Category Archives: Mid-Life

Looking at Rocks

Posted on September 7, 2014 by

I’ve been home from the family cabin on Lake Superior for five days. My mind had been like the lake when it’s filled with silt–cloudy, murky, particles swirling around, obscuring from view the rocks on the bottom. I’ve settled. The silt is gone. The … Continue reading →

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Beach Houses and Dog Bowls

Posted on June 29, 2014 by

Being alive is weird. I’m sure being dead is weird, too. Or maybe not. Maybe your consciousness is dead along with your body and so there’s nothing left of you to witness whether being dead is weird, or not. But … Continue reading →

Posted in Alcoholism, Alzheimer's, Death and Grief, Death of a sibling, Dementia, Elderly Parents, Galveston, Grief, Grieving, Love, Mid-Life, Moving On | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 12 Comments

It’s never too late.

Posted on May 11, 2014 by

The title of this post. How cliché, right? My kitchen is swarming with fruit flies, and so I took my trash to the dumpster, running into a neighbor along the way. I remembered when I saw her that the neighborhood … Continue reading →

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Introversion, A Character Defect?

Posted on March 23, 2014 by

“Get your nose out of that book and go outside and play! You need some fresh air,” my mother would say. I’d go begrudgingly, where I’d sit in the front yard and pet the cat. And steal glances at the … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, Cats, Death and Grief, Introversion, Mid-Life, Nature, Photography, Travel, Tulum | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 17 Comments

These Boots Are Made For Walking

Posted on March 1, 2014 by

I used to think frugality was the same as being cheap. My mother shopped at garage sales and did not spend money on herself beyond necessities. She wasn’t into clothes, jewelry, or girly pampering. My dad, in stark contrast, was … Continue reading →

Posted in Finance, Financial Advice, Investing, Lawyer, Living Life, Mid-Life, Retirement | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 26 Comments

A Real Writer

Posted on February 23, 2014 by

Like many bloggers, I have the fantasy of being a “real writer.” From the time I could string words together to make sentences on my Big Chief writing tablet, I wrote. My first inkling I was any good at it … Continue reading →

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How to Make the World Your Oyster

Posted on January 20, 2014 by

I haven’t posted in two weeks due to my new and growing obsession. I’m in the midst of a financial rebirth. Which I believe is due to a mid-life crisis. Not only did I recently turn 50 (May 2013), but … Continue reading →

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Girls’ Night “Out There”

Posted on January 5, 2014 by

I had dinner last night with the girls. Girls, as in two of us who are 50, and a third who will be 50 in May. There was lots of talk of dating mid-life, Match.com fiascos, and recent breakups (one … Continue reading →

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26-Minute Memoir

Posted on January 1, 2014 by

Earlier today I posted about a 26-Minute Memoir writing exercise I recently ran across. I’ve now completed the exercise, and while it didn’t turn out as I envisioned it might, I’m going to post what I produced. Honestly, when I started … Continue reading →

Posted in Abusive Relationships, Affair, Better-than-nothing, Cats, Marriage, Memoir, Mid-Life, Relationships, Writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 17 Comments

Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea

Posted on December 26, 2013 by

Another surreal Christmas has drawn to a close. Over the past several days, I’ve been trying to think back to a time when Christmas wasn’t weird. When it was happy and normal. Maybe they were never happy and normal. But I get glimpses of … Continue reading →

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