Been There, Done That, Doing It Better!

by Josefowitz, Natasha

• ISBN13: 9781598424232
• ISBN10: 1598424238
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-11-01
• Publisher: Blue Mountain Arts

Summary

Natasha Josefowitz has been there... to the plains of Africa, the jungles of Borneo, the waters of the Yangtze and Amazon Rivers. She's done that... met fascinating people, climbed the ladder of success, worked as a university professor and syndicated columnist, been a wife, mother, grandmother. And now with eyeglasses firmly perched on her nose and hearing aid tucked away somewhere in a drawer, she's doing it all better.

Author Biography

Dr. Natasha Josefowitz is an internationally recognized author, poet, and lecturer. She earned her master's degree at the age of forty and her PhD at the age of fifty. Currently she resides at the White Sands of La Jolla retirement community where she participants in the many activities of her new home, enjoys reading at the beach, and makes time for new friendships.

Table of Contents

Been There, Done That	p. 6
We've been there	p. 7
This Isn't So Bad	p. 8
It's the Metallic Age	p. 8
Getting There Is All the Fun!	p. 9
Good Enough	p. 10
We are the re-invented generation	p. 11
Body Shops	p. 12
Past Middle Age	p. 13
My Frontal Lobe Is Shrinking	p. 14
My frontal lobe is shrinking	p. 15
Tempus Fugit	p. 15
Who Is That Old Woman in the Mirror?	p. 16
The Hearing Aid	p. 17
Have You Noticed?	p. 18
The Problem with 20/20 Vision	p. 19
New Glasses	p. 20
Change of Wardrobe	p. 21
Sometimes I Forget	p. 22
Little Pieces of Paper	p. 24
Good Intentions	p. 25
Choices	p. 26
It's Always Too Little or Too Much	p. 27
To not decide is	p. 27
My To-Do List	p. 28
Slow Down	p. 29
Death and Taxes	p. 30
It's Not Too Late	p. 31
You Decide	p. 32
The Morning Walk	p. 34
From Pack Rat to Minimalist	p. 36
Lessons Learned	p. 38
Gifts	p. 39
When I was young	p. 39
Be Kinder Than Necessary	p. 40
If	p. 41
Please Consider	p. 41
Eat Less, Move More	p. 42
Eat Your Vegetables	p. 43
Present Tense Lacking	p. 44
Work to Live or Live to Work	p. 44
Making a Difference	p. 45
The Gifts of Love	p. 46
He Didn't Miss a Thing	p. 47
Teaching Love	p. 47
Dancing Lessons	p. 48
The Scents of Life	p. 49
Time-Out	p. 50
Reclaiming Us	p. 52
The Crystal Ball	p. 53
The Ties That Bind	p. 54
The umbilical cords	p. 55
As the children grow up	p. 55
Forever Worrying	p. 56
Phone Calls	p. 57
Umbilical Cords	p. 58
Unrealistic Expectations	p. 60
Grandchildren	p. 60
Baseball Fans	p. 61
Best Friends	p. 62
Reflection	p. 63
Death of a Loved One	p. 64
Forgetting	p. 65
This Is Progress?	p. 66
To What End?	p. 67
The Latest Technology	p. 68
Numbers	p. 70
Up and Down	p. 71
Consumerism	p. 71
Sitting	p. 72
Do Not Disturb	p. 73
The Clock of Life Is Ticking	p. 74
The Ball of String	p. 75
Time Savers Are Killing Time	p. 76
Compensations	p. 77
Preparation	p. 78
Changing Times	p. 79
We Need Younger Friends	p. 80
Rude Awakenings	p. 81
Doing It Better!	p. 82
The Pleasure Principle	p. 83
Our Lives	p. 83
Acceptance	p. 84
My Bill of Rights	p. 85
Something to Look Forward To	p. 85
Knock, Knock, Who's There?	p. 86
Tea Time	p. 87
At the Retirement Home	p. 88
There Is Always Chocolate	p. 90
Today, All Is Well	p. 91
About the Author	p. 92
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