How Did My Body Get Middle Aged?
While you may feel like a 20-something at heart, your body is showing signs of wear and tear, with occasional breakdowns....
Maryanne Reed
Gaining Weight Gracefully
I’ve already accepted my new weight as the new “normal” and recently replaced all of my slacks with the next size up....
How Facebook Changed My Life
Now, we’re even getting together in real life, planning races and reunions in cities where one or more of us live....
Losing My Hearing and Finding Jill
You can overcome almost any obstacle if you have good food, a warm bed, regular exercise and people you love who also love you....
Mothering My Niece
The voice on the phone was calm, at first. It was my niece Maya describing her last day in New York, getting ready to leave for film school.
As she continued t...
Running For My Life
Middle-age runners (40-plus) are among the fastest growing group of marathon finishers. ...
A Lesson In Love and Loss
My dad was also in a hurry to dispose of anything that reminded him of my mom....
Maryanne Reed
Maryanne Reed is a journalism educator and freelance writer who lives in Morgantown WV. She writes the column, "Life in the Middle Ages" for the Dominion Post and a corresponding blog, Middleagemaryanne.com. Maryanne turned 50 last year and has vowed to make her second decade even better than her first. In her free time, she is a fitness fanatic, dog lover, avid reader, and an award-winning cookie baker.