Midlife Credo Blog
Marble Soapstone Incense Burner – Amazon Review
Loving all the new scents I can actually smell with my broken nose! https://youtu.be/SPygE1Sjm-I Marble Soapstone Incense Burner Transcripts of video Marble Soapstone Incense Burner Review on Amazon
5-Tier Plant Stand – Amazon Review
Love my cute wooden plant stand. Learning to keep plants alive! https://youtu.be/NAKPWLepGjE 5-Tier Plant Stand Brown thumb or greenthumb? Hey, Credos! I am not a plant girl, but when we became emptier nesters, one of my daughters—who has well over a 100 plants in her...
Treating Gallstones and Gallbladder Attacks WITHOUT Surgery in Midlife
After over 30 years dealing with the increasing frequency of undiagnosed gallstones and gallbladder attacks, I was desperate. Doctors had done next to nothing to help. This saga is three decades long. And it's fascinating. But if you, for some inexplicable reason, are...
5 Habits for a Better Midlife and 5 Books to Get You There
Here you are in midlife, the "second act" of life, and you want to make the most of it! You have a unique opportunity for personal growth and fulfillment. For women aged 40 to 70 (my definition of "midlife"), this can be a time of rediscovery, reinvention, and...
Midlife Makeover Year 4 COMPLETE
Four years into the midlife makeover and still moving along. Sometimes forward, sometimes backward. But with (mostly) overall progress. https://youtu.be/sKjw-ZwNys4 CREDOS 𝐂onfident 𝐑adiant 𝐄xcellent 𝐃auntless 𝐎ptimistic 𝐒uccessful Charitable Foundation A lifelong...
How to Handle Unwanted Inheritances
I know, I know. What kind of question is this? When we think of inheritances, we usually think of cash. And if you don't want your cash inheritance, I will gladly take on that burden for you! But what if the inheritance is something we don't want to keep forever? In a...
Overcoming My Midlife Malaise Exacerbated by Stupid Covid
Midlife malaise—a general feeling of uneasiness often associated with reaching middle age—is not a phrase I coined. But I have experienced it. It's something of a listless uncertainty about the future. I'm more than halfway through my life. Now that circumstances have...
How to Overcome the Post-Holiday Letdown
Are you in a slump? Do you struggle with lack of enthusiasm after the holidays and new year? You are not alone! https://youtu.be/LlVfwlGMD00 This year—with all the midlife changes—it was worse than usual. I filmed this video in January. Yet it took me until almost...
Midlife Makeover Year 3 COMPLETE
Three years into the midlife makeover and moving forward! The world (government?) has put our lives on hold, but it doesn’t have to stop you cold. (I’m a poet!) Keep going! https://youtu.be/p_dnHquOz70 CREDOS 𝐂onfident 𝐑adiant 𝐄xcellent 𝐃auntless 𝐎ptimistic 𝐒uccessful...
10 Ways to Combat the Midlife Covid Slump
This past year and a half has been a doozy. For all of us. While recognizing the impact to some was far more devastating than to others, I'll take a moment to avoid relative privation and focus on a particular kind of difficulty this "stay home; stay safe" mentality...
How to Fall Asleep and Stay Asleep in Midlife
Sharing a bedroom with my older sister as children, I drove the poor girl nuts. She (literally, no hyperbole) learned to go to sleep with her fingers in her ears. As a true blue night owl from my earliest memories (at two years old and still in diapers!) I well...
7 Ways to Keep Learning in Midlife
The only way I know to be truly fulfilled, is to keep growing and learning. You've heard of "lifelong learners"? That's what I want to be. Here, I'm sharing with you the resources I have personally used and highly recommend. After I graduated from college, I was on my...