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.

Monday, November 26, 2012

I don't feel like it

"It" is anything. I don't feel like doing anything. Last night, while en route to dropping off Andrea's gift for The Giv...

Happy Birthday to Me, Part 5

I have devoted much blogsplace to my tortured relationship with Kathy . Our relationship spans the decades, and it's been exhausting, at...

Happy Birthday to Me, The Mail Edition

Forgot to make note of the two gifts I got through the mail! • Hello, Gorgeous! My friend, Mindy, got me this book about Barbra Streis...

Saturday, November 24, 2012

Sunday Stealing

Sunday Stealing 1. Where was your profile picture taken? It was created at getyourownstar.com. 2. Name someone who made you laugh today....

Trifecta

This weekend's challenge : Give us a few of your favorite things, in whichever form you want, in 33 words exactly. A little pre...

Friday, November 23, 2012

Saturday 9

Saturday 9: Cold Turkey 1) Are you still feasting on cold turkey, or any other leftovers, from your Thanksgiving meal? No. I cleaned...

Merry Christmas, Andrea

She's one of the local kids I "adopted" from the holiday tree at Whole Foods. She lives below the poverty line and this could ...

Happy Birthday to Me, Part 4

Isn't it great when something turns out better than you expected? That was last night with my friend John and his friend Michael. We a...

Thursday, November 22, 2012

Thanksgiving meme

I'm thankful that Kwizgiver so generously lets me swipe her material. 1. Are you celebrating Thanksgiving at home or elsewhere...

Wednesday, November 21, 2012

THURSDAY THIRTEEN #198

THIRTEEN OF MY FAVORITE MARXISMS Since Thursday is Thanksgiving, let me give thanks for film, kinescopes and videotape. Without the m...

I Want Wednesday

I want my neighbors to not be so weird. Their little dog barks all day long, and this is a "no dogs allowed" building. It upsets...

The return of the hangers

Just to bring y'all back up to date -- I haven't been blogging about what's really going on inside of me because it hurts. My ...

Happy Birthday to Me, Part 3

One of my coworkers took me to lunch at Ada's, one of my favorite restaurants. I had the salmon omelet and wheat toast. Then she boug...

Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Happy Birthday to Me, Part 2

I spent the weekend in Southern California, celebrating my birthday with my oldest friend. Here you see my new pedi enjoying the Pacific O...

Monday, November 19, 2012

Saturday 9

Saturday 9: Live and Let Die 1) "Live and Let Die" was nominated for an Oscar as best song. Do you have a favorite movie son...

Friday, November 16, 2012

Happy birthday to me, Part 1

Wednesday night my friend Barb was going to treat me to a special birthday dinner before we saw Sister Act at the Auditorium. She chose the...

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

THURSDAY THIRTEEN #197

THIRTEEN GREAT TV DETECTIVES These are my favorites. I didn't include any TV cops because they seemed like a slightly different cat...

I Want Wednesday

I want more of that. My best friend called me today. Actually spoke to me in real time. He knew from recent emails that I'm unraveling...

A mixed bag

Greetings from Estate Land! It feels like I live here, digging my way through papers and policies and deeds, etc. I am very tired of this, b...

Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Even hangers remind me of her

My mother liked to buy me hangers. Specifically padded "huggable hangers" she saw on HSN. She liked thinking of the shoulders o...

Sunday, November 11, 2012

Happy

Some little girl is going to get this set of lip glosses from Santa. Because I picked it up at Kohl's today and will either put it ...

Saturday, November 10, 2012

Sunday Stealing

Sunday stealing Who Are you? Part 7 – It is Over! Part 7: Self Image 84. Describe the routine of a normal day for you: I get up...

Just a couple weeks away

Thanksgiving is on Thursday, 11/22, so it's almost upon us! The economy is still tough, our neighbors are still struggling, and that b...

MSG is not just Chinese food

Here's a little something new I learned as I navigate the shoals of my mother's estate: MSG = medallion signature guarantee. My lo...

Friday, November 09, 2012

Saturday 9

Saturday 9: Good Morning, Heartache 1) Do you come up with your brightest ideas early in the morning or late at night? In the mor...

Wednesday, November 07, 2012

Thursday Thirteen #196

THIRTEEN PIECES OF PRESIDENTIAL TRIVIA I'm feeling very Presidential these days. So here are some little known facts about our la...

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