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Omhu (Danish for “with great care”) was founded by Susy Korb, Rie Nørregaard and Susan Towers and is based on the premise that life is both imperfect and beautiful. Towers's organization aims to change the way people think and feel about aging and disability and will soon offer joyful products to support people’s abilities as they change throughout life.
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For almost a decade now, 58-year-old Helen Wenley has sold broad-spectrum nutritional supplements. She blogs about health topics related to aging.
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Singer/songwriter Martha Maria records as MarMelodian from her little studio in the Cumberland foothills of East Tennessee. Her electric folk music has been featured on CNN and has sold worldwide. She blogs about her childhood in East Tennessee and her day to day life as a recording artist, songwriter, mother and wife.
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Queen of Your Own Life is an attitude, a way of life and a call to action for grown-up women everywhere. Join co-authors Cindy Ratzlaff and Kathy Kinney in crowning yourself "queen of your own life!"
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VN member pinkim is a 15-year breast cancer survivor who's very involved in breast cancer advocacy and with Susan G. Komen for the Cure. She is an embryologist by trade. You might even say she makes babies for a living!
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GingerTX left Houston for a small isolated Texas town and bought 20 acres of remote, undeveloped land.
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Active VN member watermusic writes, "One night I found myself sitting in a jazz club in Atlanta wearing a short, flirty dress and cowboy boots, drinking a Campari and soda with an adventure photographer from New Zealand. To read about Watermusic's 90-day journey to eliminate negativity from her life, click here.
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Ferida Wolff has written 17 books for children and three essay books for adults, including Missed Perceptions: Challenge Your Thoughts, Change Your Thinking. Her essays appear in anthologies, newspapers and magazines, and you'll find a list of her titles on her website.
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Fitness experts Kymberly Williams-Evans and Alexandra Williams are identical twins who know how to have fun and stay fit too.
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Kim Kerley has been a comic for 13 years and plans to develop a one-woman show about her life’s experiences.
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Dr. Dorree Lynn offers sexy, savvy, and sage advice for grown-ups over 50.
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Jesse Mendes is deeply committed to helping to change how older women are perceived in North America. She believes, "There is a beauty, intelligence and inherent eroticism about them that a younger woman can only dream of."
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Rae Francoeur writes essays and books, most recently a memoir, "Free Fall: A Late in Life Love Affair."
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Writing Without Periods! is a multi-published author who decided to retire, enjoy menopause and avoid pot holes.
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Beverly Mahone is a veteran journalist, author, media coach and motivational speaker who writes about issues affecting middle-aged women.
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482gr8 began a quest to get into the best shape of her life by the time she turns 50. She began her journey when she turned 48 on September 16th, 2009.
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Two women from two different generations, living 2,000 miles apart, struck up an online friendship based on their mutual love for golden retrievers. Now baby boomer Jean Vickers and a generation Xer named Angel write a blog together.
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Dr. Barb DePree has worked as a women’s health provider for more than 20 years and a menopause care specialist for the past four. She blogs about midlife sexual issues.
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Sharon Garner writes about all manner of current events, from the catastrophe in the Gulf of Mexico to the birthday of The Pill.
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Linda Yezak is a self-described "nut. I keep my feet candy-coated because one or both of them are likely to land in my mouth in any given moment. The candy flavor of choice is peppermint."
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Psychologist, coach, speaker, and author Dr.RKG has helped pioneer new territory in mind-body medicine at some of America's best universities and hospitals.
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Duffy M prefers laughter to drama, and is laughing her way through life "as much as is humanly possible."
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FlyingGma achieved her lifelong dream of learning how to fly on April 17, 2010. She loves to travel, take pictures, quilt, renovate her home and read. A mother of four, she has been married to the same "wonderful man" for 26 years.
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marydegroatross says, "I never grew up, never took life too seriously, never lost my sense of wonder, never grew bitter, never stopped day-dreaming, never acted like I 'should,' never was 'a proper young lady' or a 'sensible' adult. I have always taken every opportunity to believe in miracles, the unlikely and the downright impossible."
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Carol Meyer is talkin' 'bout her generation and all the changes taking place as they have turned fifty, with a nostalgic and humorous spin. To those of you who have reached this milestone in your life, she says, "here's looking at you kid."
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ArleneT lived in London for over 20 years, and has now moved down to Eastbourne, along the East Sussex coast. A first-generation American, her current passions are dancing Argentine Tango, scuba diving and writing.
