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Short Shots from MidLife & Beyond: Invisibility

05.17.2013

It’s comforting to know that that personality doesn’t go the way of perky breasts and a freshfaced complexion.

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Maybe I Don’t Need to Photoshop Myself

05.09.2013

I don’t really hate my neck and really, the bags under my eyes are not that bad. It’s just that seeing a photo of myself these days brings me face to face (yes, really) with the fact that I no longer look like I used to.

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The Real Reality Show: MidLife Dating

05.06.2013

It was in the middle of Victoria’s Secret, rummaging through the three-for-one thongs (question: why bother wearing them?), when I had the thought that struck a wave of fear in me so intense, I almost dropped the panties: I would have to share a bathroom.

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Age: It’s a Relative Thing

04.29.2013

In the course of one lunch I went from feeling young-and-bouncy to old-and-feeble all due to conversation of women at the table and my own thoughts about age in relationship to the women I was with.

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Senior Coffee Moment at McDonald’s

03.26.2013

What do you say to someone who thinks you are a lot older than you really are? Do you correct them? Do you sob uncontrollably? Do you make a joke and see if they ‘get’ it? Do you call them a stupid #@th#*f^c$#r?

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Progressive Lenses: A Cautionary Tale

01.13.2013

I would stick a pair of reading glasses on while still wearing my distance lenses. Problem solved. I’m sure I looked ridiculous, but this method kept me from ordering trout when what the customer really wanted was, say, ribs.

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What A Sexy Black Corset Can Inspire

10.19.2012

The sensuous appeal of a corset outranks most other pieces of lingerie older women are likely to consider. It has a deliciously naughty quality.

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When the shoe fits–and is comfortable as well!

08.20.2012

I spent Sunday trying to find a comfortable pair of sports sandals. No luck. Then it occurred to me to see what Footsmart had to offer…

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Your Body and Your Medicine Chest: an infographic for Boomers

06.15.2012

Aggregating the myriad of medical issues that are hitting boomers is always helpful.  Doing it with a spiffy graphic, one of them there new-fangled infographics the young’uns are all using, is even better.  Here’s what Assisted Living Facilities had to say about the Infographic they just created, which is exclusive to MidLifeBloggers. In 2012, the population [...]

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The MidLife Pedicure

06.06.2012

It’s not as if our feet don’t age at the same rate as our bodies.  Consider all the wear and tear they get–probably the most of any part of us–and the fact that they’re probably low man on the totem pole when it comes to skin care.  It’s no wonder, then, that our feet start [...]

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