As April Ends It’s Time to Use Our “Outside Voices” – We Must Speak Up to Protect Our Rights

April is flying by – fast. We’ve already had Passover, Easter, Tax Day and Earth Day. The “next big thing” is the “We Are Women March,” set for this weekend: Saturday, April 28th.

If you haven’t yet heard about this event, it will be big: Women everywhere are relocating their voices and marching in every state capital, including DC, displaying their non-partisan unity in an effort to tell our legislators “Enough is enough!”

If you haven’t yet heard about this, check out the “United Against the War on Women” website. From there, you can find out where the march will be held in your state.

As women who grew up during the 60s and 70s, we Boomer Women know the power of solidarity and unity. I’m hoping that this march will bring an end to the recent years of apathy during which we women have stood on the sidelines, allowing others to take control of our bodies, our health, our incomes and our rights.

I totally agree with political commentator Donna Brazile, whom many of you see on CNN and ABC or hear on NPR, who recently wrote about this alarming situation in an op-ed piece I think is worth sharing.

Here is what Donna said:

And if Donna doesn’t get you agreeing that “Enough is enough,” and we need to act now to take back control over our lives, I’ve got one more salvo.

Here’s Erin Nanasi, Senior Columnist for the web magazine MadMikesAmerica, speaking passionately from her kitchen. Her video, “We Are Warriors”, which she and her husband shot last February, is actually what led first to the development of a Facebook page, and then to the decision to hold the “We Are Women” marches across the nation.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlPUbGvD3oY

 

Isn’t it amazing how powerful one compelling voice can be?

Speaking of the power of one voice:

• I have to mourn the passing of another voice which has been so strongly a part of our forum, BoomerWomenSpeak. Most of you know by now that Charlene Michaels, who posted under the moniker “Chatty Lady,” passed away earlier this month. She will be missed.
• We have a new voice joining the stellar roster of NABBW Associates. She is Liza Weiman Hanks, coming on board as our expert on Estate Planning. Please join me in welcoming Liza. Hers is an important topic that becomes ever more crucial, the older we get.
• Be sure to check out the entertaining “Texts from Hillary” (Secretary Hillary Clinton, of course) before you set this issue aside. They literally had me rolling on the floor laughing, and once I found them, I just had to share them with you.

And don’t forget to check out the many wonderfully relevant web links, Associate posts, book reviews and Member News Bytes in this issue.

Well that’s it for me this month. I’m deep into the development of the May issue already, and I can promise you it’ll will be as good as this one is. Until then, find your voice and use it. Our rights need to be protected, and you can help make sure they are. Let’s end our apathy now.

And while we’re doing that, why not invite a friend to join you? You’ll hugely magnify your impact that way…

Don’t forget, NABBW is dedicated to supporting you and helping you live the best life possible. Be sure and use all your benefits, and if you’re not yet a member join now! Exciting things are happening here!

Anne L. Holmes, “Boomer in Chief”

PS Be sure to send us your news, and tell us what you think of this issue. As always, “I’m listening.”

Here Are Other Articles of Interest:

Will America Ever Have Another “Sputnik” Moment?
Originally published in the Huffington Post on March 19, 2012 by Barbara Hannah Grufferman
Michio Kaku, a professor of theoretical physics in New York, claims the U.S. is losing its global edge, because we’re not producing enough scientists. Seems to me like another “Sputnik moment” could also serve to get us working together again, as well.

Who Should Pay for Healthcare?
Originally published in Sightings at 60.blogspot.com on April 8, 2012
When did we get to the point where medical decisions are made by Big Pharma and prices are determined by some kind of weird calculus involving the government, private insurance companies and big medical groups?

Reconnecting Through Art
Originally published in the New York Times, “The New Old Age,” on April 13, 2012 by Alyson Martin and Nushin Rashidian
Art offers people a way of communication that doesn’t rely on verbal skills, which is why more and more museums are offering programs for dementia patients.

The Wonders of Vinegar
Originally published in 50Plus.com on April 12, 2012 by Ranya Elguendy
Whoever said, “You can attract more flies with honey than you can with vinegar” obviously didn’t know about the multi-faceted properties of vinegar. From nutrition to medicinal and household uses, the uses of vinegar are virtually limitless..

Asiago Bagels
Originally published in BrownEyedBaker.com on March 8, 2010 by Michelle, the Brown Eyed Baker
Michelle says there is nothing more intensely satisfying to the palate than warm, fresh bread paired with the salty smoothness of cheese. She shares recipes and pictures to drool over.

 

Being the CEO of Mom’s Care
Originally published in ThrivingintheMiddle.com on April 10, 2012 by Kathleen Cleary
Why not tell your folks you’ll be the CEO of their care and they are your most important client. As business partners, you’ll make decisions together and evaluate what’s working and what isn’t. Kathleen explains how this has worked for her.

7 Great Girlfriend Getaways
Originally published in SecondArt.com on April 12, 2012 by Jane Ganahl
American women took 45 million trips last year, either alone or with girlfriends and female family members. And, more than half of all married women have taken trips without the hubby. What about you? Have a girlfriend getaway planned yet?

Spring Ahead with Fashion
Originally published in ABoomersLifeAfter50.blogspot.com on March 12, 2012 by Judy Boomer Girl
What’s in style this spring? Bold pastels, pleats, romantic elements like peplums, lace and ruffles – and high waisted silhouettes. Want to know more – check out the article…

 

Wrinkles Can Predict Bone Density
Originally published in AARP Bulletin on June 7, 2011 by Candy Sagon
Yale scientists have found that the more wrinkles a woman has in her early menopause years, the lower her bone density. This is important because women over 50 are at the greatest risk for bone fractures from osteoporosis, the thinning of bone tissue and loss of bone density over time.

9 Things You Should Always Buy On Sale
Originally published in SecondAct.com on April 9, 2012 by Kara Ohngren
These experts share info on how you can save when purchasing travel, clothes, pets, fitness, shoes – even wine…

 

Surge in Total Knee Replacements for Boomer Women
Originally reported on ABC World News with Diane Sawyer on December 21, 2011 by Lara Salahi and Brinda Adhikari
Gone are the days of 50-something women who define their new decade by staying home and joining a book club or two. These women are more likely to be found moving and shaking at the gym, on the dance floor or trekking on some adventure abroad. Active lifestyles can mean achy joints, leading baby boomers to become the fastest-growing demographic group to undergo total knee replacements.

I continue to witness women encouraging others in our Virtual Village at Boomer Women Speak Forums.

Won’t you join us? Here’s a peek at some topics we’re chatting about:

• Shock to the System: Forum Mainstay “Chatty Lady” Checks Out
• What’s In Our Meat and Poultry?
• Remembering Women Social Justice Singers Like Buffy Saint Marie
• What’s Blooming in YOUR Yard Right Now?

This month we bring you a very special inspirational quote.
If you have quotes which guide you, please feel free to send them,
so we can share them with the rest of our audience.

Liza Weiman Hanks

A big NABBW welcome to Liza Weiman Hanks, our newest NABBW Associate, whose articles are now appearing on NABBW.com as well as here in the newsletter.

Liza joins NABBW as our expert on Estate Planning. She has been an estate planner since 2001, focusing exclusively on estate planning, creating trusts and wills for families of all ages, as well as trust administration and probate services. Officially, the State Bar of California’s Board of Legal Specialization, recognizes her as a Certified Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust, and Probate Law.

In 2001, after the birth of her son, she left a large Silicon Valley law firm to start a solo practice focused on making a positive difference to children and families. Eight years later, she joined Finch Montgomery Wright LLP, in Palo Alto, as a partner. In between, she taught Estate Planning and Taxation at Santa Clara University Law School 2003-2006.

Always, Liza’s focus has been to provide personalized, attentive, high-quality and affordable family estate planning.

These days, Liza assists her clients in drafting living trusts, wills, powers of attorney and advance health care directives. She also assists trustees and executors in trust administration and probate. Liza says, “I love teaching my clients so that they feel confident and competent during both estate planning and trust administration/probate. In my opinion, there’s no such thing as a ‘dumb question.’”

A 1996 graduate of Stanford Law School, Liza is a former magazine editor, and the mother of two children. She still tries to schedule her days in order to allow her to pick her kids up after school.

In addition to practicing estate planning law, she has written three books, The Mom’s Guide to Wills and Estate Planning, The Trustee’s Legal Companion, and The Busy Family’s Guide to Estate Planning: 10 Steps to Peace of Mind (Note: This book comes with a CD-ROM that provides 15 easy-to-use forms — including a simple will — and worksheets that will help you get organized, make important decisions and track your progress). All books are published by Nolo and available in bookstores on- and offline.

Dr. Janet Brill: Healthy Heart Lifestyle Salsa – The Perfect Nutrition Choice

Natalie Caine: Empty Nest Leaving Behind What Was

Jan Cullinane: The New Retirement How I Lost Six Pounds on a Two Week Asian Vacation — Eat Like the Chinese

Jed Diamond, PhD, LCSW: Male Menopause & Irritable Male Syndrome Red Hot Sex: 7 Little Known Secrets For A Lifetime of Passion and Love

Anne Holmes: Baby Boomer Expert Recalling Favorite Fictional Reads of the 60s: Charlotte’s Web, The Boxcar Children — And the Much Less Popular “Maida Series”

Leigh Anne Jashaway-Bryant: Boomer Humor I’m Pro-Aging

Dr. Dorree Lynn: Boomer Women Sexuality Why Can’t You Hear Me?

Diane MacEachern: Going Green Here’s How You Can Afford to Spend 30% More on Organic Food

Margaret May Damen: Philanthropy The Energy of Philanthropy

Pamela J. Sams, CRPC®: Finances Why Women Need Social Security

Liza Weiman Hanks: Legally Speaking What’s The Difference Between An Estate and a Trust?

Mary J. Yerkes: Living with Chronic Illness Adjusting to Life With Chronic Illness

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The DASH DIET Action Plan: Proven to Boost Weight Loss and Improve Health	When Assassins and Allies Conspire
The Pleasure of Your Company

Have you seen the “Texts from Hillary” series of blog posts?
Whatever your political leanings, they’re hilarious!
Click on the image below to see them all collected into one post.

 

 

We also found a music video just for boomers . . .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzSaoN2LdfU

B. Lynn Goodwin-Brown
http://www.writeradvice.com
B. Lynn reminds you to check into our new procedures for Writer Advice’s 7th Flash Prose Contest – and enter ASAP if you haven’t yet. “Check the red-framed box on the home page. Thanks to all who’ve already submitted. If you haven’t, what are you waiting for? “

Joan Ellen Gage
www.joanellengage.com
Joan has just re-released her first book, “Water Running Downhill,” in Kindle format. Her second book, Stranger in a Strange Skin, is now available as a free download in a number of formats. Joan says it is for “Any woman who has ever wondered who has hijacked my body and left me here with this alien flesh?”

Laurel Rund
http://laurel-rund.artistwebsites.com and http://essenceoflaurel.com
Laurel reports that she’s just completed another art show, this one at Siesta Key Village in Sarasota, Florida. She writes, “I am grateful for the journey I am on. It has taken me to unexpected places and, at the art shows, I have experienced exquisite moments with individuals who visit my booth. These extraordinary times fill me with gratitude because the people I have met are the charming gardeners who make my soul continue to blossom.”

Carolyn Howard Johnson
http://www.HowToDoItFrugally.com
Carolyn reports that her poem “Sympathizing with Tantalus,” combining the unfathomable beauty and complexity of the universe with time-honored myth, was published in Voices Israel 2012 poetry anthology, to be released in June 2012, and containing more than 220 poems from Israel and overseas.”

Barbara Hollace
http://barbarahollace.com
Author/editor Barb reports that she and her husband enjoyed participating in the Spokane Dream Center’s 15th annual Easter Drama production. Barb played the role of a dancing angel, while her husband was an usher. Now that the production is over for the year, she is busy working on a new look for her website.

There are LOTS of reasons to give a gift of an NABBW membership. Perhaps you want to:

• Affirm a friendship
• Share the power of the new NABBW.com site with a colleague
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• Connect with a loved one
• Mark important events, like birthdays (After all, many of us are experiencing milestone anniversaries and birthdays these days…)
• Give a little encouragement to someone who could use some support and nurturing
• Celebrate a new beginning
• Or just share the many joys (and challenges) of being a Baby Boomer Woman today…

Now it’s easier than ever to give a membership in NABBW as a gift. In the past, we arranged gift memberships on a one by one basis. NOW we’re offering gift certificates., and they’re EASY to arrange. All you need to do is click on the link below. It takes you to a sign-up page, which you need to fill out. Here’s how:

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Cooking Up a Big Batch of Tasty March Madness

OK, I’ve always been partial to March for a number of reasons: Spring Break, St. Patrick’s Day/Week, high school basketball’s March Madness – and of course, my birthday! This year is even more special, since the weather has been so spectacular! And a little bittersweet, since I’ve crossed the big birthday line – I’m no longer 59!

I’ve been doing a lot of baking and creative cookery lately. For example, I made myself a fabulous Boston Cream Pie for my birthday, and perfected a decadent brownie/cheesecake recipe. And then there was my homemade lasagna…

You might surmise that my New Year diet plan has been pretty much tossed out the window. And you’d be pretty much right. Last week, I actually told my husband to stop me if I baked again…

But that’s hard for him to enforce, since, after all, we do still have to eat, right? And if we’re going to eat it I’d like it to be good healthy food without additives and preservatives. And beyond that, I love the creativity of cooking and baking!!

So here we are with St. Patrick’s Day upon us — and I’ve pretty much got my new menu nailed. I wanted to create something new and fresh, that’s also healthy and nutritious.

Quite frankly, I’m bored with dining on the ubiquitous corned beef and cabbage -I grabbed a corned beef at the grocery store the other day, but I just couldn’t bring myself to buy it. For one thing, it just has too much salt in it!! And as for Irish beverages, I’ve never been able to “get into” green beer.

So this year I’m planning to introduce my corned beef loving friends to some new culinary traditions, Thankfully, I have been seeing quite a lot of other menu ideas, so I’ve just about settled on the following:

Anne’s St. Patrick’s Day Dinner

Beef and Guinness Pie
Golden Colcannon
Steamed whole green beans
Brown Butter Soda Bread
A nice Irish Red Ale

For dessert, I’m still deciding between “Car Bomb Cupcakes” and a Guinness Chocolate Cake with Baileys Irish Cream Cheese Frosting. Both feature chocolate, Guiness and Bailey’s, so I think they’re Irish enough.

Never heard of “Car Bomb Cupcakes?” I hadn’t either, and I suspect that if I were truly Irish I’d find the name a bit off-putting. But I’m only Irish on St. Patrick’s Day. And besides, once you’ve learned what’s in them, you just might be as intrigued as I was. How could you possibly resist Guinness-laced chocolate cupcakes stuffed with a ganache featuring Irish whiskey and then decadently topped with a frosting featuring Bailey’s Irish Cream?

I just discovered this recipe after talking to amazing friend of mine who runs a tech-y software company by day – and an equally amazing – not to mention rip-roaringly fun– wine and martini lounge called Miss Kitty’s Grape Escape by night. She mentioned baking them and I just had to google the name.

Then I knew they MUST be worth making when I discovered versions of the Car Bomb Cupcake on both the Smitten Kitchen and Brown Eyed Baker blogsites, two of my favorite foodie outposts.

If you’re a food fanatic and you haven’t discovered these bloggers, I suggest you look for them. Both are persistently entertaining and creative. Want proof?

Recently, Deb, author of “Smitten,” who works her culinary magic in what she describes as a “42 square foot (whimper) circa-1935 sort of half-galley kitchen with a 24 foot footprint, a single counter, tiny stove, checkered floor and a noisy window,” featured her adventures with Cheddar, Beer and Mustard Pull-Apart Bread, Multigrain Apple Crisps and Fried Egg Sandwiches with Bacon and Bleu Cheese.

While “Brown Eyed’s” Michelle, who shoots the most amazing images of her culinary creations, was baking up a storm with Broccoli Cheese Soup, Hot Reuben Dip, Irish Soda Bread Scones and – just for fun — a non-alcoholic Shamrock Shake.

Meanwhile, over on Chic Mom Magazine, guest blogger Kristin Swope also shared details of the non-alcoholic drinks she’s making to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. If you also want to serve up some kid-friendly beverages, you might want to check out her recipes for Green Lemonade and Lime Smoothies.

