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Post 50 Beginnings

My good friend BigLittleWolf has had a running series on her blog, Daily Plate of Crazy, about starting over at 50. While I may not have been following all the steps she talks about, I am going to start over next year and I am definitely 50+ (my 55th birthday will occur on the 15th… Continue reading Post 50 Beginnings

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What’s Up and How I Reacted?

I just read Danielle LaPorte’s latest piece entitled “Break the law, bag the contract, ignore your lawyer, be yourself.” I came away thinking I had definitely done something right over the past almost year. Almost a year ago, I got an email from my soon-to-be ex. You’ll notice that there is a new phrase out… Continue reading What’s Up and How I Reacted?

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An Anniversary

As a single forty-plus year old woman, today is bittersweet. I love my life. I love my kids. And, I know that I have grown over the past years by being single more than I would ever have grown as a married person. Yet, I still feel a small pang of remorse, regret – no,… Continue reading An Anniversary