Why are people disliking my aging face? I’ve just had another slap upside the head (metaphorically speaking) about having a countenance that is not exactly youthful and it’s really starting to tick me off. Truth […]
Tag: aging
Facing the Facts
Ready for a spooky story just in time for Halloween? Well, then gather around because here’s a tale of a spine-tingling vanity that induced screams of terror from me. You know in the scary movies […]
How Old Am I? I’m So Old I’ve Used Traveler’s Checks 😱
I usually don’t feel old. Am I getting old? Of course, because that’s part of the human experience. But I’ve reached the point in my, ahem, life journey where I sometimes get figuratively slapped in […]
Elderly Adjacent – Say What?
I’ve recently had some unsettling truths come my way and they were delivered in a one-two-punch. The first salvo was fired while I was in my self designated “safe space” – Target. There I was at […]
Ageless Summer – Count Me Out
Stop what you’re doing and listen, really listen. Do you know what the faint sound you’re hearing is? The long anguished and exasperated sigh of women who qualify for an AARP discount reacting to the […]
Writing Can Get Pretty Ugly
*Note: I write a weekly opinion column for the Kansas City Star. Some of the stuff I muse about is a little more political in nature than I what share on this blog and by […]
Oh No, She Didn’t
When a trip to Walmart results in deep thoughts about face creams and “jowl alerts.” I am not a grandma. It’s important for me to say this because I just got an ego beat down at […]
Random Act of Jerkdom
You hear, it seems more than ever, that people have gotten downright mean. I don’t buy it. If you step away from the Internet and social media and actually interact with your fellow humans I think […]
This Is Getting Old
I’d love to start a new magazine for women. Yes, I know the print publication business is not exactly what I would call a robust commerce to embrace, but I still think I could fill […]
Girl Problems
All the recent gender news has me thinking why anyone would want to be a woman. The hard truth is it’s a brutal business being female and it always has been. I’m sure even Betsy […]
Snarky in the Suburbs 