tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30965824Sat, 30 May 2026 15:34:32 +0000menopauseearly menopausemiddle aged womenMichiganbabyboomersgo red for womenmenopause symptomsmiddle agenaturewalkingwomen's healthOprahWyethagingcell phones for kidsdepressiongay menopausegetting oldergirlfriendshaircuts for middle aged womenhot flashesphotographypsoriasissenior womenvitamin Dwatercolor60th birthday partyCharminColumbus DayDr. NorthrupEllenFDAForbesGood Morning AmericaJokerMother's DayPremarinRosieSeniorsSteve Miller BandSuzy OrmanTIMEThe Secretabundanceadrenalsaging gracefullyamerican heart associationapple ciderauto repairsautumnbaby ducksbeing cutebhrtbioidentical hormonesbird watchingbirthdaybloggingcartoonschicken saladchin hairclean houseclean kitchencreditcriminal trialscyndi lauperdating over 50death by cancerdebtdenturesdr. philentrepreneurestrogenex-presidentexerciseexpectationsfacial hairfall weatherfalls for seniorsfalse teethfinancesgardeninggirls just want to have fungood bonesgrandchildrengrandmothershail stormshairstyleshealthhormone replacement therapyhotflashesimmune systemincome taxesinsomniaintrovertslose weightmenopause anger managementmiddle age woman songmineralsminnie pauzminniepauzminniepauz cartoonsmood swingsnatural hormones for menopausenutrisystemold rock starsonline therapyosteoporosispaintingparty ideaspetspharmaceuticalsrobin nestrose bushrosessatellite tvselling websitessex during menopausesingle womenskinsmall businesssnoringsnowsoy for menopausespring rewardsstressstress busterssupplementstaxesthyroidtime for yourselfunwanted hairvaniqavitaminsweatherwomen blogwomen over 50women owned businessFor baby boomer women dealing with the entire aging process, their health, kids and life in general!http://minniepauzblog.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Dee)Blogger154125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30965824.post-3546517637680781228Sat, 21 Mar 2026 13:24:00 +00002026-03-21T09:24:54.420-04:00 Wow! I think Spring is finally here, but in Michigan we don't get really excited until the end of May! Ha! you may think I'm kidding, but I'm not! :)So you may notice a previous post with today's date, but that's another confusing aspect of using this program that I never took the time to truly understand. I tried to update a 2006 blog post and it posted today. :) Oh well, brought me into ahttp://minniepauzblog.blogspot.com/2026/03/its-been-long-cold-winter.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dee)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30965824.post-115272951203135291Sat, 21 Mar 2026 11:13:00 +00002026-03-21T07:21:41.256-04:00I need to explain this post....it was originally posted in June of 2006! This morning (Mar 2026), I was reading old posts and decided to add the pic of Zach with the snails and then re-publish it. I didn't realize it was going to publish as a new blog! LOL....June 2006...I don't know if it's related to menopause or not, but the hot sunny weather really slows me down! I'm one of those people who http://minniepauzblog.blogspot.com/2006/07/summer-blahs.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dee)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30965824.post-5729021959502512989Mon, 26 Jan 2026 16:08:00 +00002026-01-26T11:08:22.248-05:00Did you see when I posted last time? It's getting to be one post every 2 yrs! Well, not really, I did make one post last year (2025)We've been in a very cold freeze here in Michigan for about a month (it feels like)! It has been too cold to go out so now my battery is dead and I'm waiting on road service to come. I'm sure it's going to take a long time, but I'll be patient.So, basically the painthttp://minniepauzblog.blogspot.com/2026/01/hey-its-2026anyone-here.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dee)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30965824.post-2949277511321736585Sat, 31 May 2025 12:35:00 +00002025-05-31T08:35:01.053-04:00Still haven't figured out what I'm trying to say...and to whom.How can you get this far in life and not know who you are and what you want to say?I just have to get brave about letting people know about this blog, for one thing. Hello People!! Here I am!! LOL!!Concentrating on art today...taking a friend to a cat sanctuary that is having a painting class! :) Also, have 2 commissions to start...&http://minniepauzblog.blogspot.com/2025/05/last-day-of-may-2025.