http://midlifetheownersmanual.com/blog Tue, 29 Apr 2008 02:34:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The statistics are terrifying; if women live to age 55 they are twice as likely to succumb to Alzheimer’s as their male counterparts.  Due to the fact that age is the greatest risk factor for Alzheimer’s Disease, and women live longer than men in general, you can do the math.According ... http://midlifetheownersmanual.com/blog/?p=75 If you don’t think of yourself as a happy person, then why not take this time of midlife to make a change around that? I saw a brief clip of a television interview with the author who wrote the newest book on happiness. The author, Sonya Lyubomirsky calls her research based ... http://midlifetheownersmanual.com/blog/?p=74 As a whiner and a complainer, I have the intention to no longer be the whiner and the complainer. That means I have to take a long hard look at the things I whine and complain about and determine two things. First I need to be aware of my responsibility ... http://midlifetheownersmanual.com/blog/?p=73 What type of device or format do you use to keep track of your appointments and your life, including your list of things you don’t want to forget? I remember it seems like zillions of years ago I listened to a self-study course on time management. It was actually about 29 ... http://midlifetheownersmanual.com/blog/?p=71 When was the last time you made a determined effort to save money? I have decided that saving for my retirement is now an inevitable high priority. I have always maintained a philosophy to save money, but when I come out of denial and realize that I may be half way ... http://midlifetheownersmanual.com/blog/?p=72 What do you say to yourself in times of trouble? When we are able to help ourselves in a difficult situation by the use of strengthening self talk, we are better able to transform the stress into something useful and we can become more adaptable. Several years ago I taught a ... http://midlifetheownersmanual.com/blog/?p=65 I often think of how different the world is right now, in my midlife, as compared to what it was like in my mother’s midlife. One huge difference between these generations is electricity. At this time in my life and in the history of mankind, we use electricity for many ... http://midlifetheownersmanual.com/blog/?p=64 With the holidays behind me, I can look back and for the first time in my adult life I can say that I was able to accomplish the tasks I wanted to accomplish during the holidays. What I am noticing is that during this time of midlife I am finding ... http://midlifetheownersmanual.com/blog/?p=63 How many women lose money by not being careful with it and by giving too much of their money away?How many women do not have money to show for their work by not asking for money owed to them and not charging enough for professional services?I know there was a ... http://midlifetheownersmanual.com/blog/?p=61 Many women find that they are interested in starting a business of their own once they are in midlife. It can be a second or third career. I was once a member of a formal networking group; the point was to come together as individuals and help each other grow our ... http://midlifetheownersmanual.com/blog/?p=62