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Renee
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Renee

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Renee is the co-author of two books for women over 50, Invisible No More: The Secret Lives of Women Over 50 and Saving the Best for Last: Creating Our Lives After 50.  Together with her co-authors, she speaks at women's conferences and leads workshops based on her books.  She also writes a blog, www.lifeintheboomerlane.com and is the Boomer Humor Examiner for www.examiner.com.  She lives in Arlington, VA with Now Husband Dan and Miracle the Cat. 

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my VN interview

How did you get to where you are now?

By making a lot of mistakes and learning from each one.

How do you see yourself differently now than you did 10 years ago?

I'd rather say how I see myself differently since age 50.  I am more inclined to live from vision, rather than from circumstances.  I am not a victim to anyone or anything.  I choose my reality.  I am powerful.

Where do you see yourself in 10 years?

Even more of the above. 

a postcard to my younger self

Ah, I've already written about finding my diary from when I was 13.  I think I'll post that on this site!

my role models

Different women have inspired me for different reason throughout my life.  My mother and my Then Husband's mother were models of what it means to go through life with an open heart, in the face of great trauma. 

my posts

how to make menopause disappear

Posted in Life in the Boomer Lane, Our Blog Circle on June 16, 2013

Mankind has pondered several unanswerable questions for exactly as long as it has been on the planet. We search for the meaning of life. We wonder if there is life after…

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seven myths about women over 50

Posted in Life in the Boomer Lane, Our Blog Circle on June 09, 2013

1. Women over fifty don’t care what they look like.

Women like us drag ourselves to the gym, where we get to compete with twenty-somethings for parking spaces and treadmills. We take…

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the best wedding I never attended

Posted in home & garden, Life in the Boomer Lane, Our Blog Circle on May 28, 2013

Life in the Boomer Lane has two longtime friends, Jessica and Louise, who met and fell in love 17 years ago. Back in those Dark Ages, they weren’t allowed to legally marry,…

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what makes you happy?

Posted in Life in the Boomer Lane, Our Blog Circle, spirituality on May 24, 2013

A couple weeks ago, HuffPost published an article which revealed that The American Express Company, while selling people on the fantasy of what they (American Express) has determined to be blissfully happy…

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how to collect social security for 55 years

Posted in Life in the Boomer Lane, news, Our Blog Circle on May 18, 2013
The cover of the May issue of National Geographic shows a baby with the caption, “This Baby Will Live to be 120.read more »

my comments

Response to: What you need to know before having a Lifestyle Lift

Comment posted on June 12, 2013 at 4:59 pm:
"I had a Lifestyle Lift about seven years ago. I was told it would last about five years, and that estimate was borne out. Incisions were made only behind my ears, and the discomfort was less than that of a dental visit. The swelling and brushing la..." (read comment)

Response to: Find My Passion???

Comment posted on June 10, 2013 at 7:57 am:
"There is no passion too great, and there is no passion too small. Passion is simply what juices us, what has us look forward to each day, what reminds us daily that life can be a great adventure or a tiny ah-ha moment. I think that often, when we say..." (read comment)

Response to: Ellen

Comment posted on April 2, 2013 at 12:13 pm:
"Yes, all forms of cancer are terrible.  And it is especially so when we know so little about it and when the support for research is far less than it should be...." (read comment)

Response to: Resolving to embrace the unresolved

Comment posted on March 30, 2013 at 7:16 pm:
"As it should be. A beautiful resolution...." (read comment)

Response to: Why older man prefer younger women. Or don't.

Comment posted on March 23, 2013 at 12:35 pm:
"I believe that any woman of any age gets to realize that she deserves exactly that: a relationship that is supportive, passionate, enriching, and respectful.  The problems start when we believe we don't deserve such things.  That's when we settle, ..." (read comment)