7 Unexpected Gift Ideas for Women Over 60
I’ll be the first to admit that finding gift ideas for women over 60 is tough – even when you’re one yourself! As I’ve gotten a little older, I’ve started to notice that buying presents for my friends has become more difficult…
Read More5 Ways to Balance Your Losses with Gains After 60
You may think that most of your challenges are behind you, but the natural progression of life dictates that unexpected things will happen to you as you age. Few people are ready, as they reach 60, for the onslaught of physical and neurological…
Read More“Older Girl” Trend Isn’t Everywhere but Maybe It Should Be!
As a woman over 70 who attended the 1977 National Women’s Conference, challenged her first employer for equal pay, dutifully wore sneakers with her suits while storming the halls of capitalism in the 1980s and later published as a feminist scholar…
Read MoreWhy Are Women Over 50 Still Insecure About How They Look?
Some years ago, I decided to interview women over 50, 60, 70 and 80 for a video series about the importance of staying visible as we age. It was the most challenging project I had ever done. For one thing, becoming visible – on camera…
Read MoreBlack Friday Deals USA for Older Women
Black Friday is officially the 25th November, but retailers across the country have already started to drop their prices, and we are not complaining! Whether you are looking for Black Friday 2022 deals on electronics, fashion…
Read More4 Unexpected Tips for Living Longer with Chronic Disease: I Want Trees, Please
We all know that we are not going to live forever. But when we enter our 60s, the harsh reality of our own expiration date hits home. The good news is that if you are 67 years old and have no chronic diseases, you can expect to live…
Read MoreI Swear I Am Skinnier in One Day
Gaining and losing weight has been a battle for me from my earliest memories. I inherited my maternal grandparents’ genes, Polish through and through. Their stocky builds ensure a strong legacy of survival. My grandfather was a baker…
Read MoreSolace for “Never to Be” Grannies
Grandparents have had an outsized role in my life. No, I was not blessed with four doting “Grans.” I only had three: one disinterested grandparent who lived at the shore, and two who primarily spoke Yiddish and whose hearts were scarred by the Holocaust…
Read MoreBored with Your Husband? How to Keep Dust from Settling on Your Marriage
Remember the excitement you used to feel about your husband? The anticipation of time together was enough to keep you moving through your day. Not to mention the mental notes you’d make about things to tell him or daydreams…
Read MoreDownsizing Your Shoes – How to Walk Away from a Footwear Obsession!
Most of my girlfriends have warned me that shoes would be the hardest category of clothing to reduce. My friend Maureen says she’d have trouble choosing 100 pairs from her collection of shoes – and trust me, she can pull off the most amazing…
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