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boomertraveltales hosts tales of travel adventures that made you laugh, or cry, or transformed you from being just a visitor — to being a traveler.
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Kelley Connors is a women’s wellness coach and communications consultant. She uses her passion for reaching women with wellness information through Real Women on Health and on-line radio shows.
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Titirangi Storyteller was an "armchair traveler" for so many years while her children were young. Now that her passion for travel has become a reality, she happily shares her stories with others.
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mebutter is the mother of a "darling, challenging teenage girl," a devoted aunt, sister and friend. She lives in the Midwest and enjoys "movies, reading, being, cooking, dozing and lots of other things."
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NinaAmir writes about spirituality, Judaism, human potential, personal growth, and living fully. She also writes about writing and publishing nonfiction.
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Lisa Mallett sums up her life with these 10 words: "Hellacious parents, dragged hither and yon, anxiety ridden over achiever." These, and much more, are expanded upon and explored in her blog.
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Molly & Kristine have been best friends for over 30 years. They co-authored Letters to Our Daughters in 1997. They share their stories & experiences along with those of the myriad of women they have encountered along their journey.
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Linda J writes about freeing the creative spirit, which she defines as "staying true to your inner creative self, yet having the courage to continue learning and growing as a person."
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Lyn is a vibrant 77-year old woman who writes about joy, gardening, grandparenting and everything between.
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Jayne Martin is an unapologetic, bleeding-heart liberal who loves good horses, good friends, and good wine. A TV-writer in a former life, her credits include "Big Spender" for Animal Planet,and "A Child Too Many," "Cradle of Conspiracy" & "Deceived By Trust," for Lifetime.
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Prill Boyle is a classic late bloomer. After graduating college at 38, she became an English teacher. At 48, she left teaching to write her book, Defying Gravity. Since then, she's been a keynote speaker, including one at the United Nations, and traveled to Botswana in cooperation with the Peace Corps. She writes about late blooming.
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Muffy is the menopausal mouth of the Me Generation kvetching and making fun of mid life, the extermination of chin hairs, my neurotic need for all things skin care, Bravo TV, magazines, celebretards and my weekly heroin fix called Sephora!
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Lisa Ricard Claro is a freelance writer who spends way too much time reading books by other people and playing online Scrabble. ("But I'm a writer," she insists. "Scrabble is an investment in my vocabulary!") Keep reading for her take on -- well, just about everything.
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Guitar Grandma is a lady in her late 60s who enjoys spending time with her grandchildren, playing with her two dogs and two cats, gardening, mowing, watching the birds and squirrels, playing the guitar, singing, reading, writing, and spending time with friends enjoying good food, red wine and dark chocolate.
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"Charmaine is a bright student but she does not listen well,” wrote the nuns of Sacred Heart School. Nothing has changed. She still daydreams in technicolor -- only now she thinks maybe those early years were a call to the writing life.
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jbfox loves the television show "The Biggest Loser" because she finds it so motivating. "After I watch the show, I have no trouble getting my butt off the sofa and off to the gym," she said. Inspired by recent finalists attempts to run a marathon, she has decided to join their ranks... And write about it!
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Kay Strom is a writer, a traveler, and a railer against social injustice. She has published 36 books, and recently trekked through India, China, Indonesia, Sudan, Morocco, and Senegal. She frequently speaks at seminars, retreats, writer’s conferences, and special events.
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The Sandwiched Boomers are Phyllis Goldberg, Ph.D. & Rosemary Lichtman, Ph.D., are psychotherapists with over 40 years of collective private practice experience. They write to "share ideas and solutions as you learn to nourish family relationships without starving yourself."
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Helenoflafolot is a motivational speaker, writer and humorist, as well as a Certified Laughter Yoga Leader. She loves to share her life experiences through her blog and vlog. Helen uses characters she has created to present a message with a soft and silly approach in order to motivate and inspire others.
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Rea Nolan Martin spent 20 years as a writer and creative consultant to advertising and PR agencies in New York and Chicago. Her first novel, The Sublime Transformation of Vera Wright, explores the extraordinary potential in simple and humble people with a wink and a nod to the harrowing cost of true spiritual commitment.
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Peggy Patrick Medberry teaches Cinema and Media Arts at Biola University and works as a Literary Manager in the Entertainment Business. She has two daughters and a "delightful" 3 year old granddaughter.
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Grandma's Briefs is a coping mechanism of Lisa, a long-distance grandma with her "Bubby" living in the desert while she lives in the mountains.
