I’m sure you remember that little ditty from childhood, “I scream, you scream, we all scream ice cream!” Even in midlife, several decades after you and your friends would “sing it,” it’s pretty much STUCK up there in your mind. STUCK. LIKE. GLUE. It’s like that with lots of songs and tunes actually. More...
Continue readingHow to get through your midlife funk
It takes someone older and wiser to get through a midlife funk. Why? Because a midlife funk only happens to someone is actually older and wiser. Hard to believe that it’s even happening to you, right? You probably can’t believe you’re as old as you are. I can’t, that’s for sure. I even forget...
Continue readingAre you a woman in the middle? Loving your life after 50
Do you love your life at this point in your life, over 50? I’ve started to think about this age and stage of midlife as being a WOMAN IN THE MIDDLE. Now, we all know that a certain age in midlife isn’t necessarily the “middle” of your life. We have no clue how long...
Continue readingFalling in love again at my age…with a pair of shoes
Ladies, it happened. I fell in love again…with a pair of shoes…at my age. At 53, I thought I was too old. I thought I forgot that special feeling. I thought I was over this sort of thing. I thought I would never experience intense emotion like this again. But then….I saw them across...
Continue readingWhy my layoff was the best surprise ever!
When I received a layoff notice five years ago this week, it was an unwelcome surprise. I was minding my own business, deep in thought at work when I got the knock at my door. I was told, “I need you for a meeting.” Even though I was caught off guard, I knew instantly...
Continue readingCelebrating the accidental mom: Raising your sister’s child
Celebrating being an accidental mom and raising your sister’s child is a lot to think about. This week I watched in awe as two of my closest friends celebrated a major transition with their sisters’ children. Each family situation was similar, but different. One lived in Florida. One lived in Ontario. One was the...
Continue readingRegret-proofing your midlife in Canada, eh?
I didn’t know I would end up as a midlife, American woman living in Canada. Nothing about my childhood would have indicated that this would be my path. In fact, I’m now a proud dual citizen. But as a kid, if someone would have asked me where I thought I would live at this...
Continue readingVulva hygiene and other midlife humor
Who knew that vulva hygiene could be a source of midlife humor? Well, on second thought, how could it NOT be? Seriously ladies…life can get pretty funny. Sometimes when you least expect it. Like at the OB-GYN. Let’s face it…the whole experience at these appointments is usually not fun or funny. The stress before....
Continue readingWhy you should do something scary
We spend most of our lives trying to feel better, be more comfortable and avoid scary things. Most of us don’t go out of our way to do something that creates fear. Wouldn’t you agree? The older we get and more control we have over our lives, the more this seems to be so....
Continue readingThree incredibly simple ways to change your thoughts to create what you want
It’s not always easy to think intentionally. You know you have to change your thoughts. But you don’t yet believe your new thoughts. Sometimes, you also know that you’re in a funk. You feel it. You see it. You’re not happy about it. You’re stuck. And even though you sense that you know what...
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