.

Tag Archives: social

stuck in healing process after husband left after 40 marriage

I think of myself as a reasonably strong person. I have overcome many hugh things in my life. My husband and I had what I thought was a good marriage with the normal ups and downs. We always had financial problems due to his inability to seek helpread more »

Call to Prayer

Suddenly the sounds of a helicopter flying low and sirens split the peace of my afternoon.  My housemate and I wondered what was going on.  She went on Facebook and we discovered there was a hazmat threat at a school not too far from us.read more »

How to exercise: Getting started after a long hiatus

If you’ve fallen off the exercise wagon, don’t despair.read more »

fashion over 50

I am a physical education teacher aged 55 size 16 and I have been sorting through my ‘social’ clothes as directed by certain web pages on what is suitable for my age. The problem being I spend most of my time in either track pants or sread more »

I don’t believe in it any more

A year and a half ago, my husband left me very suddenly after 27 years together. As far as I was aware, up until he told me he was leaving me for someone else, I thought things were good between us.  All of our closest friends and family were sturead more »

Sisters

I am the oldest sister of us three sisters. We live in three different states. I like to keep in contact with both my sisters. I am the communicator of the three. I basically hear from sister #3 whenever she needs money. She was my best friend. Thread more »

What to eat at midlife: Gadgets and apps that help you stay in control

Personal trainers and nutritionists are expensive, and probably won’t agree to live in your house 24/7 to help you watch what you eat.read more »

How to find local and online book clubs

Finding great books to read is pretty easy, but finding other people who want to talk about them is a different matter altogether.read more »

Questing Compassionate Love

When you visit my home, a bronze Quan Yin sits in her meditative pose atop a lotus flower.read more »

For your e-reader: Free and affordable ebooks for your Kindle, Nook, or iPad

Loving books can be a bad habit if you’re breaking the budget on buying new reads.read more »