I was doing some cleaning within my email file folders the other day when I ran across an email I had saved from 2002 (yes, Virginia there was internet way back in 2002). The email included a list entitled - 25 Signs You've Grown Up. I cannot recall why I saved that email so many years [...]
Tag: Aging
You snooze…you win?
You may have heard it said that if you snooze, you lose, but not so according to Dr. Michael Breus. Dr. Breus is one of WebMD's bloggers and in a recent blog he made the case that getting the right amount of sleep can help keep your brain from aging prematurely. OMG! Now, in addition to [...]
Miracle worker in a jar?
I have used facial products from the Philosophy line for years now. The primary product line I use is the Hope line - Hope in a Jar and When Hope Is Not Enough. When I started using When Hope Is Not Enough I cringed a bit at the name of the product and the message [...]
It’s all in your head…
My brother's house has a Waterpik shower head. I have concluded that I too need a Waterpik shower head. The right shower head does positively frame the whole day. Yes, I know that the things I value have changed dramatically as I age. If you would have told me when I was younger that I [...]
Sleeping beauty…
I am feeling pretty good this morning having had the best night sleep I have had in two weeks. Between travel, late night thunderstorms (which reduce the big orange dog - Cooper - to a barking, whimpering mess), late nights with my Jersey boy and my neighbors' month-long fireworks celebration - sleep has not been easy [...]
Does a dyslexic cougar still qualify as a cougar?
You may recall that I am embracing my newly diagnosed adult onset dyslexia. As such, I am thoroughly enjoying my first days in my 25th year. However a puzzling question was posed to me the other day - one I did not have a ready answer to. The question was, "If you are a dyslexic [...]
Somewhere between Wilbur and Barbie…
A few months ago I saw a commercial for Olay Total Effects 7-in-one Advanced Anti-Aging Body Wash. It caught my attention immediately because it promised to accomplish a lot of things and the multi-tasker in me loves simple solutions to complex problems (such as a body wash that washes away aging). I went right out and purchased [...]
THE NEW FORTY 