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4 Reasons You Should Spend More Time Alone
I used to hate being alone, I dreaded it big time. Being in my home cooped up by myself used to make me uncomfortable and drive me up the walls. You would hardly ever find me alone, either at home or out and about. If I did happen to be by my lonesome self, it wasn’t long before a sense of boredom and feelings of isolation slowly crept in as I anxiously waited for my husband to get home. Not only could I not bear the thought of being by myself, but the fear of missing out was strong and had me hanging out with people and going places that…
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ROCKING OVER 40 WOMEN ARE LIVING. OUT. LOUD!
This is article #3 in our #RockYourSelfie series, to see previous articles click here and here Rock Your Selfie They say that women grow more insecure with the way they look the older they get. Not these days. Check out these lovelies who participated in our #rockyourselfie movement. They are not afraid to live out loud and show their true, unfiltered selfies to the world. Healthy Aging Women are embracing the changes aging brings along and loving this stage of life. This is a result of feeling well both physically and mentally. Nowadays, women over 40 feel more confident in themselves. She knows who she is, what she wants, what she…
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A GENERATION OF WOMEN REDEFINING MIDLIFE
(This is article #2 in our #RockYourSelfie series, to see article #1 click here) I think it’s really common to react with shock and dismay when we hear people say we are middle-aged. Although logistically true, many people (including myself) dread that term. I guess it’s because it has been sold badly to us for so long. Wouldn’t you agree? I remember when I was in my 20s and 30s I saw myself reflected everywhere I turned to whether it was in magazines, in billboards, in TV, in movies, and while I still see myself reflected in ads, it is not nearly as often as it used to be. Worse…
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OVER 40 AND DEFINITELY NOT AFRAID TO SHOW IT
This is article #1 in our #RockYourSelfie series We don’t “selfie” enough I remember one day at work not too long ago when a 25-year old co-worker wanted to show me a picture of her dog and as she was searching her phone for it, I caught a glimpse of her camera roll. As I watched her scan through her images, I noticed that it was full of selfies. All kinds of glamour and fun shots including the gym selfie, the “I woke up like this” selfie, the bathroom mirror selfie, and a whole gamut of different selfies it seemed. “Wow”, I said, “you look great in those pictures.” “Oh…
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An American Horror Story: Swimsuit Season (Guest Post)
By Kara Martinez Bachman Dear Diary, Today we found a purple swimsuit at Lerner’s. I just gave up on my diet. That’s because I could not keep it up, and because when I wear my new swimsuit it looks better when you are fat. –diary excerpt from 1980 (age ten) I have always been both littler and bigger than everyone else. How anyone can be both at the same time only makes sense if you have seen me. I have a small frame and tiny wrists and smallish hands. Sometimes, fully linked and clasped bracelets used to even fall clear off of me. So much has changed since I wrote 37…
