Archive for September, 2007

How to View Midlife — Is It the New Adolescence?

Posted on 24. Sep, 2007 by Karen.

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I’ve been thinking for a while that midlife is a lot like adolescence–that major transition from one phase of life to another.  How you take the trip definitely influences how you come out on the other side.  It certainly did with adolescence and adulthood. 
But the more I think about this trip through midlife, the more [...]

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Dementia–Where the Past Becomes the Present

Posted on 24. Sep, 2007 by Karen.

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My mom has had dementia for years.  I remember buying the book The 36 Hour Day in 1987 because I thought then that there was something wrong.  Since that time I have been trying to understand the ins and outs of dementia while there’s been an increasing dialog on how to stay present in the [...]

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Dementia, Mom and Me–Clean Your Room

Posted on 24. Sep, 2007 by Karen.

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When I was a kid, my mom didn’t allow us to have many sweets.  She was way ahead of her time–vintage nutrition freak.  With that said, I snuck candy and gum into the house and the sanctity of my room.  Since I couldn’t throw the wrappers away because Mom would see them, I stuffed them [...]

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Dementia, Mom and Me–The Tough Trip

Posted on 23. Sep, 2007 by Karen.

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This is the first of my postings on the "trip" with my mother through her dementia.  I know I’m not the only one experiencing this journey that many of us undertake in midlife as we start to parent our aging parents. 
My mom has had dementia for years–the vascular kind.  Unlike the steady decline of [...]

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Bunny Slippers; My New Dress Code

Posted on 19. Sep, 2007 by Karen.

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Last Friday I read Elderblogger Ronni Bennett’s posting on how she dresses for the day as she works from home.  www.timegoesby.net.  I too have changed my dress code now that I work from home.  The days of dressing for success and sporting the latest trends have given way to being all about comfort. 
Before I started [...]

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Midlife’s About Letting Go of Fear–Part II

Posted on 18. Sep, 2007 by Karen.

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Last night I posted on letting go of fear through my "flying" experience on a ropes course.  This morning I was sitting at my dining room table having a bagel (my reward after working out).  I have a subscription to this wonderful little magazine called "Positive Thinking" (www.positivethinkingmag.com). I’ve been reading articles in the September/October [...]

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Midlife is About Letting Go of Fear

Posted on 17. Sep, 2007 by Karen.

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So why this blog on midlife. Well, first some shameless self-promotion.  I’m a life coach and my niche is helping people ages 45-65 lead happier lives. Check out my website at www.openforlifecoaching.com.  Deciding to coach professionally was part of my own midlife trip. Others observing me from afar may have said "Oh, oh–she’s having a [...]

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Hot Flash. News Flash. Relief is in the Freezer.

Posted on 11. Sep, 2007 by Karen.

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It’s so great to be able to talk about menopause in public.  When I started going through it, I was in corporate America where the movement on diversity didn’t include dialog about the woes of something only women had to endure.  So we suffered in silence.  Especially on the issue of hot flashes. 
For those [...]

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I Found My Midlife in the Mail

Posted on 09. Sep, 2007 by Karen.

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When does midlife begin, anyway?  Is it a certain age, a certain feeling, a lone gray hair gleaming like dental floss.  Well, I remember the day midlife hit me.  I was 49–young I thought.  I got home and picked up the mail and found an envelope addressed to me—from AARP!  I was sure this was [...]

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Just Because You’re Afraid of It Doesn’t Make It Real

Posted on 07. Sep, 2007 by Karen.

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The anniversary of 911 is next week.  And already there’s “chatter” of terrorism and I’m not talking about from al Qaida or Osama Bin Laden (OBL).  Oh that’s there too.  According to news reports, OBL has made yet another cameo appearance calculated I’m sure to strike fear in our hearts.  Well, OBL– take a commercial [...]

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