3 Things A Caregiver Must Make Time For
So much depends on it I’m not going to mince words. Ask my children. They’ll attest that I am not one prone to beating around the bush. You need to take care of yourself. I’m here,
Spear-Carrier: Is This a Job for My Child?
Not everyone is meant to charge through the world carrying a spear. From Elizabeth Gilbert’s novel, City of Girls I have three terrific children and they are incredibly different from each other. They’re like me in some
Education’s at a Crossroads
A story on NPR a couple of weeks ago caught my attention. In it, a researcher tried to answer the question, “What does ‘lazy’ mean?” I’d link to it for you, dear reader, but my search found
Artful Planning: Managing Life on a Beautiful Grid
Failure in retirement is not an option Recently, I missed a staffing commitment as a Medium editor. I’d offered to cover someone’s morning shift, but I forgot to write it down or add it to
What a Mature Woman Learned from a Navy Seal
Do you have to be a beast every day? Yes. Yes, you do. What is a beast? Historically, calling a person a beast denoted something negative like they’re rude, crude, and unacceptable. But more contemporary jargon employs the descriptive
Don’t Call Me, I’ll Call You
When I decided to take early retirement last year, I knew I’d be taking a reduced pension. Financial security is a rather big deal for me (is it for everyone?). I created a budget in
It’s All About the…Basal Metabolism
Losing weight post-menopause is really tricky business. I’m ten years into this phase and I’ve tried numerous solutions. These could also be called stages of denial or even grief over the girlish waistline I once
Can An Aging Woman Win the Fat War Through Intermittent Fasting?
According to Cynthia Thurlow, women over the age of 50 gain an average of 1.5 pounds per year. Indeed. She advocates the intermittent fasting lifestyle to her female patients. Better than any other “diet” as she