Body Midlife Hacks
Fat to Fit Clothes: When You Hate Shopping During Weight Loss
Shopping has never been my bag. (Heh.) Clothes and fashion have never been my forte. My high point for fashion was in college when I intentionally refused to wear jeans (because that's all anyone wore) and sought out the most eclectic thing I could find—including 40s...
How to Use a Curling Iron for Dummies
It's been many decades since I used the daily blow dyer/curling iron combo to create my big 80s hair. But for an event last week, I thought it would be fun to spiff up my hairdo with some curl. I bought a 1-1/4" Conair Infinitipro and did my best to create a nice...
Why Do Middle-Aged Women Become Invisible?
Do you feel invisible? Want to change that? Consider my four reasons why midlife women disappear into the ether! https://youtu.be/ACXUgir5yd8 If you do one of the following things, reconsider! Lie about your ageHide yourselfSexify yourselfTry to look 30-ish As the...
Veggie Loaded Instant Pot Chili
Last fall we got an instant pot, mostly because…well…instant. I don't like cooking, but I like eating healthy. I love my crockpot, so this multi use pressure cooker seemed like a great addition. We got the six-quart instant pot that also serves as a slow cooker,...
Pumpkin Coconut Soup
It's freezing. And in addition to the constant companionship of my sugar-free cocoa (which I'm sipping right this very moment, per usual), I have been craving soups. But some of the tastiest soups are super high in fat and calories. 1 cup of this stuff is less than...
Nothing to Wear Mid Weight Loss
My closet is mess. I don't like buying clothes and I like buying fat clothes even less. One of my goals is to do a midlife wardrobe makeover—complete with a capsule wardrobe of interchangeable pieces—once I'm at a healthy size. But for now, I'm stuck. Now that I've...
Instant Pot Chicken Ramen
In college, ramen (the kind that costs 10¢ per package) was a staple. (Because 10¢ per package fits nicely with abject poverty.) It was something of a status symbol to graduate and move on to 50¢ condensed soup in a can. Not to be a food snob or anything, but never...
Theragun G3Pro Unboxing Review
For Christmas my hubby gave me the brand new Theragun G3Pro massager. It arrived on January 16th and I could not wait to get it out of the box to show you. OK, really, I couldn't wait to get it out of the box to use it. https://youtu.be/EMg6JomPHr0 I'm one of those...
10 Things To Do After Waking – My Intentional Morning Routine
Mornings set the tone for the entire day. Once I got a handle on my nighttime routine, I was able to implement a productive morning routine. This has been an incredibly helpful productivity boost in my life. https://youtu.be/6VzIyytJ5qM As with weight loss and any...
10 Things To Do Before Bed – My Intentional Nighttime Routine
Getting a good start in the morning has always been a struggle. Finally I realized that a good morning routine actually starts the night before. So I carefully crafted an intentional nighttime routine to create the best tomorrow I could. https://youtu.be/bfMrXoOazog...
Losing Weight After 50 and After Pregnancy
Post-menopausal after six live births and five miscarriages, losing weight can seem impossible. I know! https://youtu.be/LmucWkPQY-o I've tried so many of the "latest and greatest" diet plans. Here are just a few: Fast Metabolism DietFitness for LifeLive the LifeEat...
Midlife Makeover – Hairdo Edition: 9 Months Without a Haircut
My last haircut was on February 2, 2018—the day before Monica’s wedding. Last week I finally went back in to clean up my act. It's not that I dislike the actual process of getting my hair done. Rather, it's the calling and scheduling and setting aside the time to do...