Category Archives: Aging

Transitions

Posted on December 14, 2015 by mahines

They lit the candle outside my Aunt’s room tonight. There was Christmas music from the CD player next to her bed and a blank journal for visitors to write in. After I left, they were changing the sheets from standard … Continue reading →

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On Becomming

Posted on August 21, 2015 by mahines

Today I turn 61.  I never thought I be this old.  I can remember thinking “Wow, at the turn of the century, I’ll be almost 50!”  It seemed so far in the future.  Now I’m looking at it in the … Continue reading →

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Bittersweet Hope

Posted on November 3, 2014 by mahines

I’m exhasted.  I didn’t sleep well last night.  I thought I was ready for this.  I held it together until I picked up Gilligan and put him in the back of the car.  I cried all the way to the … Continue reading →

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On Watch

Posted on November 2, 2014 by mahines

We are on watch today.  We may be losing Gilligan.  My husband found him at the bottom of the stairs this morning.  He was lying in his own pee and couldn’t get up.  We made a bed of towels in … Continue reading →

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It’s Your Thing

Posted on October 21, 2014 by mahines

I grew up in a time when our mantra was “Do your own thing”.   We all believed we had the right to live our lives whatever way we wanted.  Ironically, though we lived our lives differently than our parents, … Continue reading →

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Eyes Wide Shut

Posted on September 30, 2014 by mahines

I’ve been trying to do more walking lately.  I spend too many hours on my butt staring at a computer screen.  The only way for me to fit it into my day is to walk from Grand Central to my … Continue reading →

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What You Gonna Do In Those Shoes?

Posted on September 23, 2014 by mahines

Friday was my cousin’s wedding.  She’s my age and it was her second marriage.  I don’t get as worked up about weddings as I used to.  When I was young, a wedding was a big deal.  You spent weeks looking … Continue reading →

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Hey Donkey

Posted on June 26, 2014 by mahines

Hey Donkey! Sometimes I think you have the right idea. When you’re tired, when you’ve had enough, you just stop and lay down. “That’s it”, you say. “I’m finished.  No more today.” I wish I could do that, just quit … Continue reading →

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Amber Light

Posted on June 4, 2014 by mahines

Amber Light.  For years I thought that was what Kenny Loggins was singing.  I didn’t get what it had to do with Caddy Shack.  And then there is Slow Motion Walter, the Fire Engine Guy (better known as Smoke on … Continue reading →

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In My Day…

Posted on May 29, 2014 by mahines

I left work early today. Before leaving, my boss asked me to update a spreadsheet with some changes he wanted. I zipped through it and sent it off to him in an email. When I got on the train, it … Continue reading →

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