By: Billy and Linda Johnson I call him George. He lived a couple of houses down across the street in our neighborhood. A friendly guy that always waived as he drove by and always in a late model Cadillac. His bald head seemed to fit his paunchy body. His wife sat beside him many times. Her silver hair fit her age and prim appearance. Others told us George owned his on medical equipment business and did quite well. Work and family kept us busy, so we never thought much about George, until his wife died about seven years ago. Even though we did not know either of them very well personally, we f ..read more

By: Valorie Albertini Has your beauty routine become Covid Lazy?? I found myself going out with a touch of mascara and a mask. Then it became normal only adding lipstick maybe for Zoom meetings seemed like a lot. This is not about vanity but image, and pride in our appearance and ourselves. As my friend Marijo says “my mother had her hair done every week until she passed away. It was pride in her appearance and in herself. “ Don’t let dry skin make you look older than you feel! Let’s be real. Of course, skin doesn’t look like it did when we were 25. Skin that is smooth and hydrated makes us f ..read more

Losing a job at any age is difficult. It is particularly challenging when you are displaced later in your career. Questions percolate such as who will hire me at my age? Can I learn new systems at this point in my life? Where do I begin looking for a new job? Some people may even crunch numbers to determine if they have a viable retirement plan. It can all be so overwhelming and scary to process. I was recently laid off from a company I had been with for 14 years. My goal was to run out my career with them but on a random Thursday morning in February, they had other plans in mind for me! Afte ..read more

Spring is right around the corner so it is a great time to think about decluttering, purging and organizing. When we embark on a seasonal clean-up, it is one thing to scrub your home from top to bottom and make goodwill runs, however, it is another to maintain a newly minted organizational system for the long haul. How many of us have worked on organizing our home in May only to have it crash and burn by Labor Day? Jenny Morin, author of ,Get Organized Quick:15 Minutes a Day to Organize Your Life, offers great advice for getting your house in tip top shape and ways for the whole family to kee ..read more

By: Eileen Moynahan As an estate organizer and administrator, I work in the death “space.” Aside from making me tremendously popular at parties, working in my chosen field exposes me to the good, the bad, and the ugly, often disguised as really poor planning. Preparing for end-of-life can be seen as unpleasant, so many of us just haphazardly throw together some plans and move quickly on to another topic. But let’s use some logic as we make these plans so they don’t backfire someday. Exhibit 1 Many people think that renting a safe-deposit box (SDB) at their local bank is a great place to store ..read more

Have you ever found yourself in a rut and you don’t know how to bounce back? Perhaps you were following a healthy diet or workout plan and fell out of your routine. You were on a pace to reorganize every room in the house and suddenly your process came to a screeching halt. Life gets busy and you want to stay connected with friends but your Friday wine night or Sunday zoom call have come to an end. When April and I launched Hello50 last March, I enjoyed every minute of managing the website and collaborating with women over 50 for our blog. As difficult as 2020 was, taking on the challenge of ..read more

Whether your "bubble" is a table for two or a bit more expansive, nothing brightens up a meal like a perfectly set dinner table. We all have grandma's china or the place settings that we picked out for our wedding registry years ago and definitely would not choose it again today. Be a little daring this year and combine individual pieces from both of those sets to accent your dinner table and create a more interesting appeal. Let's take a look at some unique yet elegant ways to put some cheer in a holiday dinner by setting a fabulous table. 1) Linen Selection It is best to use a neutral color ..read more

With the arrival of winter and the cold weather upon us, let's celebrate cozy, winter sweaters. From perfect cream-colored cable knits to bold orange hues, there are great sweater picks for the season. Yes, it is possible to stay warm and stylish at the same time. Here are some of our expert selections for the best sweater to wear this winter: Vintage Inspired Sweater These sweaters are wonderfully warm, giving you a little retro vibe, and everybody loves a bit of vintage in their closet. We recommend you go for something multi-colored, a cheerful knit sweater for this year’s winter. We guara ..read more

By:Stasia Decker-Ahmed In my book, ,Back in the Day, I talk about how we had a lot more privacy when growing up in the previous century than we do today. We didn’t have cell phones, Twitter, or surveillance cameras on every street corner. We could get away for hours, sometimes days at a time, and no one could reach us. It was also pretty easy to keep most of our information private. Times sure have changed. What happens in Vegas may stay in Vegas, but what happens online, at your bank, and your favorite retail store goes everywhere. Now that we live in the age of information, things such as y ..read more

2020: I think we might have run out of adjectives and memes to describe the year. We have ALL been impacted in one way or another either physically, emotionally, financially or the way in which we live our daily lives. Have you taken a moment to reflect on what you have learned about yourself during 2020? We were curious to learn what women over 50 have discovered about themselves or life after this tumultuous year. We asked women to share their thoughts and here is what they told us about their reflections about 2020. Resilience: “I am stronger than I thought.” We heard this from several wo ..read more