My Midlife Project

Remodeling a Middle-Aged Mom

234 Workouts Until New Year’s Eve

I may need to revamp my goal of 250 workouts during 2013. As of today, I’ve only completed 16 workouts so far this year. When I originally set the goal, I planned to average 5 workouts a week throughout the year. I’m only exercising 3 days a week now. Soon I will probably add 2 […]

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On the 80th Anniversary of My Mother’s Birth

Today is my mother’s 80th birthday. Unfortunately, she passed away nearly 4 years ago, so I can’t tell her “Happy Birthday” except in a whispered prayer. Mom miraculously lived for 18 years after developing viral cardiomyopathy. Five years after her diagnosis, she survived sudden cardiac arrest at home – twice. She was a stubborn woman […]

What Are You Risking?

“What are you risking?” That’s the question that popped up on my computer screen this morning. It appeared shortly after I read an email with the title “Do Something That Scares You.” The email included the following statement: “People who have made a difference in the world began by doing something uncomfortable.” (Jeff Goins) Jeff’s […]

Friday Five: 5 Goals for February

Every year, I wake up the morning of February 1 and feel like I’ve allowed January to slip by. Again. After 55 years of life, I should accept that I’m definitely NOT a winter person. I start off the year in January with the best of intentions, but the gray, cold days get the best […]