Tag Archives: middle age
Sometimes a bad hair day matters
Today I got two compliments about my curly hair. I took them in my stride. These days I wear my hair – while I wouldn’t say proudly, I will say without cringing. It’s been a long road to acceptance. When I was a kid, I had fine hair that knotted easily – it was impossible […]
The party’s still on, soberly
“The party’s over.” Those words from my — how can I put this delicately? On the brink of elderly — doctor, apparently marked the end of my youth and the beginning of middle age. It’s not a moment I was expecting. Like most people, my inner age is much different from my outer age. Time stood […]
Midway
Middle age. The middle ground. Sandwich generation. Mid-career. No matter which part of my life I look at, I can signpost it with a “mid-way there.” Mid-way’s not so bad – while it means you’ve passed some stuff you probably won’t get to again, it also means you’ve still got a whole lot left.
I’ve added a link here to an article I wrote about having older parents and a small child … being part of the “sandwich generation.” It’ll give you an idea of how I’ll approach this whole midway thing – with humour, exasperation, and a whole lot of life.
Thanks for reading.
Midway 