Lesson #1: The Present
This is Penelope and me. Sometimes I call her Sweet P for short. We live by the beach where we walk with some regularity mostly on fair weather days but not always. Walking Penelope is a daily exercise in staying present, not letting my mind wonder or get too...
Hey, I’m Not Done Yet! 10 Reasons Midlife Women Rule!
A midlife woman I met recently in need of work and with a lifetime of professional experience shared that she sent out more resumes than she could remember with zero response. Zero. She is sure it’s her age. Just not right, I said to myself. We have so much to offer, I thought emphatically, in immediate defense of her and us collectively, the midlife and beyond women.
Really, do we hit an expiration “use by” date where we should be discarded or sold in some secondary market at a cheaper price? In a culture that values youth and perfection and has repurposed success and spirituality into phrases and brands like “Spiritual Gangster” and “Biz Babes” and gives advice in the literary form of, “Girl, Go Wash Your Face,” “You’re a Bad**s” and “UnF**k Yourself,” where do we midlife women fit in exactly? It seems as if we are caught at the crossroads of either giving into the perception that we are beyond our prime and putting on our frumpy, gag, or screaming, hey, we’re not done yet!
Adventures in Ireland | Pub Life
Pub Life in Ireland Is Alive and Well Ireland Travel, Part 6: Pub Life Midlife Adventures | Traveling My Way Now about the old pubs, one of my favorite places to be in Ireland. Wait, let me get a Guinness before I write this. There are pubs with food and pubs just...Adventures in Ireland | Foodie Ireland
Foodie Ireland | Adventures in Ireland Ireland Travel, Part 5 : Ireland, The Foodie Paradise They say St. Patrick explained the Holy Trinity to the Irish with a shamrock. I think the Holy Trinity has changed in Ireland too. It’s really brown soda bread, Guiness and...Adventures in Ireland | 40 Shades of Green
Nature in Ireland | 40 Shades of Green Ireland Travel, Part 3 Midlife Adventures in Ireland | Traveling My Way Nature in Ireland, folks. It’s October and green, green and even more green as far as you can see. If you didn’t know what time of the year it was you would...Adventures in Ireland | Stone Circles and The Cliffs of Moher
Ireland Travel, Part 3 : Ancient Stone Circles Midlife Adventures in Ireland | Traveling My Way Ancient Stone Circles I decided the best way to be a part of mystical Ireland was to seek out stone circles. I would Google them wherever we were, get the coordinates, put...Adventures in Ireland | Yesterday and Today
Ireland Travel, Part 2 Midlife Adventures in Ireland | Traveling My Way Ireland Travel | Yesterday and Today Having been to Ireland before nearly 20 years ago, I felt drawn back to the place of my heritage. There’s so much to see and do on this tiny island the...Adventures in Ireland | My Irish Eyes Are Smiling
Driving Lessons in Ireland Midlife Adventures in Ireland | Traveling My Way Ireland Travel, Part 1 Me, My Guy and a Small Red Car in Ireland Let’s start with driving. The Irish very inconveniently drive on the left side of the road. Flying into Shannon, a small...
If The Dress Fits…Or Not, Wear It
I confess. Never before have I bought a dress that deliberately did not fit me. Until the Mother-of-the-Bride dress. Darling Daughter sends me a picture of a dress online that I love. I walk into the bridal shop and begin describing the style of dress. The shop owner...Popular Posts
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