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Barbara Hannah Grufferman

After turning 50, I noticed that my hips, thighs and other areas 'below the belt' were getting a bit too broad. More importantly, my bone density test showed that I was slowly but surely losing strength in my lower body as well. Not good!
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I think about money . . a lot. After all, my husband and I are both over 50 and still have one daughter in college and one in high school. This is definitely not the time to waste our hard-earned money on stuff we don't need.
After turning 50, I made a life-changing decision to never again focus on numbers that are irrelevant to my happiness, health and well-being, and only embrace those that are.
After I turned 50, the post-menopasal pounds started piling on. I pretended to exercise by buying an expensive membership to an equally expensive gym, and I kept on eating pretty much whatever I wanted. A perfect "Post-50 Perfect Storm" was in the works.
The summer of '69 was one of a kind. From Woodstock and a man on the moon to the Manson murders and the Stonewall riots, it was a tumultuous, memorable and, in many ways, surreal time ... especially if you were 13 and trying to figure it all out.
Coco Chanel famously said,
When it comes to makeup, women over 50 often fall into two categories in the summer:
I've recently discovered something new about myself: I have an addiction to kale (well, at least that's what my husband tells me).
When we think of braids we usually think of schoolgirl pigtails. Perhaps Cindy Brady, Pippi Longstocking or Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz come to mind. Braids long have been the exclusive domain of youth, but the truth is, if done right, braids are an interesting-and free-hair accessory, even for…
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