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I remember a comment my mother made about the difficulties of growing older: “Wait till your friends start dying.” At the time, she was about the age I am now, and while I knew what it was like to have both of my husbands die, her words stopped me in my tracks because losing my

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Remember The First Wives Club with Diane Keaton, Goldie Hawn and Bette Midler about three divorcees who seek revenge on

My goals when we decided to buy a home, besides more space, were to have a more active social life;

If you’re on Instagram you may have seen women over 50, 60 and 70, putting their best selves in front

We’ve been in our new house for three weeks now, settling in nicely, and I am feeling an interesting mix

This week I caught up with a friend I hadn’t seen in ages. Our oddball conversation ran the gamut from

Amy Gutierrez was 18-years-old when she started writing for my first website, BreastCancerSisterhood.com. I always knew I wanted a young

No, this isn’t a reference to a gunshot wound. First used in 1916, it’s a metaphor that refers to something

Remember Rene Russo’s Italian Riviera colored smoothie in the Thomas Crown Affair? The enticing blue-green concoction that made many of

Here we are, the beginning of a new year. I don’t make resolutions. Instead I set a few goals and

Poetry has never been my strong suit, but today I found a poem I wrote decades ago. I was old

This week, Good Morning America (GMA) reported that the Surgeon General declared “vaping” to be an epidemic among teenagers, and

Our journey began early July, 2016. We went to a nearby RV park, in-spite of the ridiculous Texas heat and

This Christmas it will be eight years since my darling husband died, unexpectedly. For some reason, this is a particularly

I just picked up a copy of Magnolia Journal, Chip and Joanna Gaines’s magazine, because I loved the title of

Mammograms can change our world in the time it takes to “Inhale. Hold it. Don’t breath.” This year my annual
Surprise, surprise!! Our RV living expert, Donna O'Klock, and her sweetie have decided they want a real house, again. They're
My blog readers have convinced me to start walking and strengthen my bones. Sometimes I inspire you, and sometimes you
Why is it sometimes so difficult to motivate ourselves to do things we know are in our best interest? Please