1. I reached down to pull a loose thread off my calf – I assumed it was from my pants. Turns out, it was a ½” dark vein…or, broken blood vessel. Who knows? But, it was new and upon closer examination, there were others…
2. When scrolling shopping apps, I wonder… “Can I order the 24″ waist along with the cute blouse?”
3. I pick up books with titles like: I Feel Bad About My Neck: And Other Thoughts on Being a Woman by Nora Ephron (author of When Harry Met Sally, Sleepless in Seattle, etc.). Yes, I’m grateful to be alive and healthy…I’m also disappointed about my neck changing!
4. I’m more attentive to the kind women in their 70’s and 80’s, reminding me to continue traveling, before body parts really wear out and airplanes become too much of a hassle…whose eyes firmly tell me to enjoy these days…(I’m listening)
5. I pack seven different supplements in a pill organizer for travel. When did I start ingesting so many? Japanese centenarians eat well and take no such thing.
6. I joined the chorus of those annoyed by medical insurance companies.
7. A friend texted, “Want to walk the mall?” What?! That’s for old people! She added, “It’s 42-degrees in May with torrential rain.” I went (though likely won’t again).
“It’s great to be wise and sage and mellow; it’s great to be at the point where you understand just what matters in life. I can’t stand people who say things like this. What can they be thinking? Don’t they have necks?” Nora Ephron
Hope you’re off to a good start to the new week. Wishing you a great day ahead!
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Tales from a Mid-Lifer 
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