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March 30, 2006

Friday Fab Five: Five Things About Aging

Five Worst Things About Aging

1. My achy joints, blurred vision, and saggy--well, everything.
2. My kids are now bigger than I am, because while they are still growing, I think I'm shrinking.
3. Hearing my mother's voice and words come out of my mouth.
4. Being just a bit more pessimistic than I used to be.
5. Facing my own mortality.

Five Best Things About About Aging

1. Not caring what people think of the way I dress, act, or think.
2. Not having to "pay my dues" in my career anymore by working entry-level jobs.
3. Having wisdom that only comes from life experience.
4. Having more financial security than I did in my twenties and thirties.
5. Being able to go to bed early and not be considered a party-pooper.

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March 28, 2006

Driving Dangers--Haven't We Learned Anything?

styleAs my daughter nears the big 1-6, I worry more everyday. It's not really because she's a terrible driver, because she isn't. If anything, she goes a bit too slow sometimes, and while that can be a bad thing, at least she's still scared to drive too fast. But I tell her, as we moms are fond of saying, "I trust you, it's everyone else I don't trust."

She gets it now, I believe, largely because of something that happened to her last weekend. She and her boyfriend were on their way home from dinner, and were just a few miles from our home. It wasn't late but it was dark out already, and rather than sit dead stopped, bumper-to-bumper, on the busy main road home, they took one of the many low-traffic side roads. As they were coming up a hill, they spotted something in the road and stopped. It wasn't an animal or anything like they'd originally thought. It was another car, coming at them in their lane, with no lights on. Neither my daughter nor her boyfriend (a good driver, from what I've seen) knows whether it was a mistake by the other driver or a game of "chicken" they'd stumbled into. But they did say that they were able to stop, and the car coming at them swerved and passed them at a high rate of speed. Scary stuff.

This came just days after my own little incident on the road involving a car full of teenagers. I was sitting at a traffic light, and cars were stopped in front of me, to my left, and to my right. I heard an ear-piercing screeching sound and when I looked in the rear view mirror, I saw a car driven by a teenage girl coming up behind me. For some reason, she didn't seem to notice that ALL the traffic in front of her had stopped. She hit the brakes, and her car screeched and swerved to a frenzied stop, sending smoke and the smell of burning rubber all around. She managed to stop about a foot or two behind my car. When I saw her coming, I braced myself for impact--I had nowhere to go because cars were all around me. I understand everyone makes mistakes, but what I found really upsetting was that when the girl finally stopped, she and her car full of passengers (three other teens) erupted into hysterical laughter. The man in the car next to me started yelling at them, and they yelled and laughed back. It was all a game.

Directly to the left of where all this took place stood four wooden crosses, hammered into the ground, with flowers and teddy bears and notes surrounding them. This was the precise spot where four local teens were killed in a high-speed accident in January. I wondered if anyone, teens or adults, could learn from all the tragedy on the roads of my community. I'm still waiting, and I just don't know the answer.

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March 24, 2006

Friday Fab Five: News Stories

For this week's Friday Fab list, I'm featuring five news stories that caught my eye this week:

1. "Kinda weird, yet kinda cool" story of the week: Slow going! Tortoise dies after 250 years--What is believed to be the world's oldest living tortoise died in India this week.

2. "Happy ending" story of the week: Final hurricane-displaced child, family reunited--A four-year-old girl is finally reunited with her family, after being separated from them by Hurricane Katrina.

3. "Sometimes prayers are answered" story of the week: U.S., British troops rescue Iraq hostages--Three Christian peace activists are rescued by American and British troops in Iraq, after being held hostage for four months.

4. "Like teens don't have enough stress in their lives" story of the week--College Board Finds More SAT Score Errors--More errors on SAT scores are found, causing headaches and nightmares for college admissions reps, parents, and college-bound teens.

5. "But he was kinda cute" story of the week: Another 'Idol' Contestant Gets Booted--12-year-old girls and little old ladies everywhere may be weeping this week, as Chicken Little gets the boot from American Idol.

