Sage Dating Advice to Mature Women

When my grandfather passed away, my grandmother wore black for a year and would not watch TV for an "acceptable" amount of time.  The thought of dating was simply 'off the table'.  Thankfully, things have evolved throughout the years.  The thought of being alone at age 58, for the rest of my life, was just so depressing.

As I have entered the "dating arena"  -  I have made many observations - both amongst the men that are out there and my fellow widows.  This is for my sister-widows:

1.  As my son told me, "Remember, YOU are the prize"!

2.  YOU are in charge of your life.  YOU make all the decisions.

3.. When in doubt, always remember, there is NO wrong answer.  YOU are judged by NO ONE!

After so many years of being a wife and mother, it was hard to switch roles and be "a woman" again. This was so incredibly intimidating  - but SO WORTH THE WORK!

I am the prize.  I am in charge.  

The Groove - part 3

So, apparently my prior list was unreasonable..... personally, I thought it was a great start!  After running it by some friends, and waiting for them to stop laughing, I've decided to think long and hard and revise the list a bit:

NO DRAMA!!!  (will always be at the top of my list!)
Sense of humor
Soft spoken
Good vocabulary
Taller than me (I'm 5'3')
Attentive
Affectionate
Appreciative
Weigh more than me
Good kisser

So, my faithful readers - do you have any single male friends that fit the bill?

getting back the groove - part 2

I guess the first step is to decide what I am looking for.  I decided to make a list,  like a shopping list!

No ex-wife
No kids
No parents
No siblings
Has to weigh more than me


That's my first draft.

Lemonade stands and life lessons

With the onset of Summer, fond memories pop into my head of years gone by.  One of my favorites is how the kids would make a lemonade stand several times each Summer.  They would work diligently to build the structure then come raid my house for supplies.

I can still see their little faces as they "hawked their product" - squealing with delight every time someone stopped to make a purchase.  I was so proud of their little entrepreneurship!!

Whereas they took on this project to make money, what they actually earned were life long lessons that just cannot be taught.  They learned a lot about teamwork and people skills.

I love how, to this day, we all stop every time we see a couple kids with their lemonade stand.  We ALWAYS make a purchase.  I guess we were all "paying it forward' before it became popular.

Some things just cannot be taught in a classroom......