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miztakes

April 4, 2011 By Gail 3 Comments

I”ve been reading a lot lately about the education that comes with making mistakes. At least, if we are lucky, we learn something.  The point is, women who are really living life are going to mess up from time to time. Instead of berating ourselves, we should be smiling and moving on. I’m on board with this because I mess up a… Read More

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ZZZZ hope for sleep

March 31, 2011 By Gail 5 Comments

Why is it that some people, and animals, can sleep anywhere, at any time, under any conditions? Why is it others cannot? I remember as a child spending a lot of time at my grandmother’s house. She only lived a short walk–or run, if it was a scary black night–down the road from my parent’s house, and I spent many nights… Read More

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Being Enough

Being Enough

March 30, 2011 By Gail 30 Comments

“But still she stood, ready to get back at it. Badass and admirable.” ― Cristin Harber, Delta: Redemption My mom was a unique woman. She seemed to defy the norms of our rural community by living on her terms. No June Cleaver aprons and pearls, no coffee-laced gossip sessions with the local ladies. For my mom, barn boots and hard… Read More

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Friendships and menopause

March 29, 2011 By Gail Leave a Comment

I’m the kind of person who has always preferred a few close friends as opposed to many friends at varying levels of closeness. For those of you who recognize the trend…yes, I’m a complete, unapologetic, introvert. As long as I’m confessing my tendencies– I have also made more guy friends along the way than women friends, but it wasn’t like I… Read More

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Imperfection

March 28, 2011 By Gail 31 Comments

The other day I was reading about the perfection of imperfection. The idea made me feel not only good, but a bit excited. American culture focuses on youth, and even then airbrushes and starves young women to conform to an ideal. This morning the media is abuzz about a padded bikini top available to girls as young as age 7…. Read More

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The Best Part of My Day…

March 26, 2011 By Gail 34 Comments

I had just let our 4-month old husky puppy, Booker, into the house when the phone rang. It was a call I had been waiting for, so my husband said he’d watch the over-excited puppy while I talked. Thinking all would be well if he kept Booker in sight, he under-estimated the curiosity of puppies. I walked into the room… Read More

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Other understanding

March 26, 2011 By Gail 1 Comment

I was talking with a new friend who is about to make a return trip to Tibet. Our conversation steered towards menopausal symtoms, and I mused about how women from other cultures and countries handle the transition. Do they keep silent? Do they celebrate? Do they change? My friend said she would love to ask, but wasn’t sure she would… Read More

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The Best Part of My Day…

March 23, 2011 By Gail 28 Comments

A friend sent me a thank you note for some cookies I had baked during a recent low spot in her life. (Really! Who doesn’t feel better with a plate of warm chocolate chip cookies in hand?) I was taken by the quote on the front of the card, as it inspired my day. Here it is: “I want to… Read More

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Forced to relax

March 23, 2011 By Gail 2 Comments

Ice pellets began hitting the kitchen window last night– a not so subtle reminder that nature has its own time schedule. This morning, despite the calendar reading “spring”, 10 inches of snow covered the tiny crocus blossom recently discovered in our yard. At first I resented the fact that I would have to shred my “to do” list for the… Read More

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