I don’t mean to scare anyone, but there are some things I’ve found about being over 40 that were not previously made known to me. And because I’m unabashedly helpful, I thought I’d share. We all know about the forgetfulness, mispronunciations of common proper nouns, spontaneous blurting out of crabby political opinions, and no longer […]
getting old
T Minus 365 to Empty Nest
I was standing in the kitchen this morning talking to my husband and daughter about the fact that a year from now she’ll be going off to college and we’ll officially be Empty Nesters. “It’ll be just like before we had kids,” I said to my husband, cheerfully. “Just you and me.” My husband […]
This is Getting Old
“Age is just a number.” “You’re only as old as you feel.” “It’s the new 30.” “You look great. For your age.” There’s nothing cuter than someone trying to pretend that getting old is not a big deal. Of course it’s a big deal. Don’t go acting like you don’t mind. We all mind. […]