Tag: middle age
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No “Back to School”
I was shopping and back to school signs hung everywhere. Here in New York, students return next week. I miss the former life season of fresh notebooks and the beginning of fall sports. I knew I’d miss it when I was in it. I knew I’d miss the rhythm of…
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Rarely Out Late, Home by 8!
Since the nest has emptied, if we go out for dinner, it’s (usually) around 5pm-6pm. If we dine with friends with less job flexibility, we happily make reservations for 7pm or 8pm. Key word: reservations. While it’s healthier to eat earlier, for me it’s about not waiting for a table…
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Does Stillness Equal Laziness? A Good Question for the Summer Months
Even at mid-life (aka: knowing better), I sometimes struggle with this hard-to-break axiom: being still is unproductive.
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10 At The End – May
“In May, witness nature’s resilience as it dares to blossom.” Emily Dickinson Gratitude and enjoyment this month…the highlight reel… 2. During a recent walk, I watched a little girl somersault all the way down a hill while her brother played soccer on an adjacent field. That’s good fun right there!…
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Poem Published on Spillwords Press
I just returned to NY from traveling and was a day late coming home, not checking my Gmail while away. I was thrilled and truly thankful that a poem I submitted on May 2nd was published on May 9th. I am sincerely grateful to Dagmara K. for selecting my poem…
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The Preschool Library Years – National Library Week
The library is one of the few spaces where time slows. American culture tends to resist a slow pace of life. Unhurried feels less productive.
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You’re Middle Age When…Searching for Spectacles
You are middle age when… while searching for your reading glasses, you look like a third-base MLB coach giving signals! Tapping pants pockets, your shirt, your head… even your ears, looking for where you left them!
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Ripped and Well-Worn for $128
I like clothes shopping. My oldest daughter and I firmly believe that a couple hours amid pretty things is a great way to decompress and lift our mood. This is especially true when the skies are 10-days of gray, accompanied by weeks of below freezing temperatures. The last time my…
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Gen Z’ers Think Mid-Lifers Know Everything…or Nothing
The 35-year-young mom of two preschoolers quickly said hello, then fired off a series of complaints to me in a breathy 20 seconds. ‘My husband and I should be saving money but he wants another flat screen on the back porch. Things aren’t great between us. Like, they are bad.…
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The Season of Gratitude
Today marks the start of the 11th month of 2024. The season of gratitude, Thanksgiving, lingering leaves that eventually descend, reducing trees to barren branches. The first freeze often happens in November, and the frigid morning air is welcome against my face. I have always loved October through December. Though…
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Moving: The Finale
Wrapping up the moving tales today…Here are a few clips from the first days adjusting. Day 1 As we pulled the UHaul into the new temporary apartment complex, I watched mamas take first day of school pics of their little ones. These fresh faces are our new neighbors. Boxes piled…
Tales from a Mid-Lifer 