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March 22, 2006

Fifty Things

I just visited a friend's blog and she had a list of 50 things about herself. I see this sort of thing on lots of blogs, but I've never done it. So I decided today's the day! Here are 50 things about me--some interesting, some boring. You decide : )

1. I almost drowned when I was six. My brother (eight at the time) saved me. (It made up for all the times he tried to kill me when we were younger, like when he put me in the clothes dryer and almost turned it on.)
2. I am in my early forties.
3. I am a UF Gator.
4. My mother attended JFK's funeral when she was pregnant with me.
5. I am extremely claustrophobic.
6. I can wear a little girls' size 14 jeans.
7. Many people believe the house I live in is also inhabited by some friendly ghosts.
8. My childhood nickname was "Lulu".
9. I didn't like that name.
10. I got my daughter's name from a TV soap opera.
11. After someone I love died, I stopped believing in God for a while.
12. But now I'm a devout Episcopalian.
13. My father got me addicted to hunting for antiques at flea markets when I was a child.
14. My first car was rusted-out, Ford Mustang.
15. I once owed a car that had a roach-infestation problem. After countless bug bombs that didn't work, I sold it to my Dad's friend.
16. I went to Parochial school through 12th grade.
17. I am the baby of my family--I have an older brother and an older sister.
18. I was sick and vomited daily throughout my entire first pregnancy.
19. I was sick and vomited daily only for the first five months of my second pregnancy.
20. My 11-year-old son and I wear the same size shoe.
21. My mother is in the final stages of Alzheimer's Disease and most days, she doesn't know who I am.
22. In college, I fell down a flight of stairs and broke my right foot.
23. When my foot was almost completely healed, I fell off a top bunk and broke it again.
24. I was very active in theatre until I was 13.
25. I took piano lessons for five or six years.
26. I still can't play the piano.
27. My backyard is inhabited by deer, wild turkeys, rabbits, and other wildlife.
28. My house was featured in a 1980 Southern Living publication.
29. I have three dogs--Lucky, Yogi, and Dylan.
30. All three are rescue dogs.
31. Dylan used to be obese, but now he's just chubby. Lucky is the smart one. Yogi is neurotic and has short-term memory loss like Dory from Finding Nemo. She forgets who we are.
32. I speak Spanish fluently.
33. I have been to Mexico several times on vacation.
34. Cozumel is one of my favorite places in the world.
35. I worked a high-pressure corporate advertising job for two years.
36. I hated that job and could never quite get the hang of office politics.
37. My mother was a working mother/business owner in the 1950s and 1960s, which was pretty unusual at that time.
38. My family had a live-in nanny for 15 years.
39. People used to mistake my Dad for Desi Arnaz from time to time.
40. People used to tell my husband he looked like Michael J. Fox.
41. People used to tell me I looked like Linda Blair when I was a teenager.
42. I am the world's worst dancer.
43. I played varsity soccer in high school.
44. Without the guidance of a beloved college professor, my life might have turned out totally different.
45. I have very curly hair.
46. When I was pregnant with my first child, my hair was very straight.
47. When I was pregnant with my second child, my skin was so clear it looked like porcelain.
48. I love 80s New Wave music.
49. A psychic on the streets of New Orleans told me I have a spirit hovering over me, protecting me. Then she told me it was my friend, who died when he was 24.
50. I speak to my angels almost everyday.

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March 21, 2006

Adventures in People-Watching

I've been working at home as a freelancer for most of the past 15 years. (Except for two years, when I went to work for my biggest client. Big mistake.) So as much as I like my house, I spend so much time here that I get mighty sick of it now and then. That's when I grab my laptop, or even just a spiral notebook, and head out to a bagel place or coffee shop or restaurant to sit down and write, edit, or do whatever work can be accomplished there. On my many jaunts outside my home office, however, I haven't just gotten a change of scenery, some fresh air, and some good food. Often I go simply because I love to people-watch.

