1962...

Today I turned 50 years old.  To some this is a crisis of epic proportions, to me it's a celebration. I am celebrating every single minute that I've spent on this earth... the pain, the sorrow, and the joys and happiness.  All of these things are a part of who I am,  I can't change it, and wouldn't if I could, because all that happened has made me who I am today....  And I'm pretty ok with that.  

Some fun 1962 facts for ya.........

Cost of Living 1962

How Much things cost in 1962
Yearly Inflation Rate USA 1.20%
Yearly Inflation Rate UK 3.6%
Year End Close Dow Jones Industrial Average 652
Average Cost of new house $12,500.00
Average Income per year $5,556.00
Average monthly rent $110.00 per month
Tuition to Harvard University $1,520.00
All Wheel Drive Scout off road $2,150.00
Renault Imported car $1,395.00
Average Cost of a new car $3,125.00
Eggs per dozen 32 cents
Gas per Gallon 28 cents
Factory Workers Average Take Home Pay with 3 dependents $94.87 

Popular Culture

• Beatles Turned Down By Decca Records
• Release of first Beatles recording: the single "Love Me Do"
• Andy Warhol's famous painting of a can of soup
• Beverly Hill Billies is on TV
• The Dick Van Dyke show on TV
• Johnny Carson begins as presenter for The Tonight Show

Popular Films

• West Side Story
• Spartacus
• El Cid
• Lawrence of Arabia
• To Kill a Mockingbird

Popular Singers

• The Beatles
• Bob Dylan
• Chubby Checker
• Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons
• Neil Sedaka
• Roy Orbison
• Shirley Bassey 

And I am blessed and surrounded by people that love me, yep, I'm one lucky gal. 
Toodles..........