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Listen to My Virtual CD of Original Songs
This is just a reminder that if you scroll to the bottom of this blog homepage you'll find links to my original music. Yes, that's me singing songs I made up out of my own head. If you're on a device that doesn't let you see those links, go to my page on CD Baby.com....
Never Too Much Cake
My 48th Birthday
Today I am 48 years old. I'm also a middle-aged woman with an edgy haircut. OH, yeah. This is edgy. Please note that I'm turning 48 years old on the 24th. It's a mathematical birthday!
Reasons It’s Great to Be 50 Years Old
This Thursday, July 24th will be my 48th birthday. I'm excited about it because I like patterns and 48 is twice 24. I'm also partial to multiples of 12 and have been waiting for this birthday ever since I turned 36. (Anyone familiar with the Chinese Zodiac knows that...
I’m Less Sweaty!
I often keep my apartment windows open all day, even in 10 degrees, just to stay comfortable. Since 2011, no matter how chilly others were in a meeting room, I was always fine. For years now, when I come inside from even the most freezing Chicago weather, I...
I’m perimenopausal
And now a word about menopause. According to Christiane Northrup's The Wisdom of Menopause: Creating Physical and Emotional Health During the Change, women with emotional issues they haven't faced yet often have more uncomfortable physical symptoms during menopause....
This Was Written by a MAN?
Previous post on weight & health: Fatter but wiser Even though the name of the author of this piece is Kevin, I still wasn't sure a guy had written it until he referred to himself as a father. Then I thought, "A man wrote this?? Bra-vo!" The only way I could...
Fatter But Wiser
Being unmarried does NOT make you inferior. Yeah, I had to learn this. Previous post on weight & health: PLoosening the grip of food over me In April 2007 I left my spinster pad and moved in with my boyfriend, who would later become my husband. I...
Happy Birthday to Me
Today is my big pink 47th birthday! And the Chicago weather is cooperating as well as it can. It's summer, so I can't expect cold, but at least it's not in the 80s or 90s Fahrenheit. (Still don't understand why women don't like to give their age on their birthday. Can...
When You Fall for No Reason
I was walking down from the elevated train platform yesterday after work, on perfectly normal stairs, wearing perfectly flat sandals. I was taking my time and not rushing. Close to the bottom, my left ankle rolled - I don't know why. As I fell, I dropped my book and...
Used to be “American Association of Retired Persons”
A friend described looking at this photo as feeling like "a kick in the stomach!" How about it Gen X? Is this disturbing or what?
Someone Asked Me about Being Pregnant
Previous post on weight & health: Doctor's response to my weight gain On Friday morning a co-worker asked when I was due. Even with my prosopagnosia and a staff of over 500, I felt sure the two of us had never properly met because I pretty much have every...
Doctor’s Response to My Weight Gain
Previous post on weight & health: Fatness equals happiness? Yesterday I saw my doctor for a regular exam. I hadn't seen her since last fall or maybe it was summer. I was looking forward to the weigh-in because I've gained so much weight and I wanted to see...
Fatness Equals Happiness?
Me, age 2 Previous post on weight and health: Thin or happy? It might really be a choice Yesterday I was feeling bad because I outgrew another pair of pants and was down to one skirt that was appropriate for the workplace that I could wear comfortably (now I've...