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Good Economics or a Midlife Crisis? (The Salvaged Bike Odyssey - Part 2)
2008-08-14 13:00:00 If you read the first part of this epic journey about getting a salvaged bike back on the road, you know it started when repair costs to my old '84 Honda Magna VF700 became cost prohibitive. So I decided to take the money I had and shoot for the stars. The problem with shooting for the stars, how
Heart felt plea to midlife women: know your heart numbers
2008-05-06 07:16:00 With cardiovascular disease (including heart disease and stroke) a leading cause of death for women and men, the Jean Hailes Foundation for Women?s Health is urging women to check their heart risk and know their ?heart numbers?. Recent Australian research shows that: Very few women think about heart disease as being a health risk to them. ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Heart felt plea to midlife women: know your heart numbers", url: "http://www.australianwomenonli-ne.com/?p=473" });
Big Bellies In Midlife Increases Dementia Risk
2008-04-22 07:57:00 People in their 40s with larger stomachs have a higher risk for dementia when they reach their 70s, according to a study published in the March 26, 2008, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. Previous studies have looked at central obesity (as determined by waist circumference) and body mass ...
My Midlife Crisis ... In The Kitchen
2008-04-17 22:05:00 Not a crisis, it sounds so dramatic, but a period of transition, yes...honestly...as a kitchen designer, that is. I'm no longer so concerned with the kitchen triangle. For the most part, the kitchen triangle is fading away. Why? Because of several things:one's personal work habits taking precedence (a good thing)the introduction of so many different shapes, sizes, and types of appliancesdesigning multiple work stations into a kitchenmulti generations cooking together as fun rather than a taskthe kitchen being even more the hub of the house attracting people like ants to a picnicBut, it's funny, the thing that is really making me totally rethink the kitchen is its role as a social place. We've all read the magazines talking about the kitchen as the "gathering place." We've heard that for years, and there is the island with a few stools, etc. etc. But, my eyes have been opened even further, since last August after having visited the Hansen showroom in Copenhagen an...
Midlife-Crisis Bible Stories
2008-03-16 20:19:00 Midlife-Crisis Bible Stories, from McSweeney's. My favorite is The Annunciation. Share This
By: JakeBouma.com
Coming Out in Midlife - Your First Lesbian Date
2008-03-03 20:54:00 You're 38 years old, give or take a few, you have just gone through the shock of figuring out you are a lesbian...now what? If you are in a position to meet other like-minded women and seek out a relationship, you will most certainly be thinking about dating. And you have to start somewhere--your first lesbian date. The concept is the same as any date: two people meeting to learn more about each
The Age of Miracles: Embracing the New Midlife (Hardcover)
2008-03-02 07:23:00 The need for change as we get older?an emotional pressure for one phase of our lives to transition into another?is a human phenomenon, neither male nor female. There simply comes a time in our lives?not fundamentally different from the way puberty separates childhood from adulthood?when it?s time for one part of ourselves to die and for something new to be born.The purpose of this book by best-selling author and lecturer Marianne Williamson is to psychologically and spiritually reframe this transition so that it leads to a wonderful sense of joy and awakening.In our ability to rethink our lives lies our greatest power to change them. What we have called ?middle age? need not be seen as a turning point toward death. It can be viewed as a magical turning point toward life as we?ve never known it, if we allow ourselves the power of an independent imagination?thought-forms that don?t flow in a perfunctory manner from ancient assumptions merely handed down to us, but rather flower into n...
By: Book Stores
THE AGE OF MIRACLES - Embracing the New Midlife - Marianne Williamson
2008-03-01 19:32:00 Are you aging? Or, feeling you are old? If so, who said so? If someone suddenly awakened you at 2 AM and asked you how old you are, what would you say? Most people, without thinking, would say they were somewhere in their thirties. And even if they are 70, they might be correct. Because the spirit ...
Midlife suicides unexpectly soar acording to The Centers for Disease Contro
2008-02-20 06:05:00 Experts says suicide is depression left untreated. Today The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed that theory with the release of a study of deaths in America:"Health officials find it surprising, and baffling: The suicide rate among 45-to-54-year-olds increased a lot from 1999 to 2004, far outpacing changes in nearly every other age group, according to a study of the nation's death rates released by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. For women 45 to 54, the rate leaped 31 percent. For men, it increased nearly 20 percent."That is certainly a break from trends of the past," said Ann Haas, the research director of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. By contrast, the suicide rate for 15-to-19-year-olds increased less than 2 percent in that five-year period — and decreased among people 65 and older.The question is why. What happened in 1999 that caused the suicide rate to suddenly rise primarily for those in midlife? For health experts...
Am I having a midlife crisis?
