Boomer Woman Kris Jenner Tackles End of Life Planning on Keeping Up with the Kardashians

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Kris Jenner, EverydayHealth.com Kris Jenner is keeping it as real as it gets on reality TV. The 57 year old mom of the often raucous Kardashian clan has come out of the closet with many concerns women can be embarrassed to admit as we age; weight management, physical appearance, and yes, even urinary incontinence – Kris… >> Continue Reading

Marketing to Boomer Women? Ladies Understand Your Value Before Opening Your Purse

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It seems these days wherever I turn someone is offering advice on strategic marketing and advertising to baby boomer women. But my BS detector is going “ding”, “ding,” “ding” and the hairs on the back of my neck are standing at full attention. Why? Well it’s the same question ladies of, “Is he marrying me… >> Continue Reading

13 Past Seasons of Dancing With the Stars and Only 2 Boomers Have Claimed the Mirror Ball Trophy!

Jennifer Grey and Derek Hough

Jennifer Grey and Derek Hough, DWTS Calling all boomer women and women over 40! Whether it’s the Bop, the Twist, the Hustle or Break Dancing, we invented dance and, make no mistake about it, can still shake a tail feather with the absolute best of them! In 13 past seasons of Dancing With the Stars, only… >> Continue Reading

OC Housewife Slade Smiley Reveals Unflattering Opinions About Women Over 40

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Okay, recapping reality TV shows is not my thing but every now and then something happens that presses my buttons. And so it was with this week’s episode of Housewives of Orange County. The players in my story: Gretchen Rossi, Slade Smiley and Housewife newcomer Heather Dubrow. The perceived drama started at Vicky’s dinner party,… >> Continue Reading

Boomer-stalgia: No Need for the “Green Thing” Back in Our Day

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We live in a society that absolutely must have someone to blame and these days much of the finger pointing is in the direction of baby boomers. Everything from the debt crisis to broken government to the rising cost of healthcare – blame the boomers. They even say boomers have the highest carbon footprint of… >> Continue Reading

Media Targets Boomer Women With Anxiety Induced Articles

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A very exciting study came out last October. It explored significant trends that will impact both consumers and small businesses over the next 10 years and among its most significant findings is that baby boomer women will emerge as economic powerhouses. What? You mean you don’t remember seeing financial gurus making early morning talk show… >> Continue Reading

Grab Some Girlfriends and Go See “The Help”

From laugh out loud funny, to heart wrenching tears, to every emotion in between, The Help was a movie I enjoyed watching from beginning to end; and wow, what a great way to share an afternoon with my mother and my niece. The fashion, the hairstyles and the attitudes of the times were all wonderfully… >> Continue Reading

A Breastfeeding Baby Doll or a Mother-Daughter Fallout?

What’s happening to our youth? Kids today are different. Children act too grown. There are rants commonly heard from adults as it relates to our youth of today. Yet we live in a society that insists upon manufacturing children’s gadgets and toys that simulate adult activities. Even children’s programming is laced with suggestive language and… >> Continue Reading

Younger Bosses, Older Workers: A Match Made In…

Ahhhh the 4th of July weekend; bar-be-cues, fireworks and much ado about the woes of corporate america.  The subject – my 50-something girlfriend who works for a large medical services provider and boy was she hotter than a firecracker on the 4th of July.  Her boss is male and much younger – almost half her… >> Continue Reading

Could Baby Boomers Pass the Written Driving Test?

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I recently received a traffic violation and at the advice of my attorney, took a defensive driving class so the courts would dismiss my ticket. In my county, we have the option of taking the class either on line or in person. Being the lover of human interaction that I am, I chose the in… >> Continue Reading