Fear Conquering & the Flying Trapeze

It was my first fear conquering - as kids today say - "epic fail." Not pretty at all.

Maybe I was too jet lagged. Maybe it was too early in the morning. Maybe it was the ten extra pounds of delicious-food Europe weight. Maybe 50-ish is a bit too old to take up a new trick this physical - the reflexes ain't what they used to be! Maybe I should shut up and stop... CONTINUE READING and watch the video >>

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Goodness Gracious Great Wall (o' Fire... in our legs)

Bucket List: A group of things to do or places to see before one kicks the bucket.

We have never had an official list ourselves, most likely it would simply read "everything," but when we laid eyes on The Great Wall of China we instantly knew it was near the top of that nonexistent list.

Our first glimpse was... CONTINUE READING >> 
 
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Fear Conquering & Roller Derby

“Mom. You are going to get owned.”

 My, how the tables have turned. I'm not going to lie, I was getting a bit of pleasure out of worrying The Spawn.

 The reason for their concern was not without merit -- I was about to attend Roller Derby Camp. Or as the Killamazoo Derby Darlins call it, a "Fresh Meat Event".

 In our never-ending quest to find quirky things to do... CONTINUE READING >>

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Un-nesting. Could it be Blissfully Real?

I'm constantly searching for material that dispels my internal anti-mantra, "You are a bad mommy. You shouldn't be so happy that your children have left the nest. You are a bad..." In my latest frantic search, I came across a theory that I love. Un-nesting.

Suzanne Koven, M.D. writes in her story for Psychology Today entitled "The Un-Nesting Instinct":

"Celia's story started out sounding pretty familiar-a cliché almost. She was fiftyish and going through menopause and, in addition to the weight gain and hot flashes, she found herself irritable and sad. Her children, she told me, were a particular source of sadness. "You mean because they're growing up, moving away?" I asked. 'No,' answered Celia, 'Because they're... CONTINUE READING >>

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Jousting with Middle Age

What is middle aged? I suppose we are implying the middle of our lifespan. So let's say eighty years. That makes forty, give or take a few years, middle aged.

Ninety is certainly a possibility, so, forty-five. Some of us might even live to be 100, so I can even go as high as fifty.

After that it gets a little curious. Fifty-five? Well, people have lived to 110, so let's call the late fifties the absolute top side of middle age. If someone sixty-plus is going around claiming to be middle aged, basically they are declaring... CONTINUE READING >>

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Un-nesting. Could it be Blissfully Real?

I'm constantly searching for material that dispels my internal anti-mantra, "You are a bad mommy. You shouldn't be so happy that your children have left the nest. You are a bad..." In my latest frantic search, I came across a theory that I love. Un-nesting.

Suzanne Koven, M.D. writes in her story for Psychology Today entitled "The Un-Nesting Instinct": "Celia's story started out sounding pretty familiar-a cliché almost. She was fiftyish and going through menopause and, in addition to the weight gain and hot flashes, she found herself irritable and sad. Her children, she told me, were a particular source of sadness. "You mean because they're growing up, moving away?" I asked. 'No,' answered Celia, 'Because they're... CONTINUE READING >>

Jousting with Middle Age

What is middle aged? I suppose we are implying the middle of our lifespan. So let's say eighty years. That makes forty, give or take a few years, middle aged. Ninety is certainly a possibility, so, forty-five. Some of us might even live to be 100, so I can even go as high as fifty.

After that it gets a little curious. Fifty-five? Well, people have lived to 110, so let's call the late fifties the absolute top side of middle age. If someone sixty-plus is going around claiming to be middle aged, basically they are declaring... CONTINUE READING >>

Jousting with Middle Age

What is middle aged? I suppose we are implying the middle of our lifespan. So let's say eighty years. That makes forty, give or take a few years, middle aged. Ninety is certainly a possibility, so, forty-five. Some of us might even live to be 100, so I can even go as high as fifty.

After that it gets a little curious. Fifty-five? Well, people have lived to 110, so let's call the late fifties the absolute top side of middle age. If someone sixty-plus is going around claiming to be middle aged, basically they are declaring...  read more