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Economic Relief?

After 50 years

Do you hold your breath a lot?
Greetings!
February 15, 2009

"To love someone is to love their potential into reality."
Anonymous
 
In the spirit of Valentine's Day, the above quote caught my eye. May we love others so that every ounce of their potential oozes from them. And equally important, may we recognize the people in our lives who are helping us reach our potential, our reality. And lastly, if we aren't feeling loved, may we seek to find people at midlife who are willing to build us up as we do the same for them.

I continue to hear that members of the NABBW are enjoying their subscriptions to More magazine, the national magazine for women 40+. If you're a member and still haven't registered for your FREE subscription, please email us.
 
We are pleased to announce that Wyndham Hotel Group (WHG), one of the largest integrated hotel companies in the world, is now part of the NABBW member benefits program. With 10 hotel brands representing nearly 7,000 hotels and more than 535,000 hotel rooms on six continents under the Wyndham �, Wingate� by Wyndham, Super 8�, Days Inn�, Ramada�, Travelodge�, Howard Johnson�, Baymont Inn & Suites�, Knights Inn� and AmeriHost Inn� brands, WHG comprise more than 10% of the domestic hotel room supply.
 
All NABBW members can now get 10% off the "best available rate" at all WHG participating hotels. Unlike other discount programs that offer discounts off rack rates, the WHG program offers the discount off its best rate, its unrestrictive brand internet rate. Using the program is simple, NABBW only need to visit our Members Only page to begin. The NABBW discount is applied at time of reservation.

Teleseminars continue to be one of our best venues for educating and empowering boomer women. At the NABBW, we're always improving communication and procedures. We're now asking that you register for our teleseminars. All correspondence about teleseminars will have a place for you to click to register. Registering is simple. Just click on the link provided and give us your name and email. You'll receive an email reminder with details and "call in" information that you can print if you so choose. Please click here to register for our upcoming teleseminar about Successful Marriages:  Find the Bliss ... And keep it!

It's encouraging to receive testimonials like the following from NABBW member Ann Leach:
 
My membership packet arrived yesterday and I opened it immediately.  What I found inside was amazing!  I loved learning about all the great ways I can get involved and meet others in the association.
     I also appreciated your long list of benefits- what a huge value you offer for my small investment. You did a great job explaining it all.  And the extra goodies were fun, too. Thank you.

Ann Leach, President
Life Preservers: A Global Grief Support Community
www.life-preservers.org
 
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Blessings,
Dotsie Bregel
www.boomerwomenspeak.com
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Then....REFER A FRIEND!

For every person you refer to the NABBW who joins at the $75.00 rate, you'll receive a $25.00 check. No limits on the number of referrals, and it's open to the public! Anyone can refer new members!!! When they fill out the application to join, have them list YOUR NAME in the "referred by" section. Click HERE to have them join!

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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!
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Our Amazing Lives
Featured Member

Just Published: A much-anticipated "travel guide" for the maturing modern woman making her way into the Age of Elegance.


Entering the Age of Elegance: A Rite of Passage & Practical Guide for the Maturing Modern Woman by Chloe Jon Paul

Thirty-eight million baby boomer women have already entered the Age of Elegance, which is a new stage of life with a new identity. More will follow; yet many of these 40+ women are making this journey without any real advance planning.  Many of them don't even think of themselves as "elegant" but this transition into the second half of their lives can take place with style and grace.

Now think F-A-S-T:  *format   *approach   *style   *tempo
These are the key elements which make this book original.  It is written as a travel guide filled with valuable information that will whet the reader's appetite to explore resources in detail on the topics featured in the book.  The Table of Contents provides such curiosity-evoking subtitles as Change Your "Oil Filter, The FGA Quotient, The F-Word You Need to Use, The 10 Commandments of Aging Motherhood, and Think MSN, Beyond Support Pantyhose, and Just heard It through the Grapevine.

NABBW member and author has networked with