Alright, I’ve got to get this issue posted, so you have time to check out the recipes while you’re still in the mood for St. Patrick’s Day food. So I’ll stop writing for now. But don’t miss this issue. In addition to the Irish recipes we’ve packed it chock full of great web links, member news, book reviews and information on our next teleseminar.

Don’t forget, NABBW is dedicated to supporting you and helping you live the best life possible. Be sure and use all your benefits, and if you’re not yet a member join now! Exciting things are happening here!

Anne L. Holmes

“Boomer in Chief”

PS Be sure to send us your news, and tell us what you think of this issue. As always, “I’m listening.”

Here Are Other Articles of Interest:

Discount Drug Cards
Originally published January 27, 2011 on DiabeticCommect.com by Amy Tenderich
Discount drug card programs, which offer free or low-cost prescription drugs to patients who qualify. Find out here if you’re eligible for some of the best ones we’ve found…

 

Whole Foods Organics Made in China
Originally reported February 21, 2012 on ABC News
The term “organic” is not synonymous with “locally grown.” Here’s a video which explains a bit about why many organic foods sold in Whole Foods’ 275 stores, actually come from China.

 

Disabled Adults More Likely to Be Victims of Violence
Originally reported February 28, 2012 by Kim Carollo on ABC’s “Good Morning America”
Adults with disabilities are more likely to be victims of violence than adults who are not disabled, according to a new study published online in The Lance .

 

How Target Knew Teen Daughter’s Secret Before Dad
Originally published February 16, 2012 by Kashmir Hill on Forbes.com
Every time you go shopping, you share intimate details about your consumption patterns with retailers.Many are now using those details to figure out what you like, what you need, and which coupons are most likely to make you happy.

The Over-40 Bride
Originally published in LifeGoesStrong.com by Cindy Pearlman on February 29, 2012
Planning a wedding when you’re older is definitely different. Here’s help from New York City-based party and event planner, Tammy Polatsek, who has designed and coordinated hundreds of such special events nationwide.

Celebrate St. Pat’s: Beef and Guinness Pie
Originally published in Epicurious.com by Gourmet.com in October 2004
Your special St. Pat’s meal doesn’t have to be corned beef and cabbage this year. Here’s another delicious idea. It actually combines your Guinness WITH your beef. Yum!!

 

Homemade Snickers Bars
Originally published in BrownEyedBaker.com on March 2, 2012
BEB blog author Michelle says these taste exactly like a Snickers bar. “Let me emphasize exactly because truly, these are a spot-on recreation. Only more delicious.And sinfully addictive.” Hey, you don’t have to convince us, the photo alone is addictive…

Are Your Shoes Making You Fat?
Originally published in Prevention Magazine on March 2, 2012 by Natalie Gingerich Mackenzie
The shoes you wear can make you feel slim, sexy, and stylish-or they can leave you wincing in pain. Ever wonder how much damage you are doing when you walk to work in sky-high heels or scuff through errands in flip-flops?

I continue to witness women encouraging others in our Virtual Village at Boomer Women Speak Forums.

Won’t you join us? Here’s a peek at some topics we’re chatting about:

• Tips for Book Marketing Success
• Snowshoeing in the Mountains
• Polite Political Ponderings
• New Age Medical Devices

This month we bring you a wealth of inspirational quotes from a variety of amazing people. If you have some other quotes which guide you, please feel free to send them so we can share them with the rest of our audience.

“The doctor of the future will give no medicine, but will interest her or his patients in the care of the human frame, in a proper diet, and in the cause and prevention of disease.” ~~Thomas A. Edison

“When a thing ceases to be a subject of controversy, it ceases to be a subject of interest.” ~~William Hazlitt

“I have learned over the years that when one’s mind is made up, this diminishes fear.” ~~Rosa Parks

We have several March teleseminars in the works, but details on this one have just been confirmed:

NABBW Interviews Author Linda Campanella on her book “When All That’s Left of Me Is Love”.

Thursday, March 29th at 9:00pm Eastern

Linda calls herself an “accidental author.” She says this book, “When All That’s Left of Me Is Love: A Daughter’s Story of Letting Go”, essentially wrote itself in the weeks of intense grief following her mother’s death in September 2009.

The book is an account of her last year with her terminally ill mother, and Campanella says the chapters poured out of her at all hours of the day and night, flowing directly from a broken heart to a blank page. She finished the manuscript in less than two months – in time to give it to her father for Christmas, his first without his wife and sweetheart of 52 years.

Linda shares that this is not a story she ever wanted or expected to tell, but now that it’s written, she is happy to use the book to keep her mother’s legacy of love and her joyful, generous spirit alive.

No one likes to spend time thinking about or anticipating a loved one’s death. As a result, we are quite often unprepared when it happens. But it doesn’t have to be that way.

Join us on this call to hear Linda discuss some of the important things she learned through her experience, including:

• Through her story of her family’s reactions to hearing of her mother’s terminal diagnosis, learn how you and your siblings might expect to react to news that one of your parents has been given a terminal prognosis. Not all people react the same…
• How Linda found that life can be lived fully and joyfully even while anticipating death. Discover how she found ways to inject living into the dying experience. And her advice for others confronting terminal illness.
• Some of the challenges associated with caring for a dying parent while balancing other important roles and responsibilities–for example, your current life as a mother and/or a working professional.
• Some of the most valuable lessons she learned as a result of her experience – lessons that she believes may be helpful to other daughters facing the prospect caring for and eventually losing a terminally ill parent.
• Whether Linda thinks it is easier to deal with the certain death – - or the sudden death — of a parent or loved one.
• Helpful things friends can do for or say to someone who is terminally ill or caring for a terminally ill family member. As well as her thoughts on whether there are things people should avoid saying or doing.
• Her insights or valuable lessons for others who face death or loss. Including her thoughts on sharing her personal story as a way to inspire or reassure others.?
• The significance of the book title.
• Suggestions for ways to keep very present in our lives someone who is physically gone.
• The reaction her book has received.

Again, this one hour teleseminar is scheduled for Thursday, March 29th at 9:00pm Eastern time. (That’s 8 PM Central, 7 PM Mountain and 6 PM Pacific time.) The call is free and open to the public. You may listen by phone, Skype or online. Follow this link for details on how to join us on the call, and how to send in questions for Linda.

Linda Ballou: Adventure Travel My Top Six Adventures to Do Before You Die

Lisa Byrne: Boomer Women’s Fitness Reduce Arthritis Pain With These 5 Exercises

Natalie Caine: Empty Nest Silence Your Inner Critic . . . One Day at a Time

Deborah Clark: Gardening Seedbed Troubleshooting Causes Gardeners to Become Natural Technicians

Jan Cullinane: The New Retirement Surprising New Retirement Statistics

Ronda Del Boccio: Entrepreneurial Authoring 4 Simple Ways to Create a Book Bonus

Anne Holmes: Baby Boomer Expert What An Amazing Journey We’ve Had: 50 Years Since John Glenn First Orbited Earth

Leigh Anne Jashaway-Bryant: Boomer Humor In Praise of Granny Panties

Pat Sinclair: Food, Drinks and Entertaining Chicken Marsala

Barbara Tobias: Thrifting Thrifting For Savvy Shoppers

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When All That’s Left of Me Is Love: A Daughter’s Story of Letting Go	One for the Road
Beyond Broccoli: Creating a Biologically Balanced Diet When a Vegetarian Diet Doesn’t Work	Baking Basics and Beyond: Learn These Simple Techniques and Bake Like a Pro (Second Edition)

The Boomer Broads have a cooked up a new business venture!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPOK5zmpdqs

 

Mary Anne Benedetto
http://www.awriterspresence.com

Mary Anne launched her new book, Never Say Perfect, on March 2nd. “There is turbulence ahead for Laina Strickland and family, as following a romantic second honeymoon in Pawleys Island, Dan disappears at the airport.” Contact her directly with payment of $15 for an autographed copy

Roberta Allen
http://robertaallen.com

Roberta is as busy as usual with her writing workshops for authors of fiction and memoir. She writes that she’ll give NABBW discounts to members who note their affiliation when signing up.

 

Diane Black
http://newmexicosoap.com

Diane hopes you’ll ‘like’ New Mexico Soap on Facebook, and suggests you order your own custom soap log in any combo you like! The entire log – approx. 20 bars — will be yours. Do you choose Shea and Lavender, Woodsy with Oatmeal, Vanilla Berry with pecan meal? Name your sudsy pleasure!

Sally Franz
http://www.facebook.com/sally.franz

Sally reports that she has moved, and invites all her NABBW friends to come visit her in her new home in the Nob Hill section of Portland. Her cell number and e-mail are the same as is FaceBook and Google: Sally Franz and Twitter, LinkedIn: SallyFranz. Here’s the new addy: 2065 NW Flanders St., Apt. 507, 97209.

Joan Ellen Gage
www.joanellengage.com

Joan, who recently authored a free ebook, has been busy blogging in the Joan Zone lately, interviewing women she finds interesting and sharing what she learns. Check out her recent posts here.

 

B. Lynn Goodwin-Brown
http://www.writeradvice.com

B. Lynn advises all writers of her site’s Seventh Annual Flash Prose Contest. Send your best short fiction or memoir up to 750 words by 4/18/12. First prize: $150. Fee: $12 for processing only or $22 for detailed evaluation.

Nancy Werking Poling
http://www.nancypoling.com

Nancy notes that one of her recent blog posts appeared as an OpEd piece in the Asheville newspaper. In it she writes that by standards set by Santorum and Franklin Graham she’s not a Christian. She begs to differ.

Laurel Rund
http://laurel-rund.artistwebsites.com and http://essenceoflaurel.com

Laurel is participating in Tampa’s 23rd Annual Hyde Park Art Festival March 24th and 25th and invites you to stop by if you are in town to enjoy life-size sculptures, spectacular paintings, one-of-a-kind jewels, photography, ceramics, and much more. Her artwork is now available on Fine Art America

Chloe JonPaul
http://chloejonpaul.com>

Chloe recently made her book, “What Happens Next? A family Guide to Nursing Home Visits…and More” available in Amazon Kindle format, where it is available for 99 cents.

Rosemary Lichtman, Ph.D. & Phyllis Goldberg, Ph.D.
www.NourishingRelationships.blogspot.com

Rosemary and Phyllis invite you to a Virtual Book Tour with Susan Lieberman about her new book, Getting Old is a Full Time Job: Moving on From a Life of Working Hard. Baby Boomers, especially those who are planning ahead for their second adulthood, will benefit from Susan’s insight about the 12 “jobs” still ahead of us. Log on to www.NourishingRelationships.blogspot.com anytime, Wednesday, March 21, to join the conversation.

There are LOTS of reasons to give a gift of an NABBW membership. Perhaps you want to:

• Affirm a friendship
• Share the power of the new NABBW.com site with a colleague
• Honor a family member (your mother, your sister, your daughter, your grandmother…)
• Connect with a loved one
• Mark important events, like birthdays (After all, many of us are experiencing milestone anniversaries and birthdays these days…)
• Give a little encouragement to someone who could use some support and nurturing
• Celebrate a new beginning
• Or just share the many joys (and challenges) of being a Baby Boomer Woman today…

Now it’s easier than ever to give a membership in NABBW as a gift. In the past, we arranged gift memberships on a one by one basis. NOW we’re offering gift certificates., and they’re EASY to arrange. All you need to do is click on the link below. It takes you to a sign-up page, which you need to fill out. Here’s how:

• In the first set of boxes, you tell us about you. We’ll ask for your name, your email address (so we can contact you) and other simple contact information.
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2012’s In High Gear, Are You?

We’re well into 2012. It’s already February. Which means that a few resolutions have been broken, the Super Bowl is a memory, and the star-studded new song and dance show Smash, NBC’s answer to the Fox Network’s megahit Glee, has finally aired its first episode, after having been promoted for months….

I’m not a resolution maker, but I do try to set goals at the beginning of each year. Some of them are small, like clear the paper piles off my desk so that I have a nice clean space to work in.

For that one, I was inspired by the quote I share below, from Merlin Mann, an author who is probably best known as the creator of 43folders.com, a popular American website about finding the time and attention to do your best creative work.

Merlin says, “The mindless junk of your past crowds out opportunities and sets pointless limitations. Move out the junk, and you create room for the rest of your life. Ultimately, it’s not just a question of tidying your house; it’s a question of liberating your heart.” I have to say it took liberating my desk this morning to get this intro to flow. So Merlin knows what he’s talking about…

Now that I’m a bit more organized, I’m planning to keep this Intro short and sweet. This intent is inspired by a website called SMITH, the home of “six word memoirs,” which I’ve just discovered. Similar to the Japanese poetry format haiku, the Smith concept is to tell a story in just six pithy words. (While, Haiku gives you a more generous 17 syllables, as I recall.)

Some of the most interesting pithy memoirs I found on the site today included ruminations on the major topics of life, love and being a mom:

Life: Everyone’s Facebook life better than mine. Bored to tears with small fears.

Love: Found a man worth cooking for. And Would shorten life to extend his.

Moms: Break’s over, new semester, empty room. And I changed them… they changed me.

I used a Smith-influenced headline for this issue, and here’s my first stab at a 6 word subhead: “Unretired Boomers still making news, fun.”

Hmmm. I’d say it needs a bit more work. Please enjoy the rest of the issue while I fiddle with finding the best six words…

Don’t forget, NABBW is dedicated to supporting you and helping you live the best life possible. Be sure and use all your benefits, and if you’re not yet a member join now! Exciting things are happening here!

Anne L. Holmes

“Boomer in Chief”

PS Be sure to send us your news, and tell us what you think of this issue. As always, “I’m listening.”

Here Are Other Articles of Interest:

The 50 Best Moments for Women in 2011
Originally published in the Huffington Post on December 30, 2011. Written by staff
Plenty of things worth celebrating happened for women in 2011 according to this Huff Post article which lists 50 moments their editors saw as particularly important, astonishing or lovely. You probably won’t agree with all of their choices — so tell us what you think they forgot.

 

Ads Targeting Boomers Rule at Super Bowl
Originally published in BoomerCafe.com
The trick is to strike the right note. We Boomers don’t want to be stereotyped or condescended to, and we don’t want to be ignored either. After all, we still buy cars, homes, clothes, food – and beer. Right?

 

More Boomers Seeking Joint Replacements
Originally published in KevinMD.com by Eric Marcotte, MD
Replacement joints only last about 30 years, apparently. So doctors are divided on whether or not a mere 50-year-old should get a new knee. But it’s this author’s opinion that we do know that a 40-year-old should take a heck of a lot better care of his or her knees so the conversation doesn’t need to happen at 50.

 

Will Watching the Super Bowl Inspire You to Start a Business?
Originally published in Entrepreneur.com by Diana Ransom, February 2, 2012
Analysts who study this stuff report that all the net new jobs created in the U.S. in the last 30 years were generated by companies that were less than five years old. So the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, which champions entrepreneurship, ran this commercial during the Super Bowl asking “Will it Be You?”

 

I continue to witness women encouraging others in our Virtual Village at Boomer Women Speak Forums.

Won’t you join us? Here’s a peek at some topics we’re chatting about:

• Apple and the Chinese manufacturing dilemma

This month we bring you a wealth of inspirational quotes from a variety of amazing people. If you have some other quotes which guide you, please feel free to send them so we can share them with the rest of our audience.

“The mindless junk of your past crowds out opportunities and sets pointless limitations. Move out the junk, and you create room for the rest of your life. Ultimately, it’s not just a question of tidying your house; it’s a question of liberating your heart.”~~Merlin Mann

“Your vision is the promise of what you shall one day be; your ideal is the prophecy of what you shall at last unveil.”~~James Allen

“The successful person has the habit of doing the things failures don’t like to do. They don’t like doing them either necessarily. But their disliking is subordinated to the strength of their purpose.”~~E.N. Gray

Retirement.

For many of us, the concept of retiring is just not something we allow ourselves to think about. Yet. Ask many Boomers when they plan to retire and the answer you get back is, “Never. I expect I’ll be working until they put me in my grave.”

Pamela Sams, CRPC, NABBW’s RetirementPlanning Expert understands. She’s heard it all before. After all, the CRPC after her name stands for “Certified Retirement Planning Counselor.” In her “day job,” which she’s been doing for the past 10 years, she helps women and their families improve their personal and financial wealth through good financial planning.

We’ve asked Pamela to share some of the changes she’s been seeing lately, and she’s agreed. In February, she’ll be our guest expert on two NABBW teleseminars focused on retirement planning. You’ll want to mark your calendars now for these two calls.

