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Welcome to Mixing Up Midlife, a weekly show for women in their 50's and beyond who want to explore this incredible age by being more adventurous and more curious. 
Each week Terri and Melissa talk about what matters most to empty-nesters and mid-life women.
Part reality show, part audio diary and part cocktail hour, this show is about remembering how to have fun in midlife.

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Oct 21, 2022

Why does reading, something that gives us so much joy, seem so difficult? Does listening to an audiobook count as reading?

Today, Terri & Melissa talk about their difficulties with reading as they age. Melissa comes in with the science of why it may be harder to read as we age. Look below for great lists of how to make reading a habit again, what the Washington Times suggests you read at what age and what the Fairfax County Library says about audiobooks.

TikTokTalk:

One Thing About Me- The Rosenthals

 

 

Try It or Buy It

Trader Joe’s Micellar Makeup Wipes

 Face cupping

Weekend Watch:

Bad Sisters Apple TV

The School for Good & Evil Netflix

 

What We’re Reading:

Killers Of A Certain Age Deanna Raybourn

The Midnight Library Matt Haig

 Understory

 

Cocktail:

The Crusty Rim Cocktails 

The Clever Winifred 

 

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RESOURCES AND SOURCES :

 

https://nerdfighteria.info/v/sSlM2yV7ZcM/ has a youtube video in there (for those of us who don’t like to read lol

 

https://www.alexbirkett.com/why-you-should-read-50-books-a-year/  Should we go for 50 books in 2023?

 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2019/entertainment/books/100-books-for-the-ages/

To jumpstart reading we can use these ideas:

https://www.mindjoggle.com/best-books-start-reading-habit/

 

For tips on how to develop the reading habit, this article seemed more detailed than the simple “turn off your phone…”

 

https://nickwignall.com/reading-habit/

 

 

Books with over 50 characters https://bookgirlsguide.com/books-with-characters-in-their-50s/

From The Fairfax County public library: Is Audiobook listening Considered Reading 

 

 

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