Midlife Madness

I remember my first loves. The boys I fell hard for that broke my heart with their rejection, indifference, or immaturity. I remember the tears and hurt. The feeling that if only one of these boys would love me, that I would feel better. Of course, looking back now, I realize that my heart was not breaking, and that a boy loving me would not make me feel better. I was just learning the difference between attraction and love and how to separate others loving me from loving mys

Summer is here, the sun is shining, and I am happy to report I am in love! After debating, discussing, researching, and rethinking, my husband and I took the plunge and purchased two new electric bikes from Pedego. We are not newbies to the world of eBikes. I was an extremely early adopter of the latest fad. I purchased my first used eScooter in 2005. It was bubble gum pink and looked just like a gas scooter. But it was all electric, so no license or insurance required. It wa

How strange it was to write the title of this blog, “Mourning My Mother,” because my mother has not died. As far as I know she is healthy and well. But July 28 marks two years since my mother decided to cut me out of her life. And they have been a hellish two years. I wish I could say that I have found peace with her decision, but I have not. I wish I could say that I don’t obsess about why, but I do. I wish I could say that I saw a solution or end, but I don’t. I live everyd