My Black is NOT Cracking.

I'm not Aging. I'm appreciating in value!

I’m pretty sure that I was in my forties before I went through a bottle of foundation.  My make up routine was lipgloss and eye liner.  I wore make up for special occasions.  I used to have to throw it away because it dried up.  And concealer?  What the hell was that?  I used to …

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It is so strange.  It never fails.  Within a week of publishing a post on a topic, I walk into a bookstore, or cruise a magazine rack on my way to the coffee counter in Barnes & Noble (Where there is never a line and you can get that same highly acidic, eat the paint …

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If you are like me, you have more than a few bad habits. There’s probably a list. Definition: Hab-it A settled or regular tendency or practice, especially one that is hard to give up.  Acquired mode of behavior that has become nearly or completely involuntary. James Clear writes “Your life is the sum of your …

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My best friend bought me a journal for my birthday last year. There are no lines in this journal, which is actually fitting. I’ve never been that girl that followed a straight line anyway. My path has been anything but linear.   I was old when I was young. I was young and fearless. I …

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Forgive my ignorance, but I had never really heard much about intermittent fasting when I unintentionally started this practice.  And for those like me who are unfamiliar, it appears that it’s not just the latest fad diet for weight loss. Strangely, as popular as it had become, I had never run across it in any …

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        Okay. I need to rant a bit this week. I need to talk about invisible and irrelevant! We, as aging women are an often overlooked consumer opportunity. In most cases, we have more time and more money. (Once we get the kids out of the house and our pockets….) So, why are we invisible? …

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Coming home at the end of a tedious day out in the world, (or from work, if you are fortunate enough to have a job, but not fortunate enough to get to work from home!) can be a wonderful feeling. There is no place like home. (unless there’s someone there you don’t like very much!) …

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You hear the word Detox and what immediately comes to mind is checking into some facility and giving up some addictive habit. (And even worse for some, YOUR CELL PHONE!)  Or just as bad, the idea of a restrictive diet or some new intimidating process or habit.  Giving up all of your favorite things. (Although …

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Time to clean up your act! The benefits of detoxing and clean living.