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The Beauty of Boredom

August 8, 2011 by D. A. Wolf 18 Comments

Boredom… Not necessarily bad, and quite possibly healthy.

Filed Under: Health, Lifestyle Tagged With: benefits of a break, boredom, busy, how to do nothing effectively, Language, motherhood, New York Times, real women real life, single parent guilt, women's issues

Seven Links With Sundry Stories

August 7, 2011 by D. A. Wolf 14 Comments

Sundry stories… picks for sharing.

Filed Under: Art Art Art, Lifestyle, Relationships Tagged With: community, dating over 40, dating over 50, French men, life after divorce, men and women, motherhood, Relationships, romance, women's issues, writing, writing from life

I Love Lucy… Who Do You Love?

August 6, 2011 by D. A. Wolf 13 Comments

What fiery redhead do we all know and love? 100 years ago today, Lucille Desirée Ball was born in Jamestown, New York. Nominated 13 times for an Emmy – and snagging 4 wins – Lucy offered up her antics “live” in our living rooms in the 50s and 60s, and for decades after, in syndication. […]

Filed Under: Entertainment, Lifestyle, Other Stuff Tagged With: celebrities, daily plate of crazy, definitions of beauty, great tv shows, Marriage and Divorce, older mothers, perfectionism, pop culture icons, TV comedy

To The Manor Born? Child Support, Money Magic

August 5, 2011 by D. A. Wolf 15 Comments

This was too juicy to pass up. Apparently 46-year old supermodel Linda Evangelista is asking for $46,000/month in child support from the father of her 4-year old son. Who is dear old dad? None other than François-Henri Pinault, the current (billionaire) French hubby of the ravishing Salma Hayek, with whom he also has a 4-year […]

Filed Under: Entertainment, Lifestyle, Parenting, Surviving Recession Tagged With: celebrities, child support, daily plate of crazy, financial issues parenting, Parenting, rant, single motherhood, Single Parenting

Comely Comestibles (Food In The News)

August 4, 2011 by D. A. Wolf 7 Comments

How could I resist when I found both pickles and chocolate in my morning browsing of the New York Times online, especially with my own periodic pondering on warped views of food, femininity, not to mention fiscal fitness? Stopping by an opinion piece I thought dealt with economics – (it was illustrated by what appears […]

Filed Under: Food & Recipes, Health, Language, Morning Musing Tagged With: comfort foods, daily plate of crazy, Food & Recipes, fun, healthy food, humor, libido foods, ramble

Of Sons And Futures

August 3, 2011 by D. A. Wolf 20 Comments

I can’t tell you when it started or what I did to warrant it because I do not know. Yet I always assumed I must have done something to initiate such disdain, such derision, and the tussling that frequently finished with me in bruises and tears, and him – indifferent, as he walked away, with […]

Filed Under: Language, Lifestyle, Parenting Tagged With: children of divorce, daily plate of crazy, family, marriage, Marriage and Divorce, Parenting, ramble, sibling rivalry, sibling support, women raising sons, writing

Our Bodies, Ourselves, and Helen Mirren

August 2, 2011 by D. A. Wolf 8 Comments

The title was irresistible – This Just In!!! Read All About It!!! That was yesterday, on one of my favorite sites, written by the incredible Tish Jett, A Femme d’Un Certain Age. And the hot item? The fact that award-winning Helen Mirren, who just turned 66, had been graced with the title of Best Body, […]

Filed Under: Fashion & Style, Health, Lifestyle, Sexual Politics Tagged With: aging gracefully, big little wolf, daily plate of crazy, definition of beauty, Fashion & Style, female sexuality after 40, Helen Mirren, midlife, midlife women, older women, sexuality at midlife, sexy older women, women and self-esteem, women over 50, women's issues

Private Matters

August 1, 2011 by D. A. Wolf 19 Comments

Knowing where to drawn the line when it comes to sharing on the Internet. Especially about our kids.

Filed Under: Parenting, Relationships, Sex Tagged With: Parenting, privacy, privacy on the internet, Relationships, Sex, teenagers, writing

Hidden Costs of Cohabitation

July 31, 2011 by D. A. Wolf 21 Comments

Do we really know what we should when it comes to living together?

Filed Under: Life After Divorce, Lifestyle, Love, Relationships Tagged With: children of divorce, cohabitation, divorce, life after divorce, living together, marriage, Marriage and Divorce, post-divorce life, Relationships, the age issue, women and money, women's issues

Dating. Sort Of.

July 30, 2011 by D. A. Wolf 14 Comments

Dating after divorce… “older”…

Filed Under: Dating, Life After Divorce, Relationships Tagged With: dating after divorce, dating over 40, dating over 50, life after divorce, Love, over 50, over 60, post-divorce life, Relationships, romance, single moms, single motherhood

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