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The Year of the Boomer! Click Here for Reduced Rate It's "our" year. Newspapers, magazines, local and national news, Web pages, E-zines . . . every where you turn someone is announcing, declaring, or celebrating The Year of the Boomer. We've decided to celebrate as well by offering a reduced membership fee for anyone joining the NABBW by the end of February! Instead of $75.00 to join, new members will only pay $60.00! It's our way of commemorating The Year of the Boomer! Testimonial! Dotsie Bregel is unstinting in her generosity and professional commitment to providing wisdom, knowledge and support for Boomer women. And, over the two years I've known her, I've also delighted in her humor, optimism, and intelligence. She's a nugget! Judith Sherven, PhD www.makingtheordinaryextraordinary. com/ MORE/Wilhelmina 40+ Model Search Finals Event Celebrating Women Over 40 
www.more.com Dostie Bregel will be celebrating, along with many other baby boomers, with hors d'oeuvres and cocktails at the landmark Cipriani 42nd Street, mixing and mingling with VIPs, MORE editors, former Model Search winners, and the press. There will be a runway show hosted by Angela Bassett and featuring the 10 Model Search finalists wearing fashions by designer Carmen Marc Valvo. Then the big finish: the announcement of the three Wilhelmina modeling contract winners. An exciting event!
The National Association of Baby Boomer Women is
the only association devoted to addressing issues
concerning 38 million of the healthiest, wealthiest,
and best educated generation of women to ever hit
midlife, baby boomer women.
  Boomer Babe Blog Team Fellow author and friend Allison Bottke has invited Dotsie Bregel to be part of an exciting new blog she started, www.BoomerBabesRock.com . Six other women have been invited by Allison to co- author her blog which she describes as a lace “where fun, fashion, food, family, facts, and faith merge to empower and inspire boomer women all around the world to pursue their dreams!” Along with Allison and Dotsie, fellow co-authors are T. Suzie Eller, Eva Marie Everson, Keri Wyatt Kent, and Connie Pombo. The co-editor of the God Allows U- Turns series, Cheryll Hutchings, will act as a "Substitute Blogger." Dotsie will post each Monday and says "I must say it encourages me to walk through life wearing 'God's eyes' so I can stumble on an inspirational topic to blog about. I hope you'll visit us as often as possible. To find out more about the boomer blog visit www.BoomerBabesRock.com and you'll see the link on the top, right side of the page. The NABBW WRITING CONTEST 
The National Association of Baby Boomer Women, www.nabbw.com contest, "What Boomer Women Want in 2007," is officially over. YOU HAVE SPOKEN . . . and we have the results! Now we want to share with the rest of the world, The Top Ten Things Boomer Women Want in 2007! To find out, please follow this link WHAT WOMEN WANT and see what women everywhere have shared.
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Want to send flowers to a friend, or popcorn to a family or business? NABBW is now offering member discounts at www.1800flowers.com and www.thepopcornfactory.com   The Women’s Congress, Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, March 29-30, 2007 More than 8,000 women from throughout the Northeast will gather at a unique two-day conference featuring more than 90 distinguished speakers with plentiful networking opportunities and the largest b2b marketplace for women in the country. Speakers include Sharon Allen, Chairman of the Board of Deloitte & Touche LLC; Sheila C. Johnson, CEO of Salamander Hospitality, co-owner of three sports franchises, and co-founder of BET (Black Entertainment Television); Mary Wilson, singing legend, best-selling author, and one of the original Supremes; Maria Otero, CEO of Accion International and a leading voice on sustainable microfinance; and Jean Chatzky, award-winning journalist, bestselling author and financial expert; plus dozens more. A highlight of the two-day event will be the presentation of Make Mine a $Million Business awards to innovative entrepreneurs – selected by you, the audience. For more infor and to register online visit www.thewomenscongress.com and enter the promotion code 104BB to receive $50 off of any conference package, or free admission to the marketplace only.
