My Midlife Project

Remodeling a Middle-Aged Mom

Mother, May I Skip the Month of May?

Today is my grandma’s birthday. It’s too bad she isn’t here to celebrate. She always loved cake and ice cream…

Maybe that’s why I do, too.

Stepping Out and Moving Forward

Sometimes I feel as if I’m a square peg trying to fit into a round hole.

Make that “much of the time”.

Then throw in a few personal stumbles, and I can’t even find the round hole.

Or perhaps, I’m already in the hole and just can’t find my way out of it.

Day 2 of 100: Sunshiny Days Should Not be Wasted

“Much as we may wish to make a new beginning, some part of us resists doing so as though we were making the first step toward disaster.” – William Throsby Bridges Today is a rest day. But I will probably cheat. “Cheat” isn’t the best description. Perhaps “splurge” would be better. Whatever I choose to […]

An Experiment in Starting Over

“I decided to start anew, to strip away what I had been taught.” ~ Georgia O’Keeffe For the record, I am not a gambler. On second thought…. I have taken a few risks with career choices. I’ve also made some relationship choices that others considered risky. Or even crazy. Perhaps I only gamble with the […]

photo by: sean_hickin

Early to Rise: Day 4 (You are in control!)

“Lord, every morning you hear my voice. Every morning, I tell you what I need, and I wait for your answer.” ~ Psalm 5:3 Yesterday I wrote about a struggle I’ve gone through for a while, so I didn’t blog about the Early to Rise Challenge I’m doing. As it turns out, many of the […]