Articles by Amy Shankland

With this headline, my readers are now thinking, “Amy has lost her mind.” How can we find a new adventure if we’re injured? Some readers may recall my foot injury…

I love magazines … real magazines that you can hold in your hand and actually turn the pages. It’s always felt like a decadent experience to me to read one….

On a dark, snowy February evening in 2022, the “empty nester blues” hit me hard. Both of my sons were away at college and my husband John was working that…

Given my column’s title, I thought this week’s topic was a “perfect” match. My husband John may be surprised to read this, but at this stage in life, I’ve completely…

One piece of advice I’ve heard about the empty nester stage of life is that it’s helpful to adopt a new hobby. Trying something different takes your mind off your…

If you’re an empty nester, chances are you’re of a certain age … middle age. This stage of life requires you to be more thoughtful about your physical activity. I…

If you’re a mom and/or wife, you’ve probably heard the following phrase, or something similar, at least once a day: “Hey, where’s the (fill in the blank)?” Just last week,…

Amy, I just finished this book, and I am bawling! I read this text from my friend Cynthia a few weeks ago and nodded knowingly. Her daughter was going off…

Wanna know the number one question uttered by middle-aged people? “Where are my reading glasses?” Whether you’re one of the over 2 billion people in the world with a vision…