lessons from a life half lived
Here’s what you need to know about your elderly parents and finances. Since we all have aging parents, there’s lots we need to know in order to help them “grow old gracefully.” Today I’m going to concentrate on one area of this topic: elderly parents and finances. Watching your mother and father age can be difficult, especially if they’re experiencing… Continue Reading…
I’m here to give you permission to not like your mother. If she’s mean. Or worse. I know. I know. It sounds like heresy to say you don’t like your mom, but let’s be honest. Some mothers, especially abusive and narcissistic mothers, have earned the contempt of their children. Just because a woman carries a child in her body for… Continue Reading…
On September 7, 2019, 10 ladies flew over the Atlantic Ocean to see what they could see. In Iceland. Joan’s Perspective: Never has a country been more aptly named than Iceland, the land of fire and ice. Both extremes were beautifully evident at every location we traveled. It is a land of extremes and of contradictions. The heated lagoons, and steam vents, bespoke… Continue Reading…
My grad school friend Lori’s Happiness List, a guest blog post a few weeks back, was so thought-provoking (not to mention, popular), I made my own list. And since my 51st birthday is looming on the horizon—again—I thought this would be a good time to reveal my list of life lessons. Life Lesson #1: Cheaper isn’t always better. For the… Continue Reading…
Years ago, secretly desiring to resemble a fashion model, I sat in the salon chair of a hair stylist who was kind of a big deal. Guess what he whispered in my ear, right before he gave me the sleekest bob of my life? “Just because you are a mom, doesn’t mean you have to look like a mom.” Some ladies… Continue Reading…
