We are women who don't believe age defines us. We are women who believe substance is the new sexy. We are women who are kicking ass, not sitting on it. We are women who love to have a good time as long as we we are home by 10. We are Girls Gone 50.
So You Want To Write A Children's Book
Interview with NY Times Best-Selling Picture Book Author & Illustrator, Antoinette Portis,
Fearlessly Floating
I wanted a less-than-conventional lifestyle. One that included community and creativity. So I channeled my inner-bohemian and got it in spades.
The Life-Giving Power of the 99¢ Store
So now as I watch my dad, at 95 years old, still gamely inching towards my car in his Costco sneakers and cane…
A Powerful Anti-Depressant: Gratitude
A study by the CDC found that women ages 40 to 59 have the highest rate of depression of any age or gender in the United States. Overall, the highest lifetime risk of depression was found among baby boomers aged 45 to 64.
#MomToo - A Frank Conversation with My Daughters
I asked my daughters who were 16 and 20, “Have you two heard of the #MeToo movement? Do you know what it is? Are your friends talking about it?” They said yes, but it wasn’t that big a deal in their circles. I couldn’t understand why they weren’t as fired up as I was. Then I remembered…
Is that a Millenial or is that My Mom?
It wasn’t until that afternoon that I realized my mother undoubtedly lives the oddest double life, and I was just learning about all of it. Then came an even more unimaginable thought: did my mom have a life before me? READ MORE…
A Mother's Day Confession
Forgive me, but I've had some bad thoughts. To begin with, I want to go on the record that I love my mom more than anything. But when it comes to celebrating Mother’s Day it’s all about my mother and my mother-in-law, and for some reason me being a mother to four wonderful children doesn’t seem to count…Read More.
A Womb of One's Own
Sometimes there is no place to go. The bathroom is usually occupied and, when not, requires cleaning. The kitchen must be avoided since, being there, means that you will end up cooking, eating, or both. This leaves the misnamed, master bedroom or the…Read More
Date with our Mate #2 - Topless Road Trip
One of our favorite day trips is to drive from Los Angeles to Santa Barbara without ever getting on a freeway. (Check the avoid highways box when you map it.) It takes almost twice as long, but the side roads are quiet, the scenery is picturesque and the time alone together in the car is better than therapy.And my husband's beloved 1970 VW Bug plays Cupid. First of all…
To Weep or Not to Weep
The sonnet is an ideal form for expressing change – like mood swings! And thermostat malfunctions! - Moira Egan
Two Days with Annie Leibovitz
We just had the opportunity to work with Annie Leibovitz, one of the most celebrated photographers of our times and a designated Living Legend by the Library of Congress. And we're happy to tell you that it did not come about in spite of our age but because of it.
Call Me by My Name
By a certain age, being called “Miss” seems like a punchline but I much prefer it to what happened to me the other day when I stepped up to the counter at a trendy, high-end fast food chain in LA.
The Cool Girls of Instagram
Ask any teenager and they’ll tell you Facebook is for old people (i.e. anyone over 35). But we’ve got news for you youngins. Surprise! The coolest women over 50 are some of the hottest influencers on Instagram.
Orchestrating a New Track
“Carrie Holzman-Little - you are an Ironman!” Those are the words every athlete wants to hear at the end of a 13-hour triathlon — after a 2.5-mile swim, 114-mile bike ride and a 26.2-mile marathon. I did my first race two weeks shy of my 50th birthday, and 11 years later at the age of 61, I am still racing and still smiling.