Women's Issues Midlife And Beyond
An acquaintance of mine–I won’t mention your name Matt–suggested I write a piece about midlife sex and kegel exercises. I suspect his young-man brain explodes when he thinks about creaky women in midlife actually wanting sex, let alone performing wanton acts in the bedroom or anywhere else the notion leads (A Midlife Woman’s Trip To A Sex Shop). While I’m not… Read More
“Thanks for the scarf.  It goes well with my Easter outfit!” Easter is a time to break out the pastels and spring colors.  Recently Bridget attended a mini-Playshop at my daughter’s home in Faribault and painted this lovely scarf. Like so many women faced with a strip of white silk, she was unsure if she could create a scarf worth wearing…. Read More
March 25, 2016 Does your partner/lover/spouse cringe when you say something like, “I have an idea. How about if…†Mine does. Heaven only knows why. The other day I got to thinking about how much I’ve always loved spring flooding. Winter is crabby about getting the boot and, as a result, spits and sputters and throws snow tantrums. Spring shrugs… Read More
Do you know someone who is a natural storyteller? Someone who lures your attention, captures it, and never lets go? I do. It’s my son. Over the years, he has told me stories that have left me breathless from laughing and crying. He has a way of using facial inflection and voice variations that bring his words to life. Let… Read More
Excerpt from the book: “When Jean jumped in 2000 at sixty years of age, with her dad, she muttered a reluctant, ‘no…no,’ as she and her tandem buddy instructor neared the open door of the airplane. He told her he thought she said, ‘Go, Go!’ (yeah, right), and so began her exhilarating 14,000-foot drop. She fell 174 feet per fabulous… Read More
 The New Ourselves, Growing Older by Doress-Worters, P. B., & Diana Laskin Siegal.  American women face an onslaught of images, remarks, advice, and shame concerning the process of aging. It is little wonder so many approach the forty year mark with dread, as that birthday draws the imaginary line in the sand between youthfulness and becoming old and… Read More
How do you do it? What is your fortune cookie modus operandi?  Do you crack open the cookie and read the fortune first, or do you crack, nibble, read, and then eat some more? Do you read your fortune and then, if you don’t like it, steal your husband’s? (Not that I would do that, but I think I’ve… Read More
“Do I need to lighten up?†My husband said this as he dropped onto the couch with a plop that screamed exhaustion. His weariness stemmed from the weeks-long attempt to improve our high-speed Internet service through Century Link. At least, that was the surface reason. I believe his fatigue also has to do with identity and purpose as he reinvents… Read More
Conclusions Over the past eight weeks, I’ve delved into a variety of issues that women (and men) face in the second half of life. I feel as though I stood next to an iceberg of information and only scratched the surface enough to make a margarita. The topic of aging women is diverse, challenging, and exciting. Will my definition of… Read More
So. I’ve never been the mom who had umpteen photos of her kids in her wallet.  I withstood the withering glances of women who asked to see pictures of my kids as I said, “I don’t have any.†Somewhere there is small print that I didn’t read in the mommy contract: Have current photos of your awesome kids at all… Read More
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