“I’m sorry for being here.” It is the ultimate statement of disempowerment; to apologize for not meeting society’s or someone’s expectations. Trouble is, society’s expectations are whack-a-doodle.
Specifically, everywhere I turn, older women…

It’s January, and your wallet is cringing. Your wallet, let’s call her Dorothy, was singing and dancing in an ugly holiday sweater, eating pecan pie, sipping eggnog with slightly too much rum, and suddenly, WHAM! Everything came to a screeching halt. Dorothy, overwhelmed…

Social anxiety is common, but potentially devastating. It can cause introverts like me to struggle making friends and attending events. Can you relate? Couple that with living in a foreign country (I live in Ecuador), and you have a recipe for potential isolation and…

The holidays are a mixed bag of chips. For many of you, it is in fact the most wonderful time of the year. You display every holiday decoration imaginable while wearing your reindeer antlers, ugly red Christmas sweater, and bright green holly earrings. Oh, yes, and Bing Crosby…

Pamela Anderson started the makeup free revolution to “challenge beauty standards” and feel more “natural and herself.” Coming from an actress who has been an icon of unreachable beauty, I think we would all agree this is a refreshing change. Having said that…

About six months ago, Martha’s husband passed away after a long battle with cancer. We had met when he was ill, so our discussion quickly turned to how she was adjusting to not only grief, but a life lived solo. Martha and I live in Ecuador…

Tamara grew up believing she wasn’t pretty. Her mother had longed for a daughter who was girlie and into things like wearing pink fluffy skirts, makeup, jewelry, and Barbie dolls. Tamara, on the other hand, felt gawky, tomboy-ish, and not up to her mother’s…

Sandy has lived in Ecuador for 9.5 years. We happen to live in the same neighborhood and met one day as I was headed to buy some vegetables at the local tienda (store). Her cute little Shih Tzu ran up to me, jumping up and down as if I were an old friend…

Worried about makeup running down your face or disappearing altogether in the summer heat? I know, these are issues many of us have in warmer weather. Today, however, we will break open summer makeup for mature skin that will keep you looking…

I was tired. I, like so many of us, raised my children as a single mother. Ran a business, started a second business, ran that until both ran me. Many of you will agree that life usually doesn’t get easier as you get older; it gets harder. It’s a different type of harder…