My Midlife Project

Remodeling a Middle-Aged Mom

It’s Time to Do the Work

Grandmother Clock Face

Ever since I turned… oh, perhaps 55… I’ve felt a weird sense of urgency.

“Urgency” as in “time is running out”.

I feel as if I have these things I want to do during my life, but I’m stalled… and I’m running out of time.

Do you ever feel like that?

Day 5 of 100: Putting the Past Behind

“My Mama always said you’ve got to put the past behind you before you can move on.” – the movie Forrest Gump Today was a walking day. Lucky me, because it was a sunny day and not too cold or windy. I walked about 20 minutes just before lunch. I thought about walking the hills […]

photo by: olmed0

Friday Five: 5 Facts About Chocolate

“The superiority of chocolate, both for health and nourishment, will soon give it the same preference over tea and coffee in America which it has in Spain.”  ~ Thomas Jefferson I’ve been craving chocolate all week. I’m not sure which came first – the craving or my bi-monthly issue of ACSM’s Health and Fitness Journal. […]

9 Reasons Your Middle-Aged Body Ain’t Like It Used to Be

“What cannot be altered must be borne, not blamed.” ~ Thomas Fuller, M.D. In yesterday’s post, I was a little whiney about how the aging process has affected my running. Since “knowledge is power”, I decided to research the physiological changes that cause the “slow down”. The following list came from ACSM’s Certification Review, 3rd […]

From There to Here….

“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself in any direction you choose. You’re on your own, and you know what you know. And you are the guy who’ll decide where to go.” ~ Dr. Seuss In case you’re wondering where I’ve been and how I got […]