When my older son was getting ready to go to college, I decided I needed a distraction for my 9 year old who would be left alone (suuuure it was for him wink-wink). My husband was dead-set against getting a pet because he knew he'd end up being the one to take care of it (he can't help but spoil - in a good way- anyone he loves). But it was 3 to 1, so I went with the kids to look at dogs in pet stores just so we knew what breed we wanted. It had ... Read the Post...
How Fast a Year Goes
One year. It’s been one year since my marriage took its final nosedive. I am reinventing Starting on Monday because it’s time to reinvent myself. It’s been a year and I’ve done nothing to better myself. Well, that’s not true. I ended a marriage after 29 years. I am 53 and have been with my husband since I was 19. We had our ups and downs, and he is a wonderful man. He is one of those rare people who is truly a GOOD person. But he is ... Read the Post...
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Can Someone Marie Kondo ME?
It's my first Monday post of 2019. Does that tell you anything? January was a DISASTER for me. But it's Monday, and it?s a day to start fresh. My goal for 2019 is to freshen up my house (as well as my body). After 23 years in this house, we have made very little changes over the years. Sure, we?ve replaced worn-out furniture, and I turned my dining room into an office of bookcases, but we have not done much else. My house was built in 1996. We ... Read the Post...
The Sandwich Generation – Guest Post by Chelly
Guest Post by Chelly Massey I am a part of the Sandwich Generation, and no that?s not because I started Keto and don?t eat bread. Although some days, I would cut off my left hand for a #11 no tomatoes from Jimmy John?s. No, I am a member of the ever-growing population known as ?The Sandwich Generation.? The phrase was coined back in 1981 by social worker Dorothy Miller, to describe those adults in their 30-40s who are caring for our aging ... Read the Post...
The Reality of Perimenopause
I talked about getting old last week. Now let?s talk about the hell that is menopause, or actually Perimenopause. Because of the autoimmune illnesses I have, I can?t take hormones. My husband has a fear of doctors and will never get snipped. I should have tied my tubes during my last c-section but never thought about it until the doctor put me on the spot in the middle of the operation. So we?ve been using condoms for years and taking our ... Read the Post...
Getting Old Sucks
The Side Effects No One Told Me This morning I was putting on my makeup about 45 minutes after I got up and noticed the sheet marks still creasing half of my face. A few years back, they would be gone after my first morning pee. Today they were still there when I left the house. Luckily my long hair covered most of it because I looked disfigured. As I am struggling to lose weight, I do worry about my skin not bouncing back. I have seen people ... Read the Post...
The Wake-Up Call I Needed
Exercise or Die? The big news story in the last two days is a new study that just came out. It is a very detailed and comprehensive study that proves that being sedentary is worse for your health than smoking, having high blood pressure or even diabetes. The study also proved that there is no such thing as too much exercise at any age. According to a CNN interview with Dr. Jaber, the head of the study, "comparing those with a sedentary ... Read the Post...
Trying to Trick Myself
Lying To Myself and Trying to Fool Myself I?m late to everything. It?s not disrespect, I just suck at time management. I?ll start getting ready 2 hours before I leave, then spend ? hour tweezing my eyebrows while reading a book because I think I have all the time in the world. So I lie to myself. I randomly put things in my calendar 15 minutes earlier than they are, then I never remember which I did it for, so I assume all of them, then I?m late ... Read the Post...
Caregiving, Cookies and Self-Care by MJ Santangelo
Caregiving, Cookies and Self-Care By MJ Santangelo I?m a wife, a mother of two, a caregiver for my mom and a struggling author. I love warm barely cooked chocolate chip cookies straight out of the oven. Oh, who am I kidding sometimes they don?t even make it to the oven! I don?t endorse eating raw cookie dough, you know because of salmonella blah, blah, blah. Anyway, seven years ago, due to some new diagnoses my mom?s health became too much for ... Read the Post...
