Your Most Important Asset

Hawkins Creek

If you were forced to jettison all you possess but could keep one item or asset, what would that be? Hmmm……..I’d keep my bulging bank account, wouldn’t you? Or, maybe all those family pictures! Oh, I know! I don’t want to give up being beautiful!  But wait! I love my new Lexus!  And I can’t […]

Why do we look so OLD?!

What’s the problem? Many of us in our 50’s and 60’s are starting to look so old!  Oh, I realize some of us don’t want to flame our hair red or wear contact lenses or high heels or short and sassy skirts. But that’s not the reason. Bad habits are often the culprit. Smoking Smoking […]

The Big C, Commitment

I decided to take a quantum leap and commit myself to walking every day. Perhaps two miles? Fortunately, I immediately thought of an excuse to scuttle the plan. It was the very same reason I did not visit a gym on a regular basis! Wow! A twofer. I would have to drive 10 miles into the […]

Let’s Just Get Over It!

So, how did people get around before Henry Ford took pity on the masses and came up with the affordable automobile? I think it’s a no-brainer. They walked. Yes, I know that horses and donkeys decided to lend themselves to transportation endeavors long before Henry, but most people (that’s you and me, friend) couldn’t afford […]

Two vital ‘P’ words – Possibilities and Plans

Age Related Differences

What are your possibilities? Most of us have that good old American work ethic. If you haven’t been inoculated  by the age of 50, you are a rare one!  Be that as it may, most of us have been forced into production by now.  We stay busy every minute of every day.  Like hoeing a […]

Does High Self-Esteem Make you Healthier?

Like me, you may be a woman over the age of 50. And, like me, you may have a lot more going on in your life than simply growing old gracefully! FabAfterFifty.com reports that six in ten of 2,000 women over 50 felt that modern life is geared toward a focus on younger women, while […]