The trouble with Alzheimer’s tests

October 14, 2015
Alzheimers
Tests for dementia traditionally ask certain questions, such as “Who is the president of the United States?”, “Who is the vice president of the United...
Read The Post
19 Comments · Blog

Should we always aim high?

October 13, 2015
Aim-high
Aim high. This is the advice we're used to living by. We've heard it since we were kids, when our parents encouraged us to get high grades, perform well in sports, get...
Read The Post
16 Comments · Blog

Moving West: Party down!

October 12, 2015
Chapter  10 Our first party in our new home  We used our new phone to call our friends and invite them over to sit on boxes, drink wine and eat pizza. Mary Ann,...
Read The Post
21 Comments · Blog

Girlfriends

October 11, 2015
girlfriends
I know lots of women. Women who have been with me through thick and thin. Women who give more than they take from me and women who take more than they give me. Women...
Read The Post
14 Comments · Blog

Can we harness the wisdom of age?

October 10, 2015
Boomer friends, do you feel old? I didn't think so. It's always a surprise when I have to give my age.  Am I really that old? I think. Think back to the 1950s, when...
Read The Post
8 Comments · Blog

Struggling to retire

October 9, 2015
retire-young
More than ever before, I see our generation struggling with retirement: questions of when to retire and how are front and center for at least a dozen people I know. Many...
Read The Post
31 Comments · Blog

How to get your grown kid to leave home

October 8, 2015
grown-kids-at-home
Ok, parents, this one's for you.  Well, it's for you if any of these questions resonate: Is your grown child over age 21 still living at home, even though he or she...
Read The Post
15 Comments · Blog

Women, insecurity and sage bodybuilders

October 6, 2015
insecurity
More than a population-proportionate number of Boomers were in the gym at 7:45am, working to stave off the effects of aging with their younger, fitter, and far more...
Read The Post
15 Comments · Blog

Moving West: the cat’s in the kettle

October 5, 2015
moving cats
This is almost, but not quite, the last chapter in the saga of a move we made in 2000. If you'd like to read it from the beginning, the links to earlier chapters are...
Read The Post
12 Comments · Blog

If you smell something…

October 4, 2015
if-you-smell-something
We're in the long lead-up to our next presidential election and the bullsh-t has begun to fly.  Presidents are skillful slingers of the cow patty; consider how Bush...
Read The Post
7 Comments · Blog

Follow Carol

Welcome!

Here you’ll find my blog, some of my essays, published writing, and my solo performances. There’s also a link to my Etsy shop for healing and grief tools offered through A Healing Spirit.

 

I love comments, so if something resonates with you in any way, don’t hesitate to leave a comment on my blog. Thank you for stopping by–oh, and why not subscribe so you don’t miss a single post?

Explore

Archives

Subscribe to my Blog

Receive notifications of my new blog posts directly to your email.