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Who will take on the burden of care?
If I were to become ill, who would take on the burden of care? This isn’t the easiest conversation to have with your children. The key is to be honest and open — and look at the options early on.
fashion & beauty
The right to bare arms
Since entered “midlife,” I find those sneaky fashion rules have been infiltrating my thinking — a little scolding voice chiding me that bare arms are not appropriate at my age. Sleeveless after 50 — yes or no?
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family & relationships
How an in-law becomes family
What makes someone family? You can identify a person as your brother-in-law, like I did with Andy for so many years. But what really makes us family is the time we’ve spent together over the past four years.
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Don’t always believe what you think
We all do it — conjure what others think of us, invent what will happen if we speak up or take action, and ruminate on what someone meant. I will no longer believe everything I think. Unless it is kind.
postcards to our younger selves
“Don’t take everything so seriously!”
What would you write in a postcard to your younger self?
Read more postcards on VN — or write your own.
fashion & beauty
My anti-aging laser update
I’ve been testing the PaloVia anti-aging laser. And this week, I announce which lucky VN member will receive her own laser, FREE!
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