Especially if you’d like help finding answers to important questions like these:

• When should I retire?
• How much will I need?
• Where should I be saving my retirement dollars?
• What are my income sources in retirement?
• What is available from Social Security?
• What if I’m getting close to retirement and don’t have enough?
• How am I going to spend my time and how will I make it count?
• If I don’t have health insurance in retirement, how much is health care going to cost?
• Do I need a financial adviser to help me with my retirement investments?
• What’s the best way to take money out of my retirement accounts when the time comes?

Our two teleseminars are coming up fast!

“Top 5 Ways to Prepare for a Successful Retirement” is Thursday February 9th at 8 PM Eastern.

“5 More Tips for Planning a Successful Retirement” follows a week later: February 16th. Again at 8 PM Eastern, which of course, is 7 PM Central, 6 PM Mountain and 5 PM Pacific.

Click the links above for details on how to access these calls. You can join us by phone, on the web, and even via Skype. And you’ll be able to ask Pam questions during the call. So plan now to join us!

Retirement awaits!

 

Linda Ballou: Adventure Travel Save the Skin You’re In

Lisa Byrne: Boomer Women’s Fitness Dump The Gym, Here’s Your Affordable Fitness Alternative

Natalie Caine: Empty Nest The Rhythm of Love

Deborah Clark: Gardening The Patio – Wild or Tame?

Jan Cullinane: The New Retirement When It Comes to Retirement Planning, Gender Makes a Difference

Ronda Del Boccio: Entrepreneurial Authoring Book Authors: Master These Amazon.com Book Promotion Tweaks

Jed Diamond, PhD, LCSW: Male Menopause & Irritable Male Syndrome 7 Things You Must Do to Survive and Thrive in 2012 and Beyond

Leigh Anne Jashaway-Bryant: Boomer Humor Stylin’

Pamela J. Sams, CRPC®: Finances For Better, For Worse: Communicating About Retirement

Pat Sinclair: Food, Drinks and Entertaining Cincinnati Chili Makes a “Super” Winter Supper

Mary J. Yerkes: Living with Chronic Illness 50 Powerful Coaching Questions to Create Change

 

The “Ferris Bueller” Honda commercial

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhkDdayA4iA

 

The Northern Lights in Norway

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QHjgfKywKA

 

Boomer Broads on the Oscars and the Super Bowl

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoJ_kVfdazk

Mary Anne Benedetto
http://www.awriterspresence.com
Mary Anne writes that her latest book, 7 Easy Steps to Memoir Writing-Build a Priceless Legacy One Story at a Time is now published. It’s available via CreateSpace, Nook and Kindle, and contains a powerful tool kit for embarking on a successful journey of memoir writing.

Rosemary Lichtman, Ph.D. & Phyllis Goldberg, Ph.D.
www.NourishingRelationships.blogspot.com
Phyllis and Rosemary recently held another Virtual Book Tour on their blog, featuring author Natalie Wexler, who answered questions about her funny and poignant novel, The Mother Daughter Show.

 

Carolyn Howard Johnson
http://www.HowToDoItFrugally.com
“HOJO” suggests that the new year is a good time to think about breathing new life into careers and book sales. She suggests you consider her new edition of “The Frugal Book Promoter”, which is expanded, updated and has a fantastic new cover.

Dr. Dorree Lynn
http://www.fiftyandfurthermore.com/
Dr. Dorree reports that she’s been quoted in several articles recently, including Forbes (““Happiness is More than Finding A Dream Job for 65+. Try Sex, Study Finds”“), ABC News (““Secret Children of Hollywood”“) and Grand magazine (“Sex for Better Health)”).

Nancy Werking Poling
http://www.nancypoling.com/
Nancy sent us a copy of a recent blog post in which she discusses why she is concerned that so many young women aren’t well enough informed about political issues that affect them.

 

Diane Black
http://newmexicosoap.com
Diane encourages all NABBW members to check out the latest products on her site. She is especially excited to share news about a new product, the Shea Butter Station, which allows users to apply their Shea butter as a lotion, and the new Here’s Your Heart soaps, which are perfect Valentine’s gifts.

There are LOTS of reasons to give a gift of an NABBW membership. Perhaps you want to:

• Affirm a friendship
• Share the power of the new NABBW.com site with a colleague
• Honor a family member (your mother, your sister, your daughter, your grandmother…)
• Connect with a loved one
• Mark important events, like birthdays (After all, many of us are experiencing milestone anniversaries and birthdays these days…)
• Give a little encouragement to someone who could use some support and nurturing
• Celebrate a new beginning
• Or just share the many joys (and challenges) of being a Baby Boomer Woman today…

Now it’s easier than ever to give a membership in NABBW as a gift. In the past, we arranged gift memberships on a one by one basis. NOW we’re offering gift certificates., and they’re EASY to arrange. All you need to do is click on the link below. It takes you to a sign-up page, which you need to fill out. Here’s how:

• In the first set of boxes, you tell us about you. We’ll ask for your name, your email address (so we can contact you) and other simple contact information.
• In the middle box, where it says “Additional Information,” simply type in your intended NABBW giftee’s name, email address (so we can send her the newsletters) and, optionally, the type of occasion you are recognizing with your gift of a year of NABBW membership. Also tell us whether you want to announce the gift yourself, or have us send an e-card.
• Finally, in the third set of boxes, you provide us with information on how to charge your credit card, and click the box at the bottom that says “Complete Checkout.”

To Send an NABBW Gift Certificate, click here NOW.

Love * Peace * Joy * Happiness * Gratitude

My wish for you now and throughout the New Year is that these are woven into the fabric of your days. I believe that if we experience even one of them, we are rich, and richly blessed.

I took great care with selecting the quotes for this issue. All of them inspire me, and I hope they will you, as well. I’m not sure which might be my favorite, but as a constellation, I plan to use them to guide me in leading the NABBW in the coming year. So please be sure not to overlook them!

Please enjoy this issue. It’s been my pleasure to helm the NABBW for well over a year now, and we have many exciting new things planned for the coming year. I can’t wait to share them with you starting next month.

For now, let me just wish you Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukah, Joyous Kwanzaa and best wishes for the coming year!

Don’t forget, NABBW is dedicated to supporting you and helping you live the best life possible. Be sure and use all your benefits, and if you’re not yet a member join now! Exciting things are happening here!

My best season’s greetings to you and your family!

Anne L. Holmes

“Boomer in Chief”

PS Be sure to send us your news, and tell us what you think of this issue. As always, “I’m listening.”

 

Here Are Other Articles of Interest:

Boomers: Being Everything We Ever Were at Christmastime
By Jody Smith. Originally published December 20, 2011 at EmpowHer.com
At Christmas time there is a tendency to reflect on past years, and part of that for us Boomers might involve favorite movies, favorite foods, and favorite traditions. Right?

 

The Best Holiday Movies Ever
By Irene Zutell. Originally published December 15, 2011 in LifesGoesStrong.com
What makes a movie a classic? Well, they endure. They are timeless. And they tell an ageless story. See if your top faves are on this list…

 

Why the Christmas-Song Canon Has a Baby Boomer Bias
Originally published December 21, 2011 in The Atlantic.com
Why did the era of the 40s and 50s produce more enduring pop Christmas tunes than any other? The author offers both social and technological reasons.

 

Baby Boomer Women Are Big Buyers of Smart Phones and Tablet Computers
By Paul Briand. Originally published December 20, 2011 in TheExaminer.com
Baby Boomer women are buying smart phones and tablet computers like the iPad at a faster rate than the general population, according to a new survey. Are you among these early adopters?

 

When Heaven is a Harley
By Robert Johnson. Originally published December 19, 2011 in The Wall Street Journal
The owner of the Motorcycle Driving School in Naples, Fla., says that students who are at least 50 years old now make up 35% of his students, and 40% of them have no previous experience driving motorized two-wheelers. Have you considered taking up biking as a new hobby? More and more Boomer women are, it seems.

Baby Boomers Most Likely to Get STDs
Originally published December 21, 2011 in the Akron Beacon Journal
The motto for the Boomer Generation was “Make love, not war.” But apparently not enough of us paid attention to our health teachers when sexually transmitted diseases – and their prevention – was discussed…

I continue to witness women encouraging others in our Virtual Village at Boomer Women Speak Forums.

Won’t you join us? Here’s a peek at some topics we’re chatting about:

• Taking Lyrica or Cymbalta for pain?
• The Impact of Bad Background Checks
• Season of Joy and Peace
• Early Signs of Alzheimers

 

This month we bring you a wealth of inspirational quotes from a variety of amazing people. If you have some other quotes which guide you, please feel free to send them so we can share them with the rest of our audience.

“Learn from the past, set vivid, detailed goals for the future, and live in the only moment of time over which you have any control: now.” ~~Denis Waitley

“Look within. Within is the fountain of good, and it will ever bubble up, if thou wilt ever dig.” ~~Marcus Aurelius

“Life is partly what we make it, and partly what it is made by the friends we choose.” ~~Tennessee Williams

“Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible.” ~~Tony Robbins

“Life consists not in holding good cards but in playing those you hold well.” ~~Josh Billings

“You can take from every experience what it has to offer you. And you cannot be defeated if you just keep taking one breath followed by another.” ~~Oprah Winfrey

Save these dates: Thursday January 19, 2012 at 8 PM Eastern Time AND Thursday January 26, 2012, again at 8 PM Eastern. (That’s the same as 7 PM Central, 6 PM Mountain and 5 PM Pacific, of course.)

On Thursday January 19, 2012, at 8 PM Eastern time, Anne will be interviewing Lis Kunzi,an alternative healing therapist and reflexologist, who is also a health and lifestyle coach. A world citizen, Lis was born in Denmark, and has worked in South Africa, Denmark and Switzerland. She currently lives and works in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Lis will be discussing the importance of “Reflexology for Total Health.” If you’re not quite sure what Reflexology is all about, or why it might benefit you, this is a call you won’t want to miss!

On Thursday, January 26, 2012, at 8 PM Eastern time, we’ll be enjoying a return visit from renowned psychologist Dr. Diana Kirschner, who will be sharing her “Secrets of Dating & Relationship Success for Over 50s.”

You won’t want to miss the opportunity to learn key secrets for creating the love you want in this exclusive NABBW teleseminar. If you haven’t had the opportunity to hear Dr. Diana before, you are in for a treat. She is a recurring guest on The Today Show and has also appeared on Oprah.

 

More details on both events coming soon. Be sure to mark your calendar now, as these will be calls you do not want to miss.

Finally, watch your email for details on other teleseminars still in the works!

Karen Wright

A hearty NABBW welcome to this month’s featured member, Karen Wright. An author, speaker, business consultant and workshop/retreat facilitator, she is not afraid to use her personal life experiences in her work.

Educated as an artist and writer, Karen intuitively recognized the presence of greatness buried within chaos and uncertainty. Thankfully, she was able to find a way to look beyond prevailing evidence to uncover the subtle truths that shape beliefs, behaviors, and realities. As a result, she now helps others do the same…

Read more…

 

 

Linda Ballou: Adventure Travel Wild West Wander — Part II

Deborah Clark: Gardening The Color of Bark

Jan Cullinane: The New Retirement Make Resolutions Stick

Ronda Del Boccio: Entrepreneurial Authoring KDP Select: A New Option for Publishing With Kindle

Diane MacEachern: Going Green Avoid Post-Christmas Clutter: 15 Things You Can Easily Recycle After Christmas

Margaret May Damen: Philanthropy A True Philanthropic Holiday Season

Pamela J. Sams, CRPC®: Finances Not Your Grandmother’s Retirement – a Look at Retirement in the Modern World

Pat Sinclair: Food, Drinks and Entertaining Scottish Shortbread- Classic and Easy!

Barbara Tobias: Thrifting A Holiday Note from “The Diva”

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Dancing with Duality: Confessions of a Free Spirit	Navigating the River of Aging
Secret of the Missing Crown: A Pilgrimage of Change

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KONM2TsHwc

Mary Anne Benedetto
www.aWritersPresence.com/
Mary Anne writes that she has a new book, Never Say Perfect, which is coming down the home stretch for release in print form and for Nook and Kindle early 2012. Meanwhile, her book Eyelash was just released for Nook and Kindle. Priced at just $.99, it’s “a steal for those who’ve never read it and/or prefer that medium.”

Phyllis Goldberg, Ph.D. & Rosemary Lichtman, Ph.D.
www.NourishingRelationships.blogspot.com
Rosemary and Phyllis recently held one of their now famous Virtual Book Tours for poets Gloria Vando and her husband, Bill Hickok. It’s available on their website. Enjoy and Happy Holidays!

Dr. Dorree Lynn
www.DrDorreeLynn.com
Dr. Dorree suggests that if money is tight this year, opt for the free gift of love. Instead of giving things this year, give yourself. Give time to someone special. Give love to someone who needs it. Give yourself to someone you care about! “There’s nothing quite as romantic, for me, than warming up with my husband with a bottle of wine by the fireplace followed by some present unwrapping in the bedroom.“

Carolyn Howard Johnson
www.HowToDoItFrugally.com
Carolyn writes that “I thought many of my old writing friends would like to give their writing friends the gift of success. It’s not too late to order the beautiful new edition of The Frugal Book Promoter for a special writing friend for Christmas. It’s already a USA Book News award-winner! If you’d like to treat yourself to the new edition (Updated! Expanded!), with an autographed label, send me an email and put AUTHORGRAPH in the subject line. (-: “

Mara Purl
MaraPurl.WordPress.com/
Mara writes, “This month, join me in Milford-Haven! And treat yourself to a holiday tale by downloading the beautiful short story Whose Angel Key Ring for Kindle, free in December. If you have a Nook, the story is only $1.99 – Whose Angel Key Ring for Nook.

There are LOTS of reasons to give a gift of an NABBW membership. Perhaps you want to:

• Affirm a friendship
• Share the power of the new NABBW.com site with a colleague
• Honor a family member (your mother, your sister, your daughter, your grandmother…)
• Connect with a loved one
• Mark important events, like birthdays (Hey, the leading edge of Baby Boomer Women are starting to turn 65 in 2011…)
• Give a little encouragement to someone who could use some support and nurturing
• Celebrate a new beginning
• Or just share the many joys (and challenges) of being a Baby Boomer Woman today…

Now it’s easier than ever to give a membership in NABBW as a gift. In the past, we arranged gift memberships on a one by one basis. NOW we’re offering gift certificates., and they’re EASY to arrange. All you need to do is click on the link below. It takes you to a sign-up page, which you need to fill out. Here’s how:

• In the first set of boxes, you tell us about you. We’ll ask for your name, your email address (so we can contact you) and other simple contact information.
• In the middle box, where it says “Additional Information,” simply type in your intended NABBW giftee’s name, email address (so we can send her the newsletters) and, optionally, the type of occasion you are recognizing with your gift of a year of NABBW membership. Also tell us whether you want to announce the gift yourself, or have us send an e-card.
• Finally, in the third set of boxes, you provide us with information on how to charge your credit card, and click the box at the bottom that says “Complete Checkout.”

To Send an NABBW Gift Certificate, click here NOW.

At NABBW, We’re Giving Thanks for You!

Here in the United States, we’ve just come to the end of our long Thanksgiving weekend. By now, most families across the country have gathered around their tables – literally or figuratively — to share love and give thanks. Personally, we did most of our sharing by phone and email, as our gang was not able to physically get together this year. Whether you get together in person or in cyberspace,  I DO hope you have the opportunity to enjoy spending quality time with your families sometime during this month or in later, in December.

While I didn’t always feel this way, I have grown to appreciate the Thanksgiving holidays…  as a time dedicated to Gratitude. One of the things I’ve learned over the years is that the more I can live my life from a place of gratitude for all the gifts I’ve received… the better everything in my life goes. In every way.

Giving thanks and reflecting on our blessings is important. No doubt that’s why almost every country or religion has a day of reflection and Thanksgiving. Often these days are held during the harvest season, as our ancestors liked giving thanks for the bounty produced by a year’s worth of labor.

While that’s not as obvious to those of us who don’t work the fields, Thanksgiving should still be a celebration of abundance and blessings in our lives. Which is why I find so distasteful the decision by so many retailers to open their doors for big holiday sales on Thanksgiving Day. (And why the madness that ensued in some communities – from tasering to pepper spray and shoppers robbed in parking lots — was just so wrong.

