Reinvention

This really happened. Yesterday morning I woke up in one of those crazy sorts of sweats. I felt like a gummy bear. It’s the kind that makes your hair frizzy. Like you were in a rainstorm while you were sleeping. Anyway--I jiggled my way onto my back,...

If I say the words "cold feet" what is the first thought that comes to mind? A little word association game if you will. Don't over-think it, just spew out the first words that come to mind when you hear "cold feet".  Remember there is...

  It is not that I have fallen off the map or gone into some sort of “marriage underground.” Old Spice and I absolutely happily read our own vows and got married nearly four weeks ago.   My absence is much more about being speechless. What I...

  I have found myself staring at the unopened Priority Express box. I know my wedding dress is inside. What happens if it's ugly? (Note that it wasn’t ugly when I picked it out weeks ago.) Or what if my now menopausal body can't slither my Spanx...

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton have me thinking a lot lately about releasing medical records. You know...

Being the Jewish mother that I am—I seriously didn't want my 19 year old son (also the baby of the family) to drive 14 hours alone. Better he should fly to soccer pre-camp in New Hampshire. Better that I drive his car and meet him...

I can’t believe it’s July 4th. I can’t believe how much can happen in a year. Time has a way of moving faster the older we get…and it seems more precious. More stuff to cross off our bucket list. It was one year ago this week...

Saturday night. Destination CVS (to pick-up hormone prescription) and then onto Barnes & Noble. There may have been a time when I felt like I had to apologize for this or make excuses. But, no need.  Reinvention doesn’t always mean reinventing the outside. Sometimes reinvention is about...