2008-02-12 20:23:00 The Miami Herald had an article today entitled, 5 things you didn't know about midlife crisis. Among those five points were, "Am I Having one?" in which the article said doctors do believe it is a genuine condition with the following symptoms, among others: irritability loss of sex drive impotence fatigue depression hair loss weight gain loss of ability to recover quickly from injuries It also said that a recent "Happiness" study showed that both men and women's happiness followed a U-shaped curve, with the most unhappy time being at the bottom of the curve, or about age 44. If find all this interesting, but I have to point out that I don't possess an of the symptoms from the bullet-point list above. Except, maybe irritability, but then I've always been a tad grouchy. So, I guess I'm not having a milife crisis after all. Funny thing about that list though. If you look at it closely, I'll bet you know people in their 20's and 30's who have the symptoms listed. Of course, t...
By: Man with Family
Finding Fulfillment at Midlife - Home Staging as a Second Chance Career
2008-02-09 08:02:00 According to a study reported in Prevention Magazine, “79% of baby boomers expect to work at least part-time well into their golden years”. The study revealed that “a growing number of adults are looking at their 40s, 50s, and 60s as the right time to start fresh in an entirely new field”. More: continued here ...
Baby Boomers Coping with Midlife
2008-02-09 06:02:00 Every year ushers in another birthday and another notch on the headboard of your life. And each year brings another challenge in dealing with growing older. As you enter or work through midlife, you are experiencing many drastic changes. Your body parts are shifting, you’re gaining or losing weight, your face may ...
thrill-seeking in midlife
2008-01-21 06:34:00 I was never one of those people who HAD to try skydiving. The thought even now makes me want to barf. I did have some thrills backpacking, kayaking, scuba diving and even helicoptering into the wilderness. Being home all the time on a little island with a 4 year old person and ...
By: Let the Dog in!
Life Insurance For Retirement - Choosing a Good Plan at Midlife and Beyond
2007-12-05 14:17:00 Many people have life insurance through their workplace, or else they purchased a term life insurance plan that expired when they were middle aged. So now we find people at 50, 65, or even in their 80s, looking for an affordable life insurance plan! Perhaps these people are looking for a good life insurance plan ...
By: Insurance Blog
Final Day to Laugh at Midlife
2007-11-30 02:30:00 Final day of the November blog tour with Christee Gabour Atwood for her book ? Three Feet Under: Journal of a Midlife Crisis. Visit today with Christee Gabour Atwood as she talks with author, L Diane Wolfe. Click here for more information - http://circleoffriendsbooks.blo-gspot.com read more
By: Communati.com
Madonna aka ?Louise? suffering a midlife crisis
2007-11-23 03:16:00 Madonna aka ‘Louise’ suffering a midlife crisis Madonna may be suffering a midlife crisis , friends fear. Madonna is said to have asked friends to call her ‘Louise’ - her previously unused middle name, NOW reports Louise replaces ‘Esther’, the Hebrew name Madge chose when she first converted to Kabbalah. ‘Madonna has ...
By: Celebrity News
Does Midlife Have to be a Crisis
2007-11-21 03:46:00 Wednesday Nov 21 on the blog tour trail ? Christee Gabour Atwood continues her tour today to promote her book ? Three Feet Under: Journal of a Midlife Crisis. read more
By: Communati.com
Midlife Crisis Wine Collecting | Countdown To Fifty
2007-11-13 06:12:00 A thoroughly informal survey of co-workers, clients and friends has revealed a common thread regarding wine collecting. It seems that 40 marks a time when many folks develop palates for wine. They have moved from a predominantly mixed drink or beer5 Zoom(s)
Lance Armstrong?s Midlife Crisis Continues
2007-11-08 13:29:00 Lance Armstrong is still astride his new bike - Ashley Olsen. These two have been running around NYC making the locals sick with their lack of anything in common and fifteen year age gap. Who cares about the age gap, can any of you imagine this chick going for a bike ride? “Does it have ...
Planning a RTW trip | Midlife Travel
2007-11-05 16:35:00 Planning a trip of a lifetime, or a RTW adventure can be over-whelming. There seems so many options people end up with unrealistic itineraries not helped by the supposed savings of buying a RTW airline ticket rather than a set of single point-to-po5 Zoom(s)
My Midlife Bedtime Story
2007-10-09 04:20:00 This week has been really hectic for me. Work has been unbelievably busy. (they’re probably hoping I screw something up before my review) and home has been crazy too. The kids have a lot going on, the Indians are in the playoffs so my husband is useless and the dog got skunked last week and ...
Losing Stamina
2007-09-27 21:37:00 In my younger days I could function on a few hours of sleep. I could go from morning till night without having to make several pots of coffee just to keep my eyes open. I could fly up the stairs with loads of laundry without being winded. I miss the physical stamina that I once ...
