Category Archives: age

Never Too Old to Learn

Posted on March 20, 2015 by Real Women

Within a one-week time period, I will have experienced two substantial life milestones, both of which I have been dreading. The first, and most difficult, is that I had to say goodbye to my 84-year old father as he set … Continue reading →

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Reliving Our Youth Through Youth

Posted on January 11, 2015 by Real Women

  My son had three of his buddies over today. My husband was excited because he just recently finished a studio area above his workshop, and the boys were going to spend some time doing some music jamming up there. … Continue reading →

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Lessons Learned

Posted on December 31, 2014 by Real Women

As we happily stick a fork in this year, oh, I mean, bid adieux to 2014, there’s no limit to the “year in review” retrospectives surrounding us. The Top News Stories, the Best Commercials, Time Magazine’s Top 10 Photos, the … Continue reading →

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A New Perspective on Bliss

Posted on October 21, 2014 by Real Women

It doesn’t really take much to make us Real Women happy. Really, it doesn’t.   Sure, we’d all love to win the lottery, hire a butler or housekeeper, become ladies of leisure and spend our days shopping or having lunch or … Continue reading →

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Stop the Frump

Posted on August 17, 2014 by Real Women

frump  (frmp) – n A girl or woman regarded as dull, plain, or unfashionable. A person regarded as colorless and primly sedate. One of my BFFs and I are just a few months away from a milestone birthday. Even though we … Continue reading →

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Are We What We Wear?

Posted on July 8, 2014 by Real Women

Most of us Real Women, after reaching a certain age or demographic, spend a lot of time trying to not look like what we are. If we are leaving our 20’s and 30’s, we don’t want to “look 40.” If … Continue reading →

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Yay Me

Posted on March 23, 2014 by Real Women

“Tomorrow is the first page of a 365 page book. Write a good one.” Today is my birthday.   And I’m ok with that. (Although now I have The Beatles’ “Happy Birthday” running through my head.) When we are young, we … Continue reading →

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And So It Begins

Posted on March 6, 2014 by Real Women

One of the amazing traits in young children is their seemingly universal acceptance of each other. I love watching toddlers and pre-schoolers interact with each other. The playmates could be tall, short, wide, thin, purple, blue or green – it … Continue reading →

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A Familial Shift

Posted on February 23, 2014 by Real Women

Family faces are magic mirrors. Looking at the people who belong to us we see the past, the present, and the future.      — Gail Lumet Buckley Aunts and Uncles.  They are like our parents, but not quite. We … Continue reading →

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They Keep Us Young

Posted on November 17, 2013 by Real Women

I grew up in a Kool-aid-mom kind of household.  Our house was the hang out, and mom was involved enough in our lives to be up to date and informed without being over-bearing. There were always extra kids around. Friends … Continue reading →

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