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. 

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I was asked to answer four questions and write an essay for Chicago Woman Magazine after being chosen as one of Chicago’s 50 Fierce outstanding women over 50. I turned to my dictionary, hoping to find a positive definition. I could not put myself into the fierceness category. The dictionary definition read, “Having or displaying an […]

What Makes Me Fierce

Passages After 50

what makes me fierce

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One day my ultimate concierge,  said out of the blue,“Let’s take  our grands on a trip.” To be perfectly honest I was as shocked as I was thrilled because for as long as I can remember I wanted to travel with grandchildren. Since the trip was his idea and I know my husband, I wasted no […]

Traveling with Grandchildren… To Paris, Normandy and Beyond!

Relationships

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I’m a sponsored blog partner of Ensure, but all opinions contained in this post are my own.  No doubt you’ve seen, and perhaps even consumed, Ensure nutrition shakes. You may have heard of the brand, you may not have considered how drinking Ensure can help you regain strength and energy, especially after illness or injury. […]

How To Regain Strength And Energy: You Can Do It!

Style

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“I’ve learned to see beauty where I never saw it before. But only because my expectations are more realistic. My favorite part of my body is my eyes. Not because of their color… but because of what they see.” ~Diane Keaton This nugget is from Academy Award winner and bestselling author, Diane Keaton’s, book entitled, […]

Embracing the Beauty of Being You, With Advice From Diane Keaton, Bobbi Brown and Andrea Robinson

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Embracing the Beauty of Being You

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  Written by HoneyGood.com contributor, Jerry Witkovsky Only with Forgiveness In some instances, it will take more than shared delight over a new baby to wipe away years of contentiousness or resentment or to reopen lines of communication that have long been clogged. The reality is, some stumbling blocks in our relationships with our adult children […]

Estranged Children: Can a Grandchild Bring Grandparents and Adult Children Closer?

Relationships

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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