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Funny, You Don't Look That Old!

Funny, You Don't Look That Old!

My husband is turning 80 next week. Eighty is a big number. He keeps saying that he feels like 40. At forty he had already given up his special feat of jumping up on kitchen counters from a stand-still position. At forty he had already been diagnosed with a heart condition, an ailment making any 40 year old feel old beyond their years, but one that didn’t slow him down. Today, at 80, he doesn’t feel like he thought he would at 80. He feels like 40. So what does it mean to b

OH MY: Am I tired!

OH MY: Am I tired!

I can’t sleep. How many times have I heard from friends that they have some sort of sleep challenge: I can’t fall asleep. I can’t stay asleep. I wake up way too early. I don’t have restful sleep. I am too tired too frequently. If only I could nap. Sleeping is no mean art: for its sake one must stay awake all day. ~Friedrich Nietzsche If you are over a certain age, you probably have shared a version of one of those statements at some time in the not too distant past. What does

Irma: Survival of the Fittest!

Irma: Survival of the Fittest!

I survived Irma. After ‘weathering’ many life adventures, including Hurricane Sandy, Irma felt like the biggest, scariest, most daunting meteorological happening yet. I guess the fact that it was the biggest Atlantic hurricane ever, that it covered the state of Florida, that it kept holding at a Category 5, all contributed to that feeling. I have to wonder, though, was part of my concern related to my age?.... When I was younger and lived through blizzards, or even a few hurr

A Room of My Own

A Room of My Own

I just moved. ...Again. Risk averse, I am not. Afraid of change, not me. After years of embracing change, sometimes thinking that I thrive on chaos, I have learned that change has its advantages- and some disadvantages. Looking at the world through a different lens can be, literally, eye opening. It’s like sitting on one side of the room and never noticing that the pictures behind me are crooked- until I move my chair and sit on the other side of the room. A clearer view Movi

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