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Snistle While You Work Feb. 21, 2023
"You were making some weird noises last night when you were sleeping," I said to my husband as I mad... Read More
What Not to Eat Jan. 03, 2023
I recently took a food test online. There was a list of 50 foods, and you got one point for every fo... Read More
Accusatory Dog Aug. 02, 2022
"I think your dog is judging me," I said to my brother. We were having lunch at his house and the do... Read More
Tilt-A-Whirl Jul. 26, 2022
"Did you know you have a tilted uterus?" My gynecologist asked during a routine exam. Honestly, I wa... Read More
One Word... Sounds Like... Biscuits Jul. 19, 2022
"Hi, honey, it's me," I said to my husband on the phone. "Hey, what's up?" he replied. Me: "I just g... Read More
Bringing Up the Rear May. 24, 2022
With beach season mere moments away, I realized it was time to hit up the local bathing suit store t... Read More
I've Got You Under My Skin Mar. 22, 2022
When I'm in the mood to be traumatized, I usually just go bathing suit shopping. Jeans shopping runs... Read More
A Problem of Micro Proportions Mar. 01, 2022
Usually when one of our appliances dies, we get some kind of warning. When the dishwasher went, it s... Read More
The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Smell Feb. 08, 2022
It started with a smell. "Do you smell that?" I asked my husband who was working in what seemed to ... Read More
Life Reimagined Feb. 04, 2022
Wouldn't it be nice to think of getting older as exhilarating rather than terrifying? Learning to ac... Read More
Keeping My Chin Up Jan. 11, 2022
Like many women of my (ahem) mature age, I get daily fashion emails from a website that is geared to... Read More
You Have To Be Thick Not To Get This Dec. 07, 2021
"How do you like the new tortilla chips?" I asked my husband as he chomped on a new tortilla chip wh... Read More
Say Yes to the Tress Sep. 07, 2021
When my hairstylist announced that she was expecting a baby and would be taking a three-month matern... Read More
Use Talent for a Midlife Career Change Apr. 01, 2021
Q: I am 50 and was the founder and sole worker of my own local business. When I decided to move out ... Read More
Flip-Flops After 50 Feb. 19, 2021
Most of us can fondly remember what it felt like to turn 50. And now that we've celebrated and survi... Read More
Life Reimagined Sep. 18, 2020
Wouldn't it be nice to think of getting older as exhilarating rather than terrifying? Learning to ac... Read More
The Greatest Projects I Never Made (Part 1 of 2) Mar. 22, 2019
She was a terrible boss, but she was wise about work. "We are defined more by the business we refuse... Read More
