May 25th, 2012
We’re all heard how opposites attract. Positive to negative. Extroverted to introverted. Quiet to boisterous. But what you eventually discover as a woman over 40 – maybe the hard way – is that there is a reason oil and vinegar don’t mix. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: oil and vinegar don't mix, opposites attract, what's so attractive about opposites, why we are attracted to guys who are nothing like us, women over 40, women over 50
Posted in men | Comments Off on Coming Attractions
May 22nd, 2012
You always hear about boys and their toys – the need to have the fastest car, the latest gadget, the biggest motorcycle (No; I won’t go there). So, if boys need their toys to either make them feel superior or more manly, what do girls need and why do they need it? I’ll tell you what we need: Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: how many shoes do women own, men's shoes, shoe shopping, shoes, women, women over 40, women over 50
Posted in Fashion | 1 Comment »
May 19th, 2012
If you’re a woman over 40 (and especially if you’re like me who is fast approaching 60. . .) your head has to be spinning over the way the fashion rules have changed so dramatically since we were. . . well, babes. I’m not talking about the days when we wore (can you believe it) girdles to keep up our stockings. Really. Thank you, thank you, thank you to Allen Gant, Sr., who invented panty hose.
No, I’m talking about the rules that have existed forever. And now they’re gone. Dust in the wind. But I can’t let go. And I wonder if I’m the only one who can’t.
Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: fashion rules, grooming, how fashion rules have changed, men over 40, show your bra strap, women over 40
Posted in Grooming | 2 Comments »
May 11th, 2012
I have often wondered why I’ve never made it into the executive levels of the companies I’ve worked for. But I know now; it’s how much I talk. Yes. I don’t talk enough. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: communication, how much talking is too much, men, men in business, why are men more successful than women, women in business, women over 40
Posted in Career | 4 Comments »
May 8th, 2012
Bald guys. You gotta love them. I mean, at least you have to love them more than someone with a comb-over. Or a rug. How about those guys who insist on always wearing a hat, as though we don’t know they’re fallow ground on the top?
Come on, guys. You’re going bald. You know it. We all know it. Wearing a hat, a wig or getting hair plugs isn’t going to change that. Women over 40 have an eye for that. It’s actually more pathetic than Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: bald, going bald, hair, hair plugs, losing hair, men over 40, shaved head, thinning hair, wigs, women over 40
Posted in Fashion | 1 Comment »