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SPEAK FEATURED NABBW ASSOCIATE Sheri McConnell  www.sherimcconnell.net is the President and Founder of the National Association of Women Writers www.naww.org and the Association of Web Entrepreneurs www.aweconnect.com. Sheri helps women writers and entrepreneurs discover, create, and profit from their intellectual knowledge. And recently she launched her brand new blogsite and product for anyone wanting to create, run and profit from their own association www.createyourassn.com. She started her first organization (the NAWW) back in 2001 and used the power of Internet to quickly grow the membership to over 3000 members. Sheri has a BA in Social Work and a MA in Organization Management. Sheri lives in San Antonio, Texas with her husband Seth and their four children-ages 12, 11, 7, and 11 months. With four children, she has become a pro at time management and “stealing” downtime to refuel. Her true passion is “helping other women become financially independent by leveraging their own knowledge--because when women are financially independent, they can make choices for their children and themselves from a healthy place—benefiting future generations and society in general.” If you want to find out more about one of Sheri’s associations or coaching/training programs click on the links above or contact her at naww@onebox.com or her toll free number at 866-821-5829. SPECIAL OFFER: If you join AWE using this link, CLICK HERE, NABBW will send you a free copy of the book, Baby Boomer's Almanac, by Tim Brolus . Just email me at dots@boomerwomenspeak.com once you've joined and I'll drop your book in the mail. FEATURED MEMBER Margaret May Damen, CFP, CLU, ChFC, CDFA President and Founder The Institute For Women and Wealth, Inc. www.instituteforwomenandwealth.org  I was blessed to grow up in a household with two strong, determined and loving women, my mother Lillian and my grandmother, Mary. Both lived healthy lives to age 94 and both were astute business owners and devoted community leaders. Their constant answer to my never-ending question of how did they do it all was a W. Clement Stone quote, “It’s not your aptitude but your attitude that gets you to your altitude.” Lillian and Mary’s mantra served me well through the perils of my 40-year career as an educator, financial planner, fundraiser and philanthropic consultant/coach that began at Boston University and included 18-years as a Senior Financial Advisor with American Express Financial Advisors. This third generation mantra sustained me and my entrepreneurial spirit in 2000 when I established my Institute For Women and Wealth in Palm City, Florida. I had searched the country and the internet to find a forum where economically secure women could find the holistic advice, workshops and services to express their “attitude of gratitude” for the blessings of the time, talent and treasures in their life. A place where women could become confident to “unlock the wealth within” that would reconnect their values and virtues, live a purposeful life and leave a meaningful legacy. The fabulous and rewarding feedback from the women who were empowered to fulfill their abundant wealth legacy after attending my lectures, workshops, seminars and retreats in the past six years throughout the country has inspired me to write my current book, “Torchbearers For Virtuous Philanthropy: Boom-Generation Women’s Destiny.” The book in part describes how our current philanthropic “attitude of gratitude” has evolved by the distillation of our values through the forty year journey from the “consciousness revolution” to what I now call the current “compassionate resolution” as we act out the essence of our values in philanthropic leadership roles to make the world a better place for the greater good of society. The book will be published this summer. Meanwhile I will be speaking in Dallas in March, Houston in May and Atlanta in June. Would love to meet you and share your “attitude of gratitude” stories. My email is mmdamen@earthlink.net or contact me at my web site, www.instituteforwomenandwealth.org BOOMER WOMEN SPEAK FEBRUARY-MARCH WRITING CONTEST 
