Fresh stuff, best-of-the-web for midlife women

Because you're older, and you have more insurance

Essays

Lucky

How lucky are you? Jackie Brousseau-Pereira reminds us to take a look around. You might be surprised.

What's on your dream board?

A dream board ( or vision board) can be a powerful tool in achieving your goals.

No more emergencies

After years of caring for (and losing) her parents, author and actress Katherine Mayfield finds peace and a different outlook on midlife.

When it's time to write your memoir

 

What's your story? How will you tell it?

Pulitzer-prize winning journalist and author Madeleine Blais talks about the art and craft of writing memoir.

Toward wider water

BJ Roche photo

Stop what you're doing. Get into your suit.

Forget about what your thighs look like, grab a book and go for a swim. Summer is awastin'.

The fancy dress tax, reconsidered

It's wedding season. Do you really need to buy another dress? Liz Luciano explores.

Happy Birthday, Barbie Baby

barbie turns 50 women

Some women think turning 50 is for the birds.

But, like Barbie, we manage.

What we choose to inherit--or not--from our moms

Another bite from the middle of the mother-daughter-mother sandwich.

The Middle of Nowhere

 


After 40, you can be standing in your own back yard, but sometimes feel like you're in another world, as essayist Anna Viadero explains.