The Anti-Valentines Day Album? Dubbed the Anti-Valentines day album, Terry Radigan beats a path down the road to reclamation from betrayal and emotional pain in her latest album The Breakdown of a Breakup. Better known for writing music for artists like Faith Hill, Trisha Yearwood and Pam Tillis, this one is personal. A collection of songs that is an
Tips For Packing Christmas Ornaments & Decorations For Next Year! Having to pack up Christmas isn't a lot of fun. Once the grandkids go home, the gifts are put away and even the dog is pooped, it's time to put away the wrappings and trappings of the holiday. These tips for packing Christmas ornaments
Madonna: A Safe Choice For Superbowl Halftime Show? Well, it's official. With the recent news that Madonna is performing at the Super bowl half-time show, the miserable truth is out. None of us are transcending the over-50-is-one-foot-in-the-grave attitude any time soon. Not even Madonna. Safe. That's the adjective used to describe her selection as
What To Do About The Worst Purse Ever Few things in life are more frustrating than when you find yourself saddled with The Purse From Hell. Choosing the perfect handbag is a personal quest. You have something specific in your mind's eye...something that meets your requirements for beauty, utility, comfort. (After all, you're going to
Unemployed Baby Boomers Have Something To Say About "Best Practices In Downsizing" With the last child in college, we never expected to be in the ranks of unemployed baby boomers. The emotions of empty nest well behind us, the future looks pretty sweet, really. One more year to go paying for college, with both
Is 50 the new 30 When It Come To Sex ... or Not? Enter Dr. Liu.... Check, out writer, director, producer & screenwriter Tracey Jackson's Fifty@Fifty video interview with Dr. Ed Liu! Discussing sex at 50 may be harder than we thought - is it such a sensitive subject that even your girlfriends are
When Is Someone Elderly? Where Is the Transition? From adolescent to adult to whatever that next state is! So, when IS someone elderly? Never before has the semantics of aging been a mainstream consideration. For a long time, baby boomers comprised the largest, loudest, and most affluent demographic in the country. Being a boomer was
One Fifty-Something Woman's Black Friday Shopping Experience. Ugh. href="https://fiftyisthenewforty.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/shopping.jpg"> Since I've never done Black Friday, and since I believe being a fifty-something woman means you ought to try new things whenever an opportunity presents itself, I had the best of intentions this year. Little did I know that Black Friday PSSD - Post Shopping
So, today is Thanksgiving Day. I have an unabashed love for this holiday...it's the one true family holiday...no gifts to buy, little stress, just a tv-watching, turkey-cooking, pigging-out kinda day. I love it. Next to the family, mostly I love the food. Turkey. Mashed potatoes and gravy. (I make a mean homemade gravy!) The
Travel & Fun Over 50: Goodby Empty Nest! This week my husband and I are in Madrid, Spain visiting our son who is a college Junior spending a semester here. I just was thinking today about how different things are since this last offspring hit the road and left for college. I was so fearful...felt
This post was updated February 2021 Chefs Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough Quick Recipes For Busy Baby Boomers...and Everyone Else! Life after 50 or 60 brings challenges when it comes to your diet! Eating less, eating differently, cooking for two...everything seems to need adjustment. The Complete Quick Cook cookbook from Cooking Light fits the bill!
Healthy & Delicious Recipes For Empty Nesters, Baby Boomers & Grown-Ups! (Not necessarily the same thing...) We are delighted to begin this new section of food and recipes for baby boomers, dedicated to food, great recipes and new cookbooks for baby boomers, empty nesters, and anyone who loves cooking, good food, and sharing all
Thanks For The Memories, Mr. Rooney by Pam Sissons The death of Andy Rooney is a big deal for baby boomers. If you're a 50-something, you probably remember Andy Rooney's 60 Minutes commentaries...those last few moments of air time when he managed to refocus from whatever was the storyline of the hour and make
Fall & Winter Coats For The Mature Figure Fall coat fashions for baby boomers are limitless, really. It's true - there aren't a lot of areas in fashion where it's easy to find just the right style that is functional, fun and affordable and fashionable. Fifty-somethings aren't always comfortable cruising the Juniors department, but
This article was originally published in 2011 and updated in 2020 A Southern Living Heirloom Cookbook Shrimp Recipe Shrimp Destin: Marian Cooper Cairns' Favorite Recipe (Well, one of her favorite recipes!) Several years ago I was given the opportunity to do a Southern Living cookbook review and interview the author and food stylist Marian Cooper
