reinvention

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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Dateline: Los Angeles

11.19.2012

We’re both glad to be in LA. Even though the news that the lowest gas price in California is in Sacramento was a bit of a blow. Figures, we both said with a sigh. Mostly there seems to be a lot to do, to see, to figure out, to try out since we last lived here seven years ago.

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I’m Moving and I Can’t Breathe

11.01.2012

I have said “F*** it” and am filling black bags with all manner of Stuff. I have run out of black bags. I am also running out of air…because I keep forgetting to breathe.

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The Strangest Thing Happened to Me This Summer…

10.07.2012

A few weeks go by and the restlessness continues to haunt me. I am bored with reading. The dog and I have run out of things to talk about.

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Boomer Career Reinvention: It Ain’t for Sissies

09.17.2012

I was totally unprepared for the emotional impact of laying myself bare, after extricating myself from the “Lorie the Lawyer” mantle.

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The Reality of 50: Wake Up and Smell the Paints

08.06.2012

Can I really reconcile myself to doing something I love that I’ll never be great at? Is it better to have painted and sucked or never to have painted at all?

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Calling Invisible Women: a Review and a Giveaway

06.22.2012

Ray, a bestselling New York Times author, has penned a contender for the beach book MidLifeBloggers will take on vacation.

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Walking Manhattan: Central Park

05.11.2012

It finally hit me that this dream had actually come true. If for some reason I had to leave tomorrow, this experience will have already exceeded my expectations.

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Reinventing The Wheel

04.23.2012

This message, my subconscious, spoke to me so clearly I could hardly get through the words without crying. ‘Go. Get off this hamster wheel. Go get some fresh air, a new outlook on life. Go get some exercise, refresh your career, re-charge your spirit. Take time to re-focus. You need some fresh air and some clean water.’

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MidLifeBloggers: Defining the Brand

03.12.2012

So if I’m a brand and parenting is not a part of my brand, then what and who and why am I?

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