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When you’re older and fall—or slip on ice, dealing with the decisions of a doctor to tend to your two major breaks, the surgery and rehab can be overwhelming.  I first went to the ER in my small town where two Physician Assistants performed anatomical reduction—to move the bones back into place. The shot into my hand and bone burned like hot coals.  Next, it was on to a recommended orthopedist in a little bigger town near my home, even though that doctor is more a generalist than specialist.  He said I required more anatomical reduction, and with another horrific...

We talk to ourselves every day. “Don’t eat that cookie.” We eat it anyway. “I really need to make it to the gym after eating so much at the dinner buffet last night.” The gym is closed. “I am going to spend less money on clothing.” Well, we don’t have any money to spend on clothing as it is and heck we’re already up to our eyeballs in debt.  And then before we know it, it’s the new year. Time to make our obligatory resolutions in our quest to be a better person.    Our behaviors, good and bad, have...

Dealing with platters of holiday cookies and candies, an open bar, and dips galore with bowls of chips presents major trouble for my waistline each year. This is one reason I dread the month of December. I try to be good all year, but I find it's not getting any easier to control my weight as I age and my metabolism slows down.  I've tried all the diets that emerge--the Scarsdale Diet Plan, Cabbage Soup, and Atkins, along with my own creation, The Wedding Diet(TM). This worked well when my younger daughter married five years ago and I wanted to...

Get ready, ‘cause here they come—the holiday house guests, neighbors and friends. It can be hectic but it’s always made easier by preparing some of your old reliable recipes. In my home, the holidays call for a toast – my wine of choice is Prosecco for its low alcoholic content and affordable price.  Bubbles reflect the energy and joy of a special day. It’s celebratory. This is a tradition my late husband started years ago. Thankfully, some traditions that are part of my family, like several wonderful dishes my late mother- in-law prepared…her stuffing for example, rarely change. Literally every...

Bette Midler sang about it: "You got to have friends." They are our lifeline. They are our cheerleaders and our allies. They are the people who, along with family, form the core of our lives and keep us grounded.    We are nourished by them. We confide in them. We trust them. We turn to them for advice, and they, in turn, turn to us. And we listen rather than judge. We have fun, laugh and analyze with them while engaged in similar pursuits—movies, books, sports, politics, shopping, theater, music, book groups, even gossip. We nibble, schmooze and toast happy...