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Experimenting with Midlife Hobbies
I took up sewing during the pandemic and for months I kept myself busy by sewing aprons, baby bibs, baby blankets, potholders, and pajama...
Feb 3, 20242 min read


Planning For a Retirement Career
I'm not a sociologist but I think I'm a fairly observant person and I've noticed something interesting about my contemporaries -- women...
Jan 28, 20242 min read


Making Time for the Things I Want to Do
For years I've been wanting to give an old piano bench a makeover and for years I pushed the project off. The bench has been in my family...
Jan 16, 20242 min read


It's Time to Encourage and Support Younger Women
My youngest is applying for jobs and my husband and I do our best to help her with cover letters, resumes, and potential interviews. It's...
Jan 14, 20242 min read


Getting Creative in Midlife: My Year of Living Creatively
About a week before the pandemic really threw us all off track I cleaned out my laundry cabinet. On the floor in a corner, covered with...
Jan 6, 20242 min read


Five Great Resources For Gen-X Women Like Me
As a former reporter I love gathering information and once I trust a resource I turn to it again and again. The wonderful thing about the...
Jan 3, 20243 min read


Mastering the Art of Hibernation
Winter is my time to shine. A life-long introvert I find the winter months give me permission to disengage for a little while and do less...
Jan 2, 20241 min read


Embracing Change in 2024
This is the year I learn to let go and embrace change. Letting go isn't easy for me and change isn't either. But as I approach my sixth...
Jan 1, 20242 min read


Another Year, Another Attempt
For the past two years I've toyed with the idea of creating a personal blog about midlife. Both years I started the blog which focuses on...
Dec 28, 20231 min read
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