Life and XXX after Sixty (what makes me happy?)

Life and XXX after Sixty

What makes me happy?

As I sit down here to write this, I have no clue what is going to appear on my page. All I know is that Sunday is approaching and I haven’t written a new Funday Sunday blog post in a couple of weeks, and it’s time… right? The weather here is unseasonably warm right now (in the 80°F range, approx. 27C and up).

I’ve been working on my new adventure, which is my Podcast on YouTube.  This has kept me totally engrossed, as I know nothing about doing a podcast, and I wasn’t even into watching them. BUT I’ve had this in my head and wanted to do one for these past few years. I finally got hooked up on YouTube, thanks to my new roomie. This has been quite an adventure for me, so far.

To make a long story short, I make my own excitement.  Doing this podcast has me on a journey that I’m not sure where I’m going to end up. OMG, where to start? Well, first off, I finally finished my book I’ve been writing for the last few years. I needed to write it because I have something to share with other women. I figured my audience to be menopausal women (of which I was one), and I wanted to share that there is life after menopause. I know, but I figured my life was pretty much over if you know, you know.

So, my book ‘LIFE and XXX after SIXTY’ is in the bag, so to speak. It’s up on Amazon all over the world, and here is the link: https://www.amazon.ca/Life-XXX-After-Sixty-Margerate/dp/106997370X/.

Anyways, having gotten my book finally published (thanks for the help, also from my roomie), I could pursue my other venture of having a podcast. The initial reason for my podcast was an outlet for me to ruminate about getting older, and what kind of life do I expect to have? Will I waste away (not likely, body-wise:  )? Will my life be boring and dull? Will I be crippled and wrinkled (yes to the wrinkles, not crippled yet).

Boring and dull have also not happened so far, well, sometimes. The main thing is to keep involved with something that keeps me excited. Writing does that for me, and like I’ve said many times… I’ll write even if no one reads me. Also, and this is important to me, I get to edit and refine (well, not refined enough actually, but I digress) what I write. I tend to blurt stuff out in person, and I get into caca sometimes, intentionally or not.  Sorry/not sorry.

Soooo…. I’m into my rudimentary podcasting mode, moving along at a snail’s pace. I don’t know how to edit a podcast (btw, as of this writing, I still don’t), my camera/phone fell three times during one podcast, lol. I didn’t even have a proper stand for my phone/camera until my daughter gifted me one this past Xmas. Yep, it is a learning experience for sure.

BUT… I’m doing what I wanted to do, and I’m liking it :  ) I heard you can make money from podcasting, but although I could sure use some extra money, this is something I needed to do. Just like my writing, I guess. Besides, I get to perfect my talking skills or blurting it out skills… lol. Either way, it’s another thing crossed off my bucket list.

I wasn’t sure if I was going to write about what’s happening in my podcasting life, but as usual, I can’t keep it under wraps forever. My desire to share my life after sixty in real life and “just getting OLD” is something I needed to share. We’re not dead yet, but some act like they are, and I hate that. I need to have a purpose. I want to live my best life, or what’s left of it anyway.

So… long story short here. My podcasting has gone viral, we’re talking several thousand views, well over two hundred thousand views actually. Of course, there is a story behind this, but let’s say it’s taken me totally by surprise.  I’m just an old lady doing my thing, and all of a sudden, I may be ‘outed’ through no fault of my own.

My main objective was to share my feels about what getting older felt and looked like to me. What to expect or not, what do we do, or not. Is there an age where we stop having sexual relations or feelings (not so far it seems, sorry/not sorry)? What makes me happy… ahhhhh that’s what I need to explore going forward, “what makes me happy?” And that’s it in a nutshell.

And that, my friends, is a wrap! And “What makes you happy?”

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Feb. 6th, 2026