Women's Issues Midlife And Beyond
Date nights are supposed to be exciting. They are intended to fan the glowing embers of daily life into an inferno of bodice-ripping passion. Body parts ignored after familiarity sets in and get reintroduced in clever new ways…at least for an evening. Yep. That’s what is supposed to happen. But then there was our midlife date night. My husband, bless him,… Read More
There is no more creative force in the world than the menopausal woman with zest. —-Margaret Mead
March’s Silk Scarf Giveaway Winner! Chali Valery! April’s Silk Scarf Giveaway Winner! Kathy Burton! May’s Silk Scarf Giveaway Winner…Drum Roll…Katie Smith!  “I can’t think of any better representation of beauty than someone who is unafraid to be herself.†~ Emma Stone The ping of emails coming in caught my attention. I was pretending to de-clutter my desk, because, let’s… Read More
It is my privilege to introduce June’s Silk Scarf Giveaway Contest Ambush Model…Sally Brown. I had the pleasure of meeting Sally through the Vital Aging Network’s series on Aging With Gusto. Sally is a leader in the Minneapolis/St. Paul Gray Panthers, and a genuinely caring individual. Her first response to my request to be my ambush model was, “No.†But… Read More
Of late, when I hang out with women, the topic of my blogs comes up. Particularly the blogs on hysteria and vibrators. The women snicker, elbow jab each other, and give knowing looks. But there are also questions. Lots of questions. So I thought I would include a little more information straight from Rachel Maines, author of The Technology of… Read More
Here I am in midlife. Creativity has become something I crave and unleash without worrying about staying in the lines. That said, I’ve been messing with more impressionistic photography and love it. Â It’s a whole new way of playing and creating and exploring. Â I was futzing with this image and realized it is rather hard to see the deer. Â At… Read More
Seriously. Is a frog winking at me a good omen? It’s been a bit of rough week. And while I won’t go into my personal strife, I’m always looking for signs from the Universe to guide me. Yeah, I’m woo woo and proud of it. There’s an astrologist I follow named Elsa. Today she said—“ The Moon in Capricorn conjuncts… Read More
The only reason I would take up jogging is so that I could hear heavy breathing again. –Erma Bombeck It’s Time To Uncross Those Lady-like Legs And Do What You Want When I started to put together this blog, I went online to look for a joke about midlife women and sex. I have a good sense of humor and… Read More
Red lipstick, the color of blood on a white T-shirt, was my mom’s favorite. She rarely wore makeup in general, but lipstick was an exception. Whenever she left the boundaries of the farm she’d pull the silver tube from her purse and swipe on a layer of waxy red beauty. It was her touchstone to womanliness in a field of… Read More
“Courage, sacrifice, determination, commitment, toughness, heart, talent, guts. That’s what little girls are made of; the heck with sugar and spice.†– Bethany Hamilton, surfer My husband thrust the Minneapolis Star Tribune in my face and suggested I read Chip Scoggins article. I was so onto him. He knows I rarely read the sports page, but since he was in the… Read More
