Now that I’ve had a few years to settle into my so-called midlife, I have some bones to pick. There are those two words…so common to the boomer generation…that stick in my craw. (Okay, that expression should be struck, too.) I’ll admit there are some words that deserve to live together eternally. Like “King” and “Queen;” “Odds” and “Ends;” “Bread” and “Water.” “Wrinkles" and "Botox.” Okay…stop me! But seriously, why do these two words – “Midlife” and “Crisis” – have to travel hand-in-hand? Do you mean to tell me that nearly 79 million of us (that's how many baby boomers are gracing the { Read More }
Ma’am? Who You Callin’ Ma’am???
I don't know about you, but when I look in the mirror I see the same face that I saw ten, twenty, even thirty years ago. Maybe that's one advantage of compromised eyesight: it puts a lovely, gauze-like film over whatever you're looking at. The effect is somewhat poetic and dramatic, though subtle: an image awash in just a bit of haze, enough to make it look dreamy and quite lovely. And then, there's how I actually FEEL. My emotions can easily make me regress to the behavior of a teenager, complete with all the angst, self-doubt and confusion I once owned. So, of course that helps me to feel much { Read More }
How’s Your Memory? Secrets from a Champ
We all have our so-called little tricks. Some use post-it notes. Others use a string around their finger. And then there are those of us who write the same thing down on three different lists... only to forget where we left those lists. It's embarrassing when you walk out to the parking lot and can't remember where you parked your car. Or how about when you're stuck for a word and it stubbornly refuses to form on your lips, or when you forget someone's name at the moment you're about to introduce them to someone else? But there are tricks to remembering. Maybe there's hope after all. I { Read More }
On Not Being Somebody’s Child
I've managed to live this long - 58 years - still being someone else's child. I may be an adult child...but nonetheless, there's something strangely comforting about being in your 50s and still having a mother and a father. And although I may be fooling myself, being someone else's child makes me feel less like an adult in this so-called midlife, and more like a (somewhat) young thing. For that, I count myself among the lucky ones. So many people I know have suffered the loss of a parent when they were in dire need of parenting themselves - as young children, as teenagers, as young adults. It { Read More }
Ho Ho… Ho?
Please don't call me a Scrooge (okay, go ahead if you must), but since the holiday hoopla started just about the time Halloween was winding down, I'm really tired of it by now. The endless catalogs cluttering my mailbox; the flash sale pop-ups each time I turn on my computer - they're like those pesky black flies that keeping dodging the swatter and are impossible to kill! - the commercials at decibel levels that make my ears ring; the Christmas songs that play...and play...and play...in an endless reel long after they've actually stopped playing but instead get stuck in my head and follow me to bed { Read More }
Midlife Minute: Being Fit Matters NOW
Do you have aging parents? I do, and to watch them suffer with various ailments is so heartbreaking. Living to an old age, while a blessing, is in many ways so very difficult - especially if you're plagued with ongoing health problems. That's one thing to keep in mind if you need some motivation to exercise. A new study finds that people with higher fitness levels: Live a little longer Have a later onset of chronic disease Can reduce their risk of several chronic conditions like Alzheimer's disease, kidney disease, COPD, angina, circulatory problems, stroke and lung and colon cancer. It's not { Read More }
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