Moving On From The Family Home
We can actually choose a home based on our own preferences, perhaps a walkable city or a house by a lake; whatever is just right for us....
Amy Ruhlin
My Son And Me
My son has a job as a lifeguard this summer and today I drive him to work. Though he now has his driver’s license, he does not yet have his own car, so for the ...
My Husband’s Midlife Crisis
My husband has grown a beard. A crazy, woolly, middle-aged , grey beard....
Why I Love A Road Trip
."There's nothing like a hundred miles between me and trouble in my mind."...
Gifts I’ll Never Throw Away
On my 51st Christmas, these are the gifts that I remember...
I Want My Cool Back
I was not always a middle-aged mom with over-processed hair and fluctuating hormones....
Why Am I Still Driving A Mom Bus?
Before I had children, I swore I would never live in the suburbs or drive a minivan....
Embracing Ourselves At 50
Sometimes I wake up in the middle of the night jolted by the fact that I am now 50 years old....
Amy Ruhlin
Blogger and former speech-language therapist. Writing about midlife, motherhood and moving on at www.theviewatmidlife.com