by Lisa Marlin | Jan 2, 2024 | Blog, Middle Age, RV, Travel
On our way to the RV show at the Colorado Convention Center on April 1, my partner and I planned how we were going to play the biggest April Fool joke ever on our five adult kids. They knew that we’d been toying with the idea of getting an RV since the pandemic,...
by Lisa Marlin | Aug 16, 2018 | Blog, Middle Age
Happy birthday, Madonna, and thanks for helping me get published this year. Add that to your list of lifetime achievements as you turn 60 today. Because I wanted to be you once upon a time ago, I wrote about it and “Madonna Wannabe” made the pages of a...
by Lisa Marlin | May 26, 2018 | Blog, Middle Age, Parenting
I happened upon my parents’ high school prom picture a few days ago while browsing through an old photo album. The black and white photo, even with its creases and cracks, captured the fresh faces of a group of teens, including a 17-year-old girl with wavy hair and...
by Lisa Marlin | Apr 27, 2018 | Blog, Middle Age
I needed to end things with Mike. And Jake. Oh, and Cameron too, though he’s the least of my worries. Mike used to call all the time and I couldn’t refuse answering, telling myself when his number lit up my phone that it’s best to listen to what he has to say. I...
by Lisa Marlin | Mar 21, 2018 | Blog, Middle Age, Parenting
There was something oddly familiar about my 15-year-old daughter’s appearance when she left for school the other day. At first, I imagined it was the way her hair cascaded in golden waves over her shoulders that caused her to look like a younger version of me. I later...
by Lisa Marlin | Mar 1, 2018 | Blog, Middle Age, Parenting
My daughter will never fill my shoes. She’s a size smaller after all. But she asked to borrow a pair anyway because of a last-minute decision to wear flats on the first day of her internship where she anticipated a lot of walking. Even though she owns piles of high...