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Higher Maintenance

Since becoming a "woman of a certain age" September has taken on a whole new meaning. I'm reminded of this as I sit at my desk, which suddenly has become strewn with postcards I've received from the medical community reminding me that it's once again time to check in for a check-up. I commented on

By |2017-09-15T12:56:06+00:00September 15th, 2017|Categories: Aging, Doctors, Medicine|6 Comments

My Left Shoulder

I apologize for the fact that I’m late in delivering this new post.   That is, if anyone even noticed that  I’m a few days past my deadline.  Five to be exact, if you happen to mark your calendar.  Which I highly doubt.  But that’s okay.  I don’t mind my usual timeliness being taken for granted.

By |2017-07-27T17:06:16+00:00July 20th, 2017|Categories: Aging, Anatomy, Doctors, Health|19 Comments

Bowled Over

On any given day, there are countless reminders that I am an old person.  Not least of which is the pain in my lower back when I uncurl my body from the driver’s seat of my car.  There is also the fact that I now prefer to sit when putting on my panties, for fear

By |2016-06-15T12:50:50+00:00June 15th, 2016|Categories: Aging|10 Comments

Summer Is A Bummer

Admittedly, I’m not a big fan of nostalgia.  My capacity for fondly recounting the good old days is about half a cup.  Sure, I have pleasant memories of growing up in the 40s and 50s, but I’m not about to initiate a petition for the return of Howdy Dowdy, or lobby the fashion industry to

By |2020-06-04T15:30:50+00:00May 31st, 2016|Categories: Aging, Nostalgia|4 Comments

April Is The Cruelest Month…

April is a month that seems to inspire poetry.  However, Chaucer, who praised April in his prologue to the “Canterbury Tales” would certainly not have agreed with the opening line of T.S. Eliot’s famous poem, “The Wasteland,” quoted above.  But then again, Chaucer was not a woman who had to face the terror and humiliation

By |2016-04-30T12:35:16+00:00April 30th, 2016|Categories: Aging, Beauty, Fashion|6 Comments
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