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Finding The Courage To Choose A Different Path
“I don’t believe in therapy anymore, I just go get a blow dry at the hairdresser” said the writer Delia Ephron at the Pennsylvania Governor’s Conference for Women held at the Convention Center last...
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Caregiving: How My Mom Went From “Failure to Thrive” to “Ready To Launch”
“What are you going to do about your mother?” said the social worker at the rehab center. “You know she cannot live alone anymore.” My mom was 89 years old and had gone to rehab after a fall and an...
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From Loss, Comes New Traditions
I went to see Kati Marton, the award-winning journalist and author of Paris: A Love Story, speak last week at the Book and Culture Festival at the Cherry Hill Jewish Community Center. Kati’s memoir is...
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My 15 Minutes of Fame
The great artist Andy Warhol once said, “In the future everybody will be world famous for 15 minutes.” Yesterday, I had my 15 minutes of fame. Yes, it was a great day. The HuffPo50 website on The...
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Plunging Into The New Year
Happy new year! I haven’t made any resolutions for the new year. Like a good yogi, I made intentions. In 2013, I intend to reinvent myself. Yes, this is the year that I am retiring from my corporate...
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Staying Healthy During Middle Age
After turning 55 last week, I can no longer check off the 45 – 54 box when I’m asked my age. And I’m no longer part of the standard 28 -54 female advertising target. Yep, I’m inching up the ladder of...
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Retiring Early: What I Learned In My First Six Months
This week, I am pleased to present a guest post from a fellow boomer girl and one of my blog readers. Her name is Moira and she recently retired. Moira’s words of wisdom about the wonderful...
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Dark Chocolate and Love For Valentine’s Day
Next week is Valentine’s Day and there’s no better way to celebrate than to show yourself some love during your life after 50 and enjoy some dark chocolate. Like a good yogi, I set an intention at the...
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Cheers To A Healthy Heart After 50
I would be remiss if I did not have a “heart to heart” conversation with you this month about keeping your heart healthy. Yes, boomer girls, I’m talking to you. Have you had your cholesterol checked...
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A Caregiver Needs Body Care Too
Last week in yoga class my Zen card said “body care.” I wondered if it was trying to tell me something. Am I not listening to the signs of stress that are all around me? As a member of the sandwich...
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Staying Fit and Fabulous After 50
In recognition of March National Nutrition Month, I asked my BFF and expert dietitian, Laura Sabban MS RD CSR, to provide her views on two diet books that came my way. The books are “The Digest Diet”...
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A Tribute To My Mom
Tomorrow I will say good-bye to my mom. She passed away this week. She was 91 years old and lived a very full life. But I am sad. Selfishly, I wanted her to live forever…or at least as long as I lived...
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A Daughter Is A Precious Gift
It’s the first week of April. That means my daughter’s birthday is coming up and my daughter A is inching up the age bracket. I won’t tell you her exact age (she wouldn’t want me to). I’ll just tell...
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De-Stressing and Saging Away My Negative Energy
“You seem to be very tense,” said my esthetician D this afternoon as she prepared to massage my upper body. “Your neck and shoulders are extremely tight. Are you stressed?” she asked. “I’ve just...
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When One Door Closes, Another One Opens
This week I said goodbye to my 30 year career in corporate communications at one of the most beloved consumer food companies. I won’t tell you the name of this company, but suffice it to say that Andy...
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New Shades For Sunny Days
This weekend I spent a wonderful two days in NYC to kick off my retirement from my full time corporate job. After 30 years, it was time to have some fun in my favorite city. The weather cooperated with...
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Some Wonderful Words From My Daughter
Since this Sunday is Mother’s Day, I thought I would share a special blog post from a special person in my life — my daughter A. Yes, my daughter A is my guest blogger for this week. She gave a rousing...
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Fashion Forecast – Sunny and Bright For Spring and Summer
Now that I’ve caught up on all my spring magazines – InStyle, Vogue, MORE, Allure – and read the fashion news from “T” The New York Times Style Magazine and perused my monthly Nordstrom catalogs, I’m...
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Celebrate May Women’s Health Month By Caring For Yourself
As a member of the AARP Blogger Kitchen Cabinet On Caregiving, I was asked to write a blog post in honor of May Women’s Health Month. There are about 10 more days left during May, so if you haven’t...
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Are You An Enlightened Woman?
A favorite picture from a female artist. Can you read the fine print that surrounds this favorite picture that I bought at a crafts fair years ago? It hangs at my “condo on the corner” at the Jersey...
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