One of the gifts of midlife is rediscovering parts of ourselves that may have been buried during the busy years of raising families, working, and holding it all together. For my friend, mixed media artist Cher Salvatore, that rediscovery came through art. What started as small creative projects soon became her lifeline — a way … Read more
Fall feels like nature’s reset button. The heat breaks, routines shift, and suddenly there’s this quiet invitation to start fresh. But after a busy summer, it’s easy to feel scattered—half-finished projects, inconsistent routines, and a little out of sync with yourself. Here’s the good news: you don’t need a complete overhaul to feel better. Sometimes … Read more
When was the last time you felt truly curious? Not scrolling or multitasking, but genuinely lit up by something that made you pause, lean in, or want to learn more? Curiosity has carried me through every season of life. I’ve found it in quilting and crocheting, in cake-baking during the long COVID days, in doodling … Read more
The year Tom had both hips replaced, we started walking every day while he recovered. Short distances at first. Then longer. And somewhere in those walks — in the enforced slowness of that strange year, when the world had gone quiet and there was nowhere to be — I started sitting with a question I’d … Read more