Author: midlifemargaritas
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When One of My Favorite Restaurants Went Rogue: And I Was Left with the Aftertaste of Regret!

The hubby and I had dinner out at one of our favorite little dive restaurants. The place where the wings are saucy, the floor is greasy, and beer flows all night. It’s also a place to watch almost any sports game on one of their gazillion tv’s. But on this night, there was a new…
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Midlife Margarita’s Night Before Christmas

‘Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the house, not a creature was stirring, except for my spouse. His snores like a foghorn, a symphony loud, While I tossed and I turned in a hot-flashy cloud. The stockings were hung on the chimney with care, (Though I suspect he’d forgotten, the lazy old bear).…
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The Sinister Allure: Delving into Our Macabre Fascination with Fear, Especially on All Hallows’ Eve!

Fear Itself: The Curious Allure of the Spooky and the Scary In a world filled with varying degrees of fear, one might wonder why some of us, even in midlife, are drawn to the macabre while others run away from it like a cat from a cucumber. Yes, I’m talking about those enigmatic creatures who…
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Living the High Life: A Sneak Peek into Our Extravagant Apartment Community

If you’ve been following my adventures, you’ll recall our grand migration from a house to an apartment a few years back. What was meant to be a temporary abode turned into a full-blown palace of luxury living. I won’t bore you with the list of amenities, but trust me, it’s a smorgasbord of extravagance! Now,…
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Stop Reading the Bullshit: A Parent’s Guide to Raising Kids in Any Stage of Life

I am a big fan of websites like “Grown and Flown” and “Scary Mommy”. They are filled with smart, funny and insightful articles about all the Mommy stages raising kids in all kinds of situations. However, if you search the interwebs and read the article titles on raising kids, teens, college kids and young adults,…