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Bonnie McFarland founded Savoring Your Sixties to share with other women what she has learned (and is still learning!) about making peace with 60 and living with vitality, joy, and meaning at 60 & beyond.
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SusanTolles founder of Flourish Over 50, has been married for 30 years, and is "close to completing my most important life-job–raising my three incredible children to become successful, godly young adults."
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Marian Wood is a high school English teacher, and just now discovering her voice through writing. "I would say that many women are in the same boat as me," she said. "Regardless of the circumstances, we are living lives not planned and trying to do it as gracefully as we know how."
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Elizabeth Jetton posts her thoughts about life, money, financial planning, sustaining a thriving life, community, dogs and whatever else comes to mind.
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Jaki Scarcello, author of Fifty and Fabulous: The Best Years of a Woman’s Life, aims to engage boomers as purposefully, energetically and fabulously as every other stage of their lives.
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Robin Donovan has learned some things about menopause through her own experiences, and shares her observations and feelings so that you’ll feel less alone in your journey.
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Kathleen Rodman is a recently retired 66 year old married woman with two sons and two grandsons. She enjoys laughing, reading, gardening, cooking, interior design, and clothes. Her blog explores the psychological approaches to slimming down to one's ideal weight.
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Nicole Aloni writes the Conscious Feast, where S*O*L*E* food rules. You’ll find recipes and tips on how to take a mindful approach to what you cook for company and how you entertain.
*Sustainable *Organic *Local *Ethical
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Susan Swartz is determined to not let the culture, the media or a birth date inhibit the lush women she calls "Juicy Tomatoes."
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Heidi Graf is a 50+ woman who states her thoughts on all the four-letter words that contribute to her reality & probably yours. Think CNN meets Twitter. One is limited to 140 Twitter spaces, the other to 120 CNN Presents minutes. Enjoy - as life is meant to be.
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Tamara is a sleep-deprived, working mom gearing up for the half-century mark while constantly navigating life's interesting twists and turns.
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Joan Price is an advocate for ageless sexuality and the author of Better Than I Ever Expected: Straight Talk About Sex After Sixty.
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Debi Drecksler's passion is writing for and about the "guy on the street."
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Elizabeth Cassidy & Laurie Lawson are the Coaches on the Edge. They offer Life Coaching peppered with humor, sliced with sarcasm, and tainted with truth.
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Laurie Foley is an online presence coach who helps people and organizations thrive online. A resourceful and intuitive guide, she provides her thoughts on the ever-changing digital landscape in her blog.
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Val Haller created Valslist to make finding new music easy. Valslist provides music for your iPod, with new playlists added to the site weekly.
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Susan Levine remembers curling her hair to make it straight, Howdy Doody, Pinky Lee, Sheriff John, and watching the Beatles on the "Ed Sullivan Show." She's a UCLA graduate, a wife and mother and grandmother, and worked as a librarian, manager, and administrator before starting her own website.
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DarryleP is a mother, an artist, a chocoholic, a breast cancer survivor, a cat owner, a drama queen, a transplanted Californian, a writer, a procrastinator, a Yale graduate, a former TV newscaster, and a wife (because her husband complains that he always comes last on her list).
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Aging But Dangerous was conceived when our discussions turned from wine, weddings and weekend get-aways to what was happening to our wit, wallets and waistlines. It wasn’t just one single issue; we were experiencing a multitude of converging shifts in how we perceived and experienced life. Were we in DANGEROUS territory?
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Bodacious Boomer is the run-off from my mind. As I’ve gotten older I’ve discovered that my brain can only hold on to so much stuff at one time. Everything else has to go somewhere. This blog seemed like the perfect place to put it.
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Amy Ferris is the author of "Marrying George Clooney: Confessions of a Midlife Crisis." This blog continues in the same vein as her book -- to support and encourage women to fulfill their greatness: to be bold, audacious, extraordinary and beautiful.
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Laurie Albanese began her My Big Walk blog as a 12-month walking project to mark her fiftieth year. Her plan is to walk for an hour every day for one year. Through sun, rain, fog, sleet, snow, hangovers, hangnails, sprained ankles, bad moods, menopause, hot flashes, cold spells — you name it, she's walking through it.
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Georgina O'Hara Callan welcomes you to her temple of infinite drapery knowledge. When it comes to the mystical world of window dressing, she is all-seeing, all-hearing, all-knowing, the Oracle of Sheers, the High Priestess of Shades. Her divine expertise will help you discover your own inner Curtain Goddess.
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Emmy-winning former NBC commentator and Wall Street Journal reporter Kare Anderson translates behavioral research into ways to become more successful and savor your life - with others.
