Change, Change, Change in the Change of Life
Posted on May 3, 2012
At some point as I was clumping my way through the Change of Life, I thought: I really am changing. Not only physically but in some metaphysical way that for the life of the new me, I couldn’t pinpoint. Yet … Continue reading →
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Posted on April 24, 2012
Menopause is mucky. Periods so weird they would scare a lady swamp monster. Breasts that feel like water balloons ready to pop. Sleep? In a bed all night long? Impossible! The emotional stuff is even more mucky. Muck . Muck. … Continue reading →
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Posted on April 13, 2012
I’m wondering if these old time corsets would help me deal with the droop my girls complain about. In the above sentence, THE GIRLS means my daughters. Whenever we go clothes shopping, I usually hear from Laura or Kath: ” … Continue reading →
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Should a Friend Tell a Friend She’s Got a Chin Hair?
Posted on April 5, 2012
This is one of those TMI kind of posts, a post that when I was thirty-five, I had no clue I would dare write. Of course when I was thirty-five, I had no clue about the super yucko stuff that was going to happen to … Continue reading →
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Posted on March 19, 2012
Since first grade, I’ve loved to write. I began with stories for my dolls, moved to a column in my high school paper, and then published books for kids and adults. In 2006, I began studying for an MFA in … Continue reading →
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I Can Solve Your Problem! I Just Know I Can, She Says with Her Hand over Her Mouth
Posted on March 13, 2012
I can solve her problem. I know I can. I know I can. I just know I can! But she won’t listen. I can solve his problem. I know I can. I know I can. I just know I can! … Continue reading →
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Paper Plate Menopause Lady: A Craft Project
Posted on February 28, 2012
Phew! My friend Lisa Flinn and I just turned in a manuscript to Abingdon Press for a book of children’s programs: crafts,song, stories, games, explanations, snacks, prayers. I’m beat, but not too beat to write up one more craft, a … Continue reading →
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My Non-complaining Socks and Me
Posted on February 21, 2012
A few years ago, I decided for Lent, to give up complaining. WOW! Talk about an eye opener. I bit my tongue many times over those forty-some days. What happened though, was a small miracle. I found myself, toward the … Continue reading →
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Posted on February 4, 2012
Most of you know the poem that begins, “When I am old, I shall wear purple.” The poem’s title is “Warning,” and it was written in 1961 by British poet Jenny Joseph. In 1961, wearing purple was a much bigger … Continue reading →
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A Menopause Tip Across the Ages! Well, Maybe
Posted on January 25, 2012
I love blogging and thinking about blog posts. I’m sure I bring up Friend for the Ride much too much, although husband Cliff has been quite tolerant. So in December, when we went to the Rembrandt in America exhibit at the … Continue reading →
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