Posts Tagged ‘aging’
Age is Just a Number Series – Julia Park Tracey talks turning 31
I love this post by Julia Park Tracey, author of the upcoming Veronika Layne Gets the Scoop, on how differently she felt turning 31 compared to turning 30. I especially love her thoughts at the end on getting older in general. Enjoy! When I’m 31 –…
Read MoreAge is Just a Number Series: Author Hilary Grossman talks turning 25
Welcome Hilary Grossman, author of Dangled Carat, and my friend and fellow Booktrope author to my blog. Hilary compares how she imagined she would feel turning twenty-five with the reality of her feelings on that day. (PS: Happy Birthday, Hilary!!) It all started in September. I wasn’t able to put my finger on what was…
Read MoreAuthor Mary Rowen talks turning 50 as the Age is Just a Number blog series continues
Thank you, Mary Rowen, for joining the Age is Just a Number blog series. Mary is the author of Living by Ear and today she shares her thoughts on turning 50. Her comments regarding the randomness of life really does drive home the point that age isn’t everything. On Turning Fifty When I think of…
Read MoreAge is Just a Number series – Laura Chapman talks turning 25-26
Welcome my friend and fellow author, Laura Chapman (Hard Hats & Doormats), to the Age is Just a Number blog series. In the humorous and heartfelt post below, Laura talks about all she hoped to accomplish before turning 25 and how she reconciled hitting the milestone birthday without achieving it all even a couple of years later.…
Read MoreAge is Just a Number Blog Series – Whitney Dineen talks turning 30 and then 40
I’m stoked to get the Age is Just a Number Blog series rolling. First up is Whitney Dineen. Whitney is the author of She Sins at Midnight. Her post shows that contrary to popular belief, sometimes life gets better as we get older. (Hooray!) The morning my mom turned thirty, she slammed back two martinis…
Read MoreKicking off the Age is Just a Number blog series
One thing all human beings have in common is the aging process, although some of us are more fortunate than others when it comes to how far the process takes us. As much as most of us hope to live a long, happy, healthy life, it is common to struggle with getting older and the…
Read MoreRedefining 40
A friend’s Facebook status recently complained about the unflattering lighting in a department store making the experience of bathing suit shopping even worse than normal. I agreed wholeheartedly with this status. However, the status also included the statement that “women over 40 have enough problems.” This touched a nerve for me as a woman over…
Read MoreI am my characters
People often comment on how “real” my characters are and they ask me how I create such believable heroines. I suppose it is because most of my work is grounded in reality. My characters are not me but some of their struggles, particularly with men, come from my own struggles—even if I don’t realize it…
Read Moreold enough to know better, young enough to do it anyway
I’ve been trying to save money lately. Between being in a long distance relationship, attending several weddings this year and the high cost of living and playing in New York City, I spend way too much. However, I am not going to stop going out to dinner because I love trying new restaurants and most…
Read MoreTime keeps flowing like a river
I’m getting older and there’s really nothing short of drastic and highly unappealing I can do to change that. I’ve been told I don’t look any older than I did ten years ago. Or maybe it’s that I can pass for ten years younger than I am. In any case, I do have good genes…
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