Do you ever feel like you’re a hamster in a wheel? Just running in circles at high speed until you drop from exhaustion and somehow your butt’s still big? Us too!

We’ve come to the conclusion that the proverbial hamster wheel is just a part of life. The odds that you’ll get to spend the rest of your days holed up in fluffy bedding with easy access to eats and endless napping just aren’t all that great. So how do we manage to get the most out running in a circle and going nowhere? GET CURIOUS!

Curiosity may be a bit problematic for cats but it could be the key to getting more out of this shit show we call Midlife and even the years that will come after that. We aren’t just imagining things here either. Countless studies have linked positive cognitive health outcomes to continuing to try new things as we age.

This by no means convinces me that jumping out of a perfectly good airplane is still a good idea, but I may consider taking that stand-up comedy class after all. Plus, bonus points for making my adult children cringe at the mere mention of me taking to the stage with a mic!

In this episode Karin and I cover our adventures in curiosity. Like the time I nearly lost an appendage by pottery wheel or when Karin decided to jump on top of boxes despite the specter of hip replacement. We may or may not also have discussed applying hemorrhoid creams to our faces. And really, who can’t use a good hemorrhoid cream hack?

Now THAT got ya curious, didn’t it?!

My work here is done. Catch ya in the comments section.

~Lara