It's amazing what you'll hear and see if you just pay close enough attention to your surroundings, particularly when you're alone in a public place. Once about a year ago at a bagel shop downtown, I saw two young women deep in conversation. Although I couldn't hear much of what they were saying, I did hear one ask the other if she would pray with her. They joined hands, bowed their heads, and sat quietly praying together for what seemed like a long time--at least 20 minutes or more. It looked a little strange, I think, to the people who entered the shop and saw the girls huddled in a corner, deep in prayer. But I was quite impressed that they were secure enough to do as they pleased in public--praying, holding hands, or whatever.

I've seen teenage couples break up over a pizza, and I once saw a man propose marriage to his girlfriend, as he pulled a velvet ring box out of his pocket and popped it open for her to view a diamond ring. Last week, I saw and heard a woman at the next table berating her husband because he was going to be out of town on business the evening their daughter was going to attend her first prom. And yesterday, I saw a frazzled mother giving a good, hard pinch to her active toddler's leg under the table, because the toddler was repeatedly asking for another cookie. As the little girl screamed in the middle of the bakery and her mother dragged her out by the arms, I wanted to walk over and pinch the mom hard on the leg, to see how she liked it.

But of all the conversations I have covertly seen/accidentally overheard/intentionally eavesdropped into, there is one that I've never been able to forget. It was a few years ago, and I was working on an a very complicated article and needed to get away from my office for a while. I went to my favorite sandwich place down the street from my house, where the owner always greeted me by name and knew just how I liked my turkey and bacon club--light on the mayo, extra piece of swiss cheese, one piece of romaine lettuce, no tomato. At the next table, two women in the forties or so were speaking rather loudly, and I soon learned that one woman had a teenage daughter who was terminally ill and was not expected to live for more than a few months. The woman was explaining to her friend that her ill daughter wanted a puppy, but she wasn't really sure she wanted to get one for her. The woman told her friend: "What if we buy a puppy for her? Then when she dies we'll have to take care of it. I don't want to be stuck with a puppy then."

I wondered what it would be like to use phrases like "when she dies" about my own children, and what it would feel like. I thought about that woman for a long time, how she was able to speak of her daughter's impending death without crying or shaking that day in the sandwich shop. I thought she must be really strong, she must have accepted this horrible hand life has dealt her. Then I remembered the day, when I was 22 years old, when I learned that a close friend of mine was killed in an accident. I remember having good days and bad days after that. I remember crying and screaming and pounding my fists on the ground because I was angry and didn't know what else to do. I remember thinking of him and laughing and joking too, and sometimes the crying and the joking would all take place in the same afternoon. Then it occurred to me that this mother, about to lose her child, was just getting by, one day at a time, and that all I had was a glimpse into one moment of one day. The next day, even the next hour, might have been very different for her. So I try not to draw too many conclusions about what I see when I head out into the world for an afternoon of people-watching. Because you just never really know what someone's story might be.

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March 18, 2006

Spring Fever Fashion Update

styleFor about a week, Spring has been teasing us down here in the South. We reached 80 degrees one day, then two days later, it was in the 30s when I drove my kids to school. I'm pretty much used to it, since this is what March and April typically bring to my part of the country. But as I speak with friends about the unpredictable weather we face each morning, this weather talk always seems to lead to this statement: "What the heck am I supposed to wear now?"

For me, the problem is even larger than that. Although with a bit of planning (as in, checking Weather.com the night before and selecting clothes for the next day) I could be appropriately dressed each day, my dilemma lies in closet space. Two years ago, I purchased an older home because of character, property (almost four acres), and location. I definitely did not purchase this home for the closet space, because it has almost none. So at the end of each season, I fill a bunch of big, plastic tubs with clothing I won't need for a while, then I stack the tubs in my basement. Yet whenever I rotate my wardrobe, it's inevitable that the weather will completely change the next day, and I'm in the basement digging through the tubs for clothes.