Personally, I will not be doing any shopping for the year-end holidays — whether they be Christmas, Hannukah, Kwanzaa, Las Posadas, Bodhi Day, St. Lucia’s Day, Hogmanay, Twelfth Night, New Year’s Eve, Omisoka, Eid-al-Adha, or the Lunar New Year — until December. (By the way, if I forgot to list your favorite December holiday, drop me a note and tell me about it.) As I see it, there’s no reason to rush through the year too fast… The years go by fast enough on their own!

So my Thanksgiving wish for you this year is that you will find time in all the flurry of activities to spend a few quiet minutes thinking about something in your lives for which you are grateful. It might be as simple as appreciating the weather, or that you have the opportunity to spend some time with your family. Or it could be appreciation for your brain, your life, or the fact that you are able to work and contribute to the world a large…

Meanwhile, I am grateful for you and the opportunity to bring you the content we provide via the NABBW and Boomer Women Speak websites, as well as this one, Boomer Women’s World. It is truly a blessing for me to be able to serve you in this way.

Speaking of serving, we will be making some more changes in the next few months to serve you better. Based on what you have told us, we understand that you love the content we provide, but the volume of content would be better appreciated if it were spread out over the month, rather than hitting you all at once. So we are looking into starting to publish smaller newsletters, more frequently. Probably three time a week to start, and perhaps moving to five times a week by early in the coming year.

Look for more news to come on this next month. Until then, enjoy the wonderful bounty we have assembled for you her in November.

I’ll sign off for now, you’ve got lots of wonderful stuff to read!

Don’t forget, NABBW is dedicated to supporting you and helping you live the best life possible. Be sure and use all your benefits, and if you’re not yet a member join now! Exciting things are happening here!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Anne L. Holmes

“Boomer in Chief”

PS Be sure to send us your news, and tell us what you think of this issue. As always, “I’m listening.”

Great T-Day Leftovers: Turkey Tetrazzini
Originally published in Pioneer Woman on November 17, 2011 by Ree
Ree’s photos and instructions make this yummy recipe so easy you’ll want to roast a whole turkey just so you can make this with your leftovers. But even if your plans don’t include turkey roasting this Thanksgiving, you can always make almost the same recipe with a rotisserie chicken…

50 Percent of Americans Suffer From this Silent Killer
Originally published November 12, 2011 by Dr. Mark Hyman.com
Dr. Hyman says that when it comes to chronic illness – obesity, heart disease, cancer, dementia and type 2 diabetes – conventional medicine often misses the underlying causes and more subtle manifestations of these illnesses.

Six Tips to an Easy Thanksgiving Without Looking Like a Slacker
Originally published in The Accidental Locavore.com by Anne Maxfield
Among her tips, Anne suggests that we delegate some of the work, pare down the number of courses in the meal, serve some vegetable faves as combos and cut down on the number of desserts served. All good concepts.Check out the article for more ideas…

Most Boomers Don’t have Living Wills
Originally published November 16, 2011 in LifeGoesStrong.com by Karen Springen
In an AP-LifeGoesStrong poll conducted this spring, 64 percent of Americans Boomers said they don’t have a health-care proxy, living will, or advanced directive that spells out what care they would like to receive if they’re unable to communicate with their doctors. Yikes.

For the Cheapest Holiday Flights, Move the Holidays
Originally published November 11, 2011 in FareCompare.com by Collin Quick
With so many blended families and work schedules that are difficult to change, more and more people are celebrating the holidays in on non-traditional days. Now comes another reason to move the holidays: cheaper air fares.

Boomers: Why Working Longer ISN’T the Answer
Originally published in RetirementRevised.com on November 17, 2011, by Mark Miller
Washington deficit cutters often attempt to justify a higher Social Security retirement age by pointing toward rising longevity and the need to work longer. This article points out why that won’t solve the problem.

Mental Health First Aid
Originally published in HealthyAgingfor Women.com on July 11, 2010 by Barbara Phillips, NP
Remember the old chestnut, “Count to 10 before you say anything when you’re angry?” While it has endured over the years, much has been learned that can help when needed. Here’s a great adjunct to that, a quick list for First Aid for Your Mental Health.

Sleep Apnea and Sex Problems
Originally published November 9, 2011 in The Insomnia Blog by Michael Breus, Ph.D.
We don’t talk nearly enough about the detrimental effects of sleeplessness and sleep disorders on our sexual relationships. But here, Dr. Breus gives us a number of reasons why we should pay more attention to what can be a serious issue…

Iraq Vet Speaks Out About America’s Future at Occupy Wall Street
Originally published in Over 50 and Out of Work.com
Fascinating video interview with an Iraq War veteran on the state of the United States…

 

 

I continue to witness women encouraging others in our Virtual Village at Boomer Women Speak Forums.

Won’t you join us? Here’s a peek at some topics we’re chatting about:

• Sexual Misconduct Derails Careers
• Teaching Kids Financial Literacy
• Political Debates
• Drug Company Shenanigans

 

This month we bring you a wealth of inspirational quotes from a variety of amazing people. If you have some other quotes which guide you, please feel free to send them so we can share them with the rest of our audience.

“An optimist is a person who starts a new diet on Thanksgiving Day.” ~~Irv Kupcinet

“A lot of Thanksgiving days have been ruined by not carving the turkey in the kitchen.” ~~Kin Hubbard

“Dear Lord; we beg but one boon more: Peace in the hearts of all men living, peace in the whole world this Thanksgiving.” ~~Joseph Auslander

“The purpose of life, after all, is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience.” ~~Eleanor Roosevelt

“If you have something to do that is worthwhile doing, don’t talk about it, but do it. After you have done it, your friends and enemies will talk about it.” ~~George W. Blount

“Just one mental shift — focusing on the abundance of your environment–switches your psychological settings so that your life automatically improves in many areas you may think are unrelated. This is essentially a leap from fear to faith.” ~~ Martha Beck

“Nothing is so fatiguing as the eternal hanging on of an uncompleted task.” ~~William James

“Whoever you are, there is some younger person who thinks you are perfect. There is some work that will never be done if you don’t do it. There is someone who would miss you if you were gone. There is a place that you alone can fill.” ~~Jacob Braude

To speak gratitude is courteous and pleasant, to enact gratitude is generous and noble, but to live gratitude is to touch Heaven.~~Johannes A. Gaertner

Lise Kunzi

A big NABBW welcome to Lise Kunzi, reflexologist, lifestyle coach – and citizen of the world.

Lise, whose friends refer to her by the diminutive nickname Lis, lives in Alberta, Canada, where she works as a an alternative health care practitioner and health & lifestyle coach. As such, she believes the best way to make healthy life changes is for everyone to take full responsibility for his or her own health — while seeking to reach your goals and capabilities naturally.

Read more…

Dr. Janet Brill: Healthy Heart Lifestyle LOVE YOUR HEART!

Natalie Caine: Empty Nest Holiday Transitions

Deborah Clark: Gardening Waiting for Blooms

Ronda Del Boccio: Entrepreneurial Authoring 3 Tips to Effortlessly Create Your Own Info Product FAST

Leigh Anne Jashaway-Bryant: Boomer Humor Who Am I?

Dr. Dorree Lynn: Boomer Women Sexuality Looking for Love in All the Right Places

Margaret May Damen: Philanthropy Philanthropic Therapy: Can Meaning and Money Mix?

Erica Miner: Journaling The Power of Journaling — Article 9 in a Series: Exercise Redux

Pat Sinclair: Food, Drinks and Entertaining Lemon Thyme Roasted Cornish Hen

Barbara Tobias: Thrifting Christmas Decorating with the Thrift Talk Diva

Mary J. Yerkes: Living with Chronic Illness How to Bounce Back

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Until Brazil: A Novel	The Live Food Factor: The Comprehensive Guide to the Ultimate Diet for Body, Mind, Spirit and Planet
A Cluttered Life: Searching for God, Serenity and My Missing Keys	Honey, I’m Home: How to Prevent or Resolve Marriage Conflicts Caused by Retirement
The Baby Boomers’ Guide to Grandparenting: An Irreverent Look at the Next Big Step

In their latest episode, the Boomer Broads count their blessings and talk about the Penn State Scandal, Black Friday, and extra taxes offered by millionaires.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ryDM-Vqaf0

 

Also this week, the Boomer Broads talk about women’s lack of sleep, the Conrad Murray verdict, and the accusations against Herman Cain.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4DWsjkkLcQ

Mara Purl
www.MaraPurl.com
Mara sponsored an 11/11/11 contest on Facebook. First 11 readers to post a review of “What the Heart Knows” on Amazon.com win! Plus, she’s also holding a separate contest to win a Kindle. Check it out!

B. Lynn Goodwin
www.WriterAdvice.com
Lynn invites you to share 50 to 500 words of prose or up to 24 lines of poetry about a moment that altered your world forever with Writer Advice. Due: December 10, 2011– E-mail your submission to Lgood67334@comcast.net. Details: http://www.writeradvice.com

Chloe JonPaul
http://chloejonpaul.com/
Chloe reminds you that her Facebook bookstore is now open at author Chloe JonPaul. If you are thinking about buying Christmas gifts, she is offering a 25% discount on my paperback editions of This Business of Children and Entering the Age of Elegance.

Phyllis Goldberg, Ph.D. & Rosemary Lichtman, Ph.D.
www.NourishingRelationships.blogspot.com
Rosemary and Phyllis invite you to a Virtual Book Tour about THE ART OF FLOURISHING, Wednesday, November 16. Log on anytime to chat with Dr. Jeffrey B. Rubin, who has practiced and taught Eastern meditative and Western psychotherapeutic disciplines for more than thirty years.

EllynAnne Geisel
http://www.apronmemories.com
EllynAnne invites you to join her in celebrating the 6th annual National Tie One On Day™ , celebrated on the eve of Thanksgiving – Wednesday, November 23. It’s an opportunity to share our bounty by wrapping a loaf of bread or other baked good in an apron, along with a note of encouragement. Then be sure to enter the NTOOD Goodie Giveaway! (Note: NABBW is again a sponsor)

There are LOTS of reasons to give a gift of an NABBW membership. Perhaps you want to:

• Affirm a friendship
• Share the power of the new NABBW.com site with a colleague
• Honor a family member (your mother, your sister, your daughter, your grandmother…)
• Connect with a loved one
• Mark important events, like birthdays (Hey, the leading edge of Baby Boomer Women are starting to turn 65 in 2011…)
• Give a little encouragement to someone who could use some support and nurturing
• Celebrate a new beginning
• Or just share the many joys (and challenges) of being a Baby Boomer Woman today…

Now it’s easier than ever to give a membership in NABBW as a gift. In the past, we arranged gift memberships on a one by one basis. NOW we’re offering gift certificates., and they’re EASY to arrange. All you need to do is click on the link below. It takes you to a sign-up page, which you need to fill out. Here’s how:

• In the first set of boxes, you tell us about you. We’ll ask for your name, your email address (so we can contact you) and other simple contact information.
• In the middle box, where it says “Additional Information,” simply type in your intended NABBW giftee’s name, email address (so we can send her the newsletters) and, optionally, the type of occasion you are recognizing with your gift of a year of NABBW membership. Also tell us whether you want to announce the gift yourself, or have us send an e-card.
• Finally, in the third set of boxes, you provide us with information on how to charge your credit card, and click the box at the bottom that says “Complete Checkout.”

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Hot News Topics for October 2011: Steve Jobs, Herman Cain, the Cardinals 11th World Series Win, And…

Wow! October is just about gone. When you think about its highlights, most certainly Steve Jobs’ death, Herman Cain’s campaign antics and the St Louis Cardinal’s amazing perseverance to win their 11th World Series title would have to be top of mind. Of course, it is also Breast Cancer Awareness month, as was heavily promoted by more corporations than we can count. Given all that, you might think that all that’s left for the month is the Halloween parties and trick or treating. But there’s more to October…

Few people are aware that October also brings us World Menopause Day.

That happened on October 18th, in case you missed it this year. I think it is important to be aware of the health issues related to menopause, since half of the world’s population will experience this health issue, assuming they live long enough! World Menopause Day is meant to draw attention to the important health and quality-of-life challenges that menopause poses for many of us midlife women. It also serves as an opportunity for us to evaluate our personal health and improve our lifestyle and health practices.

This year I celebrated by participating in a webinar on Understanding Postmenopausal Sexual Health. It was sponsored by Pfizer, and featured two really well-known experts: Dr. Michael L. Krychman and Laura Berman, LCSW, Ph.D.

• Dr. Krychman is Executive Director of the Southern California Center for Sexual Health and Survivorship Medicine, while Dr. Berman, isassistant clinical professor of OBGYN and Psychiatry at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University. She is also the author of the newly released book, “It’s Not Him: It’s You”.
• ” Berman has also authored “The Book of Love: Every Couple’s Guide to Emotional and Sexual Intimacy” and the New York Times best-selling books, “Real Sex for Real Women: Intimacy, Pleasure, & Sexual Wellbeing” and “For Women Only: A Revolutionary Guide to Overcoming Sexual Dysfunction and Reclaiming Your Sex Life” as well as “Secrets of the Sexually Satisfied Woman: 10 Keys to Unlocking Ultimate Pleasure” and “The Passion Prescription.”
• ” You may also know her as the host of In the Bedroom with Dr. Laura Berman on the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN). She is also a regular guest on The Dr. Oz Show and previously starred in Showtime’s reality TV series, Sexual Healing.

The webinar was fascinating, and lucky for all our readers — I got permission to share it with you. Here’s the link.

At the end of that event, Krychman and Berman listed several web sites you can visit for additional support, and took questions from the live audience. Check it out: The event is well worth your time.

And, before we leave the topic of menopause, here’s good news: massage therapy can help allieviate your symptoms – especially reduce stress and lower your blood pressure. What a good reason to treat yourself to regular massage. Here’s a link to more on this topic.

OK, that said, I hope you will also treat yourself to a bit of time OUR October issue. We’ve packed it, as usual, with tons of good stuff:

• In honor of Steve Jobs’ passing, all of our quotes in this issue come from him.
• Don’t miss the great columns by our NABBW Experts.
• Be sure to check out our member news. So many of our members are doing fascinating things.
• And our section on articles from the web is extra-long this month, because I found so many bewitching topics being addressed there. Don’t miss it!

And remember, NABBW is dedicated to supporting you and helping you live the best life possible. Be sure and use all your benefits, and if you’re not yet a member join now! Exciting things are happening here!

That’s it for this month!

Happy Halloween!

Anne L. Holmes

“Boomer in Chief”

PS Be sure to send us your news!

Here Are Other Articles of Interest:

Study Says Chocolate May Cut Women’s Stroke Risk
Originally published in USAToday.com by Serena Gordon, HealthDay
Great heart healthy news! Swedish scientists report that eating chocolate seems to lower a woman’s risk of stroke.

 

Thinking of Running for Office? If Our Popular TV Show Characters Can Do It, So Can You
Originally Published inThe2012Project.us by the Rutger’s The2012Project
A host of TV characters, like Claire Dunphy, Julie Bowen’s character on Modern Family, Jane Lynch’s Sue Sylvester on Glee, and Amy Poehler’s Leslie Knopefrom Parks and Recreation are all running for office. How about you?

 

What Do You Drink in the Mornings?
Originally published in Sightingsat60 blog by Sightings
What beverage gets you started in the morning? Are you into orange juice, coffee, tea or something more esoteric?

 

Heart Disease is Optional
Originally published in HealthyAgingforWomen.com by Barbara Phillips, NP
You CAN absolutely lower your risk and even prevent the development of heart disease. What steps are you taking?

 

Massage Therapy for Menopause
Originally published in MenopauseChitChat.com by Laurie Schnebly of Massage Envy
This expert says massage therapy may be a helpful outlet for reducing stress, one of the main agitators of our menopausal symptoms.

 

Thinking of Trading Your Couch time for a Challenging Fitness Routine?
Originally published in Forty-Plus-Fitness.com by Rachelle Le Monnier
If the sport of triathlon – swimming, bicycling and running all in one race — is something of a mystery to you, read on for some couch potato to triathlete training tips.

 

Eat Your Medicine: Food as Pharmacology
Originally published in DrHyman.com by Dr. Mark Hyman
This doc says food is actually the most powerful medicine available to heal chronic disease. Isn’t that great news?

 

A Drink a Day Linked to Healthy Aging
Originally published in CNN.com by Anne Harding of Health.com
New Harvard research suggests middle-aged women who drink alcohol in moderation have a better chance than nondrinkers of staying healthy as they age, especially if they spread out their consumption over most days of the week.

