Killing It In My Sixties

I recently became aware of a Facebook group called “Dull Women’s Club”, and it has close to 350,000 members!  I read a couple of the posts from different members and was (mildly) amused enough to join the group.  The content consists of people posting a photo of themselves and then describing the rather mundane lives…

Logically, I know its not good to shove comfort food in my face when I am depressed, lonely or bored. My COVID 19-pound weight gain proved that, and while it may have helped me get through it – it wasn’t the best thing for my waistline.  These days, I try to remember the “all things…

I am reading an article with a list of all the things I can do to make my day bearable today as a single person —- while all the in-love people in the world celebrate the International Day of Love.  The rather pathetic list includes things like: go to a scary movie, go for a…

When we are younger and going through the many stages of adulthood – we may identify as a student, an intern, a newbie employee, and/or a growing career person.  From there – we move up the ranks or transition to bigger and better positions and paychecks. Some moves are lateral and some are unwanted, landing…

Until today, I dd not know there was a term for a person who loves the rain. Looking at the word, “Pluviophile”, does not conjure up anything that feels remotely close to rain. But ——Apparently, the word pluviophile is made up of two words, “pluvial”, a Latin word meaning rain and “phile” which means to…

As I drove down the freeway this morning heading to work, I witnessed a blanket of fog laying over a patch of open space. Several redwood tree-tops poked through the fog creating a scene that looked like a snow-covered meadow of Christmas trees. I smiled and thanked my angel guides for reminding me of the…

I lay awake in my bed from 12:30 am to 4:00 am – mentally calculating how much sleep I can bank before my alarm goes off at 5:45 am.  The more I calculate – the more anxious I get. I reassure myself that, the three hours I got between 9:00 pm and 12:30 am, may be enough to get…

The town where I live in Northern California, recently made the headlines by earning the title of “drunkest city in California”, according to a new study by 24/7WallSt. Is this something to brag about, given our reputation for world-class wines, craft distilleres, and award-winning breweries? Or is it a tragic fact that needs to be…

We have a tradition of going around the table on Thanksgiving and saying what we are grateful this past year. When I look at everything going on in our world right now – I think there are more things I am grateful to NOT have. Sometimes, that is even more meaningful than counting the things…

Remember back in 2020, we would say, “…when things get back to normal, we can ___________, (fill in the blank)? Back then we thought it might be two weeks, then four weeks, then three months, then ‘when the weather gots hot’. But it did not get back to normal – in fact – it would…