It’s Sunday afternoon and I am procrastinating. I have homework and a 10 page paper due in ten days and I just want to eat some pizza. You see, three semesters ago I enrolled in a Masters program at Simmons College in Boston...
I love this story, which ran in the Dec. 8, 2011 issue of The New York Times, as it says what Felice, the founder of this site and myself have kind of “argued” ...
I just had my 50-year physical where my doctor asked me about vitamins. Turns out I’m not getting enough Vitamin D, which I thought was interesting because I ta...
Does great sex have to end just because you got your AARP card? Not according to this article which ran in the April 23, 2011 edition of Psychology Today. I ha...
I discovered something so simple that it shouldn’t even have to be said: You can only work hard at something that you don’t love for so long before you start to burn out....
File this one under Who knew? Single 50-plusers having sex with friends, acquaintances and people they’re casually dating. I have to say, I was surprised... che...
Larchmont, NY was the setting for the second BA50 Posting Party and the response was again wildly enthusiastic. Publisher Lynda LaMonte Garmong covered the eve...
A recent clip on NBC Nightly News says baby boomer women are now sharing homes with females they aren't related to as a way to save money: http://www.msnbc.msn....
It all started when my youngest of four, my 12 year-old daughter, wanted me to run with her. “Let’s get up at 6:30, so that I can run before school,” she offered....
The more we age the more we tend to think about the pros, cons and expenses of facelift options....or NOT! This April 2011 story from MORE Magazine (http://www....
I'm all for trying new things to get rid of wrinkles but not sure about this one: A story from The New York Times Magazine that ran in Oct 2011 on acupuncture f...
Thanks to menopause, I've gone slightly insane. As in full blown freaking out/screaming/crying/ semi-hysterical over the smallest, most innocuous things....
As a freshly minted 50-year-old with a recently emptied nest, I’m reveling in this new stage that brings fewer family responsibilities and greater freedom to pursue my passions. Foremost among them is spiritual travel.......
"Whenever my clients complain about Mass Health and a $3.00 co-pay on meds, I quickly stop their grumbling and point them towards gratitude because they live in...
I'm always impressed with female entrepreneurs -- and I'm not just talking about BA50 Founder Felice Shapiro who happens to teach about that very subject for Tu...
