A question was recently posed to me – what is a failure that you have experienced and what did you learn from it? Well, I really couldn’t come up with anything in my life that I think of as a “failure.” I tried to think and the only thing that came to mind was not a failure per se, but things that I failed to do.
My birthday was last month. I turned 51. You know those birthday cards that make jokes about how old you’re getting? I actually didn’t get any of those this year, but when I was shopping for cards for my step-mom and my aunt (we all celebrate on the same day), I came across a lot of them! I would not say that these cards will help you to love your age…
Break the Rules & Wear What You Want I love clothes. I love shopping. I admit that I enjoy it more now that I am at a weight in which…
I never really felt like I knew my purpose in life. I never felt like I had a passion for anything. Until I had my first child. At that point, I finally felt like I had a purpose... But I knew that it wouldn’t last forever. I remember rocking my daughter in the rocking chair in her baby room and crying as I thought about her leaving and going off to college. What would I do if I didn’t have this baby? I would, once again, have no purpose.
Spring is a time of growth, renewal, and transitions. When we’re young, the transition of spring into summer is exciting! Knowing that summer break was just ahead gave us something to look forward to! As parents in midlife, this time of year can be hard. The approaching summer months might mean that your children will soon be leaving the nest.
How to celebrate your uniqueness and stop comparing yourself to other moms Hey Moms! Happy Mother’s Day! This post is for all of you that second guess yourselves, worry that…
Your Midlife Pursuit of Happiness: Part 2 - HOW How to increase your happiness - as researched by and tested on ME If this is the first post you’re reading…
Your Midlife Pursuit of Happiness Midlife Pursuit #1: Increase Happiness Is it just me or is “happiness” a new buzzword? It definitely goes along with the whole “self care” movement.…
You’ve Hit Middle Age? You got this! Doesn’t it seem like all of a sudden, you’re having THAT birthday? Whether it’s 45 or 50 or 55 or 60, time just…
Top 5 Life Lessons I Learned by Age 50 This list of five top life lessons actually started out as 50 Things I’ve Learned in My 50 Years of Life.…