Category: Midlife Crisis

Easter

by Karen, posted in (it's all about the) food, family, friends, Holidays, Midlife Crisis, the beach

How do you celebrate Easter? Even though my kids are older now, and the Bunny has been found out, we still celebrate the holiday in much the same way we did when they were little. I make Easter Baskets of some sort for them. I hide eggs for them to find in an Easter Egg … Continue reading Easter

Please consider being a guest blogger on Sharpen Your Knives!

by Karen, posted in Marriage, Midlife Crisis, relationships, Someone's gotta say it

This is where women can come to vent about their (past, present, maybe even future?) husbands’…idiosyncrasies. You know what I’m talking about. Share your stories, anonymously or not, with other like-minded individuals. Sharp stories, edgy entreaties, and amusing anecdotes are welcome. It’s easy to be part of  Sharpen Your Knives Subscribe to SYK. Submit your story to kmcwrites@gmail.com. Remember to say whether your … Continue reading Please consider being a guest blogger on Sharpen Your Knives!

Back on the Weight Watchers Wagon

by Karen, posted in (it's all about the) food, health, Midlife Crisis, Turning 50

I decided to go back on Weight Watchers a few weeks ago. My goals were: Lose 10 pounds. Learn the new PointsPlus Program. That's it. Not lofty goals by any means. I lost weight with WW several years ago and wanted to nip the current weight-trending-upward thing I'd noticed over the past year in the bud. I had my … Continue reading Back on the Weight Watchers Wagon

Souvenirs

by Karen, posted in family, friends, health, Midlife Crisis

I want to go to Italy, but so far have not managed to pull this off (I'll be a walking cliche and say it's on my bucket list). Instead, I surround myself with some Italian inspired things. Souvenirs so far: The Amore Dish, affectionately referred to by the gifter as "The Poison Plate" because once purchased and brought … Continue reading Souvenirs

Pen pals

by Karen, posted in friends, Midlife Crisis, no fear, Turning 50, writing

I have a new pen pal! It happened like this: I got an email from a reader of one of my myriad online writings. She took a leap of faith and asked if I wanted to correspond, either via email, traditional mail, or both. She shared information about her life, her family, her country. She is … Continue reading Pen pals

Great audiobook

by Karen, posted in (it's all about the) food, books, family, friends, Marriage, Midlife Crisis, relationships, Someone's gotta say it

I just finished this book and I really enjoyed it. Lisa Scottoline,whom I'd never heard of, spoke right to me and many of my issues. Even though she's twice divorced (nope, not me), she lives with 5 dogs (nope, I live with 3 humans...and chickens!) has 1 child (I have 2), has seen 50 come … Continue reading Great audiobook

Get out of your rut

by Karen, posted in Date night, fitness, local fun, Marriage, Midlife Crisis, no fear, relationships, Turning 50

In the interest of getting out of my rut, my husband and I went away...to the other side of town. One of the perks was that the facility had a pool. No big whoop for me, because I don't much like chlorinated pools. My husband does though, so even though it was late (9:30pm is … Continue reading Get out of your rut

Movie free association

by Karen, posted in friends, Midlife Crisis, movies, yoga

I was in yoga class (small group, all women) last week and someone (okay, it was me) started talking about how Sleepless in Seattle had been on TV the night before. Soon, everyone was mentioning their "go-to" movies, the ones that you have to watch whenever they are on TV, even if you have the … Continue reading Movie free association

Staring down fifty

by Karen, posted in (it's all about the) food, family, friends, Marriage, Midlife Crisis, Turning 50

I'm going to be 50 this year and have been thinking about what I want to do about it. It seems like a great opportunity for it not to be "just another birthday". I have had a lot of ideas about how to mark the milestone as well as how to celebrate the day. I … Continue reading Staring down fifty

The beach

by Karen, posted in Midlife Crisis, the beach

I got to go to the beach early today for a walk and was struck suddenly by a feeling of gratitude. I decided to take a moment to think about the things I was grateful for at that moment. Ball and socket and hinge joints that still (for the most part) work fairly well A … Continue reading The beach