The AGE Factor
The point is….age is ONLY a number. The rest is in our heads. That was the reason I let Mr. Hub know that the word should be “younger”, not “young”. He got it. Since the mild vocabulary infraction, he...
View ArticleBeware…The Medicare Card
If you’re beyond Baby Boomer age, then you can relate to this. If you are a Boomer, you can also relate. If you are not there yet, listen up. The Medicare Card automatically arrives in the mail about...
View ArticleStress Less
Do you ever feel tired (Worn out as my friends and I describe it) but you don’t know why? I thought I had figured it out when we stumbled on an article that confirmed it. It’s the decisions I have to...
View ArticleThe 20 Year Hot Flash
1993. I just arrived in New York to begin a new broadcast media job. I am excited so I attribute this new inconvenience I'm experiencing to a combination of nerves and happy. I am assigned a cubicle,...
View ArticleHemline Rules
MORE WOMEN THAN MEN ARE FINISHING COLLEGE THESE DAYS YET women are still making more than $11,000 dollars LESS than men, on average, for doing the same job. There are more women in board rooms,...
View Article#2-A Walk in My Shoes
My best friend Nita worked for several of the major shoe companies during her career. She wore the same size shoes and clothes as my mother, so Mom often benefited from Nita’s special employee...
View Article#5 Care for the Giver
Now we know for sure that people who have been caregivers for one or both of their parents might not talk about it unless someone they know is in the same position. People often feel alone, confused...
View ArticleThe Other Side of the House
By Patti Jo Allen I started working weekends at an assisted living facility (ALF) because I wanted the extra money, and didn’t want to work evenings during the week. The time slot was perfect and I...
View ArticleWe Don’t Care about Paula Deen
Who cares about Paula Deen? Who cares about Paula Deen’s fat recipes? Who cares about Paula Deen’s big white old fashioned hair? For the sake of not sounding like cold hearted Hannah, I won’t say “Who...
View ArticleResolutions Resolve
Resolutions…Schmesolutions… Who’s tired of hearing about people’s New Year’s resolutions? Who keeps the resolutions anyway….hardly anybody! So this year we decided to start early and make a list of...
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