Midlife Articles

There’s a lot to learn

and space to grow.


  • Adjusting To Seasonal Changes

    Adjusting To Seasonal Changes

    There’s comfort in knowing that the seasons will change in a predictable way. The daylight is shrinking but knowing that this will not last and that… Read more

  • Should I Google That? 

    Should I Google That? 

    In the information age, where the answers to every question are available with a quick search on my phone, what information is actually important enough to… Read more

  • Re-thinking Recycling

    Re-thinking Recycling

    The state of recycling makes me sad and frustrated. Recently, while eating breakfast at a chain hotel, I watched as an employee emptied the recycling and… Read more

  • Being Stuck

    Being Stuck

    I’ve been there. Stuck. It’s that despondent feeling that you have to put up with a life situation because change is too difficult to even contemplate.… Read more

  • Your Home Serves You

    Your Home Serves You

    What if your home’s purpose is to be a space where you can function?  If it’s a place that serves me and my family, and what… Read more

  • Trusting The Blueberry

    Trusting The Blueberry

    I just don’t trust nature. I see people eating vegetables that they’ve grown. I saw a couple harvesting apples from a tree in the neighbourhood. I’m… Read more

  • Imperfect But Done

    Imperfect But Done

    I keep completing things imperfectly.  I get them done and then I do it again. Imperfect each time. I’ve noticed that when I keep going something… Read more

  • Rest Is A Right, Not A Reward

    Rest Is A Right, Not A Reward

    I was listening to therapist, KC Davis on a podcast this morning,* when she said something that was mind-blowing to me. When we were kids, we… Read more

  • We Bring The Meaning

    We Bring The Meaning

    The meaning we give to an experience is unique to us. A butterfly landing on a sunflower can be a beautiful collection of colours to one… Read more

  • Health Saboteur

    Health Saboteur

    There are times in my life when I’m feeling great and have a good balance of exercise, stretches and meditation…and then I stop. I feel good… Read more

Hi, I’m Caroline.

The author smiling while wearing a burgundy t-shirt and a grey and pink crocheted cross-body bag.

I retired after a long career. And now what? It’s a disorienting time of life.

This site explores possibilities, digs into self-discovery, tries to understand the third chapter, and gathers others who are also searching for their next steps.

Most importantly, it’s a way to support each other as we go