I was working in the back room of the Molly Mutt Thrift, sorting clothes, when my fellow volunteer and dear friend Pamela came rushing in, looking agitated. Apparently, a customer had gone up front to the register to buy… Continue Reading
Summer can be fun and festive, and hard on our over-40 skin. We spend more time outdoors, get lots more sun exposure, and if we’re lucky, we can get a windburn from sailing our yachts along the coast. Salt… Continue Reading
You’d be forgiven for thinking that fashion and style are all about your figure and your various body parts. This is the message we get from television, movies, magazines, and some style experts. We’re told to “get the illusion… Continue Reading
Many of us over-50 women are dealing with thinning hair. It’s mostly a hormonal issue, although if you have sudden or severe hair loss, please see your doctor. Mine is just gradually thinning at the temples and crown, although… Continue Reading
I read this quote today, by fabulous writer Jill Chivers at her blog My Year Without Clothes Shopping: “You will never ever be truly happy or settled in your skin if some part of you believes it is wrong… Continue Reading
You are on Instagram, yeah? I was a long-time holdout, feeling like I was already fully social-media’d out. And not having a great camera or an artistic eye, I feared being a Big Loser on that very visual site.… Continue Reading
Today marks the launch of the first annual Fierce 50 Campaign. As women over 50, we are coming together in a supportive community to honor and celebrate one another and to share with the world what it means to… Continue Reading
This is an encore post I wrote about five years ago. It still rings true for me, and now I have even more experience to rely on. Edited to make it more current. I’ve been contemplating how aging… Continue Reading