No, I didn't meet the love of my life or establish a business. I also didn't undertake a construction project or enter another twelve-step program. Nor did I write the first paragraph of my latest book. (I'm still trying to publish the one I've already written and finish the one I've been working on!) However, this new beginning does involve writing.
It's the new blog that I more or less promised a while back. It's called Mid-Life Cycling and, as its name implies, will focus on the experiences of a female cyclist of, shall we say, a certain age and an unusual life circumstance. In it, I will certainly talk about past and current rides as well as equipment I have used and am using.
The real reason I've started it is because I've come to realize that, apart from a few family members, cycling and writing have really been the only constants throughout my life. Almost everything else in my life--including my gender identity, transition and surgery-- is, was or became entangled with one or both. So, you will probably find posts on any number of topics and subjects. But they all relate, in one way or another, to cycling--or my experiences of it, anyway. I don't plan to focus on my experience as a transgender or transsexual: After all, I've done, and will probably continue to do, plenty of that in this blog. However, I will probably mention it, as it is affecting, and being affected by, my cycling.
Finally...The way it looks now is not "set in stone." Like the content, the layout and overall visual style (to the extent that I have it) will evolve.
So, whether you're a cyclist or someone who just wants to read about someone who wants to read about how someone is navigating her new life as a middle-aged woman, I hope you'll read Mid-Life Cycling and steer your friends to it.
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