Regardless of the weird weather over these next few weeks, though, spring is definitely coming, and I NEED NEW CLOTHES AND ACCESSORIES! I should blame this ivillage article for my sudden, desperate need for a new spring wardrobe. I have been thinking about the wedge sandals and handbag they feature in that article for a week. But as much as I want to shop for new stuff as spring arrives, I just can't bear the thought of doing it. Oh don't get me wrong, I love getting new stuff. It's the actual driving to the store, fighting for the parking space, eating gross food court lunches, digging for my size part that make me crazy. Luckily, I can do at least some of my shopping online.

Today I decided to go looking for some spring and summery stuff on Spiegel, and found this adorable mother-of-pearl handbag, this linen loafer, this linen blazer, and this buttoned tee.

I also stopped by Newport News, and by that time, I was bored with neutrals and wanted something a little different. These brocade pumps almost made me drool, and the $29 price tag and availability of size 5 1/2 mean mama's getting new shoes today! Also a great bargain for nights out on the town with dh or girlfriends: this beaded handbag with a chain strap. Someone also pointed me to the Scarlet Beautiful site and I don't think I can resist the adorable retro-style tees. They'll be perfect with capris and sandals this summer.

Finally, I had to stop by the Ann Taylor Loft site, since about half of my wardrobe comes from the store, thanks to their fabulous petite offerings. I've been dying for a pair of the longer-style walking shorts, and this entire outfit really caught my eye. I'm also attending a beach wedding in June, and this dress might just be perfect for that event.

If you know have any online spring fashion finds, share them in the comments area!

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March 17, 2006

Friday Fab Five: Movies I Could Watch Over and Over Again

Thinking of just five movies for the dubious honor of my Friday Fab Five--now that's tough. I can easily think of 10 off the top of my head. But I'll give it a try:

1. Ordinary People - (1980) I first saw it when I was 16, and I was enthralled. Timothy Hutton is a teenager who's family is falling apart after his brother's accidental death.

2. In the Name of the Father - (1993) The story of a man (Daniel Day-Lewis) falsely convicted and imprisoned for 15 years for a pub bombing. But the plot is far more complicated and, incredibly, it's a true story.

3. My Left Foot - (1989) The autobiographical tale of Christy Brown, an Irishman born with cerebral palsy, who only has use of his left foot.

4. The Year of Living Dangerously - (1982) A journalist (Mel Gibson) falls in love with a diplomat (Sigourney Weaver) in Indonesia during a political upheaval, set in the 1960s.

5. Raising Arizona - (1987) I laugh, on average, every 60 seconds when I'm watching this film. A cult film with a huge following by the brilliant Coen brothers, who gave us another fantastic work high up on my favorites list--Fargo (1996).

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March 16, 2006

What Women What

I was trying to think of something to write about today, but I was experiencing a bit of writer's block. Perhaps it's because I haven't felt well all day. So I decided to go to a search engine and plug in "women over 40". I thought it might give me some fresh ideas on what women over 40 are looking for, and talking about, on the Internet.

Well, surprise, surprise! Apparently, women my age mostly want information about online dating! Yes, single women over 40, take heart. If you're not married yet, all you need to do is go online and to find Mr. Right. Who knew? And apparently, there are some fellas out there searching the same topic, because for them, I found Beautiful Russian Women Seeking Marriage. Some sites skipped right over the dating pitch and are offering "sex for women over 40". Well who am I to judge? But since I am all grown up now, it occurs to me that there might be safer and smarter ways to find a partner (for whatever you want) than going to an unknown Web site. I know there are some reputable online dating sites out there, and I personally know of a few very happy couples who have met online in various ways, not just through dating sites. But please, be careful when you're lookin' for love, ladies.

I did find a few cool sites for women over 40 today in my search, including:


So what do women over 40 really want, think about, and search for on the Web? I guess it depends on the woman. But I can say personally, I've found work, knowledge, and lots of friends here. What more could I want?

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March 12, 2006

Feeling Stressed Out?

Want to check the stress level in your life? Check out this quiz at Ladies Home Journal--Assess Your Stress. You just answer 12 questions and it lets you know how stressed you currently seem to be. After your quiz, check out the Relaxation Zone or take a few more quizzes, like "Does Your Love Life Need Some Spice" or "How Organized Are You" on LHJ's Stress, Mind & Body Quiz Site.

