Recently, I was visiting my wonderful friend Nancy at her blog… BacardiMama. Nancy and I have never met in person, but the exchange of our thoughts and words and life experiences and questions and laughter has created an amazing bond. We are both mothers and grandmothers and teachers. Women. It used to be that women sat on their front stoops [...]

When I put Pole Dancing as #2 on my List of 57 in 52 (57 things/challenges/fears/desires to accomplish in 52 weeks… from my 57th birthday on October 6th ’til next October 6th ), I did so as with great trepidation. I mean… well, facing my fears of flying and heights with skydiving on my 57th birthday (item #1 on my [...]

Skinny jeans are tough to pull off. Let’s face it, they are. I recently just found the next-best-thing — and it’s not just because they’re called “AUDREY.” (OK, maybe that’s part of the reason I originally noticed them. Lands’ End Women’s Regular UlterFit Audrey Slim Leg Denim Jeans. Why do I love? AUDREY is made with a slimming stretch denim [...]

I love your answers to my question, “What is your favorite part of your body?” I love your honestly.  I love that you DID choose your favorite body part, even if it seemed difficult to do.  We, as women, are so often critical of ourselves, finding it much easier to point out perceived flaws on our faces and bodies… and [...]

Today, I took my mom to an appointment with a new rheumatologist. I am kind of my mom’s ears during doctors’ appointments… listening carefully and sometimes even taking notes. I understand how very difficult it must be to be 83 (almost 84!) and have to process everything, often not knowing how “good” or how “bad” the news may be. Today, [...]