Tales from a Mid-Lifer

  • Thank You, Nurses!

    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…

  • Clearwater Coastline

    Clearwater Coastline

    A photo I took last year, walking down to the water at dusk. Clearwater, Florida, 2023.

  • Poetry

    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…

  • Mid-Life Snoring?!

    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…

  • Church Doors

    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!

  • Ever Have Vertigo?

    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…

  • You’re Middle-Age When…Powders and Supplements

    You’re Middle-Age When…Powders and Supplements

    The protein powders…supplements…even exercise become more about health, less about appearance! Sure, some products can multi-task, but by mid-life for most people, the primary interests become feeling good and staying healthy. When I tried various vitamins, collagen, etc., in the past, they were more about looking good. Then: Omega-3s for…

  • Green Lake

    Green Lake

    Late last summer, my husband was traveling for work and told me about this interesting lake he discovered near Syracuse, New York. A few weeks later, I tagged along for a quick two-day trip to see this unique find. Green Lake, located outside of Syracuse in Fayetteville, NY is known…

  • Persevere My Fellow Pilgrim

    Persevere My Fellow Pilgrim

    The addict in front of me on a Thursday afternoon is free from prison, but according to his Dad, remains in a caged mentality. I happened upon him and his father, randomly crossing paths the day after the 30-year old was paroled. The addiction which led to theft for cash…

  • Lunching with my Grown Up Baby

    Lunching with my Grown Up Baby

    While pushing a triplet stroller (twins and my third 22 months younger), random strangers regularly offered advice…at the park, at the mall… (when strolling at the mall was still a thing)… wherever I might be causing a scene with a three-seater. Of all the suggestions I politely listened to as…

  • Hallway Architecture

    Hallway Architecture

  • When I Returned, The Workplace Had Changed

    When I Returned, The Workplace Had Changed

    Cultural differences A few years ago, I was working in Human Resources with father and daughter co-owners of a small healthcare company. Having moved to the U.S. with an unlimited cash stream from their home country, they wrongly assumed that money really can buy anything. Payroll was viewed as a…