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What Makes You Feel Old?
Even though we're not that "old", you have to admit there are things we do and see that make us feel ancient. What makes you feel old?
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Have You Checked Your Breasts Today?
Tomorrow I’m having a biopsy on my left breast and I’m absolutely petrified. Not so much from the procedure itself (although I cringe when I think about that loooong needle they are going to insert) but from what the results may reveal. You see I have a dense lump on my left breast that has remained the same size and shape for the last 2 years but during my recent follow-up mammogram (which I have been diligently getting every 6 months), the results indicated that the lump grew in size. Darn! Having any sort of medical condition seems a lot more stressful nowadays with the wealth of information available at…
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5 New Year’s Resolution’s We Should Be Making in Our 40’s and Beyond
Start your new year off right by embracing these 5 New Year's mid-life resolutions.
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40 Things to Be Grateful For in Your 40s
As Thanksgiving weekend comes to a close, I finally had a chance to sit with a warm cup of coffee and contemplate a few things. Why is it that we become more grateful as we age? Is it because we now see a glimmer of the end and see what’s good about life? Is it because we have accumulated so many life experiences that we can form true opinions on what is important and matters most? Is it because we aim toward greater emotional positivity? Is it because we chose to now look at life through grateful lens? Whatever the reasons for feeling more grateful nowadays, here are 40 more…
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A Cliché Phrase That You’ll Never Hear Me Say
The grass is greener on the other side (of the fence). Is it really? I was young when I first heard this saying, and while I don’t remember exactly when that was, I know that once I heard it, I could never unhear it. And so, my life thereafter would, in one way or another, be influenced by this cliché. I suffered from the “grass is always greener” syndrome in my youth and well into my 20s and beyond. Always wondering if there was something or someone better out there for me. Or thinking if I only had this or that I would be so much happier. If I had…
