Author: Lynnelle

Ageism and Self-prejudice

Ageism and Self-prejudice

The blog, NexTribe had a recent blog post titled “Beginner Again: Finding My Next Career at Midlife“.  Outplacement, Ageism, and Self-prejudice. One wouldn’t think these three are necessarily related, but I suggest they are.

Is It Hoarding If It’s Good Stuff?

Is It Hoarding If It’s Good Stuff?

Why is it so hard to get rid of stuff? At least for some of us, it’s a physically painful task to ‘declutter’. Is it hoarding? Having had over 60 years to collect, you know there’s stuff that can go.

Do You Need to Be Married Over 60?

Do You Need to Be Married Over 60?

We tend to look at things differently over 60; Health and healthcare, financial priorities, dress, makeup and hair styles…  Marriage is another one. If you’re a single woman, do you feel the need to be married over 60? Sometimes we’ll think, “yes”; sometimes, “hell, no”.

Media Spin and Streisand’s Cloned Samantha

Media Spin and Streisand’s Cloned Samantha

Not sure if she’s pleased or not. In her recent interview in Variety magazine, Barbra Streisand opened up, as she rarely does, about important issues facing all of us, especially women, today; glass ceilings, sexual harassment, #MeToo, gun control, the “boys club”, etc. etc. However, 

Beachy-Flowy, Dresses for a Beach Wedding

Beachy-Flowy, Dresses for a Beach Wedding

Shopping for a bathing suit is NOT fun. That’s a given, so this post is not going to go over the horrors of dressing room mirrors, dressing room lighting or the dismal chore of trying to imagine what the suit will look like without your 

Our Most Important Relationship

Our Most Important Relationship

What is your closest relationship? You might say your spouse or partner. You might also say your friend from school or maybe even your child. But, if we’re honest– we might actually admit that our REAL ‘can’t live without’ person, our most important relationship is