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Motherhood: The Struggle is Real…or Not
My mom made my life easy and I am very blessed to have the mom that I have. She took great care of me and I never lacked for anything. My two sisters feel the same way, and I am sure I speak for them when I say that our mom is everything to us. From an early age, through my drama teen years, my missing in action 20s, my 30s as a career woman and new mom, up until now in my rocking 40s, she has continuously and constantly offered me love, patience, support, and respect for everything that I am and everything that I do. My sisters and…
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It Takes Courage to Grow Up and Become Who You Really Are
Do you know exactly when you became an adult? That defining moment that declared itself to you loud and clear – I’m an adult now! For some, that moment was evidently clear, for others perhaps not so much, and for others still, that moment has yet to arrive. Oftentimes, milestones like graduating college, getting married, buying a house, having kids, or running a successful business, have nothing to do with growing up. I’ve met young individuals with old souls as well as 50-year olds who remain in an adolescent-adult limbo and live happily ever after. During these wonderful rocking over 40 years, I’ve come to discover that growing up is…
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Do You Have an Inner Bully?
Life is noisy. I am constantly bombarded with intrusive noises and sounds all the time, whether it’s from planes, cars, sirens, alarms, smartphones, or my (loud) kids, sometimes it’s hard to find a quiet place to think and write. When I finally do find the space to do what I love, the quietness is suddenly filled with another intrusive sound. As I sit and stare at a blank page, the sound of my inner voice begins saying: you’re not cut out for this, nobody cares what you do, you’re not worthy, who do you think you are? It catches me off guard and puts me down big time. This inner…
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We Rocked Then, and We Rock Now!
When I was 20 my boyfriend at the time told me that I had a “sheltered” life. I never really asked what he meant exactly but I assumed it meant that I didn’t come from a broken family like he did. When I think of a sheltered life, I think of someone who is overprotected from outside exposures, unpleasant situations, and every day dangers. I don’t think that was me. I was raised by two loving parents who guided and were there for me, but I’m pretty sure I was encouraged to play outside every day until the sun went down. I had a pink bike that I would use…
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Rocking Over 40 Women Just Want to Have Fun (and be loved)
Do you ever feel like something is missing from your life or you simply wish you could have more of something, whatever that may be? I recently conducted a poll among my awesome Rocking Over 40 community asking them to fill out the blank in the following statement: “I want more ___________ in my life.” People have all kinds of fun and interesting ways to fill in that blank, but what is most surprising to me is that the things we want more of during this life stage are pretty timeless and universal. It doesn’t matter what age you are, these are things we all crave and need more of…