TO DREAM . . . The Impossible Dream! Deadline: March 31, 2007 Entry Fee: none Prizes include: We all have them. DREAMS! Dreams about our lives and how we want to shape them. Dreams we hope will someday come true. Some of us have carried those dreams since childhood. Tell us about yours. Are you living your dream? Working toward it? Traded it in for a new dream along the way? What's your story? For guidelines visit us at BOOMER WOMEN SPEAK Congratulations goes out to Vicki Nelson with her essay, Words that Last a Lifetime, the winner of the Boomer Women Speak January Writing Contest. Her story is now published in the OUR VOICES section at Boomer Women Speak. NABBW JANUARY SECOND TELESEMINAR  Do I Need a Personal Coach? - with Gail Patterson was held on Tuesday, January 23, 2007 at 7:00 pm EST. A big THANK YOU to Gail Patterson of www.wisewomansway.com for giving us a very exciting Teleseminar and one that was full of great information! You may contact her at gail@wisewomansway.com if you have more questions. If you were unable to attend, the entire teleseminar can be heard at this LINK on our Member Benefits page along with links to all our past teleseminars. If you prefer, click HERE to READ the PDF version of this Teleseminar. (This is a new feature for our NABBW members!) NABBW FEBRUARY TELESEMINAR  Getting What You Want in Life by Using the Nice Girl Philosophy Elinor Stutz, CEO and Author of Nice Girls DO Get the Sale: Relationship Building that Gets Results www.smoothsale.net February 20, 2007 at 7:00 pm EST. Want to know “How to turn ‘no’ into ‘Yes’?” Then join Elinor Stutz as she provides the steps for getting what you want using what she calls the “Nice Girl” philosophy. Elinor specializes in sales skill training for entrepreneurs, corporate salespeople, and network marketers. Her style is genuine and her materials original. All her venues are based upon her own real-world experience with a client roster of Sony, U.S. Geological Survey, Visa, government accounts and high-tech startups. To find out more about Elinor, please visit her Web page at www.smoothsale.net. BOOMER REVIEWS We are happy to review member’s books, products and services. This is a service that is FREE of CHARGE to NABBW members. Please email us if you are interested in seeing a review of your book, product, or service. NOTE: Once your book has been submitted, please allow ample time for the book to be read and reviewed. Books and products sent for reviews will not be returned. 
Aphrodite in Jeans - Adventure Tales about Men, Midlife and Motherhood By Katherine Shirek Doughtie, a Screenwriter with a BA in Literature/Creative Writing from UC Santa Cruz and a Masters Degree in Screenwriting from UCLA. www.aphroditeinjeans.com Reviewed by Patti Trapp, www.pattiswriting.com In Aphrodite in Jeans, Katherine invites us along on her journey of discovery as she recovers from divorce. Sometimes deep, sometimes poignant, the reader is led down many paths as she explores her new life. Not for the faint hearted; Aphrodite in Jeans is a no-holds-barred-in-your-face-reality read; written with unflinching courage on topics important to us all; relationships, parenting, death, children and midlife. Katherine openly shares her experiences as she tackles life head on. The Queen of My Self: Stepping into Sovereignty in Midlife www.thequeenofmyself.com By Donna Henes  Reviewed by by Lynn Tolson, author of Beyond the Tears: A True Survivor’s Story.www.beyondthetears.com Donna Henes states that she has thirty years experience as an “urban shaman and contemporary ceremonialist” and that she was a “proud member of the pioneering Sixties Generation.” When she found herself lacking in role models to mentor her through middle age, Henes chose to use her own leadership abilities. She developed “The Queen” image for herself and her cohorts. In doing so, she created not only a royal attitude, but also a lifestyle guide. Henes has established an enriching experiential “how-to” for stepping into middle age with aplomb. Henes uses the classic “Queen” as a continuous theme throughout the book. Each of the eight chapters has a heading befitting the regal premise, plus a sub-heading of real world methods toward fulfillment. For example, Chapter 5 is titled “The Queen and I” with a sub-title of “Embracing Her Majesty.” The readers are encouraged to “design our own roles and ideals, compose the scripts, and author the sagas of our own futures.” The author presents personal experience and case studies of women who have successfully reinvented themselves in middle age; readers can easily relate to these examples. Each chapter offers multiple suggestions helping readers identify their own wishes and wants. If one style of story telling is not suitable for a specific reader, another style for the same subject is sure to meet the reader’s needs. Henes even uses her own poetry to get the point of self-improvement across to the reader. The result is a book that is well- crafted, engaging, and entertaining. There are also practical applications within the context of The Queen and with all that the author offers, Queen of My Self is a gift that keeps on giving. Ladies, put on your gem-studded tiaras! You are in for a great read from a thoughtful and thought-provoking author who is for and about a well- lived middle-aged life. 
