Multitasking Sucks And It’s Probably Driving You Crazy
Multitasking used to make me feel so productive. That is, until life started feeling like a browser with 73 tabs open. Here’s what I’ve discovered about getting stuff done and enjoying the process. [The scene, about 1993] Both coffee pots were empty. Again. I was the...
Positive Thinking Is Hooey. This Works Better.
Positive thinking always bugged me. It seemed to require lying. Mind you, I’ll be the first to look for the silver lining. But that’s different from positive thinking. Here’s the thought experiment I’m running now. A few months ago, I bought a copy of Trevor Blake’s...
My Kingdom for a Deo that Works!
Who Knew There’d Be So Much Perspiration in Midlife? Remember the good old days when we were kids in the seventies, and there were deodorants like Tickle? So cute – and they smelled like candy. And weren’t we cute thinking that the sweaty pits we got...
Go Outside and Play! (Yes, YOU)
How many times did we hear it as kids? “Go outside and play!” (possibly followed by, “and don’t come home until the streetlights are on!”) As a kid growing up in the seventies, getting to go outside and play – especially during the summer – was a huge part...
New Hobbies to Try in Midlife: Paint Pouring
Confession: I am a hobby addict. I’m always on the hunt for new hobbies to try. Now, at least. Like many moms, the decades of raising kids were so busy that hobbies were tough to get into. Between working, driving people everywhere, having a little social life (very...
I Tried Sheets Laundry Club – Here’s the Scoop
Actually, there IS no “scoop” with Sheets Laundry Club. As a midlife woman, I have to admit one surprising upside to having an empty nest. Laundry for two is way easier than laundry for four. Even though one of us two works in a VW restoration shop, which doesn’t...
I Finally Nailed My Morning Routine At 53
How freaky is it to look forward to a morning routine every day? Assuming a good – or at least decent – night’s sleep, this morning routine is a glorious thing. The best part is that it doesn’t even feel like a massive string of excellent habits all strung...
I Tried 3 Monat Hair Product Samples
How Well Does Monat Work on Middle-Aged Hair? One of my readers is a Monat distributor. We came to a happy arrangement. She’d send me some samples. I’d use them and write a review. I had some preconceived notions. A few years back, my hubby had a client who gave him...