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Assistance, please?

Posted on July 11, 2017 by Real Women

It was just another average R.W. kinda morning.  Similar, I’m sure, to most of your mornings. While I was getting myself ready for work, I was multi-tasking other activities. Folded a load of laundry, did some dishes. Gave the dog … Continue reading →

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Fairy Tale Slumber

Posted on June 14, 2017 by Real Women

The National Sleep Foundation recommends adults age 26 – 64 should get 7 – 9 hours of sleep each night. So let’s take a quick poll. Real Women out there in that age range, how many of you average 7 … Continue reading →

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Bag It

Posted on May 31, 2017 by Real Women

My husband is mystified by the quantity and variety of bags, totes and purses I own and use. More to the point, he doesn’t understand how or why I could ever possibly need more. Silly man, it is not a … Continue reading →

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Cutting Corners

Posted on May 23, 2017 by Real Women

I grew up in the days when 4-H was a thing. It still is a thing, a very good thing, but you just don’t hear as much about it in most communities any more. Or perhaps I’m just out of … Continue reading →

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Ixnay the Ouldshays

Posted on May 18, 2017 by Real Women

This morning my dog was bugging me to go for a walk. Yes, really, he knows how to communicate this to me quite clearly. What can I say, he has me well trained. I did have a few things I … Continue reading →

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Retro Coolio

Posted on April 25, 2017 by Real Women

I anticipate that some day, in my more advanced years, I’m going to reach a point where I no longer worry about what I eat, what I say, and whether or not I’m trendy. My dream is to be that … Continue reading →

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Missing the Mark

Posted on April 10, 2017 by Real Women

There has been a lot of discussion lately about a certain Pepsi ad featuring Kendall Jenner.  In some agency room somewhere, an idea was born and went through all of the expense and effort of concepting, scripting, storyboarding, casting, shooting, … Continue reading →

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Makin’ pancakes

Posted on April 2, 2017 by Real Women

I started my day Friday morning doing something none of us Real Women look forward to doing: Making pancakes. Not in a fry pan. In a mammogram machine. Any of us over the age of 45 are familiar with the … Continue reading →

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Mental Overtime

Posted on March 18, 2017 by Real Women

Yesterday I got up after my usual menopausal restless night of sleep and went about my regular morning routine. I like my home routines. They give me peace, they center me. I can work through things in my head while … Continue reading →

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Energy, Aisle 5

Posted on March 7, 2017 by Real Women

We call it Doing Rounds. When my BFF neighbor or I head out to run errands on a weekend, we’ll check in with each other to see if we can save the other one a trip somewhere.  Because we R.W.’s … Continue reading →

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