The Art of Table Dancing Escapades of an Irreverent Woman by DC Stanfa, Professional Speaker and Writer www.dcstanfa.com Reviewed by Patti Trapp, www.pattiswriting.com DC Stanfa is an amazing author who pours humor and the importance of self-esteem into her writing. This compilation of true stories covers childhood; questioning authority and religion, through adulthood; with all its pain and pleasure, dating and rejection, angst and discovery. It is well written, enjoyable and is at times painfully honest. The Art of Table Dancing is about the transformation from ugly duckling to beautiful womanhood—inside and out. DC openly shares learning to accept herself, love herself and to trust her own instincts; things we all wrestle with. By reading about her own struggles through a humorous lens we can begin to laugh (a little) about our own life tales; the ones we want to celebrate and the ones we still shudder over. This is one book you will definitely enjoy reading!
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MEMBER COLUMNS WHAT’S THE BEST THAT COULD HAPPEN By Barbara E. Friesner  How often have you
done something that you really dreaded and
heard yourself saying “that wasn’t so bad”?On the other hand, how many times have you feared the worst about, say for example, an eldercare issue. Sure you know it’s a problem. You see all the tell-tale signs of trouble – the car accidents (or near misses); health problems not being addressed; bills not being paid; increasing forgetfulness; inability to take care of themselves in their home. You know you should do something but because of the fear, you put off addressing the issue for weeks, months, or even years. You hope it will get better or go away but it gets predictably worse. Then the crisis hits and suddenly there are fewer and fewer options and it spirals out of control. Now it is, in fact, the worst that could happen. So what can you do to avoid the inevitable ‘what if’s?’; ‘if only’s’; or ‘shoulda-coulda-woulda’s’? Continue reading at this link: http://www.nabbw.com/columns/barbarafriesner.html Menopause and Acne: Not Much To Worry By Cathy Taylor  Menopause comes with
changes, both emotional and biological. It is when a
woman stops menstruating for over a year that she
goes through menopause and there are many
symptoms associated with this condition. Skin
problems, muscle and bone weakening, hot flashes,
mood changes and joint pains are some common
complaints. Some women experience acne during
this
menopause period. Menopause and Acne: Causes Do not be alarmed if you witness acne during menopause, as it is quite common. Acne is linked with a menopausal woman taking HRT (Hormone Replacement Therapy) treatment. The HRT has progestin in the treatment and can cause the skin to breakout in a rash or acne, if excessive androgen is produced. However, treatment is possible through a form of Vitamin A, called retinaic acid. Continue reading at this link: http://www.nabbw.com/columns/cathytaylor .html The Importance of a Plan By Jennifer Kalita  Because a solid foundation
is essential to a strong entrepreneurial start, months
and sometimes even years of preparation are critical
for any budding entrepreneur, let alone a savvy
boomer woman such as yourself. From building up
financial reserves to crafting a well-researched
business plan, boomer business owners must dig
the well long before they’re thirsty.Thinking they were eventually planning on starting a business some day anyway, all too often boomer women get fed up with office politics, jump the corporate ship, and land amid the initial icy waters of entrepreneurship. With no plan in place, and little savings to help them stay afloat, nest eggs are soon depleted and woeful regrets pile up. Continue reading at this link: http://www.nabbw.com/columns/jenniferkalita.html “It’s Not a Mood, It’s Your Life.” By Julie Clark Robinson  You did it! You’ve
given yourself a break. You’re reading – what’s more,
you’re reading something that’s not a To Do list, a
bill, ingredients or the fine print on the back of a
speeding ticket. Well done.(I’m giving you the benefit of the doubt here – I’m assuming that you’re sitting down, dare I hope that your feet are up as well?) At least for today, you can say you were able to carve out a few minutes for yourself. That means, even if the rest of the day goes south, you were able to create a pocket of pure joy for yourself. If you continue on this path from this day forward, in the end, hopefully, you should be able to look back at your life and consider that it was a happy one. Okay, okay, I’m not THAT much of a simpleton! I realize it takes more than a few minutes a day to your self in order to achieve such a lofty goal. But this kind of conscious effort in several areas of your life is destined to make a tangible difference in your level of happiness. Continue reading at this link: http://www.nabbw.com/columns/ julierobinson.html Kids Aren’t Home for Valentine’s Day By Natalie Caine  Empty nester
parents remember cutting doilies into hearts; glue
sticks on tables, making heart shaped mail bags with
our kids to take to school so they can collect their
valentines, and putting hearts all around the house
when they were asleep. I made pancakes and tried
to cut them into heart shapes but mine never rose.
