The 52 Weeks
This blog was created by two friends who made a pledge to try something new, fun, challenging, or even ridiculous every week for a year. At times, life got in the way, but we forged ahead. Our stories have educated, entertained or inspired many. We hope to inspire many others to get better, get moving or get over it!
From the monthly archives:
This past weekend was supposed to be the proverbial trek to Las Vegas with “the girls”. You know, that time-honored getaway that so many “women of a certain age” often go on. It’s been in the pipeline and on my list of “52″ for quite some time, and it would have been the first time [...]
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Posted: 10/29/10 10:08 PM
Maybe it was because Halloween was around the corner. I’m not really sure. But this past week, for the first time, I went for a Tarot card reading. What made it even more unusual is that the reading took place while I was away with some friends for an annual “spa” getaway sans significant others, [...]
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Posted: 10/29/10 12:52 PM
“Where are the tote bags? I’m not leaving the premises without tote bags. I was promised tote bags and tote bags I shall have.” Seinfeld’s Kramer, volunteering at PBS, in “The Pledge Drive” episode I couldn’t remember the last time I did something just because it was a “good” thing to do. I am not [...]
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Posted: 10/21/10 1:58 PM
Karen and I have been progressing through our “52″ for 16 weeks now and while we’ve both had some similar experiences and outcomes, they have always been parallel. She does her thing and I do mine — until now. It’s one thing to be there for a friend embarking on a journey in spirit but [...]
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Posted: 10/21/10 1:58 PM
The first two visits were easy. In the past three weeks, I’ve been lucky enough to see two very dear and usually faraway friends. My bestest friend from college who moved to Australia too many years ago was unexpectedly in New York for only a few hours before catching a flight when she gave me [...]
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Posted: 10/13/10 11:19 PM
Forget about bungee jumping: Try being over 40 and thinking about a new career. Now that will make you shake in your new Manolo Blahnik studded fringe boots (or, in my case, new, New Balance sneakers). I think, for me, it started with baseball cards. I was a “tomboy” for a few years when I [...]
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Posted: 10/13/10 10:33 PM
“Put your left hand here and play D and A,” Barbara said to me. I hit the note tentatively, feeling the eyes of my husband, my two kids, my daughter’s play date AND the piano teacher on me — all holding their breath. While I was a bit unsure about this it was definitely a [...]
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Posted: 10/4/10 1:54 AM
This week I discovered that Dr. Seuss was actually wrong once. He said, “Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.” I know what he is trying to say. I just think he’s wrong. The fact is, we all say too much [...]
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Posted: 10/1/10 9:54 AM
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