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    Another Day, Another Diet
    Jane Leder
    • Dec 21, 2020
    • 3 min

    Another Day, Another Diet

    Alas, I'm one of the millions of people--make that 71 million--who have gained weight during the Covid Pandemic. I did well for the...
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    SENIORS, ROLL UP YOUR SLEEVES
    Jane Leder
    • Dec 19, 2020
    • 2 min

    SENIORS, ROLL UP YOUR SLEEVES

    Even though winter is not officially here until next week, sections of the country have already been blanketed with totals higher than...
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    A COMPLETELY UNSCIENTIFIC POLL
    Jane Leder
    • Dec 5, 2020
    • 1 min

    A COMPLETELY UNSCIENTIFIC POLL

    IF YOU COULD WAVE A MAGIC WAND AND ELIMINATE TWO PANDEMIC RESTRICTIONS, WHAT WOULD THEY BE? Social distancing Masks Hand washing No...
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    Jane Leder
    • Dec 1, 2020
    • 3 min

    Wishes Can Come True

    I had just taken my morning shower when I looked in the mirror (not something I regularly recommend) and thought of my mother. She'd...
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    Thanks (Well, Okay)
    Jane Leder
    • Nov 26, 2020
    • 3 min

    Thanks (Well, Okay)

    It goes without saying that I am thankful on this Thanksgiving Day 2020 that all of my family and friends are healthy. They have...
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    A Time Bubble
    Jane Leder
    • Nov 14, 2020
    • 3 min

    A Time Bubble

    I don't know about you but I'm lost in a time bubble. I think it's Monday when it's Wednesday; it's the weekend when the new week has...
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    Take Out Your Full Spectrum Light: If you live where it gets dark at 4:15, you're going to need it!
    Jane Leder
    • Oct 26, 2020
    • 3 min

    Take Out Your Full Spectrum Light: If you live where it gets dark at 4:15, you're going to need it!

    This is that time of year when I start to go downhill. It was just July when it didn't get dark around here until almost 9 PM. Now,...
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    I Have Acedia: I Bet You Do, Too
    Jane Leder
    • Oct 17, 2020
    • 2 min

    I Have Acedia: I Bet You Do, Too

    What the heck is acedia? If you're like me, you've never heard the word before but sense that maybe it's something bad caused by the...
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    Mending (Or Not) Close Friendships Before It's Too Late
    Jane Leder
    • Oct 10, 2020
    • 3 min

    Mending (Or Not) Close Friendships Before It's Too Late

    For me, the life lesson was clear: don't let hurt or misunderstanding go untended. Speak up. Clear the air. Cherish special friendships.
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    Older Women, Younger Friends
    Jane Leder
    • Oct 5, 2020
    • 3 min

    Older Women, Younger Friends

    By the time we hit our 70s, the pool of friends our age has begun or continues to shrink. Older friends move away to cities with a...
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    How Does Your Garden Grow?
    Jane Leder
    • Sep 28, 2020
    • 3 min

    How Does Your Garden Grow?

    My husband and I live in a family neighborhood. We've lived in the same renovated farmhouse for twenty-six years and counting. Many...
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    So Long Melatonin:  Audiobooks Are The Best Sleep Aid on the Market Today
    Jane Leder
    • Sep 15, 2020
    • 5 min

    So Long Melatonin: Audiobooks Are The Best Sleep Aid on the Market Today

    I was a literary snob. The idea of listening to an audiobook instead of reading seemed like a copout. I love holding a book, listening...
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    Can I Get A Witness . . . Or, At Least, A Bra That Fits?
    Jane Leder
    • Sep 8, 2020
    • 3 min

    Can I Get A Witness . . . Or, At Least, A Bra That Fits?

    I need a new bra that fits. I've worn my sports bras to far too many dance and yoga classes and no amount of hand washing in special...
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    Put Your Leftovers On Ice
    Jane Leder
    • Sep 6, 2020
    • 2 min

    Put Your Leftovers On Ice

    I don't know about you and your friends. I can only speak from personal experience. The pandemic is always the first topic of...
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    I Ask For Your Understanding: One More Post About Hair in the Time of Covid19
    Jane Leder
    • Aug 31, 2020
    • 3 min

    I Ask For Your Understanding: One More Post About Hair in the Time of Covid19

    Back at the end of April, I blogged about hair. I knew it was a subject that many women were talking about, even during the Pandemic. ...
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    Relationships: Oh, Boy!
    Jane Leder
    • Aug 22, 2020
    • 4 min

    Relationships: Oh, Boy!

    A friend and I sat in my backyard on a sunny, almost-too-hot afternoon. Each of us had had a minor "run in" with our partners and...
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    My Hairbrush and Me
    Jane Leder
    • Aug 17, 2020
    • 2 min

    My Hairbrush and Me

    You know the Pandemic is getting to me when I blog about my hairbrush. But, hey, when writing is a lifeline as it is for me, any topic...
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    ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
    Jane Leder
    • Aug 14, 2020
    • 2 min

    ARE YOU KIDDING ME?

    I don't know how you feel but, when I hear about "older" people and their risk for the Coronavirus and then realize that most of my...
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    The "Oh, My Back" Squat
    Jane Leder
    • Aug 7, 2020
    • 3 min

    The "Oh, My Back" Squat

    I remember looking at women who were gardening or reaching for an item on the lowest shelf in the grocery store--any action that required...
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    Forgiveness
    Jane Leder
    • Jul 31, 2020
    • 2 min

    Forgiveness

    I didn't intend to blog about forgiveness. But at the end of the BBC series "The Victim," there was a quote by the Persian poet, mystic,...
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