At least I didn’t forget the chocolate chips and
cartoon valentines that come in a box with a lollipop
sticking out. I always had a silly red heart sticker on
my blouse to wear to work. No, I don’t do that now!
As Tao Te Ching expresses in his words, what we can‘t see holds great value. I am so grateful for those years of making hearts, writing poems, plucking daisies saying he loves me he loves me not. I remember volunteering in the classrooms, bringing heart shaped iced cookies for the party. I use to make valentines, but not this year. I don’t want to do that. I do want to send Valentines and put on my red lipstick to kiss the envelopes. Continue reading at this link: http://www.nabbw.com/columns/nataliecaine.html Why Not Improvise? By Prill Boyle  When life veers from the
script, why not improvise? That’s what sixty-year
old Keni Washington did. Literally.I first met Washington in October of 2003 on a United Airlines flight from Indianapolis to San Francisco. Wearing a black turtleneck and carrying a tenor sax, he stood out from the throng of business travelers and Midwestern moms. He looked intelligent and intense in a gentle sort of way, and I thought to myself, I hope that man sits next to me. And to my delight, he did. As soon as we settled into our seats, we began talking and didn’t stop until the plane landed. We chatted about politics, philosophy, and music. I told him about the book I was writing on late bloomers; he told me about his own midlife career change. In May of 2005 I traveled to Indianapolis to interview him in depth. One of these days I might write a Defying Gravity sequel and tell the whole story, but for now, here’s an abbreviated version: Continue reading at this link: http://www.nabbw.com/columns/ prillboyle.html ABOUT THOSE WORDS By Nan S. Russell 
Traveling over the holidays to visit family outside of
Denver, we were fortunate to arrive after a blizzard
stranded thousands at the airport, and depart before
the cancellation of flights for a second storm.
However, our holiday presents were not as fortunate.
Okay, things happen.Following up on the undelivered gifts we were informed by a customer service representative, "Your packages are scheduled to arrive on the 26th." No packages arrived on the 26th or the 27th or the 28th or the 29th . . . you get the point. Yet each time we called back, we were told they should be delivered tomorrow. Credibility could have been preserved if the carrier had simply told us the truth. Continue reading at this link: http://nabbw.com/columns/ nanrussell.html SWEET NOTHINGS By Georgia Richardson  I was reading a
magazine article on Creativity that said, “Release the
artist within.” I thought I have an artist within? I
was captured. Knowing Valentine’s Day was just
around the corner, my gray cells starting working
overtime. I didn’t have a clue what to do, buy, or give
my significant other. I really wanted to do something
different, something creative; I wanted to . . .
