I cannot believe that I’m almost old enough to collect social security. How is that even possible when I was just 43 yesterday? I meant 37. I was recently reminded by that statement you receive regularly throughout your entire adult life that you mostly ignored. (Well, I did.) The statement that told you how much …
7/2/22 – Part III Grief. Seriously, I’m not really suggesting there is good grief. But Grief is necessary in order to heal. To grieve is to allow yourself to experience the intense feelings of disbelief, despair, and sadness. Those feelings are part of the healing process, so allowing yourself time to grieve is healthy. it’s …
A guest post by Barb Fotsch, LCSW To close out Mental Health Awareness Month, I asked my good friend Barb, (who helps us out for a living!) to write the final post for the month. The topic of the piece was completely her choice. I can totally relate to this one and I hope you …
Lately, I have become increasingly anxious about driving anywhere. I heard some statistic recently that automobile accidents have increased by some ridiculous amount. I want to say 40%, because I’m too lazy to look it up. Everyone appears to be in such a rush to get wherever they are going. You get folks passing you …
Does anyone remember the movie Barefoot in the Park? Once again, I’m dating myself and reaffirming my love of rom-coms. But, I’m not talking about the 1967 (And no! I wasn’t old enough to be into romantic comedies in 67!) Neil Simon rom-com film starring Jane Fonda and Robert Redford. I think it was adapted from …
I asked my blog contributor, John (Jay) Washington to write this week’s post so I could have some much-needed time off. I scheduled myself off for a long weekend following a damn-near eighty-hour workweek the week prior. I decided I would even treat myself to a long overdue massage as a Mother’s Day gift from …
Well, 125 posts and over 6000 views ago, I decided to launch this blog to not only share the things that I had learned about healthy living and aging, but to share my experiences. (And to run my mouth without getting thirsty!) I was trying to figure out for myself how to feel better, both physically …
I know. I have posted on this subject before, but I felt like we, (including myself) needed a reminder! If you are of a certain age, you remember the time when there were no cell phones. There was no internet. If you wanted to learn something, you went to the library and checked out a …
Okay, so I can’t seem to get a consistent yoga practice going for my body, now I need to do face yoga? I’ve been pretty open with my struggle to accept my aging face, and I’m convinced these phones are listening to me bitch about it! Why? Because suddenly, I’m getting ads and suggestions on …
After the slap heard around the world, it’s hard not to think about hair of late. (Or lack thereof.) My daughter and I had a conversation about it in which she shared with me the traumatic experience of hair-loss for women and how devasted her clients are as a result of discovering hair loss. I …