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The Reason Mad Men Breaks My Heart
Empty House Full Mind - Observations from the midlife empty nest Spoiler alert: If you have not watched the Sunday, May 10 episode of Mad Men, The Milk and Honey Route, don’t read this post. I have...
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Selling Our Home of 24 Years – Part 2
Empty House Full Mind - Observations from the midlife empty nest Our house is sold, and we’ve bought another. In the next 30 days I will need to pack, sort, store and toss 24 years of living....
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When You’re the Old People at the Wedding
Empty House Full Mind - Observations from the midlife empty nest Weddings are the ultimate expression of optimism and hope. Whether small and simple or large and elaborate, a wedding signifies the...
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What Can One White Woman Do to Change the World?
Empty House Full Mind - Observations from the midlife empty nest I can’t stop thinking about this. What can I do – one person, one white woman who lives comfortably, rarely confronted by racial...
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An Interview With…Me
Empty House Full Mind - Observations from the midlife empty nest Finding a new path at midlife after being a stay-at-home mom was one of the most challenging things I’ve ever done. I am very happy to...
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Why I Kept My Kids Busy During the Summer
Empty House Full Mind - Observations from the midlife empty nest There were not a lot of lazy days during the summer when my kids were growing up. A week after school ended and a week before it started...
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6 Reasons Getting Older Doesn’t Suck
Empty House Full Mind - Observations from the midlife empty nest There comes a time when we all begin getting older. It starts right around 40, and it happens gradually. You start to notice that...
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The Liebster Award and My 4th Blogaversary
Empty House Full Mind - Observations from the midlife empty nest This week marks 4 years of blogging for me. It continues to be a rewarding and fun and fulfilling way to spend my time, and I have...
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15 Things We’ll Feel Nostalgic for in 25 Years
Empty House Full Mind - Observations from the midlife empty nest I know I don’t need to remind anyone of the enormous differences between now and 1990, but just consider these things: video rental...
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Aging – It Hurts So Good
Empty House Full Mind - Observations from the midlife empty nest At middle age, I have a few aches and pains. Not the occasional hurting feet or sore muscles from a tough workout, but aches and pains...
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10 Gadgets We Could Really Use
Empty House Full Mind - Observations from the midlife empty nest I was having dinner with a group of people and one of my friends would, every so often, straighten herself up, as if she was startled. I...
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The Night I Didn’t Meet Tom Cruise
Empty House Full Mind - Observations from the midlife empty nest There are big regrets – the lovers we’ve lost, the roads not taken, the words not spoken- or worse, the words spoken that we wish we had...
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My Two Weeks as an Old Lady
Empty House Full Mind - Observations from the midlife empty nest It started with a pain, and a little rash. The pain grew more and more pervasive, moving from my waist to the entire side to my abdomen....
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The More Things Change…
Empty House Full Mind - Observations from the midlife empty nest I have decided to make a change. Four and a half years ago, when I started this blog, all I wanted to do (and all I really considered...
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Make Your College Freshman’s Thanksgiving Visit Fun for Everyone
Empty House Full Mind - Observations from the midlife empty nest I am very happy to announce that in addition to writing on my blog, I am now the Young Adults Expert on About.com. From time to time I...
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Smartphones Are Not Ruining the World
Empty House Full Mind - Observations from the midlife empty nest I feel a little badly for people who use their smartphones all the time. Not because they’re missing out on “real life” and have...
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The Day I Got Lucky
Empty House Full Mind - Observations from the midlife empty nest Many years ago, when I was dating my husband, I heard, over and over, whispered and shouted by my family: “You are so lucky!” This was...
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I Cannot Mourn For Everyone, But I Mourn For Paris
Empty House Full Mind - Observations from the midlife empty nest It’s not that I don’t care about the people of Kenya, or Beirut, or Lebanon. Those passengers on the Russian jet – including the 25...
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Give Thanks for Young Adult Kids
Empty House Full Mind - Observations from the midlife empty nest From time to time I will share my column on About.com, where I am the Young Adults Expert. This column is about giving thanks for our...
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My Love of Shopping – a Lifelong Romance
Empty House Full Mind - Observations from the midlife empty nest My life story can be told in many ways, but shopping – with my mother, my kids, my friends, my husband… has been part of many special...
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