Many of us over-50 women are dealing with thinning hair. It’s mostly a hormonal issue, although if you have sudden or severe hair loss, please see your doctor. Mine is just gradually thinning at the temples and crown, although I… Continue Reading
I read this quote today, by fabulous writer Jill Chivers at her blog My Year Without Clothes Shopping: “You will never ever be truly happy or settled in your skin if some part of you believes it is wrong or… Continue Reading
Nothing is perfect, agreed. But there are days that just seem to flow with all your favorite things, and that gets close enough to a perfect day for me. I have two versions, although that hardly seems fair. One kind… Continue Reading
You are on Instagram, yeah? I was a long-time holdout, feeling like I was already fully social-media’d out. And not having a great camera or an artistic eye, I feared being a Big Loser on that very visual site. All… Continue Reading
Today marks the launch of the first annual Fierce 50 Campaign. As women over 50, we are coming together in a supportive community to honor and celebrate one another and to share with the world what it means to be… Continue Reading
As you probably know, if you follow me here or on my Instagram, I just returned from a three day blogger meet-up in Phoenix. Our host was Sherry of Petite Over 40 (thank you again, Sherry) and we had the… Continue Reading
This is an encore post I wrote about five years ago. It still rings true for me, and now I have even more experience to rely on. Edited to make it more current. I’ve been contemplating how aging or experience… Continue Reading
Last night I went to hear Sandy perform in the local orchestra (French horn forever). It was a combination concert with the Swing Band, so they played lots of Bennie Goodman, Duke Ellington and Cab Calloway. Their scheduled vocalist was… Continue Reading