Picturing a Perfect Gathering, Getting Something Imperfectly Fine Instead I should be creating an apple pie right now, but I’m blogging. Why? Once I get into the kitchen and the flour storm arrives, it’s time to take refuge. I let go of my lists and focus on the pleasure of cutting into juicy apples, sifting aromatic cinnamon, and rolling dough… Read More
Cranky From Lack of Quality Menopausal Sleep?
Five Ways You Can Improve Your Sleep at Midlife It’s 1 a.m. and your digital alarm clock is taunting you.  Those little blue numerical lights glow brightly in your wide-open eyeballs.  You close your eyes with stern force, hug your pillow for dear life, and will yourself to let go.  Sleep!  You NEED sleep.  Ten minutes later you find yourself… Read More
Five Tips For Midlife Weight Management
Weight…Wait! You pull your favorite pair of jeans out of the closet and discover that extra vigorous shimmying is required to pull them to your waist. What the ??? They fit fine last week. With a deep inhale you manage to snap the top, but the zipper teeth aren’t speaking to each other.  Self-loathing takes over and you begin planning your next… Read More
Shop Small, Support Local Artists
The Picture of Happiness Ah, the dilemma. You’re browsing at one of your hometown shops and spot a gorgeous pair of earrings. You flip the tag and discover they are handmade by a local artist. Cool. The price is amazingly reasonable considering the artist’s time and labor, not to mention the fact that these are not mass-produced earrings that thousands… Read More
A Midlife Woman’s Musings On Female Athletics
“No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any educational program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.” Sweat, Tears, and All Too Few Cheers My knees bore the raw watery marks that come when you leave your skin on the… Read More
That Thing About Eating Yams During Menopause… Is That Legit?
A Natural Relief of Menopausal Symptoms? When I heard that question from a younger (as in non-menopausal) woman I was curious. What thing about eating yams? So, like any normal clueless person, I Googled it. As it turns out, it’s not so much about eating yams. It is, however, about as using wild yams as a progesterone promoting cream.  Huh?… Read More
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