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My Favorite Products

I was sitting in church this morning thinking about how I need to run to the drugstore. (Oops, I mean I was thinking about God and the sermon, of course. I thought about going to the drugstore after service. It was definitely after.) I don't just want to stop off at CVS on the way home, I must stop on the way home because I am completely out of my favorite moisturizer. Oh I have plenty of other moisturizers and they're okay, but I have to go get my Olay Regenerist because nothing else seems to work and I am, quite frankly, a bit brand loyal when it comes to certain things.

So I started thinking about all the things I buy, on sale or not, just because I couldn't imagine being without them. Besides my Olay, here are a few others on my list:

  • Clinique Foundation--I've been wearing it since I was 16. And whenever I try something else, I always end up running to the Clinique counter and begging for help.
  • Dentyne Gum--The new Vanilla Mint flavor is my latest addiction.
  • Secret Deodorant/Antiperspirant--Another product I've used since I was a teen. Nothing works better.
  • Nine West Shoes--I have some other brands, but when I mean business and I need a good, wear-everyday pair of shoes, they have to be Nine West. Great for my narrow little elf feet.
  • Coco Chanel Perfume--This is my winter fragrance, and Calvin Klein Escape is my warm-weather choice. Without one of these on, I am just not completely dressed and ready to face the world.
  • Swiffer--The dry cloths and the Wet Jet have basically changed my life. As far as getting up all the dog hair on my floors, that is.
  • Mrs. Meyer's Soap--I always keep Lavender or Lemon Verbena Liquid Soap in my guest bathroom.

So there you have it, my I-could-live-without-them-but-don't-wanna items.

P.S.--Please stop by my other blog, Thrifty Decorating. It was redesigned this week and I'm dying to show it off!

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March 11, 2006

Parents Get Info on Internet Dangers

Predators are still targeting children on the Internet. And many popular Web sites that allow kids and teens to make online diaries and even post pictures can give those predators easier access to kids than ever.

Check out this New York Time article--Don't Talk to Invisible Strangers --to see how some communities and schools are responding and taking steps to inform parents and protect kids.

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March 10, 2006

Friday Fab Five: Linkage

I added these five sites to my Blogexplosion Blogmark page this week:

1. Ficklechick--A straightforward, funny blog with a super-cute design.

2. Courting Destiny--If pink makes you happy (like it does me) this site will make you ecstatic. The author posts some really interesting stories.

3. We Three Bitches--Kind of like Dear Abby with an edge, and loads more fun. Visitors send in questions and the authors answer.

4. tsk Home and Garden Creations Blog--I wish I was as artistic as this guy. His work is beautiful.

5. Writing is Fun--I read lots of writing blogs. This one has a nice, clean style and interesting topics.


About Fab Five Fridays:

Each Friday (okay, most Fridays) I will post a list of five items for your viewing pleasure. Sometimes the list will feature five great Web sites I found that week. Sometimes the list might include five strange/funny/wonderful/awful things about me. Or perhaps I'll discuss five news stories that caught my eye during the week. Perhaps, if I'm feeling particularly lazy, I'll just list the first five songs on my iPod. I'm sure everyone would be just thrilled to know that ; )

If you have any ideas for other Fab Five Friday lists, leave me a comment and maybe I'll use them.

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March 08, 2006

Putting Her Celebrity to Good Use

Kudos to Desperate Housewives star Teri Hatcher, who reveals in an upcoming Vanity Fair article that she was molested by a relative as a child. As difficult as it must have been to share information about the horrendous crime committed against her, speaking up is one way celebrities can help shed light on the horrors and reality of child molestation.

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R.I.P Dana Reeves

Dana Reeve Dies of Lung Cancer at 44 - Yahoo! News

Rest in peace Dana Reeves--a tireless symbol of strength, beauty, determination, and compassion.

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March 07, 2006

My Life in Her Hands

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Sometimes I sit on my hands when I'm in the passenger seat of my car. Not all the time, though, and not as much lately as I did a few months ago. It may sound strange, unless you have a teenager who's learning to drive. Then you probably understand exactly what I'm talking about.

