Home, Health and Style After 40
In search of the elusive date night, my husband and I have had many a fail. Some of these tricky evenings have ended in a fight or, worse, failed to get off the ground- with one of us refusing to participate before we even left the house. The culprits in these date night grievances? Unrealistic […]
If you’re staring down the empty nest with more than a little anxiety about how to have a healthy marriage over 40, never fear. Here’s practical help on how to reconnect after the kids are gone. As we packed our youngest child to leave for college, I felt a flash of terror at the reality […]
Ice and artic temps kept us locked up indoors again this week and my waistline is starting to show the results of a harsh winter spent sipping cocoa and eating comfort foods. In search of some springtime motivation, I ventured over to Wal-Mart to check out their new line of spring workout essentials. Here’s what […]
I sometimes giggle when I see the luxury cars parked outside the new ALDI in my town. My mom was an ALDI fan way before it was chic. In those days, canned goods were the “safe” items, and produce, dairy, and meat were to be avoided. She was a single mom raising a family on […]
Remember that baby shower game where you got points for various objects found in your purse? Let’s play that game with jewelry. For every piece in your jewelry box that was made by kids, says “Mom”, or symbolizes your children (such as birthstones) you get a point. What did your audit reveal? 5 or fewer […]
“To have children is to have your heart walking around outside your body.” Whoever said this clearly understood my feelings when we hauled our youngest off to her dorm and waved goodbye. Saying goodbye The transition was unexpectedly gut wrenching for me. Since we live in the same town where my daughter attends college, I […]
Over the years, I’ve become friends with paint. My turning point from store-brand paint to quality brands came when my husband and I redid a four-bedroom fixer upper with two preschool kids in tow. In that exhausting era of my life, I drove over to our newly purchased, vacant house after my husband got home […]
When it comes to fashion over 40, there seem to be two distinct camps: those who are forever straining to return to the look of their youth (think wedge heels and bedazzled jeans), and those who’ve stopped trying and given in to the mom jeans and t-shirt look. I get it; we all have much […]
Yesterday, I stumbled upon a fellow sufferer in the skincare aisle. Maybe it was you- we both had our reading glasses on and a befuddled look, trying to tell a ceramide from an antioxidant and looking for an anti-wrinkle cream that didn’t cost a fortune. Sound familiar? If you’ve read My Aging Manifesto, you know […]
When it comes to getting older, I’ve found I have a longer list of “don’ts” than “dos”. For instance, I don’t want to be one of those people who are afraid of falling and breaking a bone, I don’t want to start wearing polyester pants or orthopedic shoes, and I don’t want a helmet hairstyle. […]