release the artist within.Coming up empty, I phoned my best friend to see what she does with her artistic insides. After explaining the article and asking for ideas, she responded with, “Stop reading that crap . . . buy him a tie.” Oh now that tips the creative scale right off the edge, eh? A tie? Puleaseeee . . . Continue reading at this link: http://nabbw.com/columns/ georgiarichardson.html Competitive Spirit By Donna Shepherd  I consider my life worth
nothing to me, if only I may finish the race and
complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me–the
task of testifying to the gospel of God's grace -
Acts 20:24 NIVMany (many, many!) years ago, I attended a cheerleading camp. All week long, we practiced our cheers and choreographed our steps. At the end of the competition, the best squad won a trophy. Another competition went on simultaneously. Whoever won that one received the coveted ‘Spirit Stick.” After all, what would any self-respecting cheerleader be without that school spirit? The competition escalated as we neared the final ceremony. Many of the girls thrived on the tension. Not me. I turned into a nervous wreck. I’m the type of person who throws in her cards when the competition heats up, or backs off when confronted with an overzealous opponent. My stomach quivers at the thought of such rivalry. Continue reading at this link: http://nabbw.com/columns/ donnashepherd.html Trust the Rooster By Judith Sherven, Ph.D. & James Sniechowski, Ph.D.  It was the first night of
our long awaited Baja Mexico vacation. We’d had a
great time in Todos Santos with Jim’s brother Bill and
his wife Kelly who took us to Miguel’s for guacamole
and nachos and then on to the famed Hotel California
for a long, leisurely dinner.Now we were in bed, 10 pm Baja (Mountain) time. What appeared as a modest, casual little hotel on the web suddenly turned into a cacophony of yapping, snarling dogs serenaded by a cat in heat. Welcome to Mexico! The four-legged locals exhausted themselves around midnight and we finally got some sleep. But not for long . . . Continue reading at this link: http://nabbw.com/columns/ judithsherven.html The Simple Secret to Creating an Extraordinary Business By Suzanne Falter Barnes  No, this isn’t an
essay about turbo goal setting, keyword
optimization, or high pressure sales tactics.It’s actually about harnessing the power of love to build your business. Yep, you read that right. Love. That’s all it takes to build the business of your dreams. Now before you dismiss me as being way to woo-woo to take seriously, let me explain myself. For the last week I’ve been sick in bed with bronchitis . . . and so I’ve been doing a lot of thinking. When I look at the really profitable months for my business last year, they all had one simple thing in common – my site was a hub of generous energy. There were free teleclasses going on; I was personally responding to lots of emails; I was posting like mad on my blog and my essays were some of the best I’d written. I was in full, passionate swing with my business . . . and it felt like I was in total ‘flow’. Continue reading at this link: http://nabbw.com/columns/ SuzanneFalterBarnes.html Consider a College Town for Retirement By Jan Cullinane  Question:
Where can you be assured of plenty of cultural
activities, stimulating intergenerational discussions,
sports, entertainment, restaurants, bookstores,
libraries, stable housing prices, a well-educated
community, and perhaps top-notch medical facilities?
Answer: college towns. For those who would rather hit the books than hit a golf ball, it’s worth consideration. For many baby boomers, living in an academic community provides the vitality of college life without the hefty tuition. Colleges are responding to this trend with lifelong learning opportunities for retirees, such as the North Carolina Center for Creative Retirement in Asheville, and the almost 100 peer-driven Osher Learning Institutes at various college campuses nationwide. Continue reading at this link: http://nabbw.com/columns/jancullinane.html THIS OLD HEART OF MINE – PART I By Janet Horn, M.D.  If several Baby
Boomer women gathered together and were asked to
name the one disease which is their greatest health
fear, most would probably say breast cancer. But the
statistics show that we should be just as, if not
more, frightened of heart disease (coronary heart
disease, or CHD). While 44,000 women will die from breast cancer this year, 500,000 will die of CHD, which is also the number one killer of both women and men. CHD ranks first among all disease categories in hospital discharges for women. And cardiovascular disease, which includes coronary heart disease, stroke, and other diseases of the blood vessels, causes nearly 39% of all female deaths in America. Continue reading at this link: http://www.nabbw.com/columns/janethorn.h tml
