Women's Issues Midlife And Beyond
Judy, age 73, sipped her Brandy Old Fashioned and occasionally looked at me from beneath lowered mascaraed lashes. Twirling the amber liquid until the ice cubes clattered in protest, she gave a wistful smile and continued with her story. “So, Bonnie and I were looking out the hotel window—just checking on the view, you know?—and we see this man standing… Read More
Feeling Like Your Efforts Are Never Enough Do you recall the moment in the movie, Schindler’s List, when Liam Neeson said he could have done more? It went like this (from http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108052/quotes): Oskar Schindler: I could have got more out. I could have got more. I don’t know. If I’d just… I could have got more. Itzhak Stern: Oskar, there… Read More
The Backstory: May I tell you a sweet story? When I was a kid, my dad asked me to bake cookies for him to take to work. He had a construction job that kept him away from the farm Monday through Friday and liked to have “a sweet taste of home†with him. (Mom was not a great baker, so… Read More
Shame, Fear, and Ultimately Flying Above It All You know the awful feeling. You’re about to do something you’ve been longing to try—maybe it’s going to a local Zumba class, maybe you’re walking into the room of one of those “Paint and Pinot†meet-ups, maybe you’re finally ready to try out for the church choir—and your heart is racing. Your… Read More
I don’t think of myself as an allergy-prone person, but something has been getting to me this spring. When I’m desperate I use an antihistamine, but hate the way it makes me feel…tired, groggy, blah. Â When I saw this list from Dr. Williams I thought I’d pass it along. If Allergies Are A Problem For You, Here Are A Couple… Read More
Walking through our local Target store the week before Easter was akin to being an Oompa Loompa. I felt small as I walked through the canyon-like aisles of brightly colored Easter candy, baskets, fake grass, and stuffed toys. Small, and solidly in midlife. In what seems like a second ago, I was buying Cadbury eggs and Paas egg dying kits… Read More
