19th May, 2010 - Posted by admin - No Comments
May 17, 2010
It has been an absolutely fantastic week in San Diego. I always seem to jump start my creative juices here. I see friends and have experiences that make me think about things in a completely different way. I went to an art festival and the dogs were plentiful (but Abby stole the show) and I must confess, I did buy some fantastic jewelry. My weakness is real unusual pieces and I found a stone (part of the amethyst family), that came from Israel I hadn’t seen before.
I also went up to Temecula (wine country even though…
10th May, 2010 - Posted by admin - No Comments
May 10, 2010
Yesterday was Mother’s Day and 4 generations of us went out for dinner. It was very nice, very noisy and very hot, so we ate indoors. There were 4 mothers in the group as well, so it was appreciated by all.
I told you I was in Chicago for a board meeting of the Institute of Management Consultants and I took one afternoon to go on the Architectural Tour done by boat. It was fantastic and the docent narrating the trip was superb. The weather was chilly and it rained several times while I was there, but…
26th April, 2010 - Posted by admin - No Comments
I spent this last weekend at the Fitness Fusion Conference in Chicago. It was my first time at this smaller conference as I always go to the big World Conference in the summer. But my kids want to go to Michigan for the Coast Guard festinval in my husband’s home town, and it conflicts so I decided to go to this one.
I loved it! Smaller, less crowded, not as hectic and the classes were fantastic. Learned a lot of new technique, saw some new equipment and the instructors were all warm, friendly, humble and gracious.
We were all ages,…
19th April, 2010 - Posted by xmlrpc - No Comments
I must confess that I hate rap music, don’t know most of the lyrics in today’s music because I can’t understand what they’re saying, and most of it just sounds like noise.
Yet, I find myself singing songs all the time, and when I stop and think about it, they’re mostly show tunes or songs from the 50’s and 60’s. I even love the songs from the 40’s (think Andrew Sisters) even though it does sound a little tinny.
When I’m in my own car, I often listen to CD’s on marketing, business and the like, but when I…
12th April, 2010 - Posted by xmlrpc - No Comments
I’m spending the week in San Diego and Imust tell you it is delightful! So far, I have been out to dinner or lunch every day, seen Gilbert and Sullivan’s Pirates of Penzance which I found out has been conssecutively on stage every day since it was produced,
However, when I saw the play here, there were many "over 50"s" in the ctowd and they were laughing up a storm. One thing about SD, thete are tons of theatres here and always something good being produced.
when I went to LaJolla to sightsee, the seals were on the beach…
5th April, 2010 - Posted by gaylecarson - No Comments
It was spring break but being over 50 didn’t diminish my enjoyment. I spent the evening on Lincoln Rd having dinner and watching all the “sights” go by. You can find every size, shape, and type of dress here and everyone enjoys themselves with great abandon.
My favorite thing are the dogs however. Lincoln Rd. is the friendliest street I know when it comes to dogs and they also come in a variety of sizes, shapes and breeds. I counted over 75 dogs going by as I ate dinner.
Now for you faint of heart who aren’t pet…
29th March, 2010 - Posted by xmlrpc - No Comments
The one thing I love about being over 50 is that I know a lot of people. While I was cleaning my office (an ongoing event), I came across names of people in my past and I started calling them. What a treat!
I found a young man who I knew when he was in college and now he’s married with a daughter and a great job. We had lunch!
I found a woman who I hadn’t seen in 10 years, called her and she is doing some fascinating new things including having written a new book. We had…
15th March, 2010 - Posted by xmlrpc - No Comments
If you have hit 50 and have no energy, then you’ll be interested in the story of "Granny Haddock." I became interested in Granny because she attended my Alma Mater, Emerson College.
Her story is legendary in the Northeast, because at the age of 90, she walked across the U.S. (3200 miles), to call attention to the issue of campaign finance reform.
She was a former Senate candidate and a political activist. But she was also a wife, mother, actress and a general Spunky Old Broad. She just passed away at the age of 100 and I for…
8th March, 2010 - Posted by gaylecarson - No Comments
According to American Express OPEN Economic Pulse, the baby boomer generation is not overly optimistic as to where the economy is going. Men are more postive than women however, and think the next 12 to 18 months will see some improvement.
Women are also more stressed out by the state of the economy than men. So how are they dealing with it? They are networking more and looking for referrals, joint ventures, new revenue streams and are using their personalities, contacts and ingenuity to keep their businesses running.
Since women have always been able to juggle many hats, this is…
22nd February, 2010 - Posted by gaylecarson - No Comments
Another grey day in Miami Beach, but at least the temperature
is 70. I left the North over 50 years ago, to escape the snow
and cold. I’ve never missed it–not the seasons, nor the
weather. Although my personal temperature changed after all
my chemo treatments, and my favorite temp is 65 to 75, I just
hate the cold.
This was a very busy birthday weekend. My kids took me out to
a wonderful Cuban restaurant on Friday evening, then came over
with my ex-son-in-law and his wife on Saturday for brunch,…
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