How to Create Your Own Fabulous Boho Chic Look at 60+
Back in my 20s, I was one of the first generation plus-size models in the UK. I loved it. It felt liberating as a curvier woman to wear beautiful clothes and try on different styles. I modelled for fashion magazines, clothing companies and had fun sashaying…
Read MoreThe Fascinating Evolution of the Mother-Daughter Relationship Over 6 Decades and More
Motherhood in America is based on a myth. We are taught to believe that we can parent perfectly when we can’t. The myth also says that we parent better than our parents and that we can change the pattern for future generations…
Read More4 Steps to Blaze a New Path for Yourself After 60
We all desire a smooth and fulfilling life path after 60. But what if living the life you desire requires you to become a trailblazer? And what does being a trailblazer after 60 even mean? In this new, five-part series for Sixty and Me readers, we are going…
Read MoreEasy Ways to Honor Those You’ve Lost (And Yourself)
I recently traveled to Nashville, Tennessee, where music pours from every bar, restaurant and hotel, in a raucous and often heartfelt tribute to life, love and the human condition.
After listening to no fewer than 18 singer-songwriters…
How to Get Fun and Flirty Without Feeling Awkward
We all know how to flirt at least a little bit because some flirting happens subconsciously. This means it happens without our conscious awareness, so it’s very natural and automatic. Super sexual flirting isn’t done naturally, and that’s…
Read MoreWhat to Do in Retirement: 20 Serious (and Fun!) Things to Keep You Busy!
My best friend was forced into an early retirement. While she was within a year of wanting to retire anyway, it came as a bit of a shock when her job position was eliminated, and she was faced with trying to occupy the hours in the day…
Read MoreAge 80? Or 90? Terminal Illness? It’s not the End of Joy
Every once in a while, I think I’d like to go on a trip. An adventure. Maybe a return to the southern coast of Oaxaca, Mexico to a small beach town called San Agustinillo. And it would be really cool to visit the wildlife refuge near there at La Ventanilla…
Read More9 Podcasts for Women Over 50
Do you enjoy listening to podcasts? They are quite similar to talk radio but listened to from your phone, tablet, or computer. You control what you want to listen to and when you want to listen. People from all walks of life record themselves talking about…
Read MoreSpeaking the Language of Love After 60
What is the language of love? Would you know it if you heard it? From movies, books, and personal relationships to the commercialism of Valentine’s Day, no generation before ours had ever been exposed to such a wide range of expressions…
Read MoreWe Got Our Kicks on Rt 66!
What Baby Boomer doesn’t know at least the refrain from Nat King Cole’s rendition of “Get Your Kicks on Rt. 66”? Rt 66. The “Mother Road.” Neon signs, motels, offbeat and over-sized roadside attractions…
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