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OLD TIME FIDDLING!
We all need a hobby! Old time fiddling is considered kind of a genre, and the old tunes were derived from jigs and reels, breakdowns, Schottische, Waltz, Two-Step and Polka. These are the descendants of the original American styles, Appalachian, Bluegrass, Cajun....
Woman Have More Age-Related Brain-Dysfunction Than Men do!
Age Related Differences There are significant gender differences in age-related brain dysfunction, according to healthcare experts. Guess who comes in second when the contest has only two players? Women have more age-related brain dysfunction than men do! Stop...
DIY Immune system support! Make Your own Yogurt and Kefir!
I wanted to feel better! As usual, my default position on immune system support was 'hoping for the best'. In the last three years I had suffered the assault of West Nile Virus and two rounds of Covid 19. 'Tired' would be the best description of my day! Wakeup call,...
SURVIVAL SECRETS, ANYONE?
Survival Secrets, anyone? Okay, I admit it. I was a woman 58 years old and going nowhere. Going nowhere fast, in my estimation, because I’d already lived over half my life. I’d lived long enough for a number of things to go awry. Survival secrets, anyone? One panicky...
What Do You SAY?

What Do You SAY?

What do you say about yourself? What are the words you use most often when you describe your endeavors, or what you may want to do in the future? Do you say things like: "I'm going to run for a political office next year, and I think I have a good chance of winning!"...

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Turning Back Time

Come on! Admit it! A lot of us aging Baby Boomers would like to be younger. At least, we'd like to look younger. Potions, pills and even surgeries are big beauty business these days. And yes, friend, it costs money..........because it often works! The problem is this:...

Your Most Important Asset

Your Most Important Asset

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...

Why do we look so OLD?!

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...

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...

Let’s Just Get Over It!

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,...

Two vital ‘P’ words – Possibilities and Plans

Two vital ‘P’ words – Possibilities and Plans

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...

Does High Self-Esteem Make you Healthier?

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...

ONE PROVEN WAY TO STAGE A FITNESS FAILURE

ONE PROVEN WAY TO STAGE A FITNESS FAILURE

So by this time I was standing along a dusty road, putting my toe out, getting ready to go….somewhere! I didn’t know where that would be when I jumped into the junk Cadillac of my journey to The Perfect Body, but never mind that. To fast forward, I was in for a long...

HABITUAL BOUNDARIES

HABITUAL BOUNDARIES

So, Ok. Out of the scatter-shot from the parts of my life I wanted to change, I decided on one BB, fitness, because one BB was all I thought I could pick up. In other words, I didn’t think, as yet, that much could be changed. This was not a new approach for me. I had...

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