I joined a writers group this week. I only told my husband. I called myself a writer. I whispered it. I’ve joined many groups in my history. I’ve joined community groups, health groups, volunteer groups, groups for work, groups for play, groups to make me better, goups to socialize with, groups for groups. No big …
I had a unique opportunity to unabashedly watch over two thousand women, mostly menopausal and post menopausal, over a ten hour period. I was working as an election teller for a service organization’s election. I was tasked with standing stony, like a chess piece, at an election machine in a room of 16 election machines, …
Our friend is sad. Her beloved was sick and after a valiant fight, died. Our friend is grieving. I love my friend and want to help but I feel helpless. I am sad too. At times like these the world is reduced to the very simple. I don’t need a complicated description of how she feels …
It’s a beautiful morning. The birds are singing. Baby Bunnies danced across the path of my walk. My dog pranced and smiled at my return. My husband made me coffee. What could be wrong? Something is. Remember the scene in The Fellowship of the Ring when they are in the mines and Gandolph reads a …
I’m not sure how to start this. It’s about grandchildren and being a grandparent. I want to say how much we love them, but if you have grandkids you know about that. If you don’t have grandkids you don’t have any idea and probably don’t care. I used to watch older folk pull out pictures …
While doing research for a piece on body image I ran across this brief video. Two entrances, one headed “Beautiful” and the other headed “Average”. Women had to choose one or the other to get into a building. I was rapt as I watched it the first time, the second time and the third. …
One might not think that Julia Child was Midlife Badass Woman, but she was. As I was growing up she stood bigger than life on the PBS screen. She taught cooking dishes I didn’t understand and thought I would never eat. She seemed eccentric and ethereal both at the same time. Her 6’2″ frame filled …
I’ve been having trouble writing the last couple of weeks. A friend shot themselves and it shook my world. It was sudden. We missed the signs. I want to say that it was because they were selfishly hiding the signs but they were probably trying to act their way out of a depression. …
What did you do last week? Unless it was take a walk in space and break a world’s record while you were at it, Peggy Whitson has you beat. Remember the book and movie “The Right Stuff” about the early astronauts?Remember how tough and strong and MALE they were? Square-jawed, alfa men. As a girl, …
There is a new weight loss trend. It’s all over YouTube. There are volumes of instructionals everywhere. It’s called intermittent fasting. Here’s how is works: fast for 12 – 16 hours then eat wisely for the remainder of the day. The videos explain how to come out of your daily fast with – a nutrient …
