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10 Steps To Save My Sanity in 2020
10 Steps to Save Your Sanity in 2020
Jane Leder
Dec 31, 20193 min read


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 30, 20193 min read


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
Dec 24, 20193 min read


Therapy For Free
Don't get excited: I'm not talking about trained therapists with all kinds of degrees who charge enormous sums for a 45-to-60 minute...
Jane Leder
Dec 19, 20193 min read


"If Only I Had. . ."
I was reading an article about Diana Nyad, the long-distance swimmer who broke every record on the books. In the New Yorker piece from...
Jane Leder
Dec 13, 20192 min read


"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


Gone, Expired, Passed
There is something bugging me. Not a big thing, not an important thing. It's just that I bristle when I hear that someone is gone or...
Jane Leder
Nov 25, 20193 min read


#OKBoomer
I guess I'm out of step--behind the curve. Until this morning, I had heard rumbling about the clash between Boomers and Millenials but...
Jane Leder
Nov 21, 20195 min read


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


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


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
Nov 1, 20194 min read


The Amazing Race: Not For Us
My husband and I will never interview to be contestants on NBC's "The Amazing Race." You probably know the drill: a bevy of couples...
Jane Leder
Oct 15, 20193 min read


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


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


Pulling The Plug On A Friendship
If you're like me, you've pulled the plug on a number of friends over the years. You decided that those connections were just not worth...
Jane Leder
Sep 26, 20193 min read


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 14, 20193 min read


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


A Champion Turns 100
I saw this interview on Facebook the other day. I was so inspired! The dancer and choreographer Marge Champion turned 100. The...
Jane Leder
Sep 5, 20191 min read


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 26, 20194 min read


"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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