Friday Funnies 2/3/23
A place for all of those silly memes I download to my phone and then never look at again. Expect this to be a more-or-less weekly feature.
My life as a fifty-something navigating the back side of middle age
A place for all of those silly memes I download to my phone and then never look at again. Expect this to be a more-or-less weekly feature.
Dear Virginia, Here goes your letter, although there isn’t much to write about. I guess I told you everything over the phone. Hope you get better soon, it’s awful to be sick. Well, what do you want me to say? I can’t think of anything. Read more
Here are the reading challenges that I am taking part in this year. I’ll update these graphics at the end of each month. PopSugar is a challenge I tried last year, but did not complete. So I’m trying again this year! There are forty regular Read more
It’s the first reading wrap-up of the new year! I got off to a blazing start with 21 books this month, which is about double what I had been doing the past few months. And this was also a huge month for audiobooks! It’s so Read more
OK, I need to vent and I guess this is my default place to do it now. You can probably just scroll on by because this is really just an anger release for me. I have a question to ask those of you who are Read more
I’ve always loved the idea of yoga. I wanted to try it, but as an oversized person I was always hesitant. I went to one class at the local YMCA several years ago, and while I did mostly enjoy it, it was a little above Read more
Behind the Scenes by Karelia Stetz-Waters Publication date: 31 January 2023 from Forever Publishing Twenty twenty-one’s Satisfaction Guaranteed was my first exposure to Karelia Stetz-Waters’ work, and it was insta-love. It’s become a comfort read for me, and I’ve probably read it too many times. Read more
Dear Virginia,I received your letter yesterday and was glad to hear that Shirley wants to go with us Saturday. I have talked with Leon and I guess he is going to try to get away, so we ought to have some fun. What was the Read more
Over the past couple of years I have been working on improving my mental health, after years of suffering from anxiety and depression. I plan to be completely transparent about my journey in these posts, because I hope that reading my story will help someone Read more
Begin Again by Emma LordOut now from Wednesday Books “Anything worth doing starts with a mess.” Emma Lord is pretty much becoming the queen of sweet YA/NA books. I first discovered her with Tweet Cute, which was lovely, and then last year’s When You Get Read more
climacteric (noun):
1. A critical stage or decisive point; a turning point
2. The phase encompassing the transition from the reproductive state to the non-reproductive state (see also: menopause)
3. My life as a fifty-something navigating the back side of middle age