It is 2:40 am, my computer screen is illuminated and I am wide awake. America and my ultimate concierge are sound asleep. Stillness surrounds me but my mind is racing. My circumstances wake me up nightly. Five years ago, I slept for nine hours every night. My daily life, at that time, was full but […]

It’s important to recognize a piece of yourself in your friends. When you feel twin-like compatibility you are open to hearing their message. You trust their thoughts, their answers. As a woman over 50, I know from experience that this is true. Lessons learned from marriages, moving, widowhood, blending families, travel, volunteering,  career, disappointments, education, […]

When my editor suggested I try to better define the relationship between women after 50 and money, my thoughts were all over the place because money holds so much power over our lives. I thought of women who have money and opportunities. I thought of women struggling to make ends meet. I thought of women […]

(Image via TheFrisky.com) Remember The Golden Girls, darlings? I know you do! All week, I’ve been thinking about friendship and how much it matters to us in our “golden” years. The Golden Girls were the type of girlfriends we all love to have: Honest, loyal and… hilarious. Did you have a favorite?  I admired certain […]

My ultimate concierge casually mentioned, “I am glad to be home.” He didn’t have the slightest idea of the impact the phrase had on me. In actuality, darlings, he was telling me in a broad sense, he felt a warm connection, an attachment, to many people, places and things. I saw in a flash the […]