midlife issues

I Can’t Change Time, But It’s Sure Changed Me.

05.20.2013

Our age may belie our actions, but in the end, we discover we are indeed getting older and doing and saying things we swore in our youth would never happen.

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Book Review of Fierce with Age: Chasing God and Squirrels in Brooklyn

05.13.2013

So now what, at this age? Who am I without the accouterments of my earlier life? My job, my youth, my expertise in a particular field? If I’m not running the race, do I even have value?

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Maybe I Don’t Need to Photoshop Myself

05.09.2013

I don’t really hate my neck and really, the bags under my eyes are not that bad. It’s just that seeing a photo of myself these days brings me face to face (yes, really) with the fact that I no longer look like I used to.

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Hunting for Antiques in the KIA Sportage CUV

05.02.2013

We set off on a sunny Sunday in April, perfect weather for the drive. Our hopes were high–what fabulous junk awaited us?

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Celebrating 5 Years of MidLifeBloggers.com

04.24.2013

Five years ago today, I hit Publish on the the first MidLifeBloggers.com post. Five years is a long time in the blogosphere and I am, rightfully so, proud of all of us who have contributed to the success of MidLifeBloggers. This is that first post–it explains… Who We Are & Why Life is pretty lonely [...]

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The Word From My Mouth: the Mazda3 is a terrific car for boomers

04.04.2013

My cute little Mazda3 went home the other day, and I’m so sad. This jazzy bright red Mazda3  4-door Grand Touring car arrived one Friday recently. The red, which is know officially in Mazda-land as “Velocity Red” is actually my favorite car color and it was a twin to the red 2013 Nissan Altima that [...]

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Bits & Pieces: New Books Of Interest

03.31.2013

Three books, three authors look at the issues of midlife: managing time and the meaning of your life, parenting adult children, moving on in midlife.

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Senior Coffee Moment at McDonald’s

03.26.2013

What do you say to someone who thinks you are a lot older than you really are? Do you correct them? Do you sob uncontrollably? Do you make a joke and see if they ‘get’ it? Do you call them a stupid #@th#*f^c$#r?

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Blogging to Find Community

03.03.2013

I crave community. A sense of belonging. I need to fit. And I realized yesterday–amidst the throes of a weepy Saturday–I’ve spent much of my life trying to find my fit. Where I belong. Who I am in the middle of this world around me.

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Heart disease kills more women than all cancer combined

02.25.2013

For all women, however, the health disparity in cardiovascular disease is the reason why more of us will die of heart disease than from all forms of cancer combined.

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