Last year I struggled with my weight and by struggled I mean I was struggling to watch myself get fatter by eating whatever I wanted. This wasn't the first time I've struggled with my weight. As I've mentioned before, menopause had completely drained me of any emotional reasoning and left me almost hostage in my… Continue reading Run Ferris, Run
This life thing, it's a head-scratcher. We are all just trying to figure it out, aren't we? But at the core of it all, we just want to be understood. Constantly trying to convince others and even ourselves of what we are feeling, thinking, going through, dealing with. Sometimes the words come to us easily,… Continue reading Understood
Maybe I am having a midlife crisis but my life is more than halfway over and it is freaking me the hell out. I turn 50 next April and it's depressing to think that your life is most likely more than half over but for me, it isn't really about time but rather things I… Continue reading Reinventing Myself at Almost 50- Choose My Adventure
A few months ago, I was at my local Hobby Lobby using the public bathroom and was hovering, while holding my winter coat up as not to dip into the toilet water, all while trying to keep my purse from touching the floor when I felt a fart coming on. But I was in… Continue reading What No One Tells You About Getting Older
Recently, I decided that in addition to making me better on the inside via therapy, I also wanted to find a new doctor. I liked my old doctor but it was near impossible to get in for an appointment, their email system was awful, and honestly, she was a pill pusher. Every time I… Continue reading My Blood Sucks
On July 21st, I will be attending my 30-year high school reunion at my rural Ohio high school. It will be full of fun things like seeing old teachers, visiting old schools, seeing old classmates. Lots of old stuff to make me feel less old or conversely, even older. Let's just say… Continue reading Things I Didn’t Do Before My 30-Year High School Reunion
A few months ago, I read somewhere that first thing in the morning you should write your dreams down on a piece of paper, in your phone, wherever, so that you could look at them when your mind is clearer. Why? Who knows. I know of people in my life who've mentioned interpreting dreams… Continue reading My Dreams Will Give You Nightmares
