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Growing Eyelashes

05.15.2012

Eyelashes are in.  You knew that didn’t you?  You could tell because there isn’t a female appearing on TV that isn’t sporting mega-eyelashes.  I liked the look, maybe because it took me back to the days when slapping on a pair of false eyelashes was as natural as putting on mascara.  That was back in [...]

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I’m Growing My Hair. How Long Should I Go?

05.11.2012

I’m growing my hair. I think. I last had it cut about six months ago. It was the third strike and out for that particular hairdresser, and I haven’t found anyone to replace her. Well, I’m replacing her, actually. I have some haircutting shears (they came with the dog grooming kit I bought for Molly) [...]

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The MidLifeBlogger Buys a Bathing Suit

05.09.2012

The fact is that my figure flaws are exaggerated, exacerbated, and made paramount by the wearing of a swim suit.

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MidLife-Beauty.com: New Boomer Site

05.06.2012

MidLife-Beauty is a window onto what my friends and I are saying to each other about makeup and hair, our skin and our bodies.

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Remembering….and Not

03.18.2012

Similarly, I refuse to join in the pity party about how badly our culture treats the not-young. Yeah, yeah, yeah, ageism exists. As does sexism, racism, and all the other isms that are hallmarks of humanity.

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The Faceplant: Version three

03.02.2012

Have I turned the corner into the land of “I’ve Fallen and I Can’t Get Up”? I hope not, because I’m not ready to go there.

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Minding Mother Nature

02.20.2012

by John Ptacek of  On Second Thought When you go to a movie, you willingly suspend your beliefs for an hour or two. I’m only asking you to suspend them for a few minutes. This has to do with your happiness, so do pay attention. You don’t exist. At least not in the way you [...]

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Jump-starting A Diet With Slim-Fast Meal Replacement Shakes

02.10.2012

Moreover, I am now ready to shed the ho-hum-how-many pounds that I’ve gained since then.

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Fashion After Fifty

11.12.2011

I still get all the fashion magazines but to what end, I asked myself. I can’t wear half the stuff they’re showing; I’m too old.

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One Armed Downward Facing Dog

11.03.2011

His advice was, let the break heal naturally and accept limited range of motion in your arm. When a surgeon says, “I don’t think we should operate”, how can one not listen.

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