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A Few Of My Favorite Things

I’m baaack! And I’m sharing a few of my favorite things. I hope you’re all doing well and having a great summer! It’s been a while since I’ve posted on CG. I’ve been doing more freelance writing and I haven’t spent as much time here, and I’m sorry. I’ve missed you all so much and I’m […]

Filed Under: Beauty, Fashion & Exercise, Blogging & Writing, Lists, Midlife musings

Why It’s Important To Get The Pneumonia Vaccine

pneumonia vaccine

Pneumonia is a scary word and not just because it’s hard to spell. According to the National Foundation for Infection Diseases the U.S., each year, one million adults will contract pneumonia, and 400,000 will end up hospitalized, of those hospitalized 5-7% of them will die. The percentage is even higher if you’re over 65. I […]

Filed Under: Midlife musings Tagged With: aging, health, pneumonia

Two Graduations, A Book, And The Freshman 15

mother and son graduation

It might seem like I’ve been quiet around here, but I’ve actually been as busy as an ant at a picnic. This is what I’ve been up to … I got a master’s degree! Yippie! And I wore what felt like an academic superhero outfit – complete with cape, cap and tassel. It was a […]

Filed Under: College & Empty Nest, Empty Nest, Midlife musings, Midlife Reinvention, Writer's Life Tagged With: books, But Did You Die, family, graduation

Change Is Good

Change is good. Words I never thought I’d say. I’m not saying I am averse to change, I’m saying just the thought of change – of any kind – used to give me the heebie-jeebies. Routine is predictable. Routine feels good. Routine is a nice warm blanket and a cup of hot cocoa. Don’t get me wrong, […]

Filed Under: Midlife musings Tagged With: balance, change, grad school, life

I Like Routines, I Cannot Lie

When you’ve spent as much time on this earth as I have you learn a few things about yourself. Not only am I at the “comfortable-shoe” stage of my life – which means I’ve accumulated a certain amount of wisdom, crow’s-feet and perimenupuasal pounds – but I’ve discovered something I never knew about myself during […]

Filed Under: Empty Nest, Midlife musings Tagged With: routines, schedules, work

Steps In The Right Direction

counting steps

I obsessively check my cell phone. Not just for the latest text, email or ping on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. But for my steps. My iPhone double-duties as a means of connecting with others and keeping me honest about how much I move my body. As a writer and (soon-to-be graduating!) graduate student, I spend […]

Filed Under: Beauty, Fashion & Exercise, Empty Nest, Midlife musings Tagged With: exercise

There’s A First Time For Everything

There haven’t been many times I’ve come in first place. In fact, I’m pretty sure my older siblings let me win at our backyard relay races and the millions of times we played Go Fish. But other firsts are equally exciting. In fact our childhoods and young adult lives are brimming with “first times” and […]

Filed Under: Midlife musings

When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going

Pace yourself, honey…I whisper to myself like I’m running a marathon. But at this moment I don’t know a thing about pacing myself. My breath is sputtering, my legs are wobbling and I’m just trying to find the energy to make it to the finish line. I’m just four weeks from finishing my graduate program and […]

Filed Under: Empty Nest, Get Inspired, Midlife musings

That Time I Went To A Nutritionist: Trying To Bring Sexy Back In Time For Spring

As a writer and a graduate student I spend a lot of time sitting on my tush. In the winter it’s easy to hide a few extra pounds here, a few inches there, under a layer of sweaters. But, now it’s springtime. The layers have been shed. And I’m trying to bring sexy back. A year […]

Filed Under: Empty Nest, Midlife musings Tagged With: diet, health, nutritionist

Bonding Over Shopping And Sports

lululemon

Many mothers and fathers bond with their sons and daughters through sports. Some go to games together. Some toss balls together. Some huddle together in front of the TV. When my son turns on a basketball game or football game on TV in our den, I sit down on the couch to watch it with […]

Filed Under: Empty Nest, Midlife musings, Parenting Tagged With: bonding, daughters, family, love, shopping, sports

Books to read while hiding from your family this holiday season. Just kidding! (Not really.)

Just in case you find a few hours to yourself this holiday season, whether on a plane, or perhaps, hiding in the closet when family visits so you can avoid post-election mayhem (preferably with a glass of wine or other beverage of choice), here are some books you might like that have been sitting on […]

Filed Under: College & Empty Nest, Midlife musings, Reading List Tagged With: books, college, graduate school, reading list

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