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dee)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30965824.post-7806169423864868916Mon, 19 May 2025 13:04:00 +00002025-05-19T09:04:31.549-04:00 Proud of myself for not skipping the rest of the year, but I'm struggling to sort things out in my mind. Going through a lot of emotions for several months and seem to be locked, tied in knots. Even the art therapy isn't helping me release...but only into it a few weeks, so I have hope. It helps to hear others finding their way to express what they want and where they want to be....Thehttp://minniepauzblog.blogspot.com/2025/05/funny-how-i-skipped-over-aprilnow-into.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dee)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30965824.post-8798329322710056291Mon, 31 Mar 2025 13:38:00 +00002025-04-02T06:57:28.099-04:00    OMG, my last blog was in 2023?? What is wrong with me, LOL...why can't I keep up with this blog? There must be some deep-seeded reason why I avoid coming here, so what do you say we dig into it right now?! :)Let's start at the beginning! I was born in April 1948, in Missouri! So yes, I'm a natural hillbilly and have lived 77 years on this earth!I'm not going to make this a long http://minniepauzblog.blogspot.com/2025/03/such-bad-blogger.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dee)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30965824.post-3187083044379246357Wed, 16 Aug 2023 12:32:00 +00002023-08-16T08:35:18.240-04:00criminal trialsex-presidentintrovertsJokerSteve Miller BandI guess you'd say I'm not that into crowds! LOL! Fortunately, I have a good friend going with me and she used to work at the venue so I feel more confident! Plus it's outdoors so won't feel cooped up....it's really strange that this even came into my mind. I guess I will explore this further...First, I guess I should tell you who I'm going to see...The Steve Miller Band. I had to look up their http://minniepauzblog.blogspot.com/2023/08/first-live-concert-since-1977.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dee)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30965824.post-7745516707090619558Sat, 08 Jul 2023 16:07:00 +00002023-07-08T12:09:44.322-04:00healthmiddle aged womennaturepaintingpetsphotographywalkingwatercolor That's who reads this blog...or if anyone reads it, they don't leave comments. :( It's my own fault of course, since I am so irregular with my posts, but after this many years I will just keep on posting when the spirit hits me! I have invited members of my pages to come here, but I'm still cautious...don't know why I don't want certain people to read it.So! Here we are in July and my last http://minniepauzblog.blogspot.com/2023/07/just-me-myself-and-i.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dee)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30965824.post-4347603971929560952Thu, 09 Mar 2023 13:26:00 +00002023-03-10T10:49:43.511-05:00aging gracefullynaturesenior womenwatercolorwomen blog That's what I've been painting. Mostly dogs it seems....I've done a few florals and a great pair of workboots! That was a nice change and I'm very pleased with the result!I can't even tell you how much I'm enjoying painting and I LOVE watercolors! I still can't even believe that I'm able to turn out work that I like as much as everyone else does, since I'm so hard on myself!Anyway, I'm http://minniepauzblog.blogspot.com/2023/03/dogs-cats-and-few-humans.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dee)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30965824.post-4857904720910616071Fri, 24 Feb 2023 19:05:00 +00002023-02-24T14:05:09.564-05:00Years (like MANY years) ago I would get lost for hours writing in my journal. I kept a daily journal for 22 yrs... For the past 20 yrs. it was drawing my cartoon (MinniePauz) and working on the website. From 2013 to 2020 I wasn't able to find my joy, except for being able to enjoy and make memories with my grandkids in Texas. In January 2020, joy came back to me after getting settled http://minniepauzblog.blogspot.com/2023/02/thank-goodness-for-watercolor.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dee)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30965824.post-7977876464840190153Fri, 10 Feb 2023 14:28:00 +00002023-03-09T06:21:55.859-05:00*Started this on February 1...adding to it on Febrary 10...still trying to finish it*Hard to believe I'm actually posting so soon after my last post!! LOL!! Happy February! Today is my sister's birthday, so I thought I would write about her and our relationship...maybe I can figure out what that is.I was born 4/27/48 and she was born 2/1/50 so almost 2 yrs. apart, but in our adult years I would http://minniepauzblog.blogspot.com/2023/02/february-2023-musings.