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I'm a late blooming mom of three. I didn't marry or have my children until I was in my mid-thirties. I had my last child at 43 and I am now in my early fifties.

The is the best time of life for me. I had always heard that the fifties were the golden years.

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Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections on real life heroes: 5 of 169
Young or old, middle-aged or no, we all have had people in our lives who have influenced us, shaped us, directed us and helped define who we are. There have been those who have lifted us up. There have been those who have held us down. There have been those who have guided us and there have been those who have pushed us. And ... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Social Values & Norms Lessons in life: 8 of 220
If you live long enough, you discover that life has a way of teaching you its lessons, whether you want to learn them or not; and never is this more apparent than when one reaches middle-age.Call it maturity, call it wisdom or just call it plain paranoia that your life has flown by faster than you can keep up with. But the fa... More..
Entertainment > Celebrities (Other) Lindsay Lohan's self-destructive ways: 1 of 22
I'm a self professed trash TV and online gossip site junky. I read a lot about those crazy celebrities and their wacky lives. I've also been known to watch the occasional E! True Hollywood Story. It's a nasty and unseemly habit, all of this celebrity ogling, I'll confess, and I probably shouldn't spend so much of my time... More..
Relationships & Family > Relationships & Family (Other) Are we destined to repeat the same mistakes over and over?: 1 of 19
Though we would all like to believe that we are not destined to repeat mistakes over and over again, chances are, without a knowledge of what it is that compels us to behave in certain ways in the first place, we will likely repeat patterns of behavior that bring about negative or undesirable consequences, despite the fact th... More..
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Friendship: 1 of 17
I'm not sure exactly when it happened. When elastic and I became friends that is. But, I think it was some time in my 40's.Or maybe it was somewhere between a size 12 and 14.I had always heard about elastic. In fact, we even had mutual friends. They always said how much they loved elastic. How comfortable the friendship was -... More..
Entertainment > Celebrity Lifestyles & Trends Strange names for babies with celebrity parents: 2 of 22
Well, it's true. Good things really do come to those who wait. It has just been too quiet lately. Hollywood has been chugging along all "normal" and everything and it has been tough finding something to say about those whacky celebrities.But, just when I was beginning to think I was going to have to make something up - BAM! I... More..
Creative Writing > Essays Essays: Beauty: 3 of 24
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Yes, it has become a trite clich, but as with most stereotypes and clich's there is some measure of truth in it.There are many things that we could call beautiful, a sunset, a flower, a green pasture and even a cascade of mountains. But I suppose when most people talk about the subject of... More..
Personal Finance > Smart Spending How to save money while visiting Rome: 1 of 7
Ah, Rome, home of the gladiators, the Forum, the Pantheon, thousands of years of rich, ancient history and some of the greatest food in the world. Many a soul with wander lust dreams of travel to the "City of Love and Romance". But, for those of us with budgets wilting under the strain of a sagging economy and inflation, Euro... More..
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: People we miss: 14 of 74
She was seventy-five. I was thirty. Though she was not my grandmother or my mother, she was indeed a grandmother and a mother. She was elderly, but she certainly was not old.In fact, for a woman of seventy-five, I often marveled at the vim and vigor she displayed in living her life, even exuding a lusty sensuality that I, a y... More..
Style & Beauty > Style & Beauty (Other) How to stay gorgeous at the age of fifty: 1 of 5
She did it again! She stepped right up there in front of God and everybody and said, "here I am, this is what I look like and it's ok" Jamie Lee Curtis that is. In case you haven't heard, she posed for the cover of AARP's May/June 08 issue...........topless. Yes, you heard me. She's fifty and she's topless on the cover of a m... More..