Laurie blogs regularly at Looking on the Sunnyside. You can find this and other fun posts on her life, challenges and triumphs over there! When it comes to our empty nest, my husband is definitely having a harder time than I am. I find that funny considering the fact that he only recently became a …
As a new Mom, everyone warned me about the terrible twos and the tantrums that I would have to endure. Later everyone talked about the struggles of the teenage years, dealing with hormones and rapidly changing moods. No one ever warned me about the struggles of dealing with young adult children, and the struggle is …
Holiday traditions change as you get older, your kids grow up and move away, your priorities are different, new technologies and new ways of doing things have an impact. Let’s face it; we simply cannot do what we have always done, and that includes the way we celebrate the holidays. Some holiday traditions become even …
Age gets better with wine. I saw that on a sign in a shop during a recent trip to Napa California. I completely agree! Like a few glasses of wine, getting older makes you care less about what others think, it causes you to focus on real priorities, and it helps you to understand what really …
We agree with Laurie WJN that menopause is a good time to slow down a bit and be aware of all that’s good…hot flashes be damned! Read more from Laurie on her blog. I am trying to have a good attitude about menopause, but I will admit – it is hard to do sometimes. …
