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.
Dennis Prager, a well-known speaker and author, states that “gratitude is the key to happiness.” Today, I decided to reflect on the meaning of gratitude because of an email I received from a writer, a young woman who lives halfway around the world. After reading some of my stories, we Skyped. The next day I found […]

Ten years of living in Honolulu, Hawaii had the most positive and profound impact on my life. I learned what living simply meant. I am grateful for those beautiful years, and I hope that my story will have a life-affirming influence on your life. The effect of the Islands Living in the islands connected me […]

I learned very early on in my life, first grade to be exact, that happiness takes work. Of course, as a six-year-old, I did not think of it in those terms, but I just knew the harder I tried to make new friends or get good grades, the happier I felt. Throughout my life whenever […]

I was at a lecture recently with my ultimate concierge to hear two famous TV hosts address the current state of America. Their statements on the “macro” condition of our country caused me to think of an important “micro” condition: the money worries of older women and what can be done about this very real […]

One day I noticed how large many of my friend’s daytime handbags were. How do women go about choosing a purse? I became intrigued and decided to look up the history of handbags. Here is a short story: The term “purse” originally referred to a small bag for coins. The handbag is a larger accessory whose […]