I sit on my hands because when your kid starts driving, you have to work really hard to stifle the Mommy Car Safety Instinct. You know, the one that makes you swing your arm out in front of your child when you are driving and you hit your brakes suddenly. I'm pretty sure it's the same instinct that makes you want to grab the steering wheel when your teen is about to make a big mistake when they’re learning to drive. If you're not quite tempted to snatch the wheel from them, you might just feel compelled to grip the door handle or anything you can find to stabilize yourself when you're sure they’re about to hit a curb or a mailbox or anything else.

I'm trying to be a patient mom, really, I am. But placing my first-born in control of a 5,000-pound vehicle, well, it isn't easy. But what can I do? I gave birth to her, raised her, watched her ride an emotional roller coaster through middle school, and now I'm letting her drive. As much as I'd like to keep her safe and in the nest as long as possible, I know that would be a mistake. She's growing up, and will be a woman soon. And I have to let her become one.

I'm just happy she doesn't hate me anymore. Around the time she turned 14, she said: "I know I was a pain in the butt to you and Dad when I was in 6th and 7th grade. I'm sorry, I just really hated you guys." So I asked her, "Do you hate us now?" She said "Nah. It was too exhausting to hate you guys all the time. I'm glad that's over.”

Yeah. I'm glad it's over too.

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March 05, 2006

20 Kids Suspended Over Web Site Post

Have you seen this article--20 Calif. Students Suspended Over Web Site?

A middle schooler allegedly posted threatening comments about another student on his MySpace site. He invited other students to view the site, and some of them did. When the school learned of the site, they contacted the police, and the boy who wrote the comments may be expelled. AND they suspended about 20 students who VIEWED the site.

I'm all for the boy who wrote the post being held accountable for his actions, no matter how old he is. It's important for the safety of the student who was threatened, and for the boy who is accused as well. But as the parent of a teen and a pre-teen, the idea that the students who viewed the site were suspended scares me. Both my kids have gone to Web sites that weren't quite what they expected. Will they be punished for their innocent mistakes one day, too?

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March 03, 2006

Happy Birthday Mom

Today is my mother's 78th birthday. But she doesn't know it. My mother is in the final stages of Alzheimer's Disease, and she doesn't know the year, my name, her name, or where she lives.

Her life is lived inside a very nice, sterile nursing home in Florida. She can't walk anymore, but still has pretty good use of her arms. She can't form sentences, but she can say a few words here and there, and they're sometimes even pertinent to whatever conversation is going on around her. But she can't eat on her own, bathe herself, or tell anyone if she's sleepy or hungry or missing someone or if something hurts.

A lot of people say she doesn't have much of a life right now. They say, in as kind a way as possible, that she'd be better off dead. They just see her pale, tiny body, the vacant look in her eyes, and her inability to function on her own, and think she has no reason to live anymore. But they haven't seen the look on her face when I visit her. Or the way she scrunches up her face in distaste, when I give her a sip of my Diet Coke. And they don't see her eyes fill up with tears when I tell her I have to leave.

I wish they could see all the things I can see. Then they might not say that anymore.

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March 01, 2006

Health Issues for Women Over 40

When you think about the health issues of women over forty, the first things that come to mind are menopause (peri-menopause, and pre-menopause) and breast cancer right? They're important health issues, and we should all be thinking about them. But it's also important to remember that women over forty have many health issues to consider. I learned that last week, after an irregular pap smear.

No need to worry about me--my irregular results turned out to be nothing. But the scare did inspire me to think about some other important health matters. For instance:

  • thyroid health
  • cholesterol
  • skin cancer
  • colon health
  • and several others.
I found this handy, comprehensive Health Checklist for Women Over 40 on WebMd. It includes information on testing in important areas, the age such tests should begin, and how often physicians recommend you test.

And don't forget that exercise is more important than ever once you've reached your forties. Check out this article about exercise and fitness for women over forty from wacotrib.com.

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