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GET GLAD: Your Practical Guide to a Happier Life After 60

By Douglas Winslow Cooper December 02, 2016

In this holiday season, many people find themselves happier than usual, but some do not.

Their expectations are not met because the past seems better than the present. It’s good to be reminded how to get back on track, how to get happier.

Harry Hoover’s little book, GET GLAD, is indeed a “practical guide to a happier life.” Read More

Fall Makeup Trends for Older Women with a Focus on Eyeshadow and Lipstick

By Margaret Manning November 28, 2016

Fall is here and so are the new makeup trends for older women. But what are they? Makeup artist Ariane Poole is here today to bring us the news. In this episode, we will pay special attention to eyeshadow and lipstick techniques for women of all ages. Enjoy the show! Read More

Having Trouble Sleeping After 60? Here Are 4 Questions to Ask Your Doctor

By Margaret Manning November 28, 2016

Sleep is a mysterious process for many older adults. When we are babies, we sleep… well, like babies.

As younger adults, we could doze peacefully with a rock concert going on outside our window. Then, in our 50s and 60s, strange things start to happen. Our internal clock “shifts” and we may find ourselves falling asleep after dinner and waking up at 4 in the morning. Read More

4 Powerful Ways to Boost Your Retirement Savings in Your 60s

By Margaret Manning November 27, 2016

What are your biggest regrets? If you’re in your 60s, you may have regrets about your relationships. Or, perhaps you think that your choice of career was a mistake.

Well, talking with the other women in our community, I can promise you one thing – by the time you reach your 70s, one regret will drown out all others. I’m talking, of course, about how much you saved for retirement. Read More

Retirement Party on the Horizon? Don’t Make this One Horrible Mistake!

By Margaret Manning November 24, 2016

What do you think is the worst mistake that you can make at your retirement party? Having one too many glasses of champagne? Nope. Telling blue t-shirt Bob from accounting what you really thought of him all these years? Not even close! Having talked with hundreds of women in the Sixty and Me community, I can tell you that the worst mistake you can make at your retirement party is to tell people you are retiring. Read More

Breeze Through the Holidays in Comfortable Plus Size Clothing

By Stephen Hadley November 21, 2016

Can comfortable plus size clothing really help you to survive the holidays? You bet! You just need to know what to look for.

What’s your favorite part of the holiday season? Getting together with family and friends? Delicious meals with loved ones? Time away from work to appreciate the things most important in life? Read More

These Over 50 Dating Tips May Shock (or Even Annoy) You… But, they Work

By Margaret Manning November 21, 2016

Forget the aging stereotypes! Women over 50 are vibrant, emotional and sexual beings. Many of us are interested in over 50 dating, even if we don’t have any intention of getting married again. We just need a little advice on how to get started.

My guest on today’s episode of the Sixty and Me Show is dating coach, Lisa Copeland. Join us as we discuss how to find love – or at least a little romance – in your 50s, 60s or better! Enjoy the show! Read More

These 3 Books About Midlife Have Arrived Just in Time for the Holidays

By Barbara Waxman November 17, 2016

Increased longevity has created a new life stage in the middle of our lives – not at the end – and I call it Middlescence. Think of it as a second adolescence, but with wisdom, resources and the beauty of not caring so much about what the world thinks! Read More

Short Hairstyles for Older Women from a Celebrity Stylist

By Margaret Manning November 15, 2016

When you have short hair there aren’t very many styles you can choose from. The good news is that Denise McAdam, celebrity and royalty hair stylist, has joined us today to give us some ideas we can use on short hair. If you are looking for short hairstyles for older women, you’re really going to enjoy this interview! Read More

117-Year-Old Woman Shares Her Life Story on Her Birthday

By Margaret Manning November 11, 2016

When Emma Morano was a baby, at the turn of the 20th century, the average house in America cost just $5,000, microphones and aspirin were relatively new inventions and William McKinley was President of the United States. Read More