A Friends Birthday…and a 28 year friendship

By Barbara Coleman
Sep-23-2015
Posts From Your Hosts: Barbara Coleman & Lee Aldrich
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Today isn’t just your Birthday, it’s my friends birthday, and as I lay in bed thinking about the card I didn’t send, the drink I won’t buy, the cake that will not be baked and the words I have swirling around in my head and was afraid I would not get a chance to say my feet lead me straight away to my keyboard. It’s been 28 years (I know this because I had to pull up an old resume to verify it) and I […]

Tags: A Friend's Birthday, Birthday, friendship, I wish I knew what I know now, when I was younger

On Turning 60 Without Fear!

By Barbara Coleman
Sep-4-2015
Posts From Your Hosts: Barbara Coleman & Lee Aldrich
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You know that uncomfortable feeling of impending doom, right? In 256 days I’ll be 60 years old, and the number 60 sounds like it could have all the earmarks of PBS (Pre Birthday Syndrome). You know what I’m talking about. Since I’ve never turned 60 before I don’t know what to expect, it just the ring of one of those landmark birthdays that could signal depression, a period of “what have I done with my life”, examine my own mortality, or in the […]

Tags: aging, Birthday depression, Birthdays, fear of aging, Getting Old, positive attitudes, turning 60

Saying Goodbye to My Old Friend and Making Wishes Come True

By Lee Aldrich
Aug-31-2015
Posts From Your Hosts: Barbara Coleman & Lee Aldrich
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It’s after 1am and I can’t sleep. Not because the lightening and distant thunder are keep me awake but because in the next several days I’ll be saying goodbye to my old friend who has been in my life for 15 1/2 years. We’ve been everywhere together since 2000. She’s seen our 3 kids grow up, been on many vacations with us, witnessed me cry tears of joy, sadness and frustration. I hate saying goodbye and I’m emotional just thinking […]

Tags: chevrolet, chevy suburban, goodbye to an old friend, make a wish, making wishes come true, wheels for wishes

Join the Discussion! Be part of our Book Club!

By Lee Aldrich
Jan-13-2014
Join a Book Discussion, Posts From Your Hosts: Barbara Coleman & Lee Aldrich
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middleSage would like to invite you to be a part of our Book Club! Read a few good books, join the discussions on middleSage, and maybe meet some new people! Since this is an on-line book club, there are no set meetings to attend….you read and participate on your own time line and schedule. We’ll have advance notice on middleSage as to what chapters we’ll be reading when, and links that will connect you to that week’s discussion questions. Miss […]

Tags: Book Club, Dr. Travis Stork, Food and God, Geneen Roth, middlesage, middleSage Book Club, Nathaniel Branden, Robert Galbrath (J.K. Rowling), The Cuckoo's Calling, The Doctors Diet, The Six Pillars of Self Esteem, women

A New Year: I Resolve to Reassess

By Lee Aldrich
Jan-3-2014
New Year Re-assessing, Posts From Your Hosts: Barbara Coleman & Lee Aldrich
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First off, let me wish everybody a safe, healthy and Happy New Year. Secondly, let me tell you I’m not a resolution maker. I used to do that in the past but found that when all the things I had promised myself I would do, see, change, etc., didn’t come to fruition, I felt disappointed in myself. Which lead to an “aw, screw it” attitude for any remaining resolutions that may have been hanging on for dear life. What […]

Tags: A New Year, middlesage, no resolutions, reassessing, resolutions

Comfort & Joy: In Bed With Dick Clark

By Barbara Coleman
Jan-1-2014
Comfort & Joy, Posts From Your Hosts: Barbara Coleman & Lee Aldrich
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Happy New Year everyone! I don’t know about you, but I like waking up on New Years Day without a hangover. The year that lies ahead seems much more promising. When I think about New Year’s Eve, I think about Dick Clark. I told my husband last night, I’ve spent more New Year’s Eve nights in bed with Dick Clark than any other man, and now that Dick has passed on, my husband has an opportunity to catch up and […]

Tags: Dick Clark, new years eve, Reassess, resolutions, SWOT analysis

Comfort and joy: Christmas Midlife Style

By Barbara Coleman
Dec-24-2013
Comfort & Joy, Posts From Your Hosts: Barbara Coleman & Lee Aldrich
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In November we talked about Gratitude and Thankfulness. We turned over every stone and looked in places we sometimes didn’t want to go, but we found it! The turkey carcass hasn’t even been stripped clean and we are in the midst of the Christmas season. Shopping, “Bring a Dish to Pass”, Cookies, Decorations, Family Dysfunction & More Shopping. This month, we’re looking at Comfort & Joy. LIFE Comfort and Joy! What brings you comfort and joy? We’ll share ours and […]

Tags: christmas, Comfort & Joy, empty nest, midlife, Perspective, Traditions

My Comfort and Joy: Embracing Changes in Holiday Traditions

By Lee Aldrich
Dec-19-2013
Comfort & Joy, Posts From Your Hosts: Barbara Coleman & Lee Aldrich
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In November we talked about Gratitude and Thankfulness. We turned over every stone, looked in some unique places, and found what we were looking for. Even though the turkey carcass hasn’t even been picked clean, we are in the midst of the Christmas season. Shopping, “Bring a Dish to Pass”, cookies, decorations, lots of family. This month, we’re looking at Comfort & Joy, so we’re asking – What brings YOU comfort and joy? We’ll share ours and we hope you’ll share yours. Listen to […]