Life After Forty, Random Ramblings

Lobster Claw Fist Bump!

Alarm goes off.  I wait until the last possible second to get up, get out of bed, and get my kiddo off to school.  Take off right wrist brace.  Check!  Take off left wrist brace and...hold on...my right hand is completely numb and useless.  I actually used my right hand like a club‒a club with a… Continue reading Lobster Claw Fist Bump!

Baby Steps, Life After Forty

I Thought I’d Be A Grown Up By Now!

When I was a kid, I used to dream about what it would be like to be a grown up.  No rules.  No school.  Nobody telling you what to do all the time.  It was going to be totally AWESOME.  (Cue up Cindy Lauper music!) Flash forward to my middle years...and yeah.  I think I… Continue reading I Thought I’d Be A Grown Up By Now!

Life After Forty, Writing 101

Writing 101, Day 2: Write A List

Middle Years Wisdom I'd like to share: You can spend hours hunting down school supplies for your kiddo, the ones straight off the teacher's recommended list, but that doesn't mean they'll show up in the book bag.  Or that they'll be used for their intended purpose.  Or that they'll be used at all!  I believe… Continue reading Writing 101, Day 2: Write A List