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Perrie Meno-Pudge is a grown-up cartoon for women 40+ that taps into the healing power of humor. It was created by two baby-boomer friends who took pen to napkin at dinner one evening and channeled years of shared entrepreneurial experience as graphic designers in NYC into a midlife career change.
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The Flashionista Report is a voice for interpreting popular culture and inspiring new ways of living, from the inside out. A FLASHionista is anyone with at least 50 years of wisdom, wit, and grit.
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Arlene Wright-Correll is an award-winning artist, author, and art instructor who, at 68, decided to paint again afer a 54-year hiatus. She uses gouache watercolors and pastels to paint the flora that grows at Home Farm Herbery in Munfordville, Kentucky, and is the resident artist at Avalon Stained Glass School.
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Elizabeth Cassidy, founder of Coaching for the Creative Soul, helps women who are ready to re-define, re-invent and release the optimistic and dynamic person that the world has been waiting to embrace.
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Patty Brisben is the CEO and founder of Pure Romance Inc., the nation’s fastest-growing in-home direct sales company specializing in relationship enhancement products and intimacy education. It's a fun, accessible, entertaining guide for getting back in touch with your sexuality as a source of strength and self empowerment.
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Jane Adams has spent over two decades researching and reporting on how Americans live, work, love, and respond to social change. The author of eight nonfiction books and three novels, she is a talented communicator and an expert in managing boundaries, dealing with grown children, coping with change, and balancing life and work.
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Sarah Gayle Carter is a noted designer and artist from Richmond, Virginia. She has been married twice and raised four children. Before Sarah joined Vibrant Nation's blog circle, she wrote journal entries that were published weekly on the site. You can catch up on her story here.
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Kitty O'Keefe is a financial professional with 30 years' experience in financial management and education for women.
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Boomer Pie offers slice-of-life commentaries and off-beat, topical videos from the perspective of a boomer nation gal. Sometimes tart, sometimes sweet. Always cholesterol free.
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The Change just whacked Lynette Sheppard "upside the head" and completely disrupted her life as artist, writer, consultant, and loving spouse. So she started writing her Menopause Goddess Blog.
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kbojar's ever thoughtful writing is about politics, the garden, and life as a 60-something.
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haralee wonders when the meeting snacks became more important than the meeting -- and wishes for a GPS for cemetaries.
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Lisa Gioia-Acres talks about having life your way -- and bringing your friends along.
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Peggy Pepper Wilkinson writes, "It is my hope that the stories and observations shared from my own every day SCREAMS of CONSCIOUSNESS will provide a spark--igniting something new in you--or confirming a belief or feeling you all ready cherish. Its about re-affirming what's true... for you."
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Here's how Deborah Barlow describes her blog: "Slow Muse is about the ideas that grab me by the collar, the disconnects between art and life, and those ongoing encounters with creative imagination that both humble and overwhelm. My wanderings frequently go beyond the visual arts to include poetry, music, writing, theatre, happenstance."
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SeaWriter's life-long passion for horticulture is apparent in her writings about personal growth, as the garden is her primary source for metaphor.
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Elaine Harrigan: "Blooming in Midlife is a humorous look at midlife experiences and the audacious wisdom that comes from harnessing our creative power to fully bloom in middle age....and beyond!"
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Lucy Hoffman says, "I blog about positive possibilities and actualities for women over 50. I believe that life is attitude, opportunities, and passion. Please take a stroll. See if we are in tune."
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Gillian Lancaster reminds us, "Midlife is a wonderful opportunity to catch up on misplaced dreams, and the arts and travel are a great way to find out how!"
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Janice Taylor is an author, artist, and life coach who shares her weight loss experiences and art on her website, Our Lady of Weight Loss, and in her blog by the same name. Her book Our Lady of Weight Loss: Miraculous and Motivational Musings from the Patron Saint of Permanent Fat Removal was one of Oprah's picks for Summer 2009!
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WomenBloom founder Allison Allen says, "This is not your Mom's Middle-age! I'm a snoop, and I'm a middle-aged woman. Put the two together and I blog about topics that are relevant to women who are redefining midlife."
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A lover of golf and horseback riding, gail maria entertains us with belly-laughing-funny entries in her blog, gonepausal.
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You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll identify with Judi's stories. As a widow and mom with Gen Y kids, Judi writes about her extraordinary journey in mind, body and spirit during the second phase of her life in a blog called aboomerslifeafter50.
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