A Starting Over at 60 Blog Last night, the dream came back. I am at a meeting with one of my former employers. I shouldn’t be there. But I am. A formal meeting in a high-end hotel plays out before me. I observe, both in and out of the scene. They ask me to performContinue reading “Hup, Two, Three, Four”
Category Archives: Starting Over at 60
Can you resist the patriarchy and follow today’s beauty standards?
A Starting Over at 60 Blog The other day I watched an Insta reel from a woman noting the return of skinny culture. Look at Sharon and Kelly Osborne, and their star-sought GLP-1-induced emaciation and you’ll see what she means. In numerous glamour shots, Sharon and Kelly pose, their gaunt cheeks and eyes betraying aContinue reading “Can you resist the patriarchy and follow today’s beauty standards?”
Long Overdue: An Apology
A Starting Over at 60 Blog This past week, the renowned medical journal, The Lancet, issued an apology. Specifically, the journal admitted a bias and ignorance toward women’s medical issues. In this case, they admitted they had gotten a diagnosis wrong. They had misnamed and mischaracterized a female condition known as PCOS, Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome.Continue reading “Long Overdue: An Apology”
Mind the Gap
A Starting Over at Sixty Blog I haven’t written about my life changes in a long time. One word: Avoidance. It’s easier to reflect— an activity eased by time— than to react. Reflection holds wisdom. Reaction is raw. Unreasonable. Emotional. It can be stupid. Too much. Overwhelming. I have spent most of my adult lifeContinue reading “Mind the Gap”
It’s May and… May I Ask a Favor?
My book— cover above— will be coming out late fall 2026. My publisher and I are in final edits, as well as beginning tor raise awareness. I rarely ask for favors— my last was around the winter holidays— but I have a favor to ask today. Will you please visit my site to reserve aContinue reading “It’s May and… May I Ask a Favor?”
Join me in getting the word out about my important new book
My book is steadily progressing to final release in December 2026/January 2027. As we near this momentous occasion, we are announcing a pre-order opportunity. During this time, you can reserve a copy not just for yourself but also for a friend or for a donation to your selected local library. When I was as 60,Continue reading “Join me in getting the word out about my important new book”
The Trad Wife: Is It Driving the End of Marriage?
A Surviving Facts Blog The other day, I was running errands and ended up stopping in a posh cafe in a posh New Jersey town. I wasn’t eating lunch; rather, I had dropped in to purchase the cafe’s homemade pastries: an almond croissant for one daughter, a chocolate croissant for the other, some goodies forContinue reading “The Trad Wife: Is It Driving the End of Marriage?”
Exciting Announcement!
Two years ago, I was called into an early morning meeting. At the age of 60, my corporate career was suddenly over. It was a tough time, and I needed guidance. None was available. So I wrote it myself. My new book, You’re Always 39: How to recover from late career job loss and reinventContinue reading “Exciting Announcement!”
Hags, Witches and Grams: Images of Aging Women in Popular Culture
Excerpt from You’re Always 39: How to manage and recover from late career job loss and reinvent yourself, my book coming out in October 2026! Around ten years ago, I was in a video meeting focused on fixing an issue with a struggling product. Customer sales and satisfaction had plummeted, affecting the company’s core business.Continue reading “Hags, Witches and Grams: Images of Aging Women in Popular Culture “
Cornhole and the Olympics?
An I-have-no-idea-what-series-this belongs-to Blog Curling has been rocked by scandal. While I haven’t figured it out yet, or even read anything about it, the breaking news story is that the Swedes have accused the Canadians of cheating by tapping the granite rock with a finger as it passes the “hog line,” the line over whichContinue reading “Cornhole and the Olympics?”
Walk the Moon 