Category: middle age
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New Zip Code=Disrupted Routine. And I’m Finally Embracing It
“Routine is boring!” … my kids would whine. Maybe, but life is built on consistency. Habits. Routine…
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Etiquette is Becoming Obsolete…Even at the Library
I love love and rarely watch a rom-com I don’t enjoy. But my affinity for love-stories does not carry over…
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The Everyday, Rarely-Instagrammed-Things
The Instagram version of life is enticing. Out there is better. The grass is greener. If we’re wise, we know that “out there” is right here: in the home, at work, during conversations. Time. Presence. Effort.
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Happy Galentine’s Day
A lady I just met (literally ten minutes earlier), randomly started discussing how difficult it was to work with other women.
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10 at the End – December
One day, you’re 17 and you’re planning for someday. And then quietly, without you ever really noticing, someday is today. And then someday is yesterday. And this is your life. Krista Ritchie Here we are on December 31st, and I’m trying hard to take a moment. To be present at…
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Handstands in the Rain
I was in the city at my daughter’s apartment and left later than usual. It was almost dusk, rain was imminent.
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October Morning🍁
My youngest turns 27 today. At the exact minute she was born, we will all get on FaceTime and sing Happy Birthday to her in Texas.
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We Became the Roots They Needed
While walking a wooded area of a beautiful park, I noticed several tree roots at my feet. My two thoughts? 1) Don’t twist an ankle.
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Our Parenting Instincts… We Should Trust Them-Part Two
Here is the second tale that came to mind as I was speaking with the Mom of a high schooler last week…
Tales from a Mid-Lifer 