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...
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- Jan 28
- 2 min
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 16
- 2 min
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 14
- 2 min
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 6
- 2 min
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 3
- 3 min
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 2
- 1 min
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 1
- 2 min
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...
- Dec 28, 2023
- 1 min
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...
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