You've been sharpening your pencils and preparing yourself. This is a new chapter in your life, and there's only one person who can tell your tale better than anyone else: It's up to you to make ... READ the POST

Life can be scary. The unknown can be even scarier. Put them both together and we're looking at a helluva lot of fear. The thing is, though, you've spent a lifetime facing down your fears. You ... READ the POST

It may have started a few years ago. Perhaps you used to fret over those first few gray hairs tangled in your brush or laying waste in your bathroom sink. You may have even shed a tear or two. Not ... READ the POST

Wisdom comes with age. Now don't go getting all offended . . . as a midlife woman, you know there's the expectation (and reality) that you're at least in your fourth decade of life. But you didn't ... READ the POST

Think back . . . think way back; back to when you put on a pair of hot pants, looked at yourself in the mirror, turned around so you could get a gander at your rear end, and smiling because you not ... READ the POST

When was the last time you said, "I can't do that...," "Look at that skimpy skirt; I can't wear that," or "People my age don't do things like that," — because you think you're 'too old'?!? Okay, some ... READ the POST

You have one good nerve left, and sometimes people can get on that last doggone nerve. They talk too much. They spout off with their opinions when they weren't solicited. They tell you how to raise ... READ the POST

People want to test you. They behave like you're invisible. They treat you as if you don't matter. You're ignored at every turn. It's as if you're vanishing right before everyone's eyes. You've come ... READ the POST

So much surrounding living the life you want in midlife is about not giving in to the guilt for doing what you want. You've "done your time." You've raised your children. You've lived your life for ... READ the POST