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dee)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30965824.post-3762402911114489638Tue, 17 Jan 2023 12:26:00 +00002023-01-17T09:50:44.590-05:00Happy New Year, my Friends....if anyone still reads here! :) That is my grandson who made it on the big screen at a Detroit Red Wings game/match. Evidently a goal of his!So what is her new "career" you ask? Well, my hobby I wrote about last year, watercolor painting, has become more than just a hobby. I'm still retired of course, but have found a little side hustle by painting peoples' pets! Whenhttp://minniepauzblog.blogspot.com/2023/01/new-year-new-career.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dee)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30965824.post-9049724426953319866Tue, 23 Aug 2022 12:27:00 +00002022-08-23T08:30:06.554-04:00baby ducksfalls for seniorsgetting oldergood bonesnaturephotographyvitamin D But at least I'm not falling!! Oh wait...I DID fall! Story and photos to follow!Well, here we are nearly at the end of August! I completely misplaced July...in case you didn't notice, I posted in June! :) I have an excuse...it was FREAKING HOT out there! I hope no members here have had any heat related mishaps. I also hope you've not experienced Covid or MonkeyPox! Please check in and let http://minniepauzblog.blogspot.com/2022/08/still-falling-behind.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dee)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30965824.post-6044749748361748884Mon, 06 Jun 2022 18:24:00 +00002022-06-23T09:07:47.127-04:00aginggetting olderSeniors What do you see when you look in the mirror today? Do you see the aging process as it is or are you shocked that it seems to have come all of a sudden?A few years ago I was kind of in denial. When I looked at pictures of people the same age as me, I thought they were much older. But today I see that I have caught up with them! It was this particular picture that made me see how people wouldhttp://minniepauzblog.blogspot.com/2022/06/the-aging-process-and-photos.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dee)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30965824.post-5088545617540982672Sat, 02 Apr 2022 18:27:00 +00002022-04-02T14:27:30.577-04:00 April Fool's Day is perfect to admit that I forgot to post a blog in March! I did THINK about it a few times in March, but never quite got here to write. So I should have double the news/stories/complaints for this one, right? Well, we shall see...Actually, everything I have to tell you today would have happened in March, so I will have to post more often this month as things happen. :) As http://minniepauzblog.blogspot.com/2022/04/ooops-its-april.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dee)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30965824.post-5112671187354352077Fri, 04 Feb 2022 14:34:00 +00002022-02-04T09:36:01.967-05:00depressiongrandmothersmiddle aged womenonline therapysenior womenHappy February! If you have had (or will have) a birthday this month, I'm sending you soooo many good wishes! This was one of my early Minnie Pauz cartoons. :)I'm trying to remember what may have been one of my last ones, but it's been so long that I don't think I could figure it out. I do know that it was before 2013, because that was when my hard drive crashed and I lost the programs I had beenhttp://minniepauzblog.blogspot.com/2022/02/falling-into-rabbit-hole.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dee)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30965824.post-8247980001452740654Fri, 28 Jan 2022 15:48:00 +00002022-01-28T10:48:01.570-05:00 When I left you last, it was July 2021! Good Heavens, do you think I procrastinate? I think this picture is is good to pull July 2021 together with January 2022!A lot has happened since my last post, but since I'm trying to get caught up again, I think I will choose my favorite picture from each month, plus a short description.I quit making New Year resolutions a long time ago. Guess why? http://minniepauzblog.blogspot.com/2022/01/is-it-menopause-or-old-age-only-6.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dee)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30965824.post-3304332428060636815Mon, 12 Jul 2021 14:13:00 +00002021-07-12T10:13:37.323-04:00The title of this post sounds like it might be very deep, doesn't it? Well, it's actually not...in fact, it was born of pretty shallow thoughts.I decided to publish my newest watercolor paintings and that takes courage! LOL! I've shown a few in a private FB group that has all levels of watercolor artists, and I've shown a few friends, but to me this is the next step. I think I'm only brave here http://minniepauzblog.blogspot.com/2021/07/what-is-courage-to-you.