Category: no fear

The big lie

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

"Effective multitasking is a myth. Would you want a tooth filled by a dentist who was talking on a cell phone? "~ Downeast Magazine, April 2012, p. 25, "Time for a Driver Cellphone Ban". I've been thinking a lot about this quote since I read it. And when I dropped (and broke) several of the vintage Pyrex bowls I … Continue reading The big lie

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

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

First pair of glasses, part 1

by Karen, posted in family, health, no fear, tweens

I got my first pair of (many, many) glasses when I was twelve years old.  I was playing tag in my grandmother's yard (with a friend-who-was-a-boy) and so of course not only was I running around like a nut, I was also distracted.  So first I was chasing Scotty, trying to tag him, and the … Continue reading First pair of glasses, part 1

Pajama Day!

by Karen, posted in books, health, Midlife Crisis, movies, my one word, no fear

I recently read a magazine article about Valerie Bertinelli  ( Woman's Day, I think; she was on the cover, if that helps) in which she describes a day that she spent in bed. Her husband was away travelling (I think), and of course she's had an empty nest now for years, so there weren't too many arrangements for … Continue reading Pajama Day!

Cardinal rule

by Karen, posted in books, no fear, writing

I have a cardinal rule with books that stretches all the way back to my college years and here it is: I never write in a book. It feels like defacement to me to write in or on a book. I went through four years of college and two years of nursing school (not to … Continue reading Cardinal rule

Wicked good? Not!

by Karen, posted in (it's all about the) food, family, health, local fun, no fear, restaurants, Someone's gotta say it, tweens

I recently visited a popular restaurant in Wells, one that I go to frequently. Usually I go with my husband but this time I was with  my daughter. We went there on Saturday. My twelve-year-old picked the restaurant and was excited to be going out for lunch with her mom. My preference is always to … Continue reading Wicked good? Not!

Finishing my (first) book

by Karen, posted in books, education, my one word, no fear, writing

My One Word (aka New Year's Resolution) for 2011 was to finish my book. Instead, I wrote a second one. What's that about? Well, what I told myself at the time was that I was following a strategy that Stephen King advocated in On Writing, where you put your "finished" manuscript into a drawer and … Continue reading Finishing my (first) book

Thoughts on writing

by Karen, posted in books, family, friends, my one word, no fear, Work from Home, writing

My first book written during NaNoWriMo 2010Okay, I was going to entitle this post "On Writing" but didn't want to piss Stephen King off. This is my second year participating in the NaNoWriMo challenge. For those of you that wonder what that alphabet soup of letters stands for, it's National Novel Writing Month and it … Continue reading Thoughts on writing

Locks of Love

by Karen, posted in family, friends, Midlife Crisis, no fear

Every three years or so I donate my hair to Locks of Love , and my daughter Isabelle has donated once as well. This entails the relinquishing of at least 10 inches of hair, more if the ends are kind of thin, which they usually are by the time hair gets to that length. This time … Continue reading Locks of Love