Fuck It I'm 50

Artist and filmmaker Lise Swenson's 365 blogging days of being fifty

Bedding Down

I have had two days of feeling relived to be back in my life, and thankful for my life too.

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Putting It Off

Writing is a drag right now.

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Back in Grubbyland

Oh my, was I happy to be home today.

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Back Home

What a horrible vacation. In the end it wasn’t a vacation, it was a weird bonding ritual with my Dad that I am oddly thankful for. The range of emotions and inner reflection that I went through might be likened to having gone on an interpersonal retreat with any of the tough love guru outfits here in California. And the good news is I didn’t have to do it with strangers and I got to sleep in a luxury bed at the Westin in Seattle.

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Last Night in Seattle

I’m wiped out.

What a lumpy, unsettling, and in some ways wonderful six days.

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Smells

And other ways our bodies sense.

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Felt Guilty

So I came down from our room to say that everything is OK.

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