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Apr 7, 2015 | Health Aging, Recipes, Self-Care, Sensuality
Flowers are such gifts of nature. Any time of year in California you can find something in bloom. Even in our severe drought, nature finds a way of adding some beauty and color to the world. I love flowers in my yard, as well as cut flowers in my home. They brighten...
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Feb 23, 2015 | Friendship, Health Aging, Self-Care, Sensuality, Vitality, Women over 50
Last week my dear longtime friend, Carol, invited me to join her to hike a nearby trail which is part of the Mid-Peninsula Regional Open Space. I’d grown up nearby and never even knew it existed. It was a spectacular winter day in California, the air was clear...
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Jan 5, 2015 | Health Aging
We all have traditions. But how often do we think about “why” we’ve kept certain traditions and let others go? Every New Year’s Day, I always watch the Rose Parade. I’m an early riser, so getting up by 8 am after New Years Eve has never...
Dec 19, 2014 | Health Aging, Self-Care, Uncategorized, Women over 50
For many of us, the holiday season may be a mixed emotional bag. It is a touchstone of the year, and past memories may be less “dancing sugar plums fairies” and more a “Grinch who stole your Christmas”. Either way, they are memories of...
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Dec 8, 2014 | Health Aging, Nine Facets, Supreme Self-Care, Uncategorized, Women over 50
Finally, California is seeing real winter weather after several years of drought! What a difference in my garden in just a few short days of heavy storms. The strong winds left just a few bright orange persimmons hanging on the brown bare limbs. Beautiful, strong ripe...
Sep 20, 2014 | Baby Boomers, Health Aging, Midlife Crisis, Midlife Transition, Starting Over, woman and money, Women over 50
….and with good reason! After age 34, women will never earn more than 78% of what men earn in the same jobs, according to Catalyst, a non-profit organization. This means women will earn less, save less and receive less in Social Security benefits. Plus the past...
Sep 4, 2014 | Baby Boomers, Femininity, Health Aging, Midlife Crisis, Midlife Transition, Self-Care, Starting Over, woman and money, Women over 50
I’m all for doing things the easy way…aren’t we all? I’d love nothing more than to dream grand dreams and just have them easily come true. Wishin’ and hopin’ alone just isn’t that effective. And as a woman, I’m not...
