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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

Who Inspires You?

July 28, 2011 by D. A. Wolf 16 Comments

Perhaps I’m feeling inspired. Or uninspired. I’m not entirely sure why this question popped into my head the other evening, but it did, and I put the query out in a few places hoping to expand my own set of voices to stir, to excite, to inspire. I ask myself who inspires me and run […]

Filed Under: Language, Morning Musing Tagged With: big questions, inspiration, real women real life, women, writing

Disclosure

July 12, 2011 by D. A. Wolf 14 Comments

Everything about the woman was foreign territory. Yes, she was polite. Yes, she smiled often. Yet her reserve kept her at a distance, holding everyone at bay. I wondered if it was the age, or the fact that she was married and living the suburban lifestyle with a husband and child. The rest of us […]

Filed Under: Culture, Parenting, Relationships, Women's Issues Tagged With: family, marriage, motherhood, older mothers, Parenting, parenting choices, real women, real women real life, Sexual Politics, women's issues

Of Sun Gods, Summertime, and Renewal

May 30, 2011 by D. A. Wolf 9 Comments

Renew, refresh, regenerate. Reuse. Recover. These are just a few of the terms that decorate a glossy black bag I came across at the market yesterday. It was a steal at $2.00, and I went for it. Its purpose? To hold a limited amount of food as I do my shopping mindfully – looking to reduce expenditures (and waste), not […]

Filed Under: Health, Language, Lifestyle Tagged With: aging gracefully, big little wolf, daily plate of crazy, daily plate of crazy women, Language, real women real life, renewal, setting goals

Square One

May 9, 2011 by D. A. Wolf 9 Comments

Thoughts on forward movement.

Filed Under: Language, Lifestyle, Morning Musing Tagged With: Language, life after divorce, Morning Musing, motivation, positivity, post-divorce life, real women real life, Surviving Recession, women's issues, writing

The Friendship Fix

March 15, 2011 by D. A. Wolf 18 Comments

Friendships often falter after serious life events.

Filed Under: Divorce, Lifestyle, Relationships Tagged With: aging, divorce, friendship, marriage, Marriage and Divorce, men and women, post-divorce life, real women real life

What Knocks You Down? What Picks You Up?

March 6, 2011 by D. A. Wolf 12 Comments

Oh, that real world stress. Oh, the physical toll!

Filed Under: Morning Musing Tagged With: fatigue, headaches, men and women, moods, real women real life, stress management

Bite Me

March 4, 2011 by D. A. Wolf 29 Comments

Two little words that are good for what ails me.

Filed Under: Culture, Morning Musing Tagged With: aging, bite me, definitions of beauty, rant, real women real life, whatever life dishes out

What Ruffles Your Feathers?

February 28, 2011 by D. A. Wolf 11 Comments

Dirty laundry. Bouts of bitching. Ruffled feathers.

Filed Under: Culture, Morning Musing Tagged With: complaints, Language, real women real life, respect, society, use your words, whatever life dishes out

Give Marital Advice? Who – ME?

January 27, 2011 by D. A. Wolf 20 Comments

How marital advice from a divorcée may be just what the doctor ordered.

Filed Under: Love, Marriage, Relationships Tagged With: divorce, gender differences, Love, marriage, Marriage and Divorce, men and women, ramble, real women real life, Relationships, Sex and the City, Sexual Politics

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