Life is messy sometimes. Somehow aging brings with it the baggage of circumstances that can grow and morph into ugliness. We reach middle age, our parents reach their elder years, our kids become adults, and the worries just seem to get larger. In response, we as women seem to carry the weight of our families, and all their ‘issues’. My…
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Your Empty Nest: How to Relate to Adult Children
How do you adapt to the changing relationships with your adult children? Midlife brings with it an empty nest and changing relationships. Our bodies have decided to go rogue, our parents age and require more attention from us, and our own children are beginning lives on their own. All these demand that we change how we relate to them. But…
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My Top 10 Midlife Lessons on My 50th Birthday
Yesterday was a biggie birthday. Honestly, I have mixed feelings about it. There’s two choices every time a monumental midlife birthday shows up. (Really, the first one that required a shift in thinking was my 40th. I struggled with it.) Now, at 50, either I can let the arrival of this number defeat whatever joyful thoughts there may be in…
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How Do I Get Rid of My Menopause Belly?
The journey of menopause is mostly rocky ground. Besides the hot flashes and brain fog, we also get to watch our middles grow. Ten years ago perimenopause became a ‘thing’ in my life, whether I was ready or not. Somewhere along the way my midsection expanded, and now all I can think about is, “How do I get rid of…
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Midlife Mess: A Simple Guide to Office Organization
Hooray for TAX TIME!! Said no one ever! So how is all the paper scrounging going? Are you feeling somewhat in control of your paper files in preparation of filing taxes? This is always the time of year when the rubber meets the road and we see how organized we really are. There’s nothing like tax time to figure out…
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10 Awesome Time-Saving Hacks for the Midlife Mess
I love saving money. It gives me more of a thrill than spending it. Lately, I’ve become more of a time-saving junkie. Midlife has me wanting to focus on the things I want to focus on. Call me crazy, but I have reached a point in my life where I just don’t choose to spend my time on such things…
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How to Thrive in Menopause
If you google ‘menopause’ you will find countless posts on surviving this crazy season of life. Let’s face it, just when your kids require less from you, your body decides to rebel and become something you don’t recognize. Let me tell you, my sisters, it IS possible to THRIVE in menopause. The symptoms of menopause can be unpleasant, this is…
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The Rollercoaster Ride called Perimenopause
Ten years ago I laid on the exam table for a routine pap smear and heard the word perimenopause for the first time. At the time, I was so busy with my life of ‘momdom’ that I gave the whole process of menopause exactly zero thoughts. In your early 40s, who thinks about menopause? And what the heck is perimenopause?…
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When You Live Far Away from Elderly Parents
Since the day I got married, I have lived far away from my parents, in distant states and across oceans. That’s just how life works out when you marry into the military. Really, many families are separated by great distances and children increasingly live far away from their elderly parents. Plane travel has been a regular part of my schedule…
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How to Write a Simple Love Letter
Love. It’s the season. Let me help you make it special by writing your sweetie a simple love letter. I so hope that sometime in your life you’ve received a love letter from a significant other. Remember, for a moment, how it made you feel. Even in grade school, a simple love letter (complete with check boxes) made us feel…
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