will resonate and maybe even inspire you — as I reflect on where I’ve been and where I want to go.