Tag Archives: aging

Does Midlife Begin When You Hit Menopause?

Posted on April 3, 2022 by bookjunkie

My sister is 50 but hasn’t hit menopause yet and has a remarkable amount of energy. The energy she has is comparable to what I had in my twenties which makes me wonder why I’m so defective. We share 50% … Continue reading →

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Is This Old Age?

Posted on March 31, 2022 by bookjunkie

I refuse to accept that I’m old at just 51. But these days, whenever I struggle to wake up, with all the muscles and joints in my upper body aching, I feel old. When my mum was 51 she looked … Continue reading →

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Total Opposite of a Social Butterfly

Posted on January 28, 2014 by bookjunkie

I don’t like bumping into people from my ‘past lives’ (when you’re old enough you will have this). This imp’s blog post reminded me of it and thank goodness I’m not such a misfit after all. There are people with … Continue reading →

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Yearnings & Doubts

Posted on November 8, 2012 by bookjunkie

My dream has always been to write a novel. Not just write, but as my vanity demands, to be published. A story that’s within me. But when I read books by acclaimed authors like Salman Rushdie, I feel, who am … Continue reading →

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Worries & Wishes

Posted on September 12, 2012 by bookjunkie

Wish I could stop being such a worry wart but I think it’s genetically programmed in me to be anxious. Sometimes that can be a good thing because I tend to get things done due to anxiety, but when the … Continue reading →

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Is It Wrong that I Still Call Myself Girl?

Posted on April 24, 2012 by bookjunkie

Warning: rambling post ahead….. I feel embarrassed when I refer to myself as ‘girl’ in online descriptions (and in my head). Gal seems more acceptable somehow. I am not sophisticated enough to be ‘lady’ or wise enough to be ‘woman’. … Continue reading →

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Mid-Life: 10 Things about Me that have Changed As I Get Older

Posted on January 12, 2012 by bookjunkie

Just another personal post that I need to write today on 12.1.12. One of those days when my blog becomes my diary. 1. I like being a hermit. I don’t have a need to be popular and solo can be … Continue reading →

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