by Susan | Inspiring Midlife Women
How One Woman Averted a Midlife Crisis by Learning to Put Herself on the List, Too She had boundless energy and this super-contagious smile. She was smart, always looked cute, and was kind to everyone she met. Oh, and she was on the pom-pom squad and looked so...
by Susan | Inspiring Midlife Women, Relationships
Puzzled by your own life’s detours? This lady has a gift for you. Young women make plans. Older women do, too. But we know that even if the plans we made as young women mostly played out, the path from here to there took some twists. Even more, we know that...
by Susan | Mind, Relationships
I knew having an empty nest would feel strange. I just didn’t realize it would feel like it happened so fast. One minute, I was rocking my babies to sleep, smelling that sweet baby shampoo smell, and grinning in the dark as I savored the moment. The next, I was trying...
by Susan | Body, Mind, Work
I Paid a Small Fortune for What May Be My Best Desk Chair Ever. Here’s How I Like It. If they ever make a documentary about me stalking my new ALL33 desk chair, I hope they get Sir David Attenborough to do the narration. NARRATOR: Tonight, on NOVA: As daylight breaks,...
by Susan | Mind, Relationships
Beating this periodic midlife rage thing is going to take some practice. Or bail money. Ever shock your normally even-tempered and rational self with the realization you’ve become a fire-breathing midlife rage dragon? Damn, I hate when that happens. But there we were,...