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Looking for Inexpensive Dinner Ideas? This Is the Only Secret Ingredient You Need

By Barbara Klein June 03, 2016

Before I disclose the secret ingredient, let me reveal it is not love, sociability or friendship. At least not exclusively – despite that these cherished values may encourage us to reach-out to others in the first place. Such prizes of humanity are indeed the more fulfilling results of a congenial dinner as compared to any winning kudos for pulling off a fancy gastronomic shin-dig…

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4 Things You Need to Know About the New Nutrition Facts Label

By Sherry Kahn June 01, 2016

Finally, the FDA is catching up with reality. By mid-2018, all packaged foods will be required to contain the updated nutrition facts labels. Read More

Hairstyles for Older Women: How to Choose the Perfect Style for You (Video)

By Margaret Manning May 31, 2016

Our hairstyles have reflected our sense of style since we were little girls. When I was 6, I loved my pigtails. Then, as a young woman, I had a perm – please tell me why no-one stopped me! Read More

Writing, Cats, Yoga and Ceramics – Embracing Life After Retirement (Video)

By Margaret Manning May 30, 2016

For most of our lives, we look forward to retirement as if it was the ultimate destination. We monitor our savings account, hoping that we have enough money to maintain our quality of life. We think about all of the fabulous places that we want to go. We dream about what we will do with ourselves when, for the first time in more than 4 decades, we have free time again. Read More

5 Strategies for Moving on After Divorce as an Older Woman (Video)

By Margaret Manning May 28, 2016

No one knows better than I do just how difficult moving on after a divorce can be. In many ways, recovering from a divorce as an older woman is especially difficult. Read More

Does Fashion for Women Over 60 = “Wear Whatever You Want?”

By Margaret Manning May 27, 2016

Style can be a hot button issue at any age and this is definitely true when it comes to fashion for women over 60. I’m not sure that I really understood this simple fact until this week, when I posted a few questions to our community Facebook page. Read More

Being a Superlifer is About Getting More from Life After 60

By Jane Aireton May 23, 2016

The longer I live, the more I am amazed at the way the paths of life interweave and lead us down highways and byways we never knew existed. Read More

Fashion Over 60 Doesn’t Require You to Wear a Costume

By Andrea Pflaumer May 22, 2016

Although older women are becoming more visible in the world of fashion, I fear that we are also becoming somewhat fetishized in the press and on social media. I chalk that up to the enormous popularity of Ari Seth Cohen’s Advanced Style Blog. Read More

Hiding Depression from the World? Your “Smiling Depression” is Fixable (Video)

By Margaret Manning May 22, 2016

It always amazes me to hear how many women in the community are hiding depression from those they love. After all, depression is something that impacts most of us at some point in our lives.

It is certainly not something to be ashamed of. It is simply our brain’s response to the internal and external pressures pushing on it. Read More

4 Unusual Cruises That Will Change the Way You Look at the World (Video)

By Margaret Manning May 21, 2016

Travel, at its best, will heal your soul, broaden your mind and deepen your understanding of the world. While some people think that cruises merely involve beaches, umbrella drinks and pre-planned shore excursions, you can find unusual cruises that will forever change your perspective. Read More