The end of another year…where does the time go? I can’t quite recall how I time-warped from the eighties to now, but some days it seems like that was the last time my life was slow enough for me to recognize the passage of days as opposed to weeks and months. I wonder about the [...]
Tag: Aging
I don’t leak, but…
Today I need to buy a new water heater. My life is so sexy. It’s not that my current water heater has failed, but it is clear from the looks of it that it is on its way out. When I purchased my home in West Fargo almost four years ago the home inspector told [...]
Get perfect in just eight weeks!
I am so excited! I received an email yesterday from Women’s Health that proclaimed, “Get perfect in just eight weeks.” FINALLY...PERFECTION. I have waited quite a long time to be “perfect”. Although I am not quite sure what that would mean to me as I have good health, my family is well and my life [...]
You’re braver than you believe…
Yesterday marked my second month anniversary on this blog site. Today is day sixty-five of the new forty. Folks who know me are amazed that I find time to blog every day, but that was the gift I gave to myself in the beginning – the permission to do this one thing selfishly for me. [...]
Are you the master of your midlife crisis?
I recently read an article that was advertised using the following headline, “Be the Master of Your Midlife Crisis.” Hmmmmm…it sounds like this author is going to put a positive spin on what is perceived to be negative; so I had to click the link if for no other reason than curiosity on what the [...]
I am woman, hear me roar…
Well, there it was. I was doing my obligatory facial preparation that is required prior to going out into the world (lest I scare someone horribly and be sued for the emotional distress I have caused) and I saw it there prominently displayed in all its glory. Right there in the middle of my eyebrow [...]
Say it with me – “Yummmmm”
I would acknowledge that I am what you might call a "late bloomer". It has taken me many years to come into my own. That is part of why the new forty is so appealing. It is an opportunity to catch up with others who bloomed at the precisely right time. Still, even having finally [...]
THE NEW FORTY 