“What Day Is It?” and Other Questions Inside the Midlife Time Warp
It never fails. At least once a week during our morning coffee time on the porch, either hubby or I ask, “What day is it?” Sometimes, the answer takes a minute because the time warp blurs them all together. Of course, it doesn’t help that life got really weird almost...
Unleashed: Life Lessons from a Dog
Dogs are some of my favorite people. Hubby and I have three. They’re all our babies, but Pickle is extra special. I’ve learned a little something about life from her. Hopefully this won’t get sappy. First, Let Me Tell You About Pickle If you’re a dog person, you know...
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...