MEMBER NEWS Jane Morrison www.moreinsight.com/timemgt.htm This 3 session tele-class is perfect if you’re stressed out about responsibilities, working long hard hours without the results you want. If you're not getting done what's most important in your personal and professional life, and you’re tired of being tired, this class is definitely for you! Wrestling the Time Management Monster: Who's been Stealing all my Time? Dates: February 16, February 23rd, March 2 Time: 12:00 – 1:00 CST Teleconference fee: $79 includes your PERSONAL TIME MANAGEMENT WORKBOOK How to Take Back Your Time. (register at link above) Leigh Anne Jasheway-Bryant, M.P.H. (master of public health/mistress of public humor) hosts a radio program called Women Under the Influence of Laughter every Saturday morning from 9-10 a.m. Pacific Time. Her guests have included stand-up comedian Rita Rudner, syndicated cartoonists Lynn Johnston and Jan Eliot, nationally- syndicated columnist Maureen Dowd, and many others. In the next few months, she has Dr. Christian Northrup, author of The Wisdom of Menopause and Janet Evanovich, bestselling author of the Stephanie Plum mystery series as guests. Tune in live at www.kopt.com. Maria Marsala, Small Business Development Specialist www.ElevatingYourBusiness.com Was quoted in the January issue of Bottom Line Personal Magazine Rosemary Lichtman, Ph.D. & Phyllis Goldberg, Ph.D. www.HerMentorCenter.com We encourage Sandwich Generation readers to submit a story, for our newsletter, about your family in flux - tell us how you are managing challenges with your emerging adult children and aging parents. Marcia Merrill, the Transition Chick & NABBW member www.eCareerCorner.com is co-creator of the Transitions Academy & Entrepreneurs Academy. These are designed for boomer women looking to start/develop their business or change their career! Contact Marcia at www.eCareerCorner.com for more info & to register for a FREE teleclass! Peggy Thayer MyVitalFiles, Inc. www.MyVitalFiles.com MyVitalFiles is the home filing solution for baby boomer women looking for a system to organize their important documents. Designed with function and esthetics for baby boomer women who are faced with dealing with the deluge of documents on a daily basis, the system is smart, stylish and simple to use. The jewel tone colors, unique reversible die cut design and intuitive labels are just a few of the features that make this system worthy of a post-it- note! Visit www.MyVitalFiles.com Judith Sherven, PhD www.judithandjim.com/ From NABBW Relationship Expert, Judith Sherven, PhD Say Happy Valentine’s Day’s in the most romantic way . . . Get our 2-CD Romance Package “Keeping Romance Alive” www.judithandjim.com/rp/main.html Phyllis Slater, Slater Solutions LLC www.eldercareconcierge.net In 2007 I am publishing a book of inspirational stories and information for caregivers and women facing physical challenges. Authors and members selling products interested in becoming part of this project, no cost to you and FREE marketing of your books, please visit my website: www.eldercareconcierge.net to learn more. Pamela D. Blair www.pamblair.com Pamela D. Blair has just released a 45 minute audio CD entitled "Inspirations for the Next Fifty Years" based on The Next Fifty Years: A Guide for Women at Midlife and Beyond (Hampton Roads 2005). Recorded by the author, the CD contains uplifting thoughts and guidance for the woman over 50. It also includes a heartwarming visualization to help the listener to feel connected to other women. As the book does, the CD provides inspiration and ideas to help the listener discover new meaning and purpose at midlife and beyond. Order info: www.pamblair.com Daina (Dinah) Puodziunas, duola, childbirth educator, ceremonial/retreat leader www.Midlifefairygodmothers.com . Four Week Midlife Tele-Support Group for Women Thursdays, March 1, 8, 15, and 22, 8:00 - 9:00 pm. EST/NY time Cost: $50.00 plus your long distance charges Are you a woman who feels selfish and uncomfortable focusing on yourself in midlife even though you've been there for everyone else? One of the main reasons is that we've been supported by society to give, but not receive and we lost our authentic souls in the process without even realizing it.
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RECENT READS While looking at the growing stack of books under my desk, I realized it’s been some time since I shared what I’ve been reading lately. I hope you’ll consider researching them at Amazon for your next read.  The Apron
Book: Making, Wearing, and Sharing a Bit of Cloth
and ComfortEllynAnne Geisel Buy this Book  I Can't Do It
All: Breaking Free From The Lies That Control UsTracie Peterson, Allison Bottke and Dianne O'Brien Buy this Book
 PASS IT ON: We all know her. She's at midlife. She wants to take care of herself but can't always squeeze it in because she's so busy caring for any of the following: her husband, mother, father, children, grandchildren, in-laws, neighbors, friends, colleagues, etc. Won't you please help her out by sharing this newsletter and the NABBW with her? Thank you for connecting, encouraging and supporting boomer women. May we all be enlightened, educated and empowered! TAKE TIME TO VISIT OUR SISTER SITE www.boomerwomenspeak.com is the # 1 site on search engines for “baby boomer women.” Join us in our forums where you can share from the heart, give and receive advice, and make new friends. Please email dots@nabbw.com if you no longer want to receive this publication.
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