I just love the way you write Holly! "I can't explain how those 13 years have been a century, crawling past, and also just five minutes, jetting by." I relate to this so well, even though my Matilda is now 26 years old. And yes, I am still obsessed with her! Xx
I was so pleasantly surprised at how fantastic I felt when turning 50. I'd been dreading it in a way - I suppose due to social conditioning, and thinking that at over 50, we are considered 'old'. I wrote a small reflection about this, which I enjoy sharing with my younger friends when they turn 50. It starts off with: "The older I get, the younger fifty sounds."