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I quit my job – 5 steps to finding my next opportunity
Actually, I prefer resigned from my position – I never like to think I ‘quit’ anything. No matter how you phrase it, it is a scary thing to do at sixty. When family and friends of the same age or younger are retiring from the workforce it definitely makes you feel...
Working my way to gray
I have always considered myself a natural woman…or at least I wanted people to think I was. I wanted it to seem like I could just wash my face, toss my hair and rock the down to earth look. Reality? Mmm, let’s just say it took a lot more work and money to create the...
What makes a grandmother?
March 24, 2021; The journey to get there Today I became a grandmother for the first time. My daughter gave birth to a healthy baby girl at 9:02 a.m. Beautiful Emilia. I am overwhelmed with emotions. The sense of anxiety I felt throughout the night waiting for word...
Welcome to Angela Smiles!
I turned sixty in January. Yes, the big 6-0! Having lived through the turn of five other decades I knew this was a big deal, but somehow this one felt different. For the first time I felt it was totally about me and the opportunity to define my life the way I wanted...