midlife career changes

Walking Manhattan: Leftover Work, Subways, and a Reality Check

05.04.2012

The subways and I are going to have to come to terms.

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The Last Blind Date, by my new BFF

10.31.2011

And that ego drubbing was what made her realize “how dearly I needed a support system. And not just the kind made of spandex.”

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The Louise Log: A Filmmaker’s Career is Reborn on the Internet

07.28.2011

She wrote of her move from film to video in an essay called “How the Internet Revamped My Filmmaking Career” for Internet Evolution.

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Win a Fandango certificate: July 1 take your friends to see Larry Crowne

06.22.2011

Is this not the perfect summer movie for the midlife crowd? The producers think so and they’re sponsoring a giveaway on MidLifeBloggers: a $50 Fandango certificate is the first prize.

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Giving Voice to the Menoblahs

02.01.2011

I was one of those women who actually looked forward to menopause. I could not wait for the freedom and the neatness, for clear skin, and a steady weight.

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Calling It Quits: the making of a movie

09.07.2010

I now had a character, that’s me. I had a premise, the search for happiness. And I had a character arc, unhappy to happy (or lets call a sense of well being). In short, I had my film. And I was off — with the enthusiasm of a kid.

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Hello–Remember me? An apologia, of sorts

07.08.2010

Two weeks without a new post on MidLifeBloggers–my my my, haven’t we all been missing us. And haven’t I been remiss…

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The Rest of Our Life is Looking A Lot Longer Now

03.22.2010

Remember my  post a couple of years back about our age versus developmental stage?  Sunday’s New York Times had an article that cut right to the heart of it.  We’re living a hell of a lot longer.  Retirement is not an option, for some because of finances and for others, just because.  So what do [...]

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Use it or lose it: your brain, that is

02.22.2010

Really, I was afraid of making the wrong decision. At the age of 43, I didn’t want to start down a road, using up precious time and money, and then realizing it was a road I didn’t want to be on after all.

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Pink-slipped in Midlife: Who do you turn to?

09.30.2009

Here she was — the latest in the string of middle-aged women laid off, retired, let go, fired, since the economy nose-dived last year.

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