I have been a full-time professional, mother, and wife for many years, and as I approach retirement (anywhere between next year and 10 years from now), I have realized that my entire identity revolves around these three things.
It's time to recreate myself and get back in touch with things that I love, things that my mother inspired in me as I was growing up with her joy for all of the same things: storybook animals, oceans, and holidays. She's no longer physically here, but she remains a constant thought in my mind, a constant reminder of unconditional love, and a constant voice in my head telling me to go for it!