Is It Too Late?

I used to want to learn to sail. Heck, I still want to learn to sail! Motor boats are fine for skiing, and I'd like to do that again, too. But give me a silent, gliding-through-the-water experience over a noisy, smelly motorboat any time. Like canoeing or kayaking. I've done both of those only a time or two, and would like to do LOTS more of both of them. We always made sure the kids got turns before mom did.

Of course I always wanted to learn how to ride a horse...I've ridden, but got seriously thrown when I was young, and have never since been around any horses enough to get comfortable again. I'd like to take classes, nerdy tho that sounds.

I want my own dirt bike, and enough country nearby so I could go riding. A lot. And/or four-wheeling! I always ended up watching my kids try the four-wheelers out, especially my sons.

Here's the thing: I grew up as a tomboy! I grew up climbing trees, playing baseball (better than most the neighborhood boys), running full-speed around the neighborhood (faster than most the neighborhood boys). Then I became a girl. Then a more grown-up girl. Then I became a mom. And got to watch husbands and sons have all the fun, fishing, shooting guns, riding motorcycles, and got to cheer them on, when I REALLY bad wanted to get in that batting cage or go-cart or on the motorcycle or four-wheeler myself. Now, I'm 62, with no sailboats, canoes or kayaks, motorcycles nearby, no budget or need for horseback riding lessons, not much of a bucket-list budget, either. So I'm asking, is it too late?