Short Leash Leads To Midlife Crisis
2007-09-25 02:52:00 Having gone through a couple of midlife crises myself, I think I can spot one when I see one. There is a crisis happening to a member of my household. No, it?s not my husband (I am his midlife crisis), but my dog. Seriously, I?m pretty sure he?s going through some sort of doggie midlife ...
Baggage Check
2007-09-20 04:12:00 I have a friend who has been my friend since we were 5 years old. She is the same age as me and has no children and has never been married. She has always been picky when it comes to men. Even when we were in our 20’s she would always find something wrong with ...
Seven Minutes in Heaven
2007-09-15 21:38:00 Last night I experienced seven minutes in heaven. Seven minutes of pure bliss. I couldn?t stop smiling. I was glowing from head to toe. I felt like all was right with the world. I usually experience these seven minutes every Friday night. The kids are out with their friends and my husband and I have ...
Teenage Parenting Episode: Where?s the Beef?
2007-09-14 02:25:00 My sweet little daughter of yesteryear has become quite the independent and opinionated young lady. She?s 14 years old and she definitely has a mind of her own. I?m a little fuzzy on when this happened. It seems like only a short time ago that she was my ?easy? child. Ever since she was a ...
No Money Down, Up or Anywhere
2007-09-12 04:21:00 I have tried to avoid writing on the topic of finances just as I have tried to avoid thinking about them. The absolute number one stressor in my life, are my finances, hands down. Whenever I have to write checks for the bills, or reconcile my bank statement or even just check the balance online, ...
Mother?s Little Helpers
2007-09-10 02:37:00 No this post isn?t about Nembutal, Valium or Xanax or any of the anti-anxiety prescription drugs known as Mother?s little helpers. This is about Mother?s little cyber helpers. Places that I?ve come across that help me, daily, in one way or another. It all depends on what kind of day I?m having, what kind of ...
Perimenopause - Not Quite Menopause
2007-09-05 21:27:00 I rarely go to the doctor. I know, I really should have regular medical checkups but I have always been reactive rather than proactive when it comes to my own health. I?m very responsible about my children?s healthcare, but when it comes to my own, I always find an excuse to put it off. Thankfully, ...
Midlife Crisis
2007-08-30 18:06:00 There is a common phenomenon called Midlife crisis. It refers to a transition period from young adult to midlife. That is time when many men and women have more or less established their family, career. Work has become a routine and losses its freshness and challenging; Children are now more independent, they start to have their own friends; spouse has become very familiar, very often, too familiar to care more. Suddenly there is an emptiness and weariness for day to day routine.They often experience a disharmony and dismemberment that is a call for growth in consciousness and a change of life.One of my friends, in his early 40?s, having a lucrative job and a comfortable home and a loving family, but the urge to change was so strong that he finally decided to resign from his job and became a full time minister; another one, being a stay at home for six years, she devoted her time and energy to look after her two daughters, when they entered school, she suddenly felt quite at los...
Famous Five Have Midlife Crisis
2007-08-29 13:17:00 Blognor Regis draws my attention to a loony project to bring back the Famous Five as middle aged sleuths in a television programme. Leave that stuff to Angela Lansbury, CSI and The Bill.The idea just seems completely loopy. Leave them alone. Let their memory rest with that generation of readers. I don't want to imagine what George ended up like.More interesting would be a contemporary take on the group. As one of the commenters on the article noted, the following titles might work.Five get an ASBO, Five go Joyriding, Five get hammered on White Lightning and Five get High.
Middle School But Not Midlife Crisis Revisited
2007-08-22 17:57:00 Last week I got an email from David Ing asking if the incoherency of my last blog entry was due to the same jet lag that he was experiencing. We had just been in Tokyo for the annual International Society for the Systems Sciences meeting. I took a look at that entry again and he’s ...
By: Men Are Easy
Self Coaching And A Midlife Career Change.
2007-08-19 09:07:00 Inquisitive workmates, friends or close relations have most likely asked anyone involved with Personal Development: “What are you doing all this for?” Perhaps these questions have caused you to pause and reflect for a time? But did you bail out of giving an answer because you couldn’t find the words, felt ashamed or just didn’t want ...
Old or Young-Depends Who You Ask
2007-08-19 02:37:00 I?ve been trying to get more organized lately and I was going through the boxes in my closet of all of my old photos. They?re completely unorganized. I ran across my class picture from 4th grade. You remember the ones where we are all standing on bleachers, with the taller kids on the top and ...
