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When the Adult Kids Move Back Home, Must Mom and Dad Step it Back Up?
My husband and I were slow to adjust to the empty nest. When our third child moved out a year ago, we shuffled through the house aimlessly for a couple of months. Cooking dinner according to the kids’ various work and gym schedules was no longer necessary. Going out to…
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Cloud Pillars
On a flight to Texas, I noticed these two, taller cloud formations and decided to share them with you. Blue skies were a mood-lifter as the plane rose up over the dark, dreary New York weather.
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They Don’t Remember You. So why the fame desperation?
Remember the Bionic Woman and The Six Million Dollar Man? My kids have no idea who they are! Last summer, I read Matthew Perry’s memoir, Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing. His drug struggles, dating famous women and acting gigs were intriguing, but I camped for a hot second…
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You’re Middle-Age When…Commercials
You fondly remember the hilarious, super fun, feel-good television commercials of the past. Now? Commercial watching is ruined. Big pharma is one of many reasons to only stream commercial-free tv. Christmas commercials used to be a gentle, snowy, nostalgic-generating 15-30 seconds during a December television show. Super Bowl commercials even…
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Baby Birds Hatching
In honor of all things Spring – signs finally emerging here in the Northeast – I’m re-posting baby bird pics. Still so amazing to watch the development, I had to re-share! All photos property of Family5Power.com.
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Thank You, Nurses!
Today is considered National Nurses Day, but also kicks off an entire week of gratitude for those who honestly do the brunt of the work. Though rewarding, wow, it’s tough! Emotionally, physically…it’s not an easy profession. Someone precious in our life is an Oncology RN. Her experiences well up my…
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Clearwater Coastline
A photo I took last year, walking down to the water at dusk. Clearwater, Florida, 2023.
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Poetry
“We do one thing or another; we stay the same, or we change. Congratulations, if you have changed.” To Begin With, The Sweet Grass “I don’t want to sell my life for money.” Black Oaks “You listen and you know you could live a better life than you do, be…
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Mid-Life Snoring?!
While raising my three children, the mere whisper of “Mama” at 2am bolted me straight up and out of REM sleep. If one of them rumbled a quiet cough, I was awake. My eyes shot open at the sound of someone streaming water from the fridge at 4am. Like most…
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Church Doors
This is a little church I passed during a recent overnight in central NY. I snapped it from the car window, grateful it turned out as well as it did!
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Ever Have Vertigo?
On my knees, I gripped the bottom of the bedpost white-knuckled, squeezing my eyelids tight. “God, please make this stop,” I begged. Then I assured myself, “I know it will stop. I’m ok. It’s ok.” My second run with vertigo recently ended and it lasted seven weeks. The first time…
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Tales from a Mid-Lifer 