Jane Leder
OMG! Don't Let My Husband Cut My Hair
The prospect of my husband cutting my hair during this pandemic is downright frightening.
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Jane Leder
- Mar 4, 2020
- 3 min
Learning a Second Language At Our Age
The older we get, the harder it is to learn a new language.
Jane Leder
- Jan 9, 2020
- 4 min
"Why Can't We Tell The Truth About Aging?"
Amidst all the hoopla about the advantages of aging (self-confidence, experience, even power--badges that I have touted at length in this bl
Jane Leder
- Dec 30, 2019
- 3 min
You're Only As Old As You Feel
How often have you heard someone say, "You're only as old as you feel?" Is there some truth to that philosophy?
Jane Leder
- Dec 24, 2019
- 3 min
Saying "No"
Maybe as a two-year-old, I drove my parents crazy and set a record for the number of times I asserted my independence and screamed "No!" ...
Jane Leder
- Nov 29, 2019
- 3 min
"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 11, 2019
- 2 min
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 4, 2019
- 3 min
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 1, 2019
- 4 min
Sisters
I hadn't seen my sister in two years--two years until last week. She lives in Ohio; I live in Illinois. It's a six-hour drive, if not...
Jane Leder
- Oct 5, 2019
- 3 min
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
- Sep 30, 2019
- 2 min
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 14, 2019
- 3 min
Floppy But Healthy: Breasts & Mammograms
Yep, talking about boobs and annual mammograms. Today was this year's screening. I've had two scares: one about 25 years ago when we...
Jane Leder
- Sep 9, 2019
- 3 min
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
- Aug 26, 2019
- 4 min
I'm A Parasonmiac. At Least That's What I've Been Told
I'm a parasomniac. (At least, that's what two sleep specialists have diagnosed.) I've joined the ranks of sleep walkers, people beset...
Jane Leder
- Aug 21, 2019
- 2 min
"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 6, 2019
- 3 min
"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
- Jul 26, 2019
- 3 min
"Green Your Beauty Routine"
An expert on skin care I am not. Like most older women, I've tried a smorgasbord of products over the years. Expensive moisturizers,...
Jane Leder
- Jul 18, 2019
- 3 min
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
- Jun 19, 2019
- 3 min
"Move It Or Lose It"
When I googled the phrase "Move it or lose it," my screen flooded with ads for local and national moving companies. And here I thought...
Jane Leder
- Jun 10, 2019
- 3 min
"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...