 

Cure For Type 2 Diabetes?
Originally published in TheDiabetesClub.com by Emilia Klapp, R.D., B.S.
We’ve all heard there is no cure for this disease.
But good news! A new study may be changing that story…

 

Can You Develop Food Allergies as an Adult?
Originally published in HellaWella.com by Melissa Valliant
Yes you can, says author Valliant, and the most common food triggers, are milk, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts and shellfish. Ouch!

 

Beer and Brown Sugar Make the Difference With Kielbasa
Originally published in BrownEyedBaker.com by Michelle, the Brown Eyed Baker
Michelle says even if you don’t like kielbasa (spicy polish sausages, which are a lot like brats) or sauerkraut – which she doesn’t normally enjoy either – you will love this easy recipe.

 

Could Herman Cain’s 999 Plan Possibly Have Come from the Virtual Reality Game SimCity?
Originally published in TheHuffingtonPost.com by Amanda Terkel
Long before Cain became a presidential candidate, gaining attention for his 999 tax plan, the residents of SimCity 4 were living under a similar program. Coincidence? You decide…

I continue to witness women encouraging others in our Virtual Village at Boomer Women Speak Forums.

Won’t you join us? Here’s a peek at some topics we’re chatting about:

• Canada’s Temperate Rainforests
• Are We Ever Too Old to Marry?
• October Birthdays
• Is the US Ready for a Herman Cain presidency …?

 

 

Steven Paul Jobs

 

The message Steve Jobs left to us is that anyone can achieve their full potential in their life, retrain their brain to eliminate the doubts, fears, anxieties and other things that hold us back, and we too can win the game of money and business in our own lives starting right now.

When a genius such as Jobs shares his knowledge and inspirations, the entire Universe benefits. Here are several of his quotes…

• “You’ve got to find what you love. Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied, is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work, is to love what you do.If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking and don’t settle. As with all matters of the heart, you’ll know when you find it.And, like any great relationship, it just gets better and better as the years roll on. So keep looking until you find it. Don’t settle. ~~ Steve Jobs, Stanford University commencement address, June 2005.
• “Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything — all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure – these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart. … Stay hungry. Stay foolish.” ~~ Steve Jobs, Stanford University commencement address, June 2005.
• “It’s looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something — your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life.” ~~ Steve Jobs, Stanford University commencement address, June 2005.
• “That’s been one of my mantras — focus and simplicity. Simple can be harder than complex: You have to work hard to get your thinking clean to make it simple. But it’s worth it in the end because once you get there, you can move mountains.” ~~ BusinessWeek interview, May 1998
• “Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of other’s opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.” ~~ Steve Jobs, Stanford University commencement address, June 2005.

Chloe JonPaul

A big NABBW welcome to Chloe JonPaul, M.Ed., who’s been a huge supporter of NABBW for years.

We’re excited to feature Chloe, as she publishes her first novel, “This Business of Children”, a wonderful book that pinpoints many problems that teachers encounter in their daily lives, both at school and home. It reads like something ripped from the headlines, proof that she knows what she’s writing about.

Read more…

 

 

Linda Ballou: Adventure Travel Wild West Wander in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado: Part I

Dr. Janet Brill: Healthy Heart Lifestyle BEYOND WEIGHT WATCHERS: Does Weight Watchers Help You Prevent A Heart Attack?

Natalie Caine: Empty Nest Five Things Empty Nesters Shouldn’t Say to Their Children

Deborah Clark: Gardening Maintaining and Using Perennial Flowers

Leigh Anne Jashaway-Bryant: Boomer Humor The Miracles of Modern Technology

Pamela J. Sams, CRPC®: Finances What Women Need To Know About Preparing for Retirement

Pat Sinclair: Food, Drinks and Entertaining Pork Tenderloin with Cinnamon Scented Sweet Potatoes and Apples

Barbara Tobias: Thrifting Clutter Magnets … And, their thrifty solutions!

Mary J. Yerkes: Living with Chronic Illness The Simple Life: Intentional Living for the Chronically Ill

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City of Veils By Zoe Ferraris	Out of the Pumpkin Shell By Nancy Werking Poling
I.O.U. Sex: A Novel By Sandra Nachlinger and Sandra Allen	Eat to Defeat Menopause: The Essential Nutrition Guide for a Healthy Midlife By Karen Giblin and Mache Seibel, M.D.

Since I have been watching the new Fox TV show “Terra Nova”, which is about an ordinary family from the near future on an incredible journey back in time to prehistoric Earth — part of a daring experiment to save the human race — I thought it would be fun to go back and take a look at an early episode of the original Star Trek show. As enjoyable and pioneering as Gene Roddenberry’s concept was, comparing the two shows points out how far television production values have come over the decades of our lives. But then, of course, Spielberg is involved with the new show. Enjoy comparing the links!

Phyllis Goldberg, Ph.D. & Rosemary Lichtman, Ph.D.
www.HerMentorCenter.com
Phyllis and Rosemary invite you to their most recent Virtual Book Tour, featuring award-winning author and journalist, Gayle Forman, who answered questions about her books “Where She Went” and “If I Stay,” crossover hits that appeal to girls and women of all ages. The former, in particular, has become a favorite for mother-daughter book clubs.

Vicky Lynn Anderson (King)
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Vicki-Lynn-King/128165413884226
Songstress Vicky Lynn proudly announces that her son Justin is following in her footsteps. He’s just released a new album, “papercandle.” She says you can check it out at the link or download it via iTunes. Justin wrote all the songs, created all the music backup, sang all the vocals, recorded and produced it himself.

Diane Black
http://newmexicosoap.com/
Soap maker extraordinaire Diane recently wrote that she has launched a Facebook product page for New Mexico Soap. “If you use our soap as part of your decor, please tell us about it. Send a photo of how you display it, we’ll post it.” She also notes “Our Kokopelli bar has a new lusciously sweet scent: Sweet Almond. And both the Heartline Bear and the Kokopelli now have new colors: Terra Cotta and Bronze.”

Carolyn Howard-Johnson
http://www.howtodoitfrugally.com
Carolyn has just published a new and updated version of her classic primer, The Frugal Book Promoter. Published in both Kindle (e-book) and paperback format, it is full of practical tips and nitty-gritty how-tos for getting nearly free publicity. As a former journalist and publicist, she tells authors how to do what their publishers can’t or won’t and why authors can often do their own promotion better than a PR professional.

Barbara Briggs Ward
www.thereindeerkeeper.com
Barbara proudly reports that her book, “The Reindeer Keeper: Believe Again,” has been honored as a “Mom’s Choice Awards Gold Recipient” in Adult Fiction. Here’s a video taste…

Save the date: On Thursday November 3rd at 8 PM Eastern Time

Anne will be interviewing NABBW’s Entrepreneurial Authoring Expert, Ronda Del Boccio, author of several #1 Amazon bestsellers, on the topic “Using storytelling techniques to build your business.”

More details coming soon.

Be sure to mark your calendar now, as this will be a call you do not want to miss.

Finally, watch your email for details on other November teleseminars still in the works!

 

 

There are LOTS of reasons to give a gift of an NABBW membership. Perhaps you want to:

• Affirm a friendship
• Share the power of the new NABBW.com site with a colleague
• Honor a family member (your mother, your sister, your daughter, your grandmother…)
• Connect with a loved one
• Mark important events, like birthdays (Hey, the leading edge of Baby Boomer Women are starting to turn 65 in 2011…)
• Give a little encouragement to someone who could use some support and nurturing
• Celebrate a new beginning
• Or just share the many joys (and challenges) of being a Baby Boomer Woman today…

Now it’s easier than ever to give a membership in NABBW as a gift. In the past, we arranged gift memberships on a one by one basis. NOW we’re offering gift certificates., and they’re EASY to arrange. All you need to do is click on the link below. It takes you to a sign-up page, which you need to fill out. Here’s how:

• In the first set of boxes, you tell us about you. We’ll ask for your name, your email address (so we can contact you) and other simple contact information.
• In the middle box, where it says “Additional Information,” simply type in your intended NABBW giftee’s name, email address (so we can send her the newsletters) and, optionally, the type of occasion you are recognizing with your gift of a year of NABBW membership. Also tell us whether you want to announce the gift yourself, or have us send an e-card.
• Finally, in the third set of boxes, you provide us with information on how to charge your credit card, and click the box at the bottom that says “Complete Checkout.”

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Worldwide, Our Hearts Have Been Heavy These Past Few Days.

And why wouldn’t they be? September used to be my favorite month, full of sunny skies and the promise of new beginnings as we started off a new school year.

But 9/11 changed all of us. And with this being the 10th anniversary of that awful event, everywhere we turned, there was a new message, a new reminder.

Certainly this is a day we must remember, and it commemorates a day and a lesson we must not forget. (Just as we all remember the day JFK was shot, the Lockerbie bombing/highjacking of Pan Am Flight 103, the Chernobyl disaster, the Kent State shootings, Nixon’s resignation and — whether we were alive for it or not — Pearl Harbor Day.)

It is clear to me, and anyone else I mention it to, that the United States — and each and every one of us — has changed since that fateful September day which began with such beauty and ended with horror. Perhaps you have noticed this too: At first, after taking in the unimaginable terror – whether we did this in person or via television — America united. We came close to uniting on a political, economic and social front the way we did during World War II.

We talked to our neighbors, we looked for ways to help each other, and we put American flag decals in our car windows, and flew the flag as often as we could. We came together as a nation. We talked to each other. We respected each other. And we got things done.

For example, according to an email I received from Scott Heiferman, Co-Founder & CEO of Meetup, the idea for Meetup was born in New York City shortly after 9/11 as a way to use the internet to get people off the internet — and to grow local communities.

Today, he says, almost 10 years and 10 million Meetuppers later, it’s working. Every day, thousands of Meetups happen. Moms Meetups, Small Business Meetups, Fitness Meetups… a wild variety of 100,000 Meetup Groups with not much in common — except one thing: Every Meetup starts with people simply saying hello to neighbors.

Once they have said hello, these Meetup members grow businesses and band together, they teach and motivate each other, they babysit each other’s kids and find other ways to work together. They have fun and find solace together. They make friends and form robust communities.

Powerful stuff.

A revolution in local community born out of the solace we sought out in each other right after the horror of that awful September morning.

However I fear that as a nation, we have lost the kinship we found ten years ago. I hate the way our senators and congress people seem to have lost the ability to “give and take” in order to achieve a common goal.

Which is why it seems to me that if anything good can come out of all of the dozens of television programs, newspaper articles and sermons being preached this last week in memory of those we lost that awful day, I am hoping it is that we will once again find common ground.

That we will once again find it within ourselves to put our shoulders to a common wheel – building once again “one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.”

        But enough of my soapbox oratory.

Let me just say that my goal for the coming year is to find ways to build upon — and grow — our NABBW community. I want to make NABBW more accessible to all Boomer women, and in the process, grow our community. I have some ideas in the works, and you will be hearing about them shortly. Meanwhile, just think in terms of my current mantra: “Peace, harmony, well being.“

Meanwhile, let’s focus on this issue of Boomer Women’s World. As usual, it is jam-packed with wonderful articles from our experts, book reviews, member news and four – count ‘em four – videos.

You’ll find plenty to enjoy – and think about!

Cheers!

Anne

PS Be sure to send us your news, and tell us what you think of this issue. As always, “I’m listening.”

Here Are Other Articles of Interest:

Try Making These Maple Dumplings for Grandparents Day
By Lisa Bramen, originally published in Smithsonian.com, September 7, 2011

Life After 50: The End of Aging As We Know It
By Barbara Hannah Grufferman, originally published in the HuggingtonPost.com, September 7, 2011

Ten Years After 9/11: United We Serve
By Patrick J. Kiger, originally published in SecondAct.com, September 9, 2011

How 9/11 Attacks Reshaped the US Privacy Debate
By Declan McCullagh, originally published in CNet.com, September 9, 2011

11 Businesses You Can Start in Your Pajamas in 2011
Originally published in Inc.com, September 9, 2011

Aging Feet: Menopause, Foot Pain & You!
By Pamela Sissons, originally published in FiftyistheNewForty.net

I continue to witness women encouraging others in our Virtual Village at Boomer Women Speak Forums.

Won’t you join us? Here’s a peek at some topics we’re chatting about:

• Remember Meatless Fridays?
• Have You Ever Eaten Saskatoon Berries?
• Funny Thoughts on Aging
• Ten Years Since 9/11

This month we bring you a wealth of inspirational quotes from a variety of amazing people – everyone from Julia Roberts to Bill Cosby. If you have some other quotes which guide you, please feel free to send them so we can share them with the rest of our audience.

“Humor is one of the most serious tools we have for dealing with impossible situations.”~~Erica Jong

“I was irrevocably betrothed to laughter, the sound of which has always seemed to me the most civilized music in the world.”~~Peter Ustinov

“Show me a person who doesn’t like to laugh and I’ll show you a person with a toe tag.”~~Julia Roberts

“You can turn painful situations around through laughter. If you can find humor in anything — even poverty — you can survive it.”~~Bill Cosby

“Life can be wildly tragic at times, and I’ve had my share. But whatever happens to you, you have to keep a slightly comic attitude. In the final analysis, you have got not to forget to laugh.”~~Katherine Hepburn

“If I were given the opportunity to present a gift to the next generation, it would be the ability for each individual to learn to laugh at himself.”~~Charles Schulz

Linda Ballou: Adventure Travel James Currie Interview

Dr. Janet Brill: Healthy Heart Lifestyle For Weight Control, There’s Only One Formula

Natalie Caine: Empty Nest Fun in the Empty Nest

Deborah Clark: Gardening Compost

Jan Cullinane: The New Retirement Five Fabulous Functional Foods

Dumont Gerken Owen, Ph. D.: Women & Work Powerful Tools to Reach Your Career Goals!

Margaret May Damen: Philanthropy The Virtues of Passion in Changing Times

Erica Miner: Journaling The Power of Journaling — Article 9 in a Series: Come on, everybody, do your “Exercise”

Pamela J. Sams, CRPC®: Finances Writing Out Your Retirement Goals

Barbara Tobias: Thrifting Living Life on the Cheap … A Green Case for Shopping Thrift

Mary J. Yerkes: Living with Chronic Illness Chronic Illness and Recovering from Loss

Pamela J. Sams

Welcome to our newest NABBW Associate, Pamela J. Sams, who is NABBW’s new Financial Planning Expert.

As NABBW’s advocate for financial literacy, Pamela will not only write a monthly column on financial management, but she will also be conducting financial education seminars.

We see this as a good match, since Pamelas pecializes in working with women, families and small business owners to maximize their personal and financial wealth through sound financial planning, and has been doing this for well over a decade.

Based on her experiences, Pamela tells us that most Boomer women are worried about their financial futures and not sure what to do about their financial challenges. Specifically, we:

• Wish we were more confident about our finances
• Feel behind the curve financially and don’t know how to remedy this situation
• Don’t feel we have the needed skills to change our financial situation on our own
• Suspect that we will never be able to afford to retire

As she puts it, “The sad truth is that a lot of women have not been trained in managing their finances or making financially-related decisions. They are frustrated that they feel behind financially and are not confident about how to work toward securing a sound financial future.” Most of all, she says women want the financial advice they receive to be simple and easy to implement.

In her day to day work, Pamela helps clients successfully navigate the myriad of personal and financial decisions they face during their lives. She assists them in attaining a higher level of financial security through education, understanding and scenario planning. And, she develops a customized approach for each client’s planning needs.

Pamela attended the University of Missouri-Columbia for her undergraduate work, received her MBA in Financial Management from Averett University, and her Chartered Retirement Planning CounselorSM certification through the College of Financial Planning.

Pamela has received numerous client service and financial planning awards.

She lives in Virginia, with her husband, daughter and two sons.

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Another Bad-Dog Book: Tales of Life, Love, and Neurotic Human Behavior By Joni B. Cole	Heaven is for Real: A Little Boy’s Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back By Todd Burpo with Lynn Vincent

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AW8puRqE4Sc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-YyULI2mcI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3eQmzw6n3k

U.S. Senator Dick Durbin Remembering September 11

Barbara Briggs Ward
www.thereindeerkeeper.com
Barbara reports that that her novel, “The Reindeer Keeper” has been honored by being named a “Mom’s Choice Awards Gold Recipient” in Adult Fiction. It is available on Amazon, Kindle, Barnes & Noble.

