The song "Colours" by Margo Rey has been a favorite on my iTunes play list for quite a while now, but last weekend's Christian Mothers' Retreat in Syracuse was ...
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Life in My 50s
I saw this last night on a friend's Facebook page (Thanks, Flo) and had to share. It's another one of those things that just hit home. It reminded me of the ...
I love to read about how other people have transformed their lives into something more manageable, less stressful, more satisfying. What steps did they take? ...
Time for a little honesty. I woke up this morning feeling beyond down in the dumps. Actually I've been waking up that way a lot lately, save for a few days on ...
Summer vacation STILL hasn't started for us. A few more days of school before the kids are free and we sit down to make our annual Beach Bucket List. Noah is ...
Ever since joining Facebook a few years ago, I've been fairly addicted. Okay, super addicted. I loved my Facebook world. Too much. We definitely had a love-hate ...
I don't like fake things. Never have. I guess that's why ever since I started regularly coloring my hair a little more than a year or so ago (before that I ...
So I went to get my hair cut yesterday and, as is becoming more frequent these days, have a little color dabbed on those grays that are starting to spring up in ...
So it occurred to me, as I scrolled through old photos looking for something to feature on Throwback Thursday this week, that the pajamas I was wearing on ...
"It's all about having a purpose, and that's why I think to retire is dangerous," says one woman featured in the Fabulous Fashionistas documentary about older ...
When I went to visit my grandmother at the nursing home yesterday, I packed a little cooler bag with my lunch, thinking it might be nice to eat with her. I just ...
Every once in a while I think about canceling my Facebook account. Really. But I know that, if for no other reason, my work requires me to be here. I have a ...
Ever since moving to upstate New York almost 13 years ago, I've wanted to try kayaking. Finally, earlier this year, I got my chance when we took Chiara's ...
My August Life Lines column, from the most recent issue of Catholic New York:
When I turned 50 last year, I had some vague notions of how I wanted to mark my ...
This is "25 Random Things," a Facebook meme that was circling around back when I first joined Facebook. It was kind of fun to do, so I thought I'd share it ...
I find this whole midlife, midcentury thing to be more interesting than I originally expected when I hit the big 5-0 last fall. What I'm finding is that it's ...
I almost didn't go to yoga class this morning. I was awake at 5 a.m. but my body felt worn out, more so than usual. I wanted to "sleep in" until 6:15, except I ...
For much of my younger adult life, I was waiting -- hoping -- for the day when I would feel wise. Some people said when they hit 40 they finally felt ...
Do any of you out there collect things, purchase things, ask for things, only to store them away in a closet or drawer for a day you imagine will be special ...
When my 50th birthday was approaching,Dennis suggested one of two trips -- Maine or Manhattan. I was torn. I've never been to Maine and would have loved to ...
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