A style blog based on a fifty-something Baby Boomer doing her best to age gracefully.
This week is Alcohol Awareness Week; you know where I am going with this. I especially want to call your attention to the adverse effects of alcohol on women. Check out the info graph listed below; it highlights significant differences between males and females concerning alcohol consumption. Check to see how being under the influence […]
Some things don’t have to be, like the high death rates associated with colon cancer. The colon cancer cure rate is 90% when symptoms are detected early. The staggering colon cancer rates suggest that many people, especially young women, are falling like dominos.
For as long as I can remember, I like tea parties. Perhaps it’s the inner girly girl in me. There’s something special about indulging in a spot of tea. Don’t we all want to have an air of sophistication and indulge in afternoon tea? I know I do; my great friend Cynthia, my daughter, and […]
Since this month is all about nutrition, I keep fit and eat healthy through my food choices. I must share my fondness for an unbeatable vegetable: beets. Beets are one of those polarizing foods that you either love or hate. I relish this brightly colored veggie.
We have all heard about or participated in campaigns. Campaign for this, for that, get involved, make a difference campaigns. Capital campaigns to raise funds, political ones to elect public officials and not to be left out, the health industry awareness campaigns. Just one week into March, I am urging you like the American Dietetic […]
Lights, Camera, Bloom! Celebrate the Movies at the Philly Flower Show. For the last 22 years, I’ve chosen all the different modes of transportation to get to the annual Philadelphia Flower Show. I drove, took the rails, and planned an organized bus trip to the Philadelphia Flower. These trips involved anyone accompanying me, my children, […]
Top Dog The late Charles Schultz Peanuts comic strip character, Snoopy, is not the only famous and beloved beagle. The top dog, Miss P, won best in show at the 2015 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. The 15-inch beagle reached the pinnacle of the dog world as the second beagle to win the prestigious dog […]
I remember my first day as a pharmaceutical sales rep with AstraZeneca over 17 years ago. In 1998, I temporarily relocated to Da’Burgh, Pittsburgh. My accommodations included a one-bedroom apartment in North Hills near the regional office of AstraZeneca. Why? The training included not days, not just weeks, but three months of face-to-face classroom study […]
I hoped to escape the winter gloom when I recently journeyed to New York City to help my daughter celebrate her 28th birthday. New York isn’t so much fun when you trudge through the slush, dirty snow, and the prospect of another Monday storm. Can I get a show of hands? Have you had […]
Well Red I’d like to believe women of a certain age are well red (pun intended) about heart disease. Hats off to the American Heart Association for their Go Red for Women national campaign to help educate women about heart disease—the number one killer of women, causing 1 in 3 deaths each year. The […]