Marilyn Slaby
http://thereforyoutoo.com
Marilyn writes that she has completed her first book, “Navigating the River of Aging,” which is at the printer and will be available soon. She is currently at work on an e-book version. Contact her for purchase information.

Rosemary Lichtman, Ph.D. & Phyllis Goldberg, Ph.D.
www.NourishingRelationships.blogspot.com
Rosemary and Phyllis recently featured Maureen Hancock on their blog for a Virtual Book Tour. Her memoir, “The Medium Next Door: Adventures of a Real-Life Ghost Whisperer” follows her experiences as she strives to balance raising her children and speaking with the deceased.

Dr. Dorree Lynn
http://www.drdorreelynn.com
Dr. Dorree invites to watch her new “Ask an Expert” videos, filmed as a part of her affiliation with YourTango. She’s just completed filming 20 videos on topics such as how to share fantasies with your partner, dating after divorce, how to improve a boring sex life and tantric sex.

Barb Tobias
http://thrifttalkdiva.com
Barb writes that she and Val Sorter have launched a new web radio show, Trash Talk, featuring “…Titillating Talk & Tarnished Treasures.” They even created a fun video to promote it. She invites you to take a listen.

There are LOTS of reasons to give a gift of an NABBW membership. Perhaps you want to:

• Affirm a friendship
• Share the power of the new NABBW.com site with a colleague
• Honor a family member (your mother, your sister, your daughter, your grandmother…)
• Connect with a loved one
• Mark important events, like birthdays (Hey, the leading edge of Baby Boomer Women are starting to turn 65 in 2011…)
• Give a little encouragement to someone who could use some support and nurturing
• Celebrate a new beginning
• Or just share the many joys (and challenges) of being a Baby Boomer Woman today…

Now it’s easier than ever to give a membership in NABBW as a gift. In the past, we arranged gift memberships on a one by one basis. NOW we’re offering gift certificates., and they’re EASY to arrange. All you need to do is click on the link below. It takes you to a sign-up page, which you need to fill out. Here’s how:

• In the first set of boxes, you tell us about you. We’ll ask for your name, your email address (so we can contact you) and other simple contact information.
• In the middle box, where it says “Additional Information,” simply type in your intended NABBW giftee’s name, email address (so we can send her the newsletters) and, optionally, the type of occasion you are recognizing with your gift of a year of NABBW membership. Also tell us whether you want to announce the gift yourself, or have us send an e-card.
• Finally, in the third set of boxes, you provide us with information on how to charge your credit card, and click the box at the bottom that says “Complete Checkout.”

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Hot, Hot Hot! It’s Late Summer!

Welcome to another information-packed issue of Boomer Women’s World.

It’s suddenly August and the weather continues to be hot and stormy here in the Midwest. Earlier this week, our little corner of the world experienced an intense rain. Water, water everywhere.We had somewhere between twelve and fifteen inches of rain fall in twelve hours. Much of it coming down in the first three hours.

Thankfully my basement is only a little damp, and no harm came to us physically. Not everyone was so lucky. Many roads and homes were destroyed by this storm, and at least three lives were lost.

This experience had me counting my blessings, which is probably what led me to compile the bodacious list of inspirational quotes you’ll find in this issue. We’ve included memorable quotes from Oprah, Mother Jones, Indira Gandhi and Lady Gaga…who knew so many different women have said so many inspirational things?

I’m not sure which one is my favorite…  Be sure to check them out, and let me know which ones speak to you!

Other Issue Highlights:

• Check in with our NABBW Associates – More than a dozen new articles on topics ranging from what you can learn from celebrity garage sales, to weeding; from acing the job interview to creating a delicious dessert – meringues with summer fruit.
• Find out what’s been on our collective Boomer Women’s minds this month with the links to Boomer Women Speak… our posters just may have figured out how to eliminate Federal debt by the time you read this!
• Be sure to check out BOTH Member of the Month stories. We’re featuring two inspirational women: Nancy Gotter Gates and Mara Purl. Very different lives – yet both have accomplished so much.
• Don’t forget to visit our Member News section. We’ve lots of good stuff there, too.

 

And with that point made, I’ll sign off by reminding you that I’m listening, and I look forward to hearing from you!

Blessings!

Anne

PS Be sure to contact me if you have a topic for an NABBW teleseminar . We have some Summer and Fall dates available.

PPS Don’t forget to send us your news for our Member News section. (Keep in mind we only publish “news bytes” from our paid NABBW members. But you get a ton of publicity value from a tiny investment. A real boon if you’re a business owner or want to become one… )

Anne L. Holmes, APR
“Boomer in Chief”

www.NABBW.com, www.BoomerWomenSpeak.com, www.BoomerWomensWorld.com
www.BoomerLifestyle.com, www.BoomerDomains.com, www.BoomerCo.com

Here Are Other Articles of Interest:

Stealing Style: Bette Midler vs. Lady Gaga: Who is the Style Original — Bette Midler or Lady Gaga?
By Gerit Quealy – Life Goes Strong (LifeGoesStrong.com , July 20, 2011)
Recent news has Bette Midler, 65, venting her ire at Lady Gaga, 25, for stealing her style… But did she?

Baby Boomers and Alzheimer’s Disease
Opinion by Dr. George Bartzokis – Good Morning America (ABC News, July 18, 2011)
Apparently we Boomers started to walk off the Alzheimer’s disease cliff this year, age-wise…

Heart Health Care Gender Inequality Can Be Fatal for Women: Report
By Mikaela Conley – Good Morning America (ABC News, May 3, 2011)
Symptoms of heart disease in women usually appear at an older age than men, and often times, many women have symptoms without any history of the disease.

Is Google Ruining Your Memory?
By Jonah Lehrer – Wired Science Blog, “Frontal Cortex” (wired.com, July 15, 2011)
New research shows the internet is changing the nature of what we remember.

Poll: Upbeat Baby Boomers Say They’re Not Old Yet
By Connie Cass – Associated Press, Stacy A. Anderson ( Associated Press, July 13, 2011)
Baby boomers say wrinkles aren’t so bad and they’re not that worried about dying. Just don’t call them “old.”

Kids Fare Better in Crashes When Grandparents Driving: Study
By Serena Gordon, HealthDay Reporter (healthfinder.gov, July 18, 2011)
New research suggests that children are actually safer in auto accidents when a grandparent is at the wheel instead of a parent.

10 Cities Unaffected By a Bad Economy
By Jason Notte, The Street (thestreet.com, May 9, 2011)
Recently the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Bureau of Economic Analysis found 10 U.S. cities that have not only withstood the economic downturn, they’ve ignored it.

16 Cool Ice Cream Desserts
From Real Simple
Yum! Try choosing between these fabulous recipes built around ice cream. They’re perfect for a hot summer night-or, pretty much anytime.

I continue to witness women encouraging others in our Virtual Village at Boomer Women Speak Forums.

Won’t you join us? Here’s a peek at some topics we’re chatting about:

• Qualifying for Senior Discounts
• Who’s Swimming in Your Pool?
• The Space Shuttle
• Drifting Away From Friends

This month we bring you a wealth of inspirational quotes from a variety of amazing women – everyone from Oprah to Eleanor Roosevelt, from Mother Jones to Lady Gaga. If you have some other quotes which guide you, please feel free to send them so we can share them with the rest of our audience.

It is this belief in a power larger than myself and other than myself, which allows me to venture into the unknown and even the unknowable.
-Maya Angelou

Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow where they lead.
-Louisa May Alcott

With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts.
-Eleanor Roosevelt

If you feel incomplete, you alone must fill yourself with love in all your empty, shattered spaces.
-Oprah Winfrey

“Cautious, careful people always casting about to preserve their reputation or social standards never can bring about reform. Those who are really in earnest are willing to be anything or nothing in the world’s estimation, and publicly and privately, in season and out, avow their sympathies with despised ideas and their advocates, and bear the consequences.”
-Susan B. Anthony

If you have knowledge, let others light their candles in it.
-Margaret Fuller

My address is like my shoes. It travels with me. I abide where there is a fight against wrong.
-Mother Jones

Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.
-Harriet Beecher Stowe

When you find peace within yourself, you become the kind of person who can live at peace with others.
-Peace Pilgrim

My philosophy is that not only are you responsible for your life, but doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment.
-Oprah Winfrey

Don’t compromise yourself. You are all you’ve got.
-Janis Joplin

We must not, in trying to think about how we can make a big difference, ignore the small daily difference we can make which, over time, add up to big differences that we often cannot foresee.
-Marian Wright Edelman

I don’t want to get to the end of my life and find that I lived just the length of it. I want to have lived the width of it as well.
-Diane Ackerman

Many persons have a wrong idea of what constitutes true happiness. It is not attained through self-gratification but through fidelity to a worthy purpose.
-Helen Keller

In spite of everything I still believe that people are really good at heart. I simply can’t build up my hopes on a foundation consisting of confusion, misery and death.
-Anne Frank

As you become more clear about who you really are, you’ll be better able to decide what is best for you – the first time around.
-Oprah Winfrey

If we are to achieve a richer culture, rich in contrasting values, we must recognize the whole gamut of human potentialities, and so weave a less arbitrary social fabric, one in which each diverse gift will find a fitting place.
-Margaret Mead

I don’t think of myself as a poor deprived ghetto girl who made good. I think of myself as somebody who from an early age knew I was responsible for myself, and I had to make good.
-Oprah Winfrey

You must learn to be still in the midst of activity and to be vibrantly alive in repose.
-Indira Gandhi

The purpose of life, after all, is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experiences.
-Eleanor Roosevelt

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.
-Margaret Mead

I think the key is for women not to set any limits.
-Martina Navratilova

Some women choose to follow men, and some women choose to follow their dreams. If you’re wondering which way to go, remember that your career will never wake up and tell you that it doesn’t love you anymore.
-Lady Gaga

Parents can only give good advice or put them [children] on the right paths, but the final forming of a person’s character lies in their own hands.
-Anne Frank

You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face.
-Eleanor Roosevelt

On Tuesday August 9, 2011, at 8 PM Eastern time, Anne will be interviewing NABBW’s Entrepreneurial Authoring Expert, Ronda Del Boccio, author of several #1 Amazon bestsellers, on the topic “Free Online Tools for Authors.”

We will be discussing the Best Free Online Writers Resources.

This call is all about tapping into the best free resources for writers – from publishing to freelance jobs to book promotion and motivational tools – this call is a treasure trove.

Participants will also be encouraged to share your favorite resource websites – meaning those that offer writers access to tools, references and training such as:

• Free self-promotion
• Writing prompts
• Reference sources for writers
• Places to publish
• Freelance job boards
• Writers forums
• And more

Join us Tuesday, August 9 at 8 PM Eastern (7 PM Central, 6 PM Mountain and 5 PM Pacific) when NABBW’s Entrepreneurial Authoring Associate Ronda Del Boccio will reveal the sites that have brought her the most website traffic, prestige and connection with readers.

Be sure to mark your calendar now, as this will be a call you do not want to miss.

Here’s the link for all your call details!

Finally, watch your email for details on other August teleseminars still in the works!

Featured Member for July

Nancy Gotter Gates

Nancy’s taken the concept of a second career seriously. She retired early from her career as a public relations professional so that she could seriously pursue her hobby of writing, which she had enjoyed since childhood.

At first she concentrated on writing articles and poems. Next she moved on to mastering the short story genre. After publishing about 30 short stories Nancy turned to novel writing. She’s been writing novels for about fifteen years now, and has six to her credit.

The first four are mysteries featuring protagonists Tommi Poag & Emma Daniels, and the last two – Sand Castles and Life Studies – are women’s fiction. All of them, she says, have a common theme, which is that older women are clever, hard-working, intuitive, and caring.

To find out what motivates her, read more here.

 

Featured Member for August

Mara Purl

NABBW was honored to host “Day Two” of Mara’s virtual book tour promoting her first Milford-Haven novel, What The Heart Knows by actress turned author Mara Purl. As a part of the event, she offered all NABBW members a free, downloadable copy of her Milford-Haven short story, “When Hummers Dream,” a prequel to What the Heart Knows. Don’t miss the story before the story…the short story that happens right before Book One.

Learn how to receive the book, and learn more about Mara

 

Linda Ballou: Adventure Travel Purposeful Lollygagging

Dr. Janet Brill: Healthy Heart Lifestyle CHOLESTEROL DOWN: YOU CAN DO IT!

Lisa Byrne: Boomer Women’s Fitness Get Real and Get Moving… Now!

Natalie Caine: Empty Nest Summer of Changes

Deborah Clark: Gardening A Word on Weeding

Ronda Del Boccio: Entrepreneurial Authoring Writers Resources: AuthorsDen.com

Jed Diamond, PhD, LCSW: Male Menopause & Irritable Male Syndrome Jed’s Travels with the CIA (Crisis Induced Awakenings)

Dumont Gerken Owen, Ph. D.: Women & Work Women Boomers: Promote Your Unique Soft Skills & Ace the Interview — Part 1

Leigh Anne Jashaway-Bryant: Boomer Humor You Say Neanderthal Like It’s a Bad Thing!

Regina Leeds: Organizational Skills Summer Parties

Dr. Dorree Lynn: Boomer Women Sexuality Mirror Mirror, on the Wall, Can I Still Be Sexy at All?

Diane MacEachern: Going Green Fracking: A Clear and Present Danger

Sherrie Mathieson: Fashion & Beauty Summer bags can be stylish,inexpensive, and eco-friendly…

Sheri McConnell: Writing & Publishing 5 Tips for Living In the Space Between Dreams & Reality & Why You Should

Erica Miner: Journaling The Power of Journaling – Article 8 in a Series: Journaling Equipment (addenda), Creating a Ritual, Methods

Donna Shepherd: Spirituality Watch Your Mouth

Judith Sherven: Healthy Relationships Can You Be Loved for Being Different?

Pat Sinclair: Food, Drinks and Entertaining Meringues with Summer Fruit

Janice Taylor: Weight Loss & Diet Need a Kick in the Tush? 8 Tips for Living a Balanced Life

Barbara Tobias: Thrifting Come on … Celebrities Holding Garage Sales?

Mary J. Yerkes: Living with Chronic Illness Living Well with Chronic Illness: Small Choices Make a Big Difference

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Surviving By Lois Trader	This Business of Children By Chloe JonPaul

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfcKvevod3k

Carolyn Howard-Johnson
http://carolynhoward-johnson.com
Carolyn writes that her poem “Inevitably Walls,” inspired by her extensive travels has been published in the literary journal Solo Novo Wall Scrawls Vol. 1. You can learn more about Solo Novo and order a copy at: http://www.solopress.com. Here is a quote from the poem:

[This wall] like the one we found
years ago when we lost our way

in a dark forest somewhere
in Germany, cried when we
found it there-unexpected…

Rosemary Lichtman, Ph.D. & Phyllis Goldberg, Ph.D.
http://www.nourishingrelationships.blogspot.com/
Rosemary reports that she and Phyllis are hosting another Virtual Book Tour Wednesday June 29th, with guest author T.B. Fisher. His book, “Bought In: Reignite, Retool, Rebrand,” helps motivate readers to get out of a rut and move toward personal empowerment.

Linda Gravenson
www.lindagravenson.com/
Linda shares that the essay collection, “IN THE FULLNESS OF TIME: 32 Women on Life After 50“, which she co-edited with Emily W. Upham, is in its second printing! They recently held another capacity filled reading/panel at the 92nd St Y in New York. She credits ongoing interest in the book to its theme of loss and change, “which Boomers deal with every day.”

Sandra McLeod Humphrey
http://www.facebook.com/people/Sandra-McLeod-Humphrey/841357987
Sandy sends us a link to the trailer for her new book on bullying, “Hot Issues, Cool Choices: Facing Bullies, Peer Pressure, Popularity, and Put-downs.”

Dr. Dorree Lynn
www.drdorreelynn.com
NABBW’s Expert on Boomer Women Sexualityis as busy as ever. She was the featured guest recently on the BlogTalk Radio show, Magnificent Menopause… And Beyond, hosted by Gail Edgell, of www.360Menopause.com and Carrie Pierce, founder of www.Menopauserus.com. Her topic: “Healthy and Vital Sexuality- during and after Menopause.”

Diane Black
www.NewMexicoSoap.com
Diane continues to create innovative new products at New Mexico Soap. Her latest is Chile Button Bars. She also reports they have a Facebook page where you can “Like” them and post about your New Mexico Soap experiences, ask questions, and/or offer tips to other customers.

