One Gal's Musings

These are the thoughts and observations of me — a woman of a certain age. (Oh, my, God, I'm 65!) I'm single. I'm successful enough (independent, self supporting). I live just outside Chicago, the best city in the world. I'm an aunt and a friend. I feel that voices like mine are rather underrepresented online or in print. So here I am. If my musings resonate with you, please visit my blog again sometime.

Saturday, April 18, 2009

"I got first"

That was the three-word text I received this morning from my niece. She's been away since Thursday, participating in a statewide culinar...

"This means I'm old"

So said my mother. She's home. Not an assisted living facility, but her own home. Her bedroom is filled with oxygen tanks and there'...

A Revelation

I'm watching HBO's Grey Gardens and am amazed by Drew Barrymore's performance as Little Edie. She's disappeared into this p...

Friday, April 17, 2009

Back in the hospital

My mom can be a very bad patient. The fluid has returned to one of her lungs and she's back in the hospital to have it drained. Normally...

I had to come back some time

I'm back at work. My cold is in the juicy, tiring, runny nose/phlegmy cough/endless wet tissue stage. So it's progressed from sore t...

Thursday, April 16, 2009

Comfort in sameness

Last night I saw A Chorus Line . It's my favorite show, and I think that's because it's the show I know the best. I saw it durin...

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Thursday Thirteen #104 -- The Shelfari Edition

THE LAST THIRTEEN BOOKS I HAVE READ Complete reviews and purchase information for each of these books are available at Shelfari -- shelfari....

How can this be?

I've been eating healthier. (A serious reduction in sweets and increase in fruits.) I've been working out more. (Refer to the ticker...

Atta Girl!

My mother went to see her doctor on Tuesday! I'm so happy. Since leaving the hospital , she has not been bouncing back as well as anyone...

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Big Day in the Land of Blago

I have to admit it: I'm amused by his chutzpah, despite myself. First, Rod Blagojevich pleaded "not guilty" to 19 counts of o...

For anyone who has been curious ...

This is a self portrait of The Gal Herself. Really.

If you can't be with the one you love

I want to be true to Mr. Rowing Machine. I've been told he's the best for me at this time of my life. But what's a gal to do whe...

Monday, April 13, 2009

OPENING DAY 2009

Hey, hey! Holy mackerel! No doubt about it! CUBS SHUT OUT THE ROCKIES AT THE FRIENDLY CONFINES. This was an exceptional game for Ted Lilly. ...

Easter reflections

My mom was happy to have us at her house, but too weak to participate much. My uncle, her baby brother, suffers from Parkinson's and he ...

Sunday, April 12, 2009

Sunday Stealing

Sunday Stealing: The Green Meme 1. What is your current obsession? Getting back into shape. I didn't expect to be thinking of it as much...

Saturday, April 11, 2009

Cubs come from behind in the 9th

What a great game! I am celebrating with this picture of Ryan Theriot. He didn't have an outstanding game the way Fukodome or Soriano di...

A brighter new day

Spring is the time for rebirth, right? So today I am trying to start anew and concentrate on what I do have, instead of what I want desperat...

Friday, April 10, 2009

Yearning

Maybe it's because my first week back from vacation was pretty rough. Maybe it's because holidays tend to make me a little more intr...

A 35¢ Act of Kindness

Today at lunch I stopped at McDonald's on my way back to the office. As I waited for my order (I substituted fries with a healthier yogu...

Thursday, April 09, 2009

Who do these two think they are?

Whenever I am in danger of feeling sorry for George and Cindy Anthony, they turn out to be haughty, elitist liars . They have been subpoenae...

Wednesday, April 08, 2009

Thursday Thirteen #103 -- Stolen from Snarky Pants

Yes, I'm stealing from you again, Lisa! I'm too distracted to come up with a real, original TT idea, so this week I continue to recy...

I won't be sorry when this work day ends

I've been busy today. I'm done taking lumps for my screw up , which wasn't as painful as I feared. Embarrassing? You bet. Humbli...

Poor, poor pitiful me

I screwed up at work a few weeks ago, and it's just now coming to light. Everyone is being very nice about it: "I understand how it...

Tuesday, April 07, 2009

Nice

My mom is home. Fatigued, but happy to be home. I asked her if she wanted me to stay with her tonight and she said no. She craves normalcy,...

Someone to hang onto

Good news! My mom should be home this afternoon or this evening! She doesn't sound so good -- tired and distracted. But both her cardiol...

Rumor has it ...

... that my client is going to suspend promotions on another product. And that would just happen to be the very product I work on. Uh-oh. It...

Tuesday Tunes #22 -- Mix CDs

Have you ever made a mix CD for someone or had one given to you? My niece, currently in high school, is a newly-minted Beatle fan and her fa...

Monday, April 06, 2009

Go, Cubs, Go!

HEY, CHICAGO, WHAT DO YOU SAY? THE CUBS ARE GONNA WIN TODAY! It's always nice to win. It's really nice to win on Opening Day. It...

Sisterhood Is Powerful!

Look what I got from Mo ! In addition to basking in the warmth of her kind words, I get to pass this along to others. The rules: 1. Put the ...

It's not Christmas, but it's close

Central champs set to begin second title defense The Cubs begin their quest to three-peat in the division with today's 6:05 p.m. CT o...

Manic Monday #24

How often do you change your toothbrush? I don't have a formula for it. Each time I go to the dentist (because he gives me a new one) a...

Sunday, April 05, 2009

It never quite goes away. It's always there.

Years ago, decades ago, when I was in high school, one of my relatives -- a pillar of his church, a respected family patriarch -- molested m...

Feeling inspired

I joined a health club here in my neighborhood and did 35 minutes of cardio, 16 reps on one of the arm machines and some leg lifts. The club...

Look who represents us!

I'm watching the "week in review" coverage of the President's European trip and his speech in Prague today, and I'm so...

53¢ and a flag of New Zealand

My 16-year-old niece is a slob. Even more than me, and that's saying something. Her parents decided her room was sliding from "mess...

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The Gal Herself: Quote from Edward Gorey: Books. Cats. Life Is Good. (That really sums me up pretty neatly.)

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