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This Is Not the End
- October 28, 2020
- Posted by: Sharon Greenthal
- Category: Uncategorized
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There are days when it feels like this is the end. Days when the monotony of life during COVID and the ongoing drone of political commentary and fighting become almost too much to bear. There are moments when I feel like sad, miserable Peggy Lee and sing to myself “Is that all there is?” Days
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What’s it Like for a Dad to Have a Baby After 50?
- October 28, 2019
- Posted by: Sharon Greenthal
- Category: Uncategorized
I’m very happy to have my article, Becoming a Father for the First Time After 50, on AARP’s Disrupt Aging website. It was inspired by one of the men I interviewed, R.J. Cutler, who is a friend I’ve known since elementary school. I hope you’ll click through to read!
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Avoid the Biggest Mistakes in Retirement
- May 21, 2019
- Posted by: Sharon Greenthal
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This is a guest post by Danielle Kunkle Roberts. She is the co-founder of Boomer Benefits where she and her team help baby boomers navigate their Medicare insurance options. She is a member of the Forbes Finance Council and writes frequently about Medicare, retirement and personal finance. Dreaming of retirement day is something that nearly everyone
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I Don’t Need Kondo-ing
- January 13, 2019
- Posted by: Sharon Greenthal
- Category: Uncategorized
I don’t need Marie Kondo. I’m already there.
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The Day I Damn Near Lost My Mind
- May 28, 2018
- Posted by: Sharon Greenthal
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Even though there’s rarely anything interesting or unexpected, I still love to get the mail. A magazine, a package from Amazon, even a packet of coupons from my grocery store – it’s like when I was a kid and would grab the prize in the cereal box before my little brother could get it. Though
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It’s All in My Head
- April 27, 2018
- Posted by: Sharon Greenthal
- Category: Uncategorized
Today, I made quiche. Today I fried bacon, shredded Jarlsberg cheese that I tossed with a little flour, and chopped green onions. I mixed those ingredients with eggs and milk and a dash of nutmeg, plus a little salt and pepper. Then I poured the mixture into two warm piecrusts and baked them for
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10 Gadgets We Could Really Use at Midlife
- September 21, 2015
- Posted by: Sharon Greenthal
- Category: Uncategorized
I was having dinner with a group of people and one of my friends would, every so often, straighten herself up, as if she was startled. I didn’t say anything, thinking perhaps she was having some back pain or indigestion – but I was wrong. It wasn’t the sashimi salad that was causing her discomfort.
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I Never Thought I’d Feel Like This
- September 15, 2015
- Posted by: Sharon Greenthal
- Category: Uncategorized
At middle age, I have a few aches and pains. Not the occasional hurting feet or sore muscles from a tough workout, but aches and pains that have become a part of my everyday life. Aches and pains that crept up on me, reminding me that I’m 53 first thing in the morning when I’m
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A Conversation With My 20 Year Old Self
- September 1, 2015
- Posted by: Sharon Greenthal
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What would I say to my 20-year-old self? The things I needed to hear are countless. The problem is she wouldn’t listen to me – or anyone, really – because she didn’t like to get advice, and she hated criticism. She was very sensitive, that girl. At 20, she was a confused mix of arrogance and anxiety, independence
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Things That Are Better Left Unsaid
- November 7, 2014
- Posted by: Sharon Greenthal
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When I was 13 I was a pretty good tennis player. I spent summers as a child at Camp Birchwood for girls in Vermont, where most of my time was spent on the tennis courts. The lake was gross because it was filled with seaweed and fish, I didn’t like volleyball, and rest period, when