There are LOTS of reasons to give a gift of an NABBW membership. Perhaps you want to:

• Affirm a friendship
• Share the power of the new NABBW.com site with a colleague
• Honor a family member (your mother, your sister, your daughter, your grandmother…)
• Connect with a loved one
• Mark important events, like birthdays (Hey, the leading edge of Baby Boomer Women are starting to turn 65 in 2011…)
• Give a little encouragement to someone who could use some support and nurturing
• Celebrate a new beginning
• Or just share the many joys (and challenges) of being a Baby Boomer Woman today…

Now it’s easier than ever to give a membership in NABBW as a gift. In the past, we arranged gift memberships on a one by one basis. NOW we’re offering gift certificates., and they’re EASY to arrange. All you need to do is click on the link below. It takes you to a sign-up page, which you need to fill out. Here’s how:

• In the first set of boxes, you tell us about you. We’ll ask for your name, your email address (so we can contact you) and other simple contact information.
• In the middle box, where it says “Additional Information,” simply type in your intended NABBW giftee’s name, email address (so we can send her the newsletters) and, optionally, the type of occasion you are recognizing with your gift of a year of NABBW membership. Also tell us whether you want to announce the gift yourself, or have us send an e-card.
• Finally, in the third set of boxes, you provide us with information on how to charge your credit card, and click the box at the bottom that says “Complete Checkout.”

To Send an NABBW Gift Certificate, click here NOW.

Here Are Other Articles of Interest:

Meditation: Take In Healing Breath
By Rev. Laurie Sue Brockway and Rev. Vic Fuhrman in Beliefnet.com
A reflective exercise to help your breath be a source of healing, even if you suffer from allergies or asthma.

What ‘Angry Birds’ Can Teach You About Getting Hired
By Skip Freeman in 2ndHalfLounge.com
In addition to being the #1 paid app in the galaxy, the wildly popular game for smart phones, Ipads, PCs, Macs, etc., also contains nuggets of job hunting wisdom.

It’s Not Just Fat: Hip Bones Widen With Age, Too
By Mary Elizabeth Dallas in 2ndAct.com
Apparently we continue to grow well into our 70s. But these days we’re not growing taller, we’re growing wider. New research shows it’s NOT just what you eat that makes you ‘broader in the beam.’

Double Duty: Kitchen Staples That Make You Prettier And Healthier
By Barbara Hannah Grufferman in The Huffington Post
Got some plain yogurt that’s two weeks past its “sell date?” Don’t throw it out! It’s the perfect treatment for a common skin condition… And don’t toss that wilted parsley either….

Bourbon Peaches and Cream Popsicles
Posted by Sweet Fiend in EndlessSimmer.com
Popsicles aren’t just for kids anymore. These days popsicles have exotic flavors, and they’re all grown up…

Is Your Bedtime Making You Fat?
By Michael Breus, Ph.D. in TheInsomniaBlog.com
Your bedtime is one of the few things that you can control when it comes to your sleep. Here’s one more reason why you’re hurting yourself when you don’t get enough Z’s.

I continue to witness women encouraging others in our Virtual Village at Boomer Women Speak Forums.

Won’t you join us? Here’s a peek at some topics we’re chatting about:

• Death by Cucumber
• Dancing With the Stars
• Oprah’s Goodbye
• Tap Water

Listen, are you breathing just a little and calling it a life? ~~ Mary Oliver

I took a deep breath and listened to the old bray of my heart: I am, I am, I am. ~~ Sylvia Plath

Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away. ~~ Hillary Cooper

Learn how to exhale, the inhale will take care of itself. ~~ Carla Melucci Ardito

He lives most life whoever breathes most air. ~~ Elizabeth Barrett Browning

On Thursday June 23, 2011, at 8 PM Eastern time, Anne will be interviewing Ronda Del Boccio, author of several #1 Amazon Kindle bestsellers, on the topic “How to Successfully Publish a Book on Kindle.”

Some of the topics we will cover include:

• Why choose Kindle publishing?
• How do I publish my book on Kindle?
• How should I format my book for Kindle?
• How do I choose the best categories for my book?
• How can I kick-start my book’s success?
• How can my book drive traffic to my website?
• What kind of books do best in Kindle?
• How can I promote my Kindle book?
• Where are the Amazon bestseller lists found?
• How can I promote my Kindle book?
• Where are the Amazon bestseller lists found?
• What else can I do to earn money from my book?
• What can I do if I need help writing and publishing my book?

Be sure to mark your calendar now, as this will be a call you do not want to miss.

Ronda will have a Tip Sheet you’ll want to download before the call.

Register Here NOW!

WHAT’s NEXT

We’re working on details for two other events this month as well. Here’s what I can tell you now:

“Want to Relocate When You Retire? Here’s What You MUST Know and Do NOW” with Jan Cullinane, NABBW’s Expert on The New Retirement. SAVE the DATE: June 30, 2011 8 PM ET. Register Here NOW!

“Profit from Your Thoughts! How to Generate Income with Your Blog (The Art of Finding and Signing Advertisers and Sponsors)” with Marissa Sweazy of the Aigner Prensky Marketing Group. SAVE the DATE: June 28, 2011 1 PM ET. Register Here NOW!

Watch your email for more details as they emerge…

Lois Trader

Lois is a two-time survivor of life-threatening disease, and a woman who has lived through bankruptcy-not only financially but physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually.

As she puts it, “I know what it is to be bankrupt in every way. I have risen above these circumstances; my passion now is to give other women the courage to do the same.”

Lois knows so much about survival she has written a book on it, titled, appropriately, Surviving. As you read more of her story, you will begin to understand why Lois is on a mission to help other women thrive.

Linda Ballou: Adventure Travel Marty Mathis, of Grand Canyon Expeditions, Welcomes You to Where the Grand Canyon Lives And Explains Why It’s Best Seen by Water

Dr. Janet Brill: Healthy Heart Lifestyle Eat from the Fountain of Youth: 5 Food Groups that Keep You Young

Lisa Byrne: Boomer Women’s Fitness Hold On! Your Core is More Than You Think

Natalie Caine: Empty Nest How Do You Begin In A Transition?

Deborah Clark: Gardening Imagine Yourself Enjoying a Perennial Cutting Garden

Jan Cullinane: The New Retirement The Sweet Truth about Dark Chocolate

Ronda Del Boccio: Books & Authoring Author Success: How to Write a Book with Author Mentoring

Jed Diamond, PhD, LCSW: Male Menopause & Irritable Male Syndrome Energy Medicine for Men: What Every Boomer Woman Should Know About Helping Her Man Eliminate Stress from His Life

Dumont Gerken Owen, Ph. D.: Women & Work Even in the Worst of Times, Best Prepared Candidates Still Get Jobs

Leigh Anne Jashaway-Bryant: Arts & Entertainment I’ve Been Slimed

Regina Leeds: Organizational Skills Now That Tax Season Is Over… Time to Set Up A Better Filing System for NEXT Year

Dr. Dorree Lynn: Boomer Women Sexuality Can You Hear Me Now?

Erica Miner: Books & Authoring The Power of Journaling – Article 6 (Part 2) in a Series: Journaling Equipment

Judith Sherven: Healthy Relationships Conflicts Can Be… Romantic?

Pat Sinclair: Food, Drinks and Entertaining Chopped Cobb Salad with Crab or Chicken

Janice Taylor: Weight Loss & Diet Are You Suffering from Spiritual Inertia?

Barbara Tobias: Thrifting 77 Year Old Woman Makes a Difference by Holding Garage Sales

Mary J. Yerkes: Living with Chronic Illness Necessary Endings

Natalie Caine

Clients and reporters often ask Natalie Caine, “How do you get through the disappointments and exhaustion that seem to be a hallmark of empty nest syndrome?” Her reply, “My middle name is HOPE. I rely on it. My two best friends are Curiosity and Compassion.” Natalie learned to rely on this trio as a result of living a life of transitions that include:

• Five month sudden bed rest when pregnant
• Life threatening illness
• Divorce
• Re-locating
• Re-marriage
• Care-taking for my parents
• Empty nest
• Suicide of my best friend
• Re-inventing myself and my career
• Death of my parents

Natalie Caine says that her real turning point came when her daughter was a senior in high school. She realized that she was about to encounter a major life shift, becoming an “empty nester.”

Not wanting to confront another major life transition alone nor have her many friends face this abyss without strong support, she created a support services group, Empty Nest Support Services, which quickly grew into a new career and an exciting full-time business.

Her goal with Empty Nest Support Services: To assure that no one goes through this or any other major life transition without a hand to hold. As a result, singles, couples, and adult children across the country have a way to receive wisdom, tips and comfort as they deal with happy and challenging life transitions that include the major life change of empty nest. Natalie achieves her goal in a variety of ways:

• Her website presents visitors with a free community of support via blogs, stories of the month, articles, and tips.
• She will happily visit your community if you can put together a minimum of seven people for a support group.
• You’ll need a few more people if you want Natalie to present a workshop for your group. But she does offer her Life in Transition, What’s Next workshop regularly in communities and resorts across the country.
• She also offers private phone consultations.
• And as a special offer for Boomer Women’s World readers, Natalie is happy to gift a free ten minute phone consultation to the first five people who email her a question.

Perhaps because so many Boomers are going through life transitions these days, Natalie finds herself very busy helping others appreciate the joys and challenges of the empty nest. That’s why she regularly presents her workshop LIFE IN TRANSITION, WHAT NOW at resorts and spas, as well as in cities.

Wherever she speaks, her audience includes those seeking help with issues related to re-invention, divorce, blending families, retirement, grand parenting, re-marriage, illness, loss, longevity, care-taking, and mentoring.

Typical topics Natalie teaches about include:

• How to find a new career and transition from the oldHow to travel solo for work and have a great time
• How to make the time and find leads for marketing your new business
• How to shift your role with your adult children
• How to make new friends at this stage of life
• What are the common threads and successes of transition you teach about in your Life in Transition, What’s Next workshop?
• What is the challenge and joy of empty nest?
• How can I take care of myself when adult children move back home?
• How do I cope?
• Where do I begin?

Natalie’s style is humor combined with concrete practices and she is a captivating storyteller. As she tells us:

“Whether you are going through a happy or challenging transition, it helps to know WHO YOU ARE and WHO YOU ARE NOT. From that place, you begin to gather the inner resources you need to build your unique road map and make choices. You get to change your mind.

“Transitions include: those on the way to emptying their nest, empty nest, children returning home, retirement, re-locating, career change, school to first job, divorce, birth, grandparent, health, death, re-marriage, illness, financial shift, blending families, suicide, building new friendships and interests.

“My passion comes from my living so many transitions throughout my life, some by choice and some not, but all listed above. You forget that grieving is a life experience, not complete, not over. It has been eight years since I experienced the loss of my best friend, and yesterday, I sobbed. You forget to ask for help. I called a friend so I safely could talk about her and weep. You forget awkwardness is normal. I needed to be inside and not in the world, to nurture myself with the comfort of a white fluffy blanket in bed, sipping hot chocolate — the 25 calories, not the 150. After all, I still need some control over life.”

Natalie received a master’s degree and board of medical examiner’s license in speech and language therapy in 1972. After 15 years of offering therapy and workshops to the Los Angeles Unified School District, she opened a private practice to serve her community.

Since the early 80s, Natalie has created and facilitated women’s support groups dealing with marriage, divorce, parenting, dating, illness, loss, and helping people fulfill their dreams and goals.

Natalie is the Southern California Representative for The International Women’s Writing Guild, a volunteer at UCLA Law School Witness Protection Program, a volunteer for Women Making A Difference, a member of CSHA and mentors children and adults.

Additionally, she has been featured in top media including Time Magazine, USA Today, New York Times, LA Times, Washington Post, Better Homes and Gardens, Associated Press, Miami Herald and other publications. Always her goal with Empty Nest Support Services is to help anticipating empty nesters and current empty nest families through the joys and challenges of a new life chapter.

Natalie lives in Los Angeles with her husband, Ken and cat Sophie who both like to chat in the kitchen as she cooks from her organic vegetable garden. Her college graduate daughter, Rachael, lives in Northern California working at her dream job.

Writing, photography, travel, hiking, gardening, music, friends and a spark for the new are parts of her that get more attention now that she is an empty nester and loving it.

Finally, Natalie tells us, the art of being in her pajamas all day is a newfound luxury she allows herself to indulge in on rainy Sundays. Her book, LIFE IN TRANSITION, WHAT’S NEXT is being revised for publication in 2011.

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The One Command By Asara Lovejoy	Prevent a Second Heart Attack: 8 Foods, 8 Weeks to Reverse Heart Disease By Janet Bond Brill, Ph.D., R.D., LDN
Moving Can Be Murder By Susan Santangelo	A House Interrupted: A Wife’s Story of Recovering from Her Husband’s Sex Addiction By Maurita Corcoran

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Dr. Janet Brill
www.DrJanet.com
Janet is delighted to report that her new book, Prevent a Second Heart Attack: 8 Foods, 8 Weeks to Reverse Heart Disease (Crown/Three Rivers, Feb 2011), just won the gold medal award in the Nutrition category of the Living Now Book Awards! Additionally she signed on to the Executive Leadership Team of the American Heart Association Go Red for Women campaign. “I encourage all baby boomer women to get involved in the go red movement as heart disease is the number one cause of death in American women.” She appeared – and signed books — at the Philadelphia Go Red luncheon on May 20th.

Sandra McLeod Humphrey
http://www.facebook.com/people/Sandra-McLeod-Humphrey/841357987
Sandy writes that the trailer for her new bookon bullying,Hot Issues, Cool Choices: Facing Bullies, Peer Pressure, Popularity, and Put-downs, is now posted on You Tube.

Rosemary Lichtman, Ph.D. & Phyllis Goldberg, Ph.D.
www.NourishingRelationships.blogspot.com /events/
Rosemary notes that she and Phyllis recently hosted a Virtual Book Tour for Erica Goodstone, Ph.D. on their blog. According to Rosemary, “Her book, Love Me, Touch Me, Heal Me: The Path to Physical, Emotional, Sexual and Spiritual Reawakening, leads readers on a path toward loving… truly loving, from the center of their being.”

Chloe Jon Paul
www.enteringtheageofelegance.com
Chloe is thrilled that her newest book, a novel titled “This Business of Children,”is due to hit the press in a couple of days. She writes that she is presently going over the final proof copy.

Ronda Del Boccio
http://www.profitablestorytelling.com
Ronda dashed off a quick note just prior to heading off for the JV Alert Live conference in Washington, DC. With at least three books hitting Amazon’s #1 status in Kindle format, she is excited to be sharing her publishing success secrets in an upcoming NABBW teleseminar. The date is June 23rdat 8 PM Eastern time. Some of the topics she will discuss include: * Why choose Kindle publishing?* How do I format and publishmy book on Kindle? * How to choose the best categories?* How to kick-start your book’s success?

Dr. Dorree Lynn
www.drdorreelynn.com
NABBW’s Expert on Boomer Women Sexuality announces that you can now find her on YourTango, a website dedicated to love and relationships. Dr. Dorree says YourTango offers text and video content, along with an active, highly engaged community where users learn, affirm, share and connect on matters of the heart. Be sure to check out her new YourTango page.

Diane Black
www.NewMexicoSoap.com
Diane writes that there’s lots happening at New Mexico Soap. Including:

• Back by popular demand: Goat Milk Soap.
• Father’s Day gift ideas: Elegant Shave Kit…Hurry…only 6 left!
• Great gift with a bit of everything: Genuine Body Gear Kit
• Summer’s dry skin means don’t forget your Shea Butter
• Basic Bars …newest addition is Black Amber Musk. Already a hit!
• NEW!! Button Bars

There are LOTS of reasons to give a gift of an NABBW membership. Perhaps you want to:

• Affirm a friendship
• Share the power of the new NABBW.com site with a colleague
• Honor a family member (your mother, your sister, your daughter, your grandmother…)
• Connect with a loved one
• Mark important events, like birthdays (Hey, the leading edge of Baby Boomer Women are starting to turn 65 in 2011…)
• Give a little encouragement to someone who could use some support and nurturing
• Celebrate a new beginning
• Or just share the many joys (and challenges) of being a Baby Boomer Woman today…

Now it’s easier than ever to give a membership in NABBW as a gift. In the past, we arranged gift memberships on a one by one basis. NOW we’re offering gift certificates., and they’re EASY to arrange. All you need to do is click on the link below. It takes you to a sign-up page, which you need to fill out. Here’s how:

• In the first set of boxes, you tell us about you. We’ll ask for your name, your email address (so we can contact you) and other simple contact information.
• In the middle box, where it says “Additional Information,” simply type in your intended NABBW giftee’s name, email address (so we can send her the newsletters) and, optionally, the type of occasion you are recognizing with your gift of a year of NABBW membership. Also tell us whether you want to announce the gift yourself, or have us send an e-card.
• Finally, in the third set of boxes, you provide us with information on how to charge your credit card, and click the box at the bottom that says “Complete Checkout.”

