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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By Irene Caswell  When your son reaches a landmark 40th birthday, how does it affect your relationship as a parent? In my experience, when you also share a birthday, it has a tendency to mark the passing of time in larger print, and even more so, I found, this year. Time to Recalibrate The many stages […]

Reaching Middle Age… Not You, But Your Child

Relationships

reaching middle age

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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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“You can be young without money, but you cannot be old without it.” ~Tennesse Williams When it comes to spending money, men are from Mars and women are from Venus. I really am using the phrase tongue in cheek because money is security, and financial security is what every woman over 50 needs. Money becomes […]

Smart Money Choices To Help You Bloom

Passages After 50

Making Smart Money Choices

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We are leaving tomorrow to fly to Florida to meet our new pooch and his breeder. I am over the top excited, darlings, and am genuinely feeling an abundance of love for our little Sumo boy. And, I am just as happy to meet the woman who has been by my side throughout the last two months, […]

When Serendipity Calls, Always Answer

Relationships

Serendipity

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If we cannot control our lives, our lives will control us. My life is controlling me, and the only way to garner control is to set boundaries. But can I do it? Can you do it? A little back story Saturday night was wonderful. My girlfriend, Carol, and I helped our husbands at the canasta […]

How To Banish Chaos and Reclaim Balance

Relationships

Susan Honey Good

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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