Midlife’s A Trip

Success v. Happiness

Posted on 31. Jan, 2008 by Karen.

Success is getting what you want.  Happiness is wanting what you get.     By Unknown But Wise
Which is most important to you?

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Ruby Slippers and Coaching in the Game of Life

Posted on 28. Jan, 2008 by Karen.

What exactly is life coaching and why would you want it?  All good questions.  Learn more from this recent article in the New York Times that profiles a coach, her training and her goal to help others find the life they truly want. 
As I complete my training at the International Coaching Academy (ICA) in the next few months, [...]

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The Skinny on Dark Chocolate

Posted on 26. Jan, 2008 by Karen.

One of my new year’s resolutions is to lose a few pounds–isn’t everyone’s.  But what to do about my all-time favorite food group—chocolate?  I did some research and found that the benefits far outweigh avoidance if I just eat the dark variety. 
Click Chocolate to see an article published by the University of Michigan Integrative Medicine department that identifies the 5 characteristics of healthy chocolate:

70% [...]

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Testimony to a Meno Mom

Posted on 22. Jan, 2008 by Karen.

This posting is dedicated to my sister Paula–the ultimate Meno Mom.  Now you ask–what the heck is that?  Well a meno mom is a Baby Boomer raising young children while going through menopause.  Not my life choice–at midlife I have a grown son.  And my hot flashes are almost over.
But Meno Mom always wanted to be a mother.  It was [...]

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A New Look at Midlife’s A Trip!

Posted on 21. Jan, 2008 by Karen.

Today I uploaded the new custom header for Midlife’s A Trip.  I owe many thanks to my incredibly talented sister Paula who designed this and fit my many revisions into her already crammed life as a working midlife mom of a 3 year old daughter. 
And many thanks to my equally talented son Chip who put up with [...]

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A Question from Dr. King–What Is Your Life’s Blueprint?

Posted on 21. Jan, 2008 by Karen.

Thanks to friend and dedicated civil rights attorney, Sue Ellen Eisenberg for sharing Dr. King’s still relevant question and timeless wisdom from a speech he made to students at Philadelphia’s Barratt Junior High School on October 26, 1967–six months before his assassination:
I want to ask you a question, and that is: What is your life’s blueprint?
Whenever a building is [...]

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Is Dr. King’s Dream Our Reality Yet?

Posted on 20. Jan, 2008 by Karen.

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Wisdom from a Friend

Posted on 17. Jan, 2008 by Karen.

This is from friend and Midlife’s a Trip reader, Madeleine.  She made the following as a comment to yesterday’s post but there is such a great story here, I don’t want it to be missed by those who may not review the comments.  For some reason, this story was really what I needed to make [...]

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Worry on Your Mind?

Posted on 16. Jan, 2008 by Karen.

What did you worry about today?  Were you able to let it go at some point?  If not, here’s a quote I heard this week that may help put a different perspective on your worries:
Worry is like sitting in a rocking chair.  It’s something to do but doesn’t get you anywhere.

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Midlife Moment — Reading Glasses A Must

Posted on 14. Jan, 2008 by Karen.

This is the first in my series of Midlife Moments.  Midlife moments are just those quirky odd little experiences that are unique to this time of life.  If you have a moment you’d like to share that’ll make us all either laugh or appreciate the little glitches in the journey through midlife, please post a comment.  And now for my midlife moment #1: 
Yesterday morning I got [...]

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Mom, Dementia and Me—You Can Have the Remote

Posted on 11. Jan, 2008 by Karen.

I was out visiting my mom recently.  As I’ve mentioned she has severe dementia and lives in a memory care center.  Because Mom believes that she is perpetually being evicted from her “dorm room” as she calls it, she packs everything in the room–everyday.  The thing we have the hardest time finding is the TV remote.
So [...]

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Get Organized with Remember the Milk.com

Posted on 10. Jan, 2008 by Karen.

How many of you have a list of New Year’s resolutions that you’ve been looking at for a week now?  Are you just a little overwhelmed by the challenges you’ve made to yourself for 2008?  I know I am. 
I’ve been thinking about how to organize all the tasks that I’ll need to complete for success on [...]

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Rosie’s Boomer Review—Is Midlife A Trip?

Posted on 08. Jan, 2008 by Karen.

Click on Rosie’s Boomer Review » Is Mid Life A Trip? to read blog diva Rosie Horner’s review of this site.  As a newbie, I met Rosie out there in the blogosphere.  She took me by my virtual hand and provided me with some wise and sage advice on blogging. 
Rosie epitomizes the way we should be–helping one [...]

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