June 2009

The Only Thing We Should Fear Is…Fear Itself

06.25.2009

Two completely disconnected events last week got me thinking about just that and how sometimes we need reminding that we are ultimately in charge of how we handle our fears.

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MidLife, Marketing and Dumb Assumptions

06.22.2009

If you’re in your 20’s and have read this far, don’t think that people twice your age don’t have a clue about pop culture or the Next Big Thing. We saw it coming.

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Eternal Youthfulness: Is it a myth? Do we even want it?

06.18.2009

At fifty-three, I have to laugh when I hear people claim that fifty is the new thirty, or that aging is all in your head. The truth is, it’s a lot of work to stay young. Which isn’t the same thing as remaining youthful.

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Reinvention: would it smell as sweet by another name?

06.12.2009

“How much will you hate me if I tell you that the word ‘reinvention’ is beginning to irritate me. Buzz words have that effect on me. Their familiarity breeds contempt, not to mention antipathy. Today in my annoyed state, I started thinking about what reinvention actually means. Is this a word that actually applies to us?” That’s the start [...]

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Breast Reduction–Yes, there can be too much of a good thing

06.11.2009

While she was gone, I removed my shirt and bra and put on a hospital gown. My nipples might have blushed a little at the thought of being seen by a stranger.

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In Sickness and In Health

06.06.2009

I’m missing writing on ByJane. I’m missing doodling with keyboard and I’m missing venting and I’m missing sharing my every this, that or the other. MidLifeBloggers seems too–I dunno–grownup to just mess about on. Or maybe it’s just me. Maybe I feel too grownup to mess about in public. Whatever. Stuff is going on in [...]

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Midlife Schizophrenia: Who do I want to be when I grow up?

06.04.2009

We’re at different stages at different times of our lives. We may go back and forth through being out in the world and being inward.

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What We Talk About When We Talk About Sex

06.02.2009

…and what it may mean to us when we can’t talk about it.  This is my latest post for More.com.  Go read it and if you’re so inclined, hit the I Like This button.  I will like this very much if you do.   And if you’re inclined to comment, all the better….

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