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Moving. Again. Sheesh.

September 25, 2018 by D. A. Wolf 24 Comments

Starting over again?!? Yup.

Filed Under: Starting Over Tagged With: aging gracefully, life events, moving, real women real life, relocation, starting over, women over 50, women over 60

Over 50? Tell Us Where You Live. Tell Us Why You Like It.

March 22, 2017 by D. A. Wolf 52 Comments

Let’s get real on the subject of growing older, where we might live, and sharing information to help each other.

Filed Under: Popular, Starting Over Tagged With: aging, aging gracefully, asking for help, baby boomers, best places to live, change, hardship, job searching, life events, moving, reinvention, relocation, starting over, transitions, women over 50, women over 60

California Calling…

May 26, 2016 by D. A. Wolf 6 Comments

When empty nest comes in stages and phone calls.

Filed Under: College Kids, Parenting Tagged With: empty nest, life events, Parenting, real women real life, Travel, women raising sons

Saying Goodbye to Me, Me, Me

January 13, 2016 by D. A. Wolf Leave a Comment

When social isolation has you so deep inside your head that you need to find a way to say “bye” to yourself and “hello” to others.

Filed Under: Morning Musing Tagged With: challenges of living alone, friendships, isolation, life events, life skills, listening, narcissism, real women real life, women over 50

Changing Things Up

April 17, 2013 by D. A. Wolf 4 Comments

If not now… when? Changes in the wind.

Filed Under: Morning Musing Tagged With: change, contributors, fear, life events, managing change, psychology, reinvention, taking risk

The Makeover Mentality

May 24, 2012 by D. A. Wolf 20 Comments

Is the makeover as superficial as it seems? Why women and not men?

Filed Under: Fashion & Style, Style, Women's Issues Tagged With: beauty, daily plate of crazy, definitions of beauty, Fashion & Style, Language, life events, personal style, psychology and language, women and self-esteem, women's issues

An Anchor to Ground Us

April 4, 2012 by D. A. Wolf 13 Comments

Support systems are vital when undertaking change.

Filed Under: Health, Morning Musing, Relationships Tagged With: big questions, change, emotions, family, friendship, life events, managing change, men and women, post-divorce life, psychology, Relationships, well being, women and body image, women's lives

New Normal

February 20, 2012 by D. A. Wolf 13 Comments

Disorientation at a crossroad. Life events to manage. Now what?

Filed Under: Divorce, Lifestyle, Older Moms, Parenting, Relationships, Surviving Recession Tagged With: aging, divorce, empty nest, life events, loss, managing change, marriage, midlife, post-divorce life, psychology, relationshps, routine, Surviving Recession, unemployment

Orientation

February 8, 2012 by D. A. Wolf 11 Comments

Orientation. Sounds simple. But when life events shake things up…

Filed Under: Health, Lifestyle, Morning Musing, Surviving Recession Tagged With: ageing, aging, emotions, empty nest, grief, life after divorce, life events, moving, over 50, over 60, post-divorce life, real life, real women's lives, recession, reinvention, starting over, unemployment, women over 50, women over 60, women's issues

No Turning Back

June 6, 2011 by D. A. Wolf 10 Comments

When I first read this article on why keeping your options open is less satisfying than making irreversible decisions, I was shaking my head. No, no, and no. I’m good at decision-making, yet I love having alternatives, not to mention contingency plans. But I persisted with the article (despite my own resistance), and like its […]

Filed Under: Culture, Lifestyle, Morning Musing, Relationships Tagged With: daily plate of crazy, decision-making, life events, life skills, marriage, Marriage and Divorce, planning, psychology, whatever life dishes out

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