Midlife’s A Trip

What A Midlife Crisis Feels Like

Posted on 11. Nov, 2008 by Karen.

In the next hour I will be at my aunt’s funeral.  Aunt Hazel died last Friday at 79.  And to be honest, I can’t imagine the world without her.  My earliest memories of her are of a loving woman who always said what she meant and meant what she said.  “No nonsense” was her mantra.  [...]

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Lipstick Was My Favorite Halloween Costume

Posted on 31. Oct, 2008 by Karen.

I know it sounds weird but lipstick was my favorite Halloween costume.  I didn’t care what I dressed up as that day as long as lipstick was involved.  Remember, I grew up during the 50’s when the standard, at least what I saw on my friends’ mothers and women in the movies was really, really, really RED lipstick.  And [...]

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Being Big Sister

Posted on 30. Oct, 2008 by Karen.

This week I had to pull rank on my sister.  She’s the one I refer to as “Meno Mom”, the mother of the now infamous Peanut, my 4 year old niece.  Meno Mom has become a wonderful caregiver in midlife.  She’s a single mom raising the Peanut and is infinitely patient and loving with my mother [...]

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