I’ve made fewer mistakes than I wish I had. Took fewer chances than others. Played it safe. Feared unknown outcomes, assumed more negative possibilities than a single event could ever unleash. Stood at the sidelines while friends and acquaintances ran headlong into adventures that I deemed too scary. I’m a planner. I like to know […]
Archive for the ‘Midlife’ Category
Second Chances
Posted in Midlife, Personal Growth, School, Wisdom on September 16, 2012 | 1 Comment »
A New Look
Posted in Art, Finery, Midlife, Personal Growth, Photos, Reminiscences on July 26, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve decided to update my office. Once the decision was made, it seems I can barely sit in it anymore without finding everything dreary, dingy, outdated and worn. I’m aghast that I’ve been ensconced in this realm, thinking it was fine. The current color on the wall, painted when I moved in, over 8 years […]
Hot Flashes
Posted in Fantasies, Flowers, Lilies, Marriage, Midlife on August 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
A while back I was strolling through a community garden, and came across a blaze of color. First I registered the deep pink, almost with hints of red in it, then the shape. They looked like calla lilies (I don’t know tons of flowers, but calla lilies are so unique I can actually remember them). […]
Musical Interlude
Posted in Beauty, Friendship, Midlife, Music, Poetry, Women, Youth on May 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
A while back, I attended a house concert that proved to be an unexpected delight. The evening was a perfect combination of youth, beauty, music, a glass of unexceptional red wine (as far as I can tell, large pot-luck events seem to yield an abundance of unexceptional wines, and the one I contributed was no […]
Everyday Math
Posted in Aging, Existential, Midlife, Personal Growth, School, Youth on April 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
My son’s math curriculum is called Everyday Math – the idea is to use math concepts in everyday situations we encounter, rather than keep math separate, a subject during the school day that has no tie to real life. Thus, he can figure out fractions when we need only 2 of a dozen eggs, or […]