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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

SAD

January 20, 2012 by D. A. Wolf 12 Comments

When your mood is a matter of light…

Filed Under: Health, Lifestyle Tagged With: benefits of a break, depression, emotions, family, Health, moods, psychology, real life, stigma, women's health, women's issues

How Was YOUR Year in Review?

December 31, 2011 by D. A. Wolf 19 Comments

My year? Mixed bag. 2011 started off with some mighty mountainous tasks, and Sisyphus himself would have had a little chuckle as the boulder held the upper hand. But the months plodded along all the same and there were unexpected highs (Hello – a big scholarship to college for my son!), seemingly unending lows (Can […]

Filed Under: Lifestyle, Morning Musing, Parenting, Relationships Tagged With: 2011 year in review, college applications, daily plate of crazy, dating over 50, gearing up for the new year, midlife, parenting college students, post-divorce life, real life, Relationships, single parent advice

Contemplating. . . This, That. . . And The French

October 29, 2011 by D. A. Wolf 3 Comments

I am contemplating the need to sweep my small deck which is covered in a carpet of pine needles, and a few scattered golden leaves. I am contemplating a walk in the sunshine though it is cold, and the necessity of sticking to a brisk pace. I am contemplating a surprise dinner last evening – […]

Filed Under: Food & Recipes, Morning Musing, Parenting, Politics Tagged With: daily plate of crazy, France, French men, Morning Musing, quick recipes, real life, women's cycles

Hope Floats

September 30, 2011 by D. A. Wolf 20 Comments

It is a Sandra Bullock movie released in 1998 – Hope Floats – with a predictable plot, but not without its charms. A married mother of a young daughter finds out hubby is cheating and he wants out. As the divorce proceeds, she takes her child and heads home to a small Texas town, where […]

Filed Under: Language, Lifestyle, Other Stuff, Surviving Recession Tagged With: daily plate of crazy, effects of unemployment, emotions, empty nest, hope, managing change, Marriage and Divorce, post-divorce life, real life, whatever life dishes out

How To Do Everything Better (Maybe)

June 22, 2011 by D. A. Wolf 17 Comments

Curiosity. Maybe it did kill the cat. Personally, I never bought it. As far as I’m concerned, curiosity motors exploration, discovery, mischief-making, the Internet of course – and more industries than I can possibly enumerate. Beyond curiosity, “How to” has become something we ask routinely, expecting – and frequently receiving – virtually immediate answers. In […]

Filed Under: Culture, Lifestyle Tagged With: daily plate of crazy, how to, life skills, pop culture, real life, self awareness, self-improvement, values in contemporary society, women and self-esteem

At Loose Ends

June 3, 2011 by D. A. Wolf 22 Comments

Perhaps it’s the same for marathoners. For recent college graduates. For prize winners of any sort. I distinctly remember feeling this way twenty years ago, in the days and weeks following my wedding. Months of planning and effort had yielded the desired outcome and after the excitement, the commotion, and the relief of having gotten […]

Filed Under: Lifestyle, Morning Musing, Parenting, Relationships Tagged With: daily plate of crazy, planning, real life, Relationships, routine, whatever life dishes out

Lounge Act

May 27, 2011 by D. A. Wolf 15 Comments

There have been tens of thousands, maybe hundreds of thousands. From the widely known to the utterly obscure. Occasionally the brunt of jokes but always atmospheric, one way or another. And usually, encouraging us to relax in spite of ourselves. It’s my new Go-To Dream Job. My Next Big Thing. My Scandalous Ambition. Lounge Act. […]

Filed Under: Entertainment, Lifestyle, Morning Musing Tagged With: big little wolf, burnout, daily plate of crazy, Morning Musing, ramble, real life, single motherhood, whatever life dishes out

Switching It Up

May 11, 2011 by D. A. Wolf 18 Comments

“You’re more beautiful in person,” he says. I look up from my checkbook, as I’m writing out the amount for groceries. We’ve been chatting as I unload my basket and he rings me up. I’m only half-paying attention; I have budgets on my mind. Worries over money. Worries, always worries. He studies the image on […]

Filed Under: Health, Lifestyle, Morning Musing Tagged With: beauty and body image, daily plate of crazy, health and well-being, necessity of change, ramble, real life, risk taking, women and self-esteem, women's roles

Swept Up In Yes

May 3, 2011 by D. A. Wolf 14 Comments

Have you ever run out on an errand – something dry and uninteresting – that turned into an absolute pleasure? Are there moments when you set aside your checklists and your jammed schedule, allowing yourself to be swept up in yes – the yes to conversation, yes to coffee, yes to the momentary marvel of […]

Filed Under: Lifestyle, Morning Musing Tagged With: daily plate of crazy, guerrilla artist, guerrilla writer, happiness, Morning Musing, real life

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