I’m not going to sugar coat it. Many things truly suck about getting older. Kissing your younger days goodbye and watching (some) husbands, employers, and advertisers skip over you for the younger, cheaper, or cheekier version is as hard to swallow as dry cake. Did You Get the Memo? In case you didn’t get the [...]
We’ve all faced huge losses in our lives. The loss of a loved one, a pet, a friend or in my case — a job at Cosmopolitan magazine. Today I’m more enthused than ever to pursue other, more appropriate, opportunities. I hope if you’re facing a loss, you’ll take the good from it — the [...]
When things look hopeless, there is something unfolding in your life even you can’t imagine. Don’t lose faith. Last November, after applying and interviewing for nearly 14 months straight, I had had it. At 50, I had heard “you’re over qualified,” “you’ll get bored,” “you’ll leave when the economy improves,” and “we’ve decided to go [...]
Just two years ago, my wardrobe consisted of shorts, tees and river sandals. Thanks to working with a great stylist, I’ve been rebuilding my wardrobe one basic, accessory, and power piece at a time. Thank God for baby steps because I have two power meetings this week and I want to enter the room for [...]
The NCAA can wait. Let’s talk PM&M first. Ellen Dolgen coined the phrase PM&M (perimenopause and menopause) and Shmirshky (Va J J) and tells you how to manage it for ultimate wellness and bedroom happiness. To keep our shmirshky’s and sanity in top form, she recommends hosting a menopause party. Check it out. Ellen’s a [...]
Are you stuck or in a mental funk this winter? Then go check out Debra Eve’s blog and book Late Bloomers, which is sure to inspire you or any boomer with a pulse to continue blooming and blossoming. Debra Blossomed at Age 30 and 46 What does your life look like if you had just [...]
To stimulate desire, the ancient Romans dined on hippo snouts and hyena eyeballs for their aphrodisiac effects. To stir their libidos, the Chinese have dined on such rare delicacies as rhino horn. If you want to serve a meal that leads to intimacy this Valentine’s Day, try Pepper Steak with Cognac below developed and advised [...]
I’m the first to admit I like to look good and cough up cash to put on my best face. I get monthly microderms and I drop at least $100 bucks on month on my hair. Even so I was shocked to learn that the average American female spends $12,000 a year on beauty products [...]
Forget Sunday school lessons. The British Aristocrats and servants at Downton Abbey are teaching adults life’s most important lessons every Sunday night. In case you’re only following the surface plot line, allow me to take you deeper into the true midlife and third act lessons you can apply today. # 1 Quit Complaining and Go [...]
Give me a fist pump if you really connected the dots about which women hit the Forbes 100 Most Powerful Women and why they made the list. If you skimmed it and tossed it, let me break it down for you so you can make the list in the next five years. It is VERY [...]
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