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I quit my job – 5 steps to finding my next opportunity

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...

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Working my way to gray

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...

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What makes a grandmother?

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...

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Welcome to Angela Smiles!

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...

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