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Ageism Is Alive & Well
Listen to my interview with author and activist Ashton Applewhite, which will be available on February 2. You'll get a handle on why...
Jane Leder
Jan 21, 20233 min read
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Learning a Second Language At Our Age
The older we get, the harder it is to learn a new language.
Jane Leder
Mar 4, 20203 min read
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"Losing It"
If you go to the refrigerator and forget why you were there--not a big deal. But if you make the same trip and forget what a refrigerator i
Jane Leder
Nov 29, 20193 min read
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Dressing Rooms: OMG!
I walked into the dressing room at TJMax yesterday afternoon in search of one or two new sweaters to replace several in my closet that...
Jane Leder
Nov 11, 20192 min read
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The Secret To Aging
People is not where I'd look to find the secret to aging. Actually, I'm not sure where I'd look but definitely not in the gossip rag...
Jane Leder
Nov 4, 20193 min read
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My Great Aunt Ruth: What a Hoot
Ruth, the second youngest of six children, was born in 1897 in Sault St. Marie, Michigan. She was forty-eight by the time I arrived less...
Jane Leder
Oct 5, 20193 min read
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CREATING A NIGHTTIME SKINCARE RITUAL
I’m a retired makeup artist and green beauty expert who’s turning 70 on my next birthday. I’ve witnessed my skin change over the years (Have
Jane Leder
Sep 30, 20192 min read
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Random Thoughts On A Dreary Monday Morning
Okay, so it's dreary. No sun. Good possibility of rain. BUT, I don't have to wear a coat or a jacket to venture outside. My garden,...
Jane Leder
Sep 9, 20193 min read
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"I'm A Senior Woman & I Still Care How I Look" Sheila Hansen, Guest Blogger
Hi. My name is Sheila. I’m 69 years old and I still care about how I look. I don’t think I’m alone on this. But if you pay attention...
Jane Leder
Aug 21, 20192 min read
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"Undiagnosed Middle-Age-Onset Discomfort Summer Tour"
There was no violence at Woodstock. No fighting, no attacks, no killing. (There was, if I recall, some bad acid.) It was a celebration of
Jane Leder
Aug 6, 20193 min read
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60 Seconds to Complain: Time's Up
Yep. That's right: we get to bitch and moan about our aches and pains, our bodies--even our partners. We have 60 seconds. Then time is...
Jane Leder
Jul 18, 20193 min read
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"Move It Or Lose It"
I started my blog, seventynme.com when I was . . . well, seventy. And here it is eight years later, and I'm still at it. I also host...
Jane Leder
Jun 19, 20193 min read
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"You Don't Look Your Age" (Musings on Turning 73 and What Looking One's Age Means, Anyway)
I used to relish what I interpreted as a compliment when someone looked at my driver's license and said, "No, way! You don't look your...
Jane Leder
Jun 10, 20193 min read
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"My Mother/MySelf"
Not long ago, I mentioned to my younger and only sister that I was aging exactly like our mother. I seemed a clone of her older self...
Jane Leder
Jun 10, 20195 min read
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