have a heart, america!

Turning 50 opened up a world of new ideas and creative opportunities for me. My kids were getting older and I was growing more curious, eager to explore avenues I never had time for when I was younger, and life was more hectic. I learned how to speak Italian (well, kinda sorta), wrote my first … Continue Reading

turning 50 can save your life

Turning 50 threw me for a loop. It felt as though everything changed overnight. 
In my 20s, 30s and 40s, I charged ahead with life, first throwing myself into my career — I worked as a magazine publisher — and then, in my late 30s, meeting my husband, getting married and having children. 
Those busy … Continue Reading