Doing a little research on why our culture has such a high divorce rate, and I discovered that experts, while not necessarily in unison about the ranking order of the most common reasons, do agree on the topics. Lack of communication (the Mars-Venus thing), finances (one of you is a penny-pincher, one of you spends […]
Boomer Beauty, Made Simple. No. 3
And we’re back! As I was flipping through my stash of women’s magazines, looking for an article I’d been wanting to read, I couldn’t help but notice that virtually all the ads for anti-aging products touted some form of retinol. Retinol (or Retin-A) is a Vitamin A derivative, available only by prescription, that has been […]
“I Look Great for 64. But I’m 58.” What You Might be Doing Wrong. (Part 2)
A few weeks ago, I published Part 1 of a 2-part series on the most common reasons women look older than they actually are. Despite what most people believe, Baby Boomer women don’t always want to look younger, but they sure as hell don’t want to look older. Nobody’s that good a sport. Boomer women […]
“Wake Up. Here’s Something to Help You Sleep” and Other Hospital Oddities
As many of you know, I’ve spent the last several weeks battling an exploded, nasty appendicitis attack. I came to a slew of emails and messages (for which I am grateful) asking, “What the hell happened??” so I decided to write about it. (Ranking second only to “What I Did on My Summer Vacation” photos, […]
I Was Going to Release My New Book This Month. My Appendix Decided to Explode and Try to Kill Me. Guess Who Won?
I grew up with three brothers and two sisters. I was always the “strong one.” Common childhood maladies sailed by me without slowing down. Like many multiple-child households at that time, if Mom noticed a rash on one kid, she’d stuff us in a room together for a day or two and get all her […]
Need Relationship Advice? Ask Betty White
I have a theory about advice. Other than the obvious “If I didn’t ask for it, you can safely assume I either don’t want it or have no intentions of following it,” it’s been my experience that regardless of the topic (parenting, marriage, sex, careers), most advice is fairly generic. Sort of common sense, with […]
Boomer Beauty, Made Simple. No. 2
Our debut post was just so much fun, we’re back for more good stuff! Your questions have been coming in fast and furious, with a wide variety of concerns, experiences, or stories about what has worked for you and what hasn’t. I’ve even had a few suggestions for new products that I could try (and […]
You Asked! Boomer Beauty, Made Simple. No. 1
At home one day, organizing photographs into albums (last done, 2007), I came across a wedding photo of Hubs and me in the church. Just for fun, I showed it to a girlfriend the next day and she blurted out, “Wow, you were beautiful.” Thank you. And ouch. She must have seen my tiny wince […]
Middle Age. Sometimes All You Can Do is Laugh
With Baby Boomers making up a significant percentage of the national population and now reaching their 60s and beyond, much has been written about the joys and pains of growing older. On one hand, we tend to be more at peace with ourselves and our lives. Whether that comes from cumulative decades of meditation […]
Casual Job, Casual Life, Boring Wardrobe? Fast Fixes That’ll Step Up Your Game
One of the benefits of living in a small town is the casual dress code. You can go to work, take in a Zumba class on the way home, and go to dinner at almost any restaurant in yoga pants or jeans and a t-shirt. Excluding proprietary uniforms for Oil Can Henry’s or the wait […]
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