Don’t Talk To Me! I’m KNITTING!
I am sorry for being a bitch right now, but I’m knitting. I can’t be bothered. As in, whatever you do right now, DON’T BOTHER ME…please. Don’t tell me where ...
Ronna Benjamin
Oil Pulling For Skin Detox and A Cure For Everything
"I took the call on my cell. “I have the next big thing for you,“ my friend informed me. “It’s big,” she said, “and it’s fantastic. There’s already a Facebook page on it. Everyone is talking about it. Oil pulling. Have you heard of it?”
“Huh?” I responded. I had never heard of oil pulling.
Oil Pulling is an ancient Ayurvedic technique and has incredible health benefits. Ronna wrote about this years ago but we wanted to remind everyone as we remove our masks and move into the world, that this is a great practice to free up our immune system and help with weight loss and over all health (including tooth aches)..
Watch this you tube video which has over 1.5 million views and learn how to detox the skin. It's simple and takes just a few minutes a ...
Body Image Acceptance: Boobs, Cancer, and 10 pounds
It has been over five years now since the end of treatment, and the whole experience seems like a nightmare that happened to someone else. I have truly put it in a box in my mind that opens shortly before my annual mammogram, and then closes again. Since that time, my husband and I moved onto our sailboat and lived a life full of adventure. I have short silver hair that I love. And when I look in the mirror, I am still just fine with my boobs. It is still that extra 10-15 pounds on my ass and hips that I hate....
What I Love About My Two Lives
I rammed my big toe into the bottom of my bed the other night. It was the first night in four months that I was attempting to sleep in my land bed. I knew, and ...
Zoom: My Lifeline and Bane of My Existence
In the middle of this pandemic I am reminded how it feels to simultaneously love and hate something. Thanks, Zoom! It’s been a while since I’ve had this love/hate feeling. After all, my kids have not been teenagers for quite some time....
Viva La Difference: Smelling The Roses In Charleston
The boat rocked uncomfortably in the swells. Thunderstorms were predicted, and if there is one thing we are not fond of at sea, it is thunderstorms. We decided to divert to Charleston, forced by nature to slow down and smell the roses....
What The Land Of Plenty Can’t Give Me
it can't give me the moon at saa, the Milky Way, or Scorpio in a clear night sky...
Expect The Unexpected
We are learning to expect the unexpected, and we certainly don’t need pirates in order to have a little excitement. ...
The Real Pirates Of The Caribbean
We are able to joke, because the risk is small. But the risk is real and the consequences are huge...
From Book Club To Body Bags
Sometimes book club is not really about the book, but to discuss life-- and death...
A Stress Free Life?
Is there really such a thing?...
Sailing the San Blas islands
Mike and I are sailing the San Blas islands (Guna Yala), an island chain of approximately 380 islands, just north of Panama. ...
How To Eat Like A 50-Something Woman
“Try some of this delicious cabbage, roasted in coconut oil!”...
What Would Have To Happen To Make You Live Your Dream?
With each horror story, our minds scream, “live your dreams NOW, before it is too late.”...
If You Don’t Work, Can You Take A “Vacation”?
Even if we are not working a regular job, we deserve a vacation, and what better way than floating down a river on a hot and sunny day in Colombia? ...
Do You Lie When Your Doctor Asks About Alcohol Consumption?
I have thought about crossing out the word “week” on that form and inserting “day” before I answer, but instead, without a twinge of guilt, I simply lie. ...
If This Life Is So Perfect, Why Am I Unsettled?
We are not dreading work on a Monday morning, or sitting in traffic, or breathing in smog. So what's the problem?...
How To Get 10 Hours of Uninterrupted Sleep (and other lessons from a 3-day passage)
It's been decades since I slept like this......
Mental Prep For Going Outside Your Comfort Zone
I keep telling myself that it’s all about the adventure, and that’s exactly what we signed on for in this beautiful, betterafter50 world of ours....
Easing The Transition: Life On Land To Life At Sea
Before we even splashed,, I managed to break most of my fingernails, stub my toe, and get a mean rope burn on my right middle finger......
Ronna Benjamin
After 28 years of practicing real estate law, Ronna Benjamin realized how much she loved writing and how much she hated lawyering. She jumped into the world of writing at Better After 50 and never looked back! She is loving her “second act” as Partner and Managing Editor at Better After 50. Ronna writes humorously about the things BA50s are concerned about – personal experiences with adult children, the quirks of aging parents and in-laws, and her own emotional and physical health issues (i.e., insomnia, anxiety, and bulging waist lines). A native Bostonian who loves to spend time with her husband and three adult children, Ronna also enjoys sailing, cooking, running, and biking–and she tolerates skiing so she is not left home during family vacations. Check out her new book “We Are Better After 50 Because…” co-written by Ronna and her BA50 Partner Felice Shapiro, a perfect gift for the birthday girl in her 50’s!