LEXIE, MY BEST GIRLFRIEND has a new boyfriend, or so she thinks and she is devising a devious plot to test drive him. She’ll be having him run the gauntlet of friend approval. As usual, I’m first in line and since I already know him and have approved, she’s moving on to phase two of…
MY FRIEND, Theresa’s eyes are searching my face for a hint of reaction, I just ran into her and noticed something was completely different. She has shorn off her magnificent long red locks and is now sporting a short ‘n’ sassy lil’ do. Most gals would have felt a touch apprehensive about diving into this…
“DON’T GO UNDER the knife, go to Italy where men appreciate older women“, offers my friend Pam as we step into the convention hotel lobby in search for a much deserved glass of wine. These are words of wisdom shared by one of her female friends who recently returned from an obviously ‘lucky’ trip to Europe. Pam’s ‘go…
“I’LL TAKE the works!” I eagerly proclaim to the receptionist at the Korean Health Spa. My girlfriend, Marley has invited me along for a treatment and I’m really looking forward to a nice, relaxing massage. Maybe catch a little steam room or sauna time as well, yes-sir-ee. “You’ll love this spa, Esmée, they do a…
THE first thing I notice as I peek through the glass lobby door of the evening’s show venue is the lily-white skin of a woman’s bare derièrre. She has her back to me and is chatting up one of the guest in the lobby… Okay, she is wearing a teeny-tiny thong. Upon entering the lobby…
“ARGH, why didn’t you break up with your boyfriend before we went away!? We could’ve… you know… I still lust for you.” Lexie, a newly divorced girlfriend indignantly recites this email snippet to me during an emergency phone pow-wow. It is the juicy part of correspondence just in from Tim, her handsome, charming male friend of…
MY HUSBAND AND I WERE CELEBRATING our 41st wedding anniversary the other day. We were having a meal in a restaurant, and unusually, it was just us and our grown son and daughter. It seemed kind of odd; none of the many other assorted relatives and in-laws were present for once. It was just the…
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I’VE JUST FINISHED DOING A BEAUTY MAKEOVER for my friend, Sue and since three quarters of the cosmetics in her makeup bag didn’t make my discerning cut, we happily trot off to the local mega beauty supply store. There’s something about shopping with a girlfriend that just bears the promise of a good laugh. The…
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THERE’S NOTHING LIKE curling up with a good book to get your mind back. The problem is I have the hardest time sitting still, much less read anything. No, I don’t mean reading the odd magazine at the hair salon, I’m talking an entire book. Scary commitment, Huh? It is for me. Then a challenge arrives…
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IT’S CRAZY HOW HARD IT CAN BE to unplug from the internet for a vacation and even crazier how hard it is to jump back into the stream afterwards. We’re two days into our first Caribbean sailing trip and finally I’ve let go of posting blogs and tweeting. I have no choice, the internet service we…
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Why Vacations and Internet Don’t Mix | HOTWIRE YOUR LIFE™ – Mojo for Boomer Chicks™ on Social Media Time Warp – Is Keeping Up Keeping You From Your Work?[...] CRAZY HOW HARD IT CAN BE to unplug from the internet for a vacation and even crazier how hard