Middle School and Midlife Crisis
2007-08-16 11:22:00 There are times in life when nothing seems right. Midlife or middle school, the “crisis” is the same. On Tuesday teacher and blogger Dan Brown in Huffington Post told why New York’s mayor is completely off track in his approach to middle school improvement: Rather than making school a nurturing and personal experience, kids, as early as ...
By: Men Are Easy
Stepping out of the Comfort Zone
2007-08-15 04:31:00 I?ve been a little stressed lately trying to get this site some online presence. I come home from work, make dinner, then go upstairs to the computer, before I know it, I need to get to bed. I really only have a few precious hours each evening, and that?s only if I don?t do the ...
Are we Losing it?
2007-08-09 02:53:00 Memory Loss or Memory Overflow? Do you feel like your becoming more forgetful as you age? Does it cause you concern that somehow your “losing it”? I say that at least once a day. I’m at home, I go downstairs, look around and forget why I went downstairs, then I say to myself (out loud)”I’m losing it!” Why ...
Anxiety, Wisdom, and Midlife
2007-08-08 03:29:00 If you are looking for an anxiety free life, stop now. There is no such thing. Let me repeat?there is no such thing. Escaping anxiety is completely impossible. Unless you have no frontal lobe, there is no escape. No, I am not an expert on life, but I am quite the expert on anxiety as I?m ...
Disney's discovery: How to avoid a midlife slump
2007-05-01 19:36:00 Book on Disney artwork focuses on sources of inspiration.
No Surprise at Wal-Mart's Midlife Crisis
2007-04-26 22:40:00 This week's (April 30, 2007) BusinessWeek cover story caught my eye: the headline is "Wal-Mart's Midlife Crisis," detailing the retailer's slowing growth and diminished prospects. I, for one, am not really surprised at this revelation. You see, our Investor Advisory Service newsletter followed Wal-Mart until nearly two years ago, June 2005, when it was recommended for sale from subscriber's portfolios.
Wal-Mart?s Midlife Crisis
2007-04-21 06:40:00 If Wal-Mart seems short of answers at the moment, it might well be because there aren’t any good ones. Increasingly, it appears that America’s largest corporation has steered itself into a slow-growth cul de sac from which there is no escape. “There are a lot of issues here, but what they add up to is ...
Midlife Crisis - Just For Men?
2007-04-19 18:03:00 I am currently living in the middle of my moment of realization. So far, I am considering my regrets and unsure about the happiness thing. Each time I consider a regret there is a good thing that would be wiped away if I changed one single step in my life. For example, let’s ...
By: Motivation Works
Midlife Crisis - Just For Men?
2007-04-18 17:39:00 I am currently living in the middle of my moment of realization. So far, I am considering my regrets and unsure about the happiness thing. Each time I consider a regret there is a good thing that would be wiped away if I changed one single step in my life. For example, let’s ...
By: Motivation Works
The Gift of Letting Go In Midlife
2007-04-07 17:04:00 There is a very big gift waiting on the other end of learning how to let go when we reach middle age. The gift is an abundance of energy. In midlife, we begin to see how precious energy is and how without it, nothing else really matters. After all, who cares if you are able to amass a large sum of money if you don't have the energy to enjoy it? Who cares if you are blessed with beautiful grandchildren if you don't have the energy to get down on your hands and knees and play with them? Who cares if you live to be a hundred if your life is dull and boring?I believe that everything is made of energy....everything. At its most primal level, everything IS energy. Even money is energy! In fact, my concept of God/ess, great mystery, spirit is Energy. I've said for a long time that God is a verb and not a noun. As human beings we are made of life force energy and are constantly being infused with it. What we do with that energy is completely up to us. We are totally in charge of it and b...
By: Enchanted News
Your Midlife Crisis War Unfolds
2006-12-26 07:02:01 And don't you want it? I do. I want an end to: - American imperialism because we're not doing it right. - cracked heels. But that's another post. - death, death, and more death. - separated families. - wars for oil. - incompetence. - mismanagement. And to all a good night.
Is it really a midlife crisis?
2006-12-02 16:12:07 With the aging of the baby boom generation, about 2 million U.S. women a year are now entering menopause, which signals the end of their reproductive life. That's about 180,000 women a month, or about 6,000 a day. The shutdown of all those ovaries leads to some major hormonal shifts that have been blamed for everything from dry skin to mental illness. (It also leads to a multibillion-dollar trade in prescription medications, over-the-counter remedies, how-to publications, designer fans and lines of loose-fitting or perspiration-wicking clothing, among other commodities.) Read more here
First Date Tips For Midlife Lesbians
1969-12-31 19:00:00 You’re 38 years old, give or take a few, you have just gone through the shock of figuring out you are a lesbian…now what? If you are in a position to meet other like-minded women and seek out a relationship, you will most certainly be thinking about dating. And you have to start somewhere: your ... |
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