On paddle boards and pool days, short trips, the tomatoes, and the magnificent knowledge that fall is coming I am going to be honest with you right from the start, which is the only way I know how to do things. Summer is not my favorite season. There. I said it. On a lifestyle blog….
On midlife, the things we keep putting off, and why the right time is right now I want to ask you a question and I want you to actually answer it. Not the polite version. Not the one you would say out loud at a dinner party. The real one. What have you been putting…
On rest, the history of the weekend, and giving yourself permission to do nothing on a Sunday afternoon “What is a weekend?” If you have ever watched Downton Abbey, you know that line. It is delivered by Violet Crawley, the Dowager Countess of Grantham, played by the incomparable Maggie Smith, who passed away in 2024…
It is not a candle. It is not a robe. Here is what women over 50 actually want for Mother’s Day — and what it feels like when someone finally gets it right. Every year around the first of May the internet fills up with Mother’s Day gift guides. Candles. Robes. Coffee mugs that say…
March is complicated. I love winter and I’m not ready to let it go. But something about this month is impossible to ignore. March, it is not quite one season or the other — it is the in-between. Some days the sun is warm and the temperatures are unseasonably high, other days the morning air…
Reflections on midlife living, a new book, and everyday inspiration in this week’s Monday Musings on Pinecones & Acorns. Monday Musings In today’s Monday Musings, I’m sharing a few reflections from the weekend—things I’ve been thinking about, reading, and noticing in this season of midlife. This post is part of my ongoing series where I…
Real intentional living after 50 looks nothing like Instagram. Here’s what it actually looks like in midlife. Intentional Living After 50: How Small Choices Shape a More Meaningful Life There comes a point in midlife when the life you’ve been living starts to feel like it needs a second look. You’ll know it when it…
