This is a Shout-Out to our beautiful women over 50 who’ve been asking about writing a post on the Oops50.com blog.
We invite you (all women over 50) to share your stories and experiences with our readers. We know there are tons of subjects you care about because we know, like us, you never tire of speaking your mind!
And, don’t forget to ask your mothers, sisters, cousins, friends, colleagues, etc. We all have intriguing and important stories to tell. We’ll take your article (not more than 250 words) and we’ll edit it, post it, and promote it.
Some of favorite categories are:
The friendships that sustain us, aging parents, our children/grandchildren, cooking, gardening, our pets, relationships, health and wellness, spirituality, menopause, sleep (or the lack of), work, retirement (I wish), starting over, books, films, and of course, if you are inspired, you can always write about death and taxes.
If you’re interested, please email: Annice@oops50.com and she’ll send you the guidelines.
We write this blog to share our stories, humor, and inspiration with women over 50. In return, we welcome you to share what you are experiencing. We hope you’ll take the time to get to know each of us and tell us what you think, feel, and believe. We are not celebrities or the world’s leading thinkers, but we sure think about the world and have an opinion, just like you, about everything!
Annice, Jane, Sadhvi and Sydney
Annice
In 1996, at the age of 42, I got married – for the first time. That means, I was single most of my life, despite both significant and insignificant relationships. I was living in Washington, DC, working at the World Bank and traveling to Asia, Africa, and Europe. In 2000, my husband and I decided to leave our hectic urban life full of friends, unforgettable dinner parties, and politics galore, in search of a simpler life. We headed for the mountains of Asheville, NC and I guess that makes me a Southerner by choice. I’m happy to say that, tough as it was at first, I’ve found work and friends, some of whom are part of this new blog we’ve created.
Sadhvi
Sadhvi is trying to find the balance with life over 50. She doesn’t want to look or feel anything other than NOW.
Knowing that everything is OK unless you think about it helps her make it through each day, along with gardening, the surprise of flowers and poppies opening, cooking, and painting on all things with colors.
She likes to share the things that make her laugh or feel good.
Jane
I am, first of all, a writer and mother of four nearly-grown children with their own unique personalities. My husband, Tom, is an environmentalist and historian, and more importantly, a good and funny man. I have three sisters, and I had two great parents: a 94 year old father who just died, who loved life and a good game of Canasta, and a strong, loving, opinionated mother who was a dyed-in-the-wool Democrat–I wish she could be here to see Obama in office!
Sydney
Sydney was born of the need to communicate—a need that, at an early age, made her want to pursue an acting career, but life got in the way for a while. Born in Brooklyn, she attended Wesleyan University in CT as an African Studies / Theater dual major, spending her junior year at The University of Ghana, where she performed with a Ghanaian folkloric dance troupe.
She recently had to make a choice: to become a fretful and scared 50-something – or to claim her Goddess.
She’s decided to go for her gusto and got professional headshots, enrolled in acting classes, and joined a professional actors’ union.
It ain’t over yet!