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dee)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30965824.post-577769041968457559Mon, 21 Jun 2021 16:30:00 +00002021-06-21T12:30:22.930-04:00 ...but, then again, it's never too late! Of course I'm talking about my promise to post every day...oops! Do we always put a guilt trip on ourselves when we don't keep a promise? Probably, even though this was not a live or die promise, I still kept reminding myself of what I "should" do. I have so many excuses even though I don't have to answer to anyone except myself. Here I am today so, http://minniepauzblog.blogspot.com/2021/06/a-little-late-re-my-promise.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dee)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30965824.post-8111450690625288499Wed, 16 Jun 2021 00:50:00 +00002021-06-15T20:50:47.577-04:00 I spent the entire day concentrating on practicing my watercoloring! I watched several videos on youtube (so nice to be able to watch on my tv instead of the computer) and I found a new artist to follow--Peter Sheeler from Canada.Love his work! He uses ink to sketch first and then very loose watercolor strokes for background or the illusion of something. Today I watched him paint this http://minniepauzblog.blogspot.com/2021/06/todays-priority-was.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dee)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30965824.post-2374403991737876570Mon, 14 Jun 2021 14:18:00 +00002021-06-14T10:18:53.494-04:00The title refers to this blog...I'm still trying to figure out what my priorities are here! To be so indecisive is exhauting! And I'm still not sure how many people are reading it. Those who ARE reading it are not commenting so that makes me believe I'm not being interesting, profound or even mildly worthy. :) Ok, I'm feeling sorry for myself now...it's my own fault. I know very well that ifhttp://minniepauzblog.blogspot.com/2021/06/prioritieshard-to-figure-them-out.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dee)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30965824.post-2954166605379178170Tue, 11 May 2021 13:56:00 +00002021-05-11T09:56:15.406-04:00 Happy Birthday to me! :)These birthdays seem to be coming faster and faster! Could have sworn I just had one! This is #73, but don't really feel that old. I wrote that on the 27th of April...didn't get very far. My daughter and her Fiance took me to dinner and gave me some lovely gifts - watercolor supplies!Now it is the 9th of May...Mother's Day and I'm trying again! :) It's cold (45°http://minniepauzblog.blogspot.com/2021/05/happy-birthday-to-me-these-birthdays.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dee)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30965824.post-6896276608427874484Sun, 21 Mar 2021 01:06:00 +00002021-03-20T21:06:26.911-04:00Whew! I almost let March pass by without a post! Mostly because I was going to continue with my description of my life from the youngest I could remember (age 3), hence the title of this post. But something has kept me from sticking with that idea...for now. I'm not sure if it's laziness, procrastination, fear or what!I'm still struggling with finding my authentic voice and deciding how open I'm http://minniepauzblog.blogspot.com/2021/03/the-next-chapter.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dee)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30965824.post-3904859043143033089Fri, 26 Feb 2021 19:26:00 +00002021-02-26T14:26:06.131-05:00 I woke up at 3:45 this morning on the tail-end of a dream and then the "almost conscious" waking up time and decided I HAVE to write a book! I've had so many people tell me that over the years, but have always said I don't want to relive most of it so why would I write it all down? Now I'm thinking that this blog may be as close as I come to writing my life story...and I have pictures!&nbsphttp://minniepauzblog.blogspot.com/2021/02/i-woke-up-at-345-this-morning-on-tail.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dee)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30965824.post-2865329464306538373Sun, 31 Jan 2021 16:44:00 +00002021-02-01T06:21:40.028-05:00 So! I'm doing great for this year...I will definitely keep up with posting this time! I will also be showing photos I have taken. This Wood Duck was a huge surprise in the creek behind my apartment! First time I ever saw one in person!We still have so much going on in the world with politics and the pandemic, so I shouldn't have any trouble finding a topic!I do hope to engage with other http://minniepauzblog.blogspot.com/2021/01/first-month-of-2021-in-bag.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dee)0