Ta-da! We’ve made it! 2008 was a difficult year for many of us. If you’re over fifty, you’ve likely seen a large portion of your life savings melt away and your homes drop in value just when you’d finally paid off that wretched mortgage. As boomers, this current major economic downturn was truly unexpected. Financial [...]
As many of you know, I like to say that baby boomer women are totally transforming the spirit and style of aging… and that we are! Yesterday, I broadcast the third interview of my radio show, Feisty Side of Fifty Radio, and I asked my guest, Erica Ross-Krieger, in which ways she identified with our [...]
Funny thing. Perhaps because my skin is a lot looser than it once was, I feel far more comfortable in it. Maybe it’s a little like breaking in a new pair of shoes as I remember from an early, leathery life lesson.
As a child, each September I would get a new pair of school [...]
For those of you who regularly read my blog, you’ve noticed my brand new look. This colorful new Feisty Side of Fifty is due to my dear friend and artist extraordinaire, the Pop Art Diva. She’s wildly creative and has a penchant for both color and nostalgia. Terri thought of everything—right down to the love [...]
A note to senior couch spuds–get active! Movement is good for your brain. Increased blood flow, resulting from aerobic activity, brings greater amounts of nutrients and oxygen that feed brain tissue. Aerobic exercise has been shown to significantly enhance cognitive skills in areas such as scheduling, planning, and task coordination. Vigorous movement raises levels of [...]
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