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Fiercely Confident!

“You is Kind. You is Smart. You is Important.” Who doesn’t remember that from the film, “The Help?” All of us need to be reminded of this at any age.   Oh boy, (why isn’t it oh girl)? Here I am schooling my Fiercely50ish peeps about confidence and my mind is racing with self-doubt and […] Read more…

Five Exercise Rules

Hello, Fiercely50ish peeps! Rule Followers Unite Are you a rule follower? Sometimes I am. It depends what it is.   I have learned that there are fitness rules that should really be followed. They will help you: Become and stay strong(er) Reduce pain and possibly injury Perfect your form. If you’re not a rule follower, […] Read more…

I No Longer Wear My Shoulders as Earrings

Hello, Fiercely50ish peeps! Sometimes it takes me awhile to grasp concepts. And in the process, I torture many with my incessant questions. Hey, as a writer I need to understand topics front to back, back to front, the short, middle and long version. And, how does one do that? Asking questions. Do you agree? See, […] Read more…

The Only Thing Coddled is an Egg In Our House

Are you married? I am.   Marital Bliss My husband and I went to high school together (although he’s a bit older) and connected many decades later. We could’ve been one of those couples that Oprah interviewed about unconventional ways to finding true love. I am his second wife. He is my first husband. When […] Read more…

Why Can’t I Stop Crying?

Damn you, menopause! I looked forward to you since I was 14, the age I began MEN-u-strating… Yes, I was a late bloomer. I was almost in high school before I got my period. Remember back then it was such a badge of honor…the whispering among the various groups in junior high (today’s translation-Middle School) […] Read more…