When life gives us lemons, we just have to make ourselves some sweet lemonade. Here you’ll find our musings, pearls of wisdom, and personal stories to guide you through life’s passages. Explore how to embrace your beauty with style, discover new adventures, navigate the nuances of relationships, pull back the curtain to deal with life changes, and resonate with the reflections of other women. 

The Magazine

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As I write this, I am on the plane heading East to the Windy City with my little family in tow. America is asleep at my feet while my ultimate concierge is next to me, carrying on a conversation with the person next to him… of course! I am listening to upbeat music with perfect […]

How To Keep Female Connections Thriving After 50

Passages After 50

How To Keep Female Connections Thriving After 50

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Tomorrow my ultimate concierge, our five-month-old adorable pooch, America, and I will fly out of the Palm Springs airport to O’Hare. I will be home in time to have dinner with my mom in my beautiful Chicago. We just arrived in Palm Springs a week ago and are turning around to spend Thanksgiving with my […]

How To Forgive… Even When It Feels Impossible

Relationships

How to forgive

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From the time I was a small child I just knew I would lead a fascinating life. My intuition has come true. My life has been a saga. You should only know, darlings. Some things one keeps private and that is proper. Most of my life is an open book and today is no exception. […]

Grateful for MOXIE! and more…

Passages After 50

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  Lately, I have been reassessing how I spend my time and and how I take care of myself. This made me realize, I miss maintaining me! I have been so busy maintaining so many other things that I lost track of taking the time out of my day — or even week — for […]

Letting Your Inner & Outer Beauty Shine

Style

Letting Your Inner & Outer Beauty Shine

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  This post is sponsored by the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases through an unrestricted educational grant from Merck & Co., Inc. to write about pneumococcal disease but all opinions are my own. Gratitude is essential to happiness and gratitude is one of the fundamental tenets on which I have based my life. And, good […]

Pneumonia awareness, prevention, and vaccination on World Pneumonia Day

Advice

Shelly and Honey

Many women over 50 do. I have found, the key to feeling relevant, important, and VISIBLE lies within you. I hope my free eBook will help you rediscover your purpose, and see the value that I so clearly see in you. 

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