Category Archives: Life Stages

The Dog Goes Everywhere!

Posted on April 11, 2014 by likeitiz

My friends from Orinda have been empty nesters for longer than we have been. They raised three kids. Their youngest, a daughter, went to NYU and has been swallowed by the Manhattan scene ever since. In the recent years, we … Continue reading →

Posted in Corgi, dog, Empty Nest, Parenting, Pets | Tagged dog, Empty Nest, empty nesters, pet, postaweek 2014 | Leave a comment

To My Nieces On Their Graduation

Posted on April 2, 2014 by likeitiz

Dear Ronna and Mara: This period marks such a milestone to you and your family, with a high school graduation and a college graduation in the same year. For us parents, it is a time for quiet gratification that we … Continue reading →

Posted in Celebration, Family, graduation, Letting Go, Life Stages, Parenting, Parents, Postaweek | Tagged Adolescence, college graduation, Family, graduation, high school graduation, letting go, Parenting, Postaday 2014, postaweek 2014 | 1 Comment

The Journey From Mother To Friend

Posted on May 26, 2013 by likeitiz

We are a family that likes to travel. We journey to spend time with people we love. We go to places we’ve never been or even return to old haunts with new eyes. But we ourselves, within us, know that … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Post Challenge, Empty Nest, Family, mother-daughter relationship, Parenting, Wordpress Community | Tagged Daily Prompt, DPCHallenge, Empty Nest, Empty nest syndrome, Family, letting go, Mother, mother-daughter relationship, postaday 2013, WordPress | 29 Comments

Nanette And Me, In Three Parts

Posted on March 18, 2013 by esmeraldalyn

“Together” is a word that best describes our friendship. Nanette and I went to elementary school, high school and college together. We shared the same little corner of the world for many years and did a lot of happy and … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Central Park, Childhood Memories, Friend, Friendship, Letting Go, Life Stages, Manhattan, Neighborhood Walk, New Beginnings, Reinvent, Retirement, Teacher, Travel, Writing | Tagged Blogging, Filipino Diaspora, Getting rid of stuff, Gregorian chant, Institute for Women's Policy Research, Life after retirement, reinventing one's life, Retirement, Stress at work, Theresians, Travel, Volunteering | 11 Comments

Musings From The Empty Nest

Posted on August 31, 2012 by likeitiz

My daughter and a good friend from college have moved to a new apartment recently. She told me that she and her friend would really like to fill their pied-a-terre with plants. Could I please help them with this? I … Continue reading →

Posted in Empty Nest, Family, Letting Go, mother-daughter relationship | Tagged Empty Nest, letting go, mother-daughter relationship, Parent, postaday2012, Postaweek2012 | 14 Comments

Girlfriends

Posted on June 22, 2012 by likeitiz

The other day, I traveled my usual journey to take the BART at Millbrae station at the end of my workday. Hubby had to dine solo this weeknight. I was going to meet up with some girlfriends for dinner in … Continue reading →

Posted in Childhood Friends, friends, Friendship, High School Friends, Life Stages, middle years | Tagged Friends, Friendship, Girlfriend, Life Stages, postaweek2011, Postaweek2012, Relationships | 7 Comments

I Am Woman. Hear Me Roar. More Like Snore!

Posted on June 10, 2012 by likeitiz

Back in the early nineties, I received a card for Mother’s day that made me laugh, then gave me pause. I still remember the cover. It talked about the modern woman who has a career, goes to meetings, has kids, … Continue reading →

Posted in Empty Nest, Juggling Motherhood & Career, Life Stages, middle years, women's rights | Tagged Empty Nest, Family, I Am Woman, Juggling, Juggling Motherhood & Career, Life Stages, postaday2011, postaweek2011, Postaweek2012, Women's Movement | 13 Comments

Take It Back!

Posted on October 15, 2011 by likeitiz

I recently read about a woman who was attacked by a serial rapist. I read about how she struggled to get back her will to live, and the life she envisioned she wanted. All the time, she said she kept … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Divorce, Life Choices, Life Stages | Tagged Alternative, Marriage, Philosophy | 2 Comments

Sunday Brunch

Posted on August 10, 2011 by likeitiz

“You’re five minutes late!” my father said, as I reached over to kiss him on his forehead. He was sitting in the kitchen, on the breakfast table facing the glass doors looking out to our mother’s garden. The sunlight was … Continue reading →

Posted in Elderly Care, Family, Family Time, Food, Life Stages, Nutrition, Parents, Sunday Brunch | Tagged Family, Fathers, frenchtoast, Palo Alto California, Parenting | 4 Comments

Waiting Room Stories

Posted on August 6, 2011 by likeitiz

Last week, I was sitting in a half empty waiting room while my father was having his hearing tested. I had finished filling all the information and HIPAA forms when I glanced up and saw a pleasant-looking elderly gentleman smiling … Continue reading →