Women's Issues Midlife And Beyond
Have you ever felt bewildered by a response? You know, that moment when you thought this would happen but THAT happened instead? Well, I have, and it’s transpired more times than I can count. Here’s a case in point… The last two weekends I was an art vendor at Hosanna Lutheran Church, Forest Lake, MN. We’re raising funds to be… Read More
“Inside every older person is a younger person – wondering what the hell happened.” – CoraHarvey Armstrong Finances, Women, And Aging I grew up in a family that never saved. Part of the issue was the differing values placed on money by my parents. My dad liked to buy things with the belief they would be a sound investment…land, tractors, tools…. Read More
“I am so beautiful, sometimes people weep when they see me. And it has nothing to do with what I look like really, it is just that I gave myself the power to say that I am beautiful, and if I could do that, maybe there is hope for them too. And the great divide between the beautiful and the… Read More
Can you hear it? Floaty strains from The Godfather theme song? There’s beauty trembling with fear in each note. Who’s going to die in some bloody horrible way just as s/he lets fly with a snarky one-liner or haughty “go to hell†laugh? I mention this because I think our cat, Pudgy, is in the mob. And not just in… Read More
“An older woman looks good wearing bright red lipstick. This is not true of younger women or drag queens. Once you get past a wrinkle or two, an older woman is far sexier than her younger counterpart. Her libido’s stronger, her fear of pregnancy gone. Her experience of lovemaking is honed and reciprocal and she’s lived long enough to know… Read More
“Honesty is the key to a relationship. If you can fake that, you’re in.” — Richard Jeni Dear Tad, This morning I woke to the sounds of your soft breathing. The peach-colored stubborn winter sunrise kissed your face, and made me want to kiss it too. Beneath the tumble of blankets—the ones I toss upon you during the night when… Read More
“Love is grand; divorce is a hundred grand.” — Unknown U R a QT! Bee My Valentine? The box of pre-cut Valentine’s Day cards spewed across the table, and I was in a bad mood. Mom had made the purchasing decision, and clearly she did NOT understand second-grade relationship rules. How could I stuff a card that said, I choo-choo-choose… Read More
“You can live to be a hundred if you give up all the things that make you want to live to be a hundred.” –Woody Allen Common Symptoms That Enhance Our Swearing Vocabulary Headaches (Not tonight, Dear) According to a symposium held to discuss the correlation between migraine headaches and menopause, women have up to five times as many migraine… Read More
Mother Nature had a bad case of dandruff yesterday and left us with more white flakes than promised by our local meteorologists. I admit it irks me when I tune into a weather report, base my day on the information the computer “models†give, and then ka-blewee. Either we get nary a whiff of precipitation, or we get the mother… Read More
Lynne Klippel’s question was direct. “How have wearing other people’s faces served you?†In my introverted, I-don’t-like-sharing-my-inner-feelings way, I froze for a second. I know I do put on masks, but I wasn’t sure I wanted to dissect the reasons. Particularly midlife masks. Sometimes mucking about in my inner-workings, my subconscious, is like realizing I’ve been living a hoarder’s lifestyle…. Read More
