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 282 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 162 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 142 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 62 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 33 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 21 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 12 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...
Dec 28, 20231 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...
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