-
Grinding It Out
How many times have you had to do something that was not particularly appealing but just plain had to be done? Stuff like this is usually important or you wouldn’t even consider doing it, so you’ve just got to get it done. That is one of those times when you’ve just got to put your…
-
Strong Women
Step back in time to 1940 and think of the statement “She’s a strong woman.” Just what did that mean back then? It may have been a positive statement lauding this woman’s ability to overcome adversity, or it may have meant that she was outspoken; overstepping the bounds of demure womanhood. Fast forward to the…
-
Reason 421 Why I Love Denver
Yesterday, 4/20, I planned to visit my favorite urban garden, take a Zumba class at Studio Thrive Fitness, and ride my bike downtown to investigate the 4/20 celebration. I checked off the first two items on my list, but at the last minute decided instead to get on my bike and head the other way…
-
Family Stories
I am going to see my family soon and will spend time talking about old times. These old times can be tricky and the way the stories develop and conclude, depend upon who is telling them. Details are all about perspective and current conditions it would seem. My perspective is different from the overriding perspective…
-
The Life In Your Years
I just read a posting on a sort of “senior” website asking what do you see when you pass a 76-year-old woman on the street. The answer they were looking for was “nothing,” you don’t notice her at all. To that I say “so what?” When I walk down the street I don’t notice anyone…
-
Making It Happen
I have arrived and every experience I have had up until this moment was in preparation for this moment. Now it is my responsibility to take this gift and do something fabulous with it. What do we have but this moment? What have you got to lose? A woman cannot sit around and feel sorry…
-
Moving Back Into the Light
I have to admit it’s getting better, a little better all the time. Truth be told, I have been in a loooong black tunnel for the past 6 years while life rained shit down upon me. Really, so many bad things happened that I curled up like a pill bug touched again and again by…
-
Shine On
I recently read an article in Huffington post about 14 things that 50-somethings are happy to no longer stress about. I was surprised by one woman’s comment that she no longer stresses about wearing make – up or how her hair looks. In another article I read the inspiring story of a woman who coming…
-
The Least Obese Again!
In October 2010 I blogged about an article in 5280 Magazine entitled “The Last Lean Americans” which reported Colorado’s obesity rates at about 15 to 20 percent to be the lowest in the nation. Well, Colorado has done it again in 2012. It’s not surprising that the state with a population as active as Colorado’s…
-
Ladies Who Lift
I was at my gym doing some bench presses when I glanced over and saw a woman who looked a little older than me doing some bent over rows and jotting down notes in a worn black and white composition notebook. I have been keeping an eye out for women in my age group at…
The Cat Box
You’ll always find something of interest in the Cat Box
The Cat Box 