Valentine’s Day Gift Wishes

I've Become THAT Kind of Girl!

It’s almost Valentine’s Day and I cannot believe it. To my horror, I’ve become that kind of woman. You know the kind. The kind that wants practical, not romantic gifts! Read more

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Updates from My Aqua Fitness Class

Getting Along Fine in the Alone Lane

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I’m from NYC, so you’d think I’d be used to crowds but somehow when it comes to my Aqua Fitness class, I’m in a league — and lane — of my own. Read more

All the News Not Fit to Deliver

A Customer Service Lament

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“All the News Not Fit to Deliver.” That PLUS “customer service be damned” should be the new motto of both my beloved New York Times and the local newspaper here in Reno, Nevada.

Since Christmas, Read more

Five Days, Seven Shows

But Like All Good Plans, Something Unplanned Occurred

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After three years of pandemic small world-ness, I was yearning for a trip “home.” Thirty-six months away from NYC, my childhood and forever spiritual home, was too long. An eternity. Now, finally, we were heading back. The plan: five days, seven shows. What could go wrong?  Read more

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New Year’s Wishes

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Greetings to all my fellow middle-aged muddlers,

Is it really — already — a new year? Shocking and exciting!

May 2023 bring you love, health, and happiness.

From our home to yours,
Karen and Handsome Hubby 

Early New Year’s Resolutions

Declare Goals Early. Accept Failure Quickly!

New Year's Resolutions

I like to get my New Year’s resolutions stated, started — and failed — early. That way I can begin the new year with my guilt gone and sense of order intact. “Same old. Same old me” is my mantra.

We all know exercise is good for you, at least that’s what the experts say. But I’m beginning to have my doubts. And fitness slacker that I am, I dare to pose the question: Read more