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Welcome Back, Spring!

Warm weather has been a long time coming here in the Midwest, but I’ve recently seen the weeping willows starting to green (actually more of a yellow) up, and there are robins flitting around my yard, so I know that full-blown green will soon be upon us.

Plus, my son lives in Augusta, Georgia, where the Master’s Golf Tournament has just been played. Watching the final hours on TV, I was delighted to observe that Spring is in full bloom in Georgia!

That aforementioned son turns 30 this month. Wow! It’s hard to believe. I still vividly remember the April he was born. (Perhaps because the weather warmed in to the 80’s the last few weeks of my pregnancy – and I had only one maternity outfit that both fit and wasn’t too warm…)

I hope all of you are also enjoying beautiful Spring weather and planning for a wonderful Summer. If you’re not sure what you’ll do for fun this summer, perhaps we can help.

• Natalie Caine, our Empty Nest Expert is presenting her Life in Transition: Now What? Workshop several times over the Summer – always at a wonderful spa. Why not join her?
• Meanwhile, Linda Ballou, our Adventure Travel Expert has posted a fascinating article on adventure travel outfitters – how to vet them in advance of your trip, to make sure your experience is both wonderful and safe.
• Looking to spend some relaxing time in your garden or yard? Lisa Byrne, our NABBW Boomer Women’s Fitness Expert shares a video on a workout you can do now to prepare yourself for safely managing all the bending and stretching you’ll be doing as you go “Gangbusters in the Garden.”

There’s more here, of course. So fix yourself a cool beverage of your choice, find a place in the sun, and spend a little “me time” with us!

Other Issue Highlights:

• Meet our newest Associate, Dr. Janet Brill, who comes on board this month as our Healthy Heart Lifestyle Expert
• Check in with our NABBW Associates – 21 new articles on topics ranging from a Gender Gap in Employment to the Power of Journaling.
• Find out what this month’s hot topics are over at Boomer Women Speak…
• Check out our Member News. Loads of good info there.

And with that point made, I’ll sign off by reminding you that I’m listening, and I look forward to hearing from you!

Blessings!

Anne

PS Be sure to contact me if you have a topic for an NABBW teleseminar . We have some Spring dates available.

PPS Don’t forget to send us your news for our Member News section. (Keep in mind we only publish “news bytes” from our paid NABBW members. But you get a ton of publicity value from a tiny investment.  A real boon if you’re a business owner or want to become one… )

Anne L. Holmes, APR
“Boomer in Chief”

www.NABBW.com, www.BoomerWomenSpeak.com, www.BoomerWomensWorld.com
www.BoomerLifestyle.com, www.BoomerDomains.com, www.BoomerCo.com

Here Are Other Articles of Interest:

Dancing At the Movies – Recognize These Clips?
Before we had “Dancing with the Stars” on TV, there were Fred and Ginger, Michael Jackson, John Travolta, Jaime Lee Curtis and – well you just have to watch…

Create an Accountability Team to Help You Achieve Your Goals By Barbara Hannah Grufferman in The Huffington Post
Sometimes it takes a village to get where you want to go. Here’s a concept that will help.

A Frugal Twist on Travel: Try a House Swap By Nancy Mann Jackson in SecondAct.com
Staying in someone’s house, as opposed to a hotel, makes a big difference in savoring a destination. Here’s how you can arrange to do that every time you travel.

Seven Baby Boomer Financial Mistakes to Avoid By Mark Patterson in USNews.com
Many boomers have failed at retirement planning. Here’s how you can avoid their errors in making your own retirement preparations.

Deciding Where to Retire: He Says Maine. She Says Florida By Kathleen A. Hughes in the Wall Street Journal Online
Remember the show “Green Acres?” Here’s what happens when spouses don’t share the same retirement dream.

Cook Along Recipe for Blueberry Caramel Sauce By Anne Maxfield in Accidental-Locavore.com
A quick and easy recipe that works as well topping a fruit dessert as it does on pancakes.

How Much Money Will You Need for Retirement Health Costs? By Emily Brandon in USNews.com
Good news: The recent health reform bill MAY have reduced the amount you’ll need to be able to pay for your health costs at retirement.

I continue to witness women encouraging others in our Virtual Village at Boomer Women Speak Forums.
Won’t you join us?

Here’s a peek at some topics we’re chatting about:

• Food additives and autism?
• New season of Dancing With the Stars…
• Pets lost in Japan’s tsunami
• Remembering our high school days

I didn’t want to let women down. One of the stereotypes I see breaking is the idea of aging and older women not being beautiful. ~~ Annie Leibovitz

I think you have to relax about aging. What else can you do? ~~ Felicity Kendal

Aging is not lost youth but a new stage of opportunity and strength. ~~ Betty Friedan

Every industry is going to be affected (by the aging population). This creates tremendous opportunities and tremendous challenges. ~~ Pat Conroy

On Tuesday April 26, 2011, at 8 PM Eastern time, Anne will be interviewing Kathleen Vestal Logan and Betsy Smith, Ph.D., authors of the book, “Second Blooming for Women: Growing a Life That Matters After 50” on the topic of “Opportunities for Women to Bloom In the Second Half of Life.”

Some of the topics we will cover include:

• What does this term “second life” mean? To whom does it apply?
• Do you have to be in crisis to benefit from the book (e.g., widowed, divorced, laid off, retired, etc.)?
• Why do you sometimes refer to this stage of life as Women’s Lib Part II?
• Exactly what were the seeds of change for women? What happened to make us a transitional generation?
• Most women dread turning fifty. They don’t see that there’s anything to look forward to, yet you see it as a grand opportunity. Why should they be excited about life after fifty?
• Losses are usually considered bad, negative, yet you talk about the “good losses” women can experience after fifty. What are some examples of “good losses”?
• What is the “new reality” for women over fifty?
• Some women enter their second half of life with fear and trepidation. Do you have suggestions to help them overcome those fears?
• How can women who have given to others all their lives abruptly start focusing on themselves?
• What are strategies to enter life after fifty with enthusiasm?

Be sure to mark your calendar now, as this will be a call you do not want to miss.

Register Here NOW!

Kathleen & Betty have a Tip Sheet you’ll want to download before the call.

 

Maurita Corcoran

Welcome to NABBW member, wife and mother of four, accomplished abstract painter and soon-to-be published author, Maurita Corcoran, who lives with her husband of 26 years near Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

That Maurita and her husband have been married for 26 years is significant, considering that 14 years into it, Maurita discovered that her physician husband was a sex addict. To say she was shocked and her world turned upside down by his betrayal would be an understatement.  Thankfully, however, she has since spent more than 13 years learning to  recover her spirit and reclaim her voice. Thus what could have been a devastating story becomes one of hope and profound healing.

As a result of these life experiences, Maurita discovered a passion for encouraging other women to do the same. She has written a book about her experiences with sex addiction, “A House Interrupted: A Wife’s Story of Recovering From Her Husband’s Sex Addiction.” Reading it is a must for anyone affected by the devastating impact of sexual addiction.

As you read more of her story, you will learn that Maurita spends time painting, and also founded a group called the Women’s Life Recovery Network.

Linda Ballou: Adventure Travel Not All Outfitters are Created Equal

Lisa Byrne: Boomer Women’s Fitness Gangbusters in the Garden

Natalie Caine: Empty Nest Get-Aways for Learning and Relaxation, As Well As, New Friendships

Deborah Clark: Gardening Now’s the Time to Be Preparing Your Perennial Beds

Jan Cullinane: The New Retirement Batter Up and the Power of Facebook

Ronda Del Boccio: Entrepreneurial Authoring Key Journal Writing Prompts: Your Life Transformation Makeover (Step One)

Jed Diamond, PhD, LCSW: Male Menopause & Irritable Male Syndrome Male Depression Rising Due to Western Socioeconomic Changes

Dumont Gerken Owen, Ph. D.: Women & Work The Gender Gap in Employment: A New Twist?

Leigh Anne Jashaway-Bryant: Boomer Humor Unaccustomed to the Good Life

Regina Leeds: Organizational Skills Welcome Grandbaby!

Dr. Dorree Lynn: Boomer Women Sexuality Building Your Communication Toolbox

Diane MacEachern: Going Green Is Your Environmental “Glass” Half Empty, or Half Full?

Sherrie Mathieson: Fashion Going On Vacation and Want Stylish Comfort?

Sheri McConnell: Writing & Publishing First Quarter’s Over: 10 Simple Steps You Can Still Take to Make This Your Best Year Yet!

Erica Miner: Journaling The Power of Journaling — Article 6 (part 1) in a Series

Donna Shepherd: Inspiration Dancing With the Stars

Judith Sherven: Healthy Relationships A Simple Prayer

Pat Sinclair: Food, Drinks and Entertaining Serve Fish Twice a Week as Part of a Healthy Diet

Janice Taylor: Weight Loss & Diet The Value of Mistakes and Imperfections

Barbara Tobias: Thrifting Thrifting Habit Turns Her Into a Collector of “Orphans”

Mary J. Yerkes: Living with Chronic Illness 10 Tips for Building Resilience in the Face of Chronic Illness

Dr. Janet Brill, Ph.D., R.D., LDN, CSSD

A big NABBW welcome to our newest Associate, Dr. Janet Brill. Dr. Janet comes on board this month as our Healthy Heart Lifestyle Expert. Her columns will begin appearing in the next Boomer Women’s World Newsletter.

Dr. Janet is a nationally recognized expert in the field of health, wellness and cardiovascular disease prevention and is frequently sought after by the media as a trusted source of nutrition and fitness information.

She holds master’s degrees in both nutrition and exercise physiology and a doctorate in exercise physiology. She is a registered dietitian and certified by the American College of Sports Medicine, National Strength and Conditioning Association, and Wellcoaches, Inc. Dr. Janet is the author of two books, Cholesterol Down (2007) and Prevent a Second Heart Attack (Feb. 2011) as well as Nutrition Together (2010), a healthy eating and weight loss program available at all Fitness Together personal training studios, worldwide.

She has been published in noted scientific journals including the International Journal of Sport Nutrition, the International Journal of Obesity, the American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine and the ACSM Health & Fitness Journal and published/ quoted in leading lay publications including Shape, Prevention, Men’s Health, First for Women, Woman’s World, Today’s Diet and Nutrition, Health and many, many more.

Dr. Janet is the Director of Nutrition for Fitness Together, Inc., the world’s largest organization of personal trainers. In addition, Dr. Janet has served as a nutrition consultant for leading firms such as American Express and Proctor & Gamble, and has conducted health seminars for Fortune 500 companies such as Goldman Sachs, AMN AMRO, AON Insurance, and Deloitte and Touche.

She is the guest nutrition expert on the national television show The Balancing Act (Lifetime). She has been an adjunct college professor at the University of Miami and Florida International University where she taught graduate and undergraduate courses in nutrition, health and fitness for many years.

Dr. Janet “practices what she preaches,” having completed four marathons and countless 5K, 10K and half-marathon charity road races. She also enjoys swimming, winter sports and weight training. A “semi-vegetarian” for over fifteen years (she eats fish) Dr. Brill supports the notion of following mainly a plant-based Mediterranean-style diet for good health and longevity.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oHBG3ABUJU

Linda Ballou
www.LindaBallou.com
Linda, NABBW’s Adventure Travel Expert, is the first featured adventure-travel writer in the new Travel World International Magazine. The issue is dedicated to adventure travel from “Hiking on the Edge” in China’s Tiger Leaping Gorge to “Following the Herd” in Tanzania. Linda hopes you enjoy the article . Linda also shares her recent Blog Talk Radio conversation with Yolanda Renee on “ How to Make Travel Writing Work for You.”

Phyllis Goldberg, Ph.D. & Rosemary Lichtman, Ph.D
www.NourishingRelationships.blogspot.com
Phyllis and Rosemary recently featured Susan Swartz, author of “The Juicy Tomatoes Guide to Ripe Living After 50” and “Juicy Tomatoes: Plain Truths, Dumb Lies and Sisterly Advice About Life After 50” on their blog and invite you to their site to enjoy her honesty, wisdom and humor.

Natalie Caine
www.EmptyNestSupport.com/events/
Natalie reports that her own empty nest transition story was recently featured in Caroline Dowd-Higgins‘ blog, “ This is Not the Career I Ordered .” In addition, she will be presenting her “Life in Transition: What Now?” weekend workshop at Rancho La Puerta Spa and Resort in the San Diego Area on May 14 -21, 2011 and again on October 29 – November 5, 2011. Come join Natalie at this renowned location, which has been named the “Favorite Spa in America” by Conde Nast.

Lynn Goodwin
www.WriterAdvice.com/
WRITER ADVICE announces its Sixth Annual Flash Prose Contest. Mesmerize us with your best short fiction or memoir up to 750 words. Deadline: April 15. First prize: $150. Fee: $10 for processing only or $20 for detailed evaluation. US dollars please. Visit  http://www.WriterAdvice.com/ for complete guidelines. E-mail questions but not submissions to  Lgood67334@comcast.net.

Marilyn Nutter
www.MarilynNutter.com
Marilyn reports that her story, Mixed Feelings was published in the recently released “ Chicken Soup for the Soul: New Moms.”  It’s her reflection on her daughter’s journey of potty training her grandson as she posted comments on Facebook. Marilyn speaks to Mom’s groups and can be contacted via her website .

Susan Santangelo
www.BabyBoomerMysteries.com/
Susan is pleased to report that “Moving Can Be Murder,” her second book in the Carol and Jim Andrews Baby Boomer Mystery series, will be launched May 1, 2011 and available on Amazon.com, Kindle and Nook.

Barb Tobias
www.ThriftTalkDiva.com/
Barb has returned from Birmingham, AL and Atlanta, GA, where she toured the consignment shops as a part of her “Frugal is Chic” tour and confirms that the region’s famous and infectious southern charm is alive and well! While on tour, she promoted her new book, “ Tossed and Found: Where Frugal is Chic.” Fun tour details and pix are posted on her blog.

Judith Sherven Ph.D.
www.AgelessZoom.com
Judith and husband/partner Jim are in the beta test stage for new website, Ageless Zoom, which they are building with partners. No launch date set yet. Site is dedicated to making age and aging irrelevant. Curious? Visit, register for free report, “10 Dangerous Beliefs About Aging and How To Avoid Them.”

Carolyn Howard-Johnson
www.HowToDoItFrugally.com
Carolyn, an award-winning novelist and poet who is also is an instructor for UCLA Extension’s Writers’ Program, shares that her short story “Truth, Fiction, Denial: A Big Bass Story” is a finalist for the Eric Hoffer Prose Award where it will also be considered for inclusion in Best New Writing, edited by Christopher Klim. Winners are announced in early fall of 2011.

There are LOTS of reasons to give a gift of an NABBW membership. Perhaps you want to:

• Affirm a friendship
• Share the power of the new NABBW.com site with a colleague
• Honor a family member (your mother, your sister, your daughter, your grandmother…)
• Connect with a loved one
• Mark important events, like birthdays (Hey, the leading edge of Baby Boomer Women are starting to turn 65 in 2011…)
• Give a little encouragement to someone who could use some support and nurturing
• Celebrate a new beginning
• Or just share the many joys (and challenges) of being a Baby Boomer Woman today…

Now it’s easier than ever to give a membership in NABBW as a gift. In the past, we arranged gift memberships on a one by one basis. NOW we’re offering gift certificates., and they’re EASY to arrange. All you need to do is click on the link below. It takes you to a sign-up page, which you need to fill out. Here’s how:

• In the first set of boxes, you tell us about you. We’ll ask for your name, your email address (so we can contact you) and other simple contact information.
• In the middle box, where it says “Additional Information,” simply type in your intended NABBW giftee’s name, email address (so we can send her the newsletters) and, optionally, the type of occasion you are recognizing with your gift of a year of NABBW membership. Also tell us whether you want to announce the gift yourself, or have us send an e-card.
• Finally, in the third set of boxes, you provide us with information on how to charge your credit card, and click the box at the bottom that says “Complete Checkout.”

To Send an NABBW Gift Certificate, click here NOW.