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Brenda’s Blog
Isn’t it funny how things like smells and music can jog our memory and remind us of places we’ve been
Good friends are like portals to the past and the hands that help move us into the future. In the
My mother put a lot of time and energy into how she looked and how others perceived her. She never
Remember The First Wives Club with Diane Keaton, Goldie Hawn and Bette Midler about three divorcees who seek revenge on
Instead of children I’ve always had dogs, sometimes three at a time. They’re my family. Annie and Lulu were eight
If you’re on Instagram you may have seen women over 50, 60 and 70, putting their best selves in front
We’ve all gotten songs stuck in our heads that play over and over until we want to go screaming into
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
Remember Rene Russo’s Italian Riviera colored smoothie in the Thomas Crown Affair? The enticing blue-green concoction that made many of
Sometimes I’ll rewatch a film I’ve matured into like Alan J. Pakula’s 1971, dark thriller, Klute. It’s not that it
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
This Christmas it will be eight years since my darling husband died, unexpectedly. For some reason, this is a particularly
One of the best trips I've every taken was with my two best girlfriends. A lot of it took place
What if we give the gift of loving kindness—to total strangers—this Christmas and Hanukkah?
Mammograms can change our world in the time it takes to “Inhale. Hold it. Don’t breath.” This year my annual
My blog readers have convinced me to start walking and strengthen my bones. Sometimes I inspire you, and sometimes you
