Aug 11, 2014 | Cool Summer Tips, Self-Care, Vitality
It sounds counter-intuitive, however eating spicy food releases your interior heat by causing you to perspire. In hot humid climates foods are often very spicy hot. The side benefit is spicy foods increase your metabolism and aid in weight loss. Add a little hot...
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Aug 7, 2014 | Cool Summer Tips, Femininity, Self-Care, Uncategorized
The weather is hot just about everywhere in the Northern Hemisphere so it’s time to employ some stay cool strategy. Wear light colored cotton clothes to keep cool. Natural fibers breathe as well as absorb perspiration causing your skin to feel cooler. Synthetic fibers...
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Aug 1, 2014 | Baby Boomers, Femininity, Health Aging, Midlife Crisis, Midlife Transition, Nine Facets, Self-Care, Sensuality, Starting Over, Uncategorized, Vitality, Women over 50
I am a recovering workaholic and busy-ness addict, which in Silicon Valley valley is not only encouraged, but lauded. To actually slow down, relax and receive the world in all its wonder at this time of my life (recent retirement from a long successful career) has...
Jul 29, 2014 | Recipes, Self-Care, Uncategorized
A refreshing, delightful Summer afternoon treat. Here’s a beautiful combination of fresh fruit (experiment with what’s in season), white wine and your favorite sparkling white wine. Soak the fruit in the white wine and chill for 3-24 hours if you...
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Jul 15, 2014 | Baby Boomers, Femininity, Health Aging, Midlife Transition, Nine Facets, Self-Care, Sensuality, Uncategorized, Vitality, Women over 50
From the age of 16, I’ve always loved to travel after a life-changing experience as an AFS exchange student to Brazil. With my newly issued passport, I clearly remember sitting in SFO waiting for a flight to New York City and then on to Rio De Janeiro. Looking...
Jul 9, 2014 | Femininity, Midlife Crisis, Midlife Transition, Relationships, Self-Care, Uncategorized
Enough? Do you have enough? Do you want more? Less? What does “enough” mean and is it “what we want”? Current buzzwords today include de-cluttering, simplifying, down-sizing, or right-sizing–our closets, our meals, and our lives. Seems...
Jul 5, 2014 | Baby Boomers, Femininity, Midlife Transition, Self-Care, Uncategorized, Vitality, Women over 50
July 4th is a day of picnics and spectacular fireworks enjoyed by families and friends in communities throughout the United States. A few years ago, my two sons and I were in New York City with thousands of others packed on FDR Drive to watch the fabulous Macy’s...
May 29, 2014 | Baby Boomers, Health Aging, Midlife Transition, Self-Care, Supreme Self-Care, Uncategorized, Vitality, Women, Women over 50
If you are like most Americans, you probably aren’t getting enough sleep. Our culture is one of overwork and under-sleep. And then we brag about how little sleep we got the night before! Sleep deprivation comes at a very high price–it negatively affects...
May 21, 2014 | Baby Boomers, Femininity, Midlife Transition, Relationships, Self-Care, Sensuality, Supreme Self-Care, Uncategorized, Women
I’ve noticed the late afternoon/evening when I return home after a day “out in the world” to be difficult to shift my focus. I feel tired and edgy. Don’t you? The energy required of us at work is very different than the energy when we’re...
