Adulting: Thinking about Real vs. Fake...
When I was younger, I was so fascinated by fake versions of real things. Fake snow for your Christmas tree? Awesome… because it never...
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- Dec 19, 2019
Adulting: Those Holiday Traditions...
I think one of the things that make holidays special are time honored traditions. In a world that constantly changes, “old” can be so...
- Dec 1, 2019
Adulting: Why Don't We Treasure Ourselves?
I like to travel, yet I’ve barely touched the surface of what the world has to offer when it comes to antiquities. And when I do...
- Oct 24, 2019
Adulting: Coping With Death...
I’ve written in a previous blog post about older members of my family passing away, and how it feels incredibly discouraging at times....
- Sep 25, 2019
Adulting: Oh That K - 12 School Schedule!
One thing I LOVED when I was 18 and transitioning into “adulthood”: leaving my K-12 school days behind me and their rigid, (practically)...
- Sep 17, 2019
Aging: Don't Settle (Even On The Little Things) When You Don't Have To...
I remember one week our living room was three different paint colors. I was a teenager at the time. We had just gotten a new couch, and...
- Aug 25, 2019
Adulting: Doing the Very Things That Annoy Us...
I’ve had to drink a big ole cup of truth about myself. Those things other people do that annoy me? I do as well. ARGH. Why? This horrible...
- Aug 21, 2019
Aging: What is Your Attitude About It?
Why can “older” people be so hard on themselves and those younger than them? Growing up, I heard the following: “Enjoy it now, while you...
- Aug 14, 2019
Adulting: Encountering My Past...
Sometimes I’ll be in the grocery store shopping for something mundane, like tomatoes, and a certain song will come on that will just...
- Jul 24, 2019
Adulting: Something Else Will Come Along...
I know you’ve seen it often with kidlets in the grocery store: they have to have that piece of candy. Their world becomes contingent on...
- Jul 18, 2019
Aging: That Turkish Antique Market...
People all over the world are so different, yet so similar. I’m not telling you anything you don’t already know, I’m sure. But this...
- Jun 6, 2019
Aging: Love For Technology...
I can’t believe I haven’t focused on this sooner: with aging comes fantastic new technology. I know you are thinking how profound I am...
- Jun 4, 2019
Aging and Success: Julia Child...
I’m sure you’ve heard of author and chef Julia Child. I hadn’t given her much thought though until recently, when my parents were telling...
- May 29, 2019
Adulting: Don't You Appreciate the "Rare" Now?
I’ve mentioned in a previous blog post that the older you get, the more learn what “unique” really means. But I think in the whirl of...
- May 23, 2019
Adulting: I Hardly Know It All! But I'm Glad...
The other day my friend told me she was going to apply Vaseline between the folds of her very wrinkly, very charming pug. I wasn’t sure...
- May 18, 2019
Adulting: Are You Less Fearful?
I was bustling around my kitchen, listening to the sounds of a lawn mower though my open window. (I’m in England where screens are not...
- May 1, 2019
Adulting Are You a Fan of the Unknown?
My mom-in-law sent me some pictures of my brother-in-law at their local father/daughter dance. He had three charming little dates. As I...
- Apr 17, 2019
Adulting: We Can Easily Compliment Others...
To make oatmeal, I add whole oats to the boiling pan of water, and then I turn the burner flame off. I pop a lid on top, and the oatmeal...
- Apr 8, 2019
Adulting: Wish You Could Time Travel?
I would absolutely be tempted to time travel. Especially on rough days. It’s easy to want to step back in time and re-experience the...
- Apr 3, 2019
Adulting: What Do You Do When You "Feel Old"?
While putting dishes away in my kitchen the other evening, I was also doing my typical overthinking. Because recently, I’ve noticed a...
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