How to Enhance Your Style After 60 – Inside and Out!
Women should dress their age. Children should be seen and not heard. And men should bring home the bacon. I’m having a little fun, of course, poking “fun” at some often-heard sayings that would attempt to dictate how we as smart, visible…
Read MoreDo You Like a Good Mess? You May Be a Creative Genius!
I’ve often read of the connection between messiness and artists. There is apparently a direct correlation between disorganization and creative thought. More than one study has shown that creative types prefer chaos to order. Messy desks/work spaces promote thinking outside of the box…
Read MoreCan Healthy Fats Help You to Experience Healthy Aging?
For decades, the conventional wisdom was that eating fat made us fat. As a result, food manufacturers went wild with refined carbohydrates and sugar, seeking to make low-fat foods more palatable. Now, it’s understood that it’s those foods that make us fat…
Read MoreEasiest Ways to Make Your Face Look Slimmer
If you’ve ever seen those tabloid headlines that say “Stars Without Makeup” – and then looked at the photos, you know exactly what I mean! Makeup can help our eyes look bigger and more lifted and our mouth look fuller. It can even slim…
Read More5 Easy Ways to Dump the Frump at 60 and Beyond!
How long have you worn your current hairstyle and color (if you color your hair)? If you cannot remember, or it’s been several years, it is time for a change. Staying with the same cut you’ve had for decades can make you appear older…
Read MoreStop Yak Shaving! Avoid Silly Tasks and Get More from Life After 60
Yak shaving is programming lingo for the seemingly endless series of small tasks that have to be completed before the next step in a project can move forward. You know what it’s like. You start the day with good intentions but get sidetracked…
Read MoreWhich “Old Woman” Will You Be? How to Become the “Nice” One
When my boys were small, I wanted them to feel comfortable around “old people.” We lived far away from grandparents and had little natural interaction with people older than 30, so I thought that visiting the county nursing home…
Read MoreDating After 60: Real World Dating Advice for Older Women
Dating coaches take a more positive stance on dating after 60. They explain that a change in mindset is essential for women over 60 who want to find romance. So what’s a midlife woman who was raised in a world where men were “supposed” to make…
Read MoreReminiscing About Distant Grandchildren
When my first grandson was born nearly 16 years ago, I was busy with my work and my own life. His parents lived an hour away from my house, which made two hours travelling if I did the round trip on the same day…
Read MoreBest 2021 Makeup and Skincare Products for Over 50 (VIDEO)
I thought it would be fun to take a glance backward and share with you my take on the best skincare and makeup products I tried in 2021 that I think can work especially well for those of us with mature skin. Some of these products I hadn’t tested previously…
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