Category Archives: routines

Apparently Not Self-Sufficient

Posted on March 8, 2025 by Real Women

Shortly before one of our last winter storms, I had to venture out to the grocery store.  Not with any storm-stock-up milk-and-bread urgency, but simply due to bad timing, we needed food.  I knew full well that it would be … Continue reading →

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I’m No Fort Knox

Posted on May 28, 2024 by Real Women

78.  That’s a rough estimate of the number of active current passwords in my life. I’m sure there are more.  This number just represents the passwords saved in my SSHP (Super Secret Hidey Place), not to be confused with the … Continue reading →

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More Than Just a Cup’a

Posted on February 4, 2024 by Real Women

It’s not a new obsession. They have a way of multiplying because we convince ourselves we need more.  Try as we might, we just can’t shake our infatuations. After all, they aren’t just vessels for holding and consuming liquids. They … Continue reading →

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Habits That Don’t Matter

Posted on May 7, 2023 by Real Women

I left clothes in the dryer when I went to bed last night.  I imagine some of you just physically cringed and thought “oh no she didn’t!”.  Others were “Yup. Same.”  To be honest, it is not an uncommon habit … Continue reading →

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It Doesn’t Always Have to Be a Mountain

Posted on February 5, 2023 by Real Women

I cleaned out and sorted my underwear drawer today. Exciting, right?  Perhaps it would have sounded more exciting if I called it my lingerie.  But let’s be real.  I’m a middle-aged woman headed into her 25th year of marriage.  There’s … Continue reading →

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Not Yet.

Posted on October 4, 2022 by Real Women

We New Englanders are fiercely proud of our seasons. Yes, I called them “our” seasons. Given a chance, we will boast to those who live in warmer climes about how we have four of them. We don’t need topics like … Continue reading →

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Contain Ourselves

Posted on July 17, 2022 by Real Women

My husband was pitching in with kitchen clean up, tackling the variety of items that had collected in the sink. He paused at one point and said to me “you are the container queen.”   He had apparently found my lunch … Continue reading →

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The Mysterious Marvelous Fourth Drawer

Posted on May 18, 2022 by Real Women

My husband has been working really hard on renovating our basement. For his birthday last week, I gave him an electronic dartboard to hang on the wall when he’s all done.  He thought it was great, and said “remember back … Continue reading →

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Earning Our Rings

Posted on February 8, 2022 by Real Women

As I type these words, I am in my comfy jammies, feet up, and have the Winter Olympics on TV.  I am amazed by any elite athletes in any competition, game or exhibition who reach new speeds, new heights, new … Continue reading →

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From Meh to Mystery

Posted on January 1, 2022 by Real Women

It is New Year’s Day, 2022.  I’ve spent much of the day giving myself pep talks. The holidays this year, for many of us, have been….ok.  The replies I’ve received most often from other RW’s when asked how their Christmas … Continue reading →

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