My Midlife Project

Remodeling a Middle-Aged Mom

Sunshine and Chocolate Help Keep Gray Days Away

It feels like it’s been raining forever. In truth, I think this is only the third or fourth day. For the record, I am NOT a rainy day person. Throw several rainy days in a row in with the shorter days of fall and a good dose of nostalgia, and I become pretty much a […]

Early to Rise: Day 11 (Be the Change!)

“Crying may last for a night, but joy comes in the morning.” ~ Psalm 30:5 (NCV) This morning I got out of bed over an hour earlier than I intended to wake up — 3:13 a.m. This is NOT a good thing, because I didn’t go to bed until after 10. I also didn’t sleep very […]

Fasting from Fear

Today is Ash Wednesday – the first day of Lent. I’m not going to spend much time today talking about religion or the meaning of Lent. I will just mention that Lent begins today and ends on Easter. Lent is 46 days long. Sundays are excluded, so it lasts for “40 days”. Not all Christians observe […]

All My Loving

February 9, 1964 — the day my life changed forever. I’ll never forget that cold wintry Sunday evening. My parents hovered nearby as he told me to close my eyes and he’d kiss me. He told me he’d miss me. He even promised to write home every day and he’d send all his loving to […]

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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