Lighthearted rants and reflections on baby boomer lifestyle, ageing, retirement, fashion, current events, and more . . . .
Fashion
We all know the feeling—when they stop making your favourite lipstick colour. We’re filled with rage, disappointment, and frustration. We begin frantic searching online for end-of-the-line cosmetics sell-offs to see if we can score a couple of the precious remains. If you’re like me, you immediately sit down and fire off a snarky email to the cosmetics giant who betrayed you in hopes they will…
Domestic goddess Martha Stewart is grabbing a lot of headlines these days for showing up on the cover of Sports Illustrated’s annual swimsuit edition at the age of 81. Claiming a healthy lifestyle and good genes as being the reason she still looks like she does is a bit of a stretch, don’t you think? Frankly, I find the whole thing appalling. First of all,…
By the time baby boomer women reach our sixties or seventies, we have pretty much refined and solidified our style choices. We are generally confident in what we wear. We have learned to be suspicious of trends and instead embrace what is comfortable, stylish, and conducive to our lifestyles. While this may include forgiving waistbands, washable fabrics, and comfortable shoes it absolutely does not mean…
Just when I need vertical inches to offset the increase in horizontal inches I’m acquiring, nature is working against me. Thank you menopause! We all know that the human body shrinks vertically as we age, but when it actually happens we’re shocked. I used to be 5’4″ tall; I’m now 5’3’— if I stand up really straight. Losing vertical height is just another one of…
Apparently, baby boomers have been keeping a huge secret. Gen-X and Y are claiming that we boomers never forewarned them or talked about menopause or perimenopause and now they’ve been blindsided by the impact of its symptoms. Hah! They’re acting like they’re the first generation to experience that change-of-life cycle we boomers are grateful to have left behind. The thing is, we did discuss it—loudly…
As I was contemplating an uncoming overnight stay away from home the other day, it suddenly struck me that we have become our parents. I remember my parents becoming increasingly reluctant to come to the city to visit me as they got older. Now, I totally get it. There are many things we baby boomers are longer comfortable doing and many other things we find…