It's been 110 years since abolitionist and women's rights advocate Susan B. Anthony died in my hometown of Rochester, NY and 168 years since the suffrage movement began. I reflect on what's happened in those years more than you might think --and certainly more than I mention here. A couple of big . . .
It was rare for me to get excited about a mascara. I wanted to, because my thin, skimpy lashes need help. But most mascaras haven't delivered on their promises. Until now. I was THRILLED for Pacifica Beauty to introduce me to their new lash extending 7 in 1 mascara, called DREAM BIG. Let me be . . .
Are we over our romance with trans- people? I got to know my first trans- person in 1990, so you'll pardon me if I yawn through the gossip sites that cover every outfit Caitlyn Jenner wears or every breathless review of the Amazon-produced TV show, Transparent. That's not to say that I don't love . . .
I'm an author! Well, not really. I didn't write this book. But I am one of 45 feisty bloggers who contributed to this funny, inspirational and helpful anthology on life at...midlife. Ok, ok, I'm past midlife. But still. I'm feisty and I'm over 45. The pieces you'll read in the anthology Feisty . . .
Don't let fear keep you quiet. You have a voice. So use it. Speak up. Raise your hands. Shout your answers Make yourself heard. Whatever it takes, just find your voice. And when you do fill the damn silence. ~Meredith on Grey's Anatomy Some of us are still afraid to find our voice. Others . . .
Comics reached a new low at the Golden Globes the other week when comic actress Amy Schumer told the viewing public in a televised interview that her vagina itched. I decided to check the meaning of wit: quick and inventive verbal humor. Quick? Ok, that's quick. Inventive and humor? Not so . . .
Take a breath. A big one. And think of your favorite things. Bet you've been so busy doing for others this winter holiday season that you haven't taken time to do something nice for yourself. Why not bring a little spring-like energy into your life now? I've got some ideas: a few of my favorite . . .
Yes, it's giveaway time. Read on! It's not January, but I'm thinking about how badly I need to get organized. Maybe you've had the same thought? Now that I've retired from my business career, I'm kind of ad-hoc about being organized. That, combined with the occasional memory blip, means I'm not as . . .
Airplane reading and beach reading have one thing in common: they've got to be distracting and that means fairly light. But not completely mindless. The kind of book that you can pick up for a while, then put down while you take a sip of a pina colada, take a dip in the ocean or take a walk in the . . .
Jane Fonda is 77. OMG. 77! When did THAT happen? She's playing a 70 year old on our new obsession, the Netflix series, Grace and Frankie, and she is good. She's awfully thin, though, so much so that it always looks to me like her bones could just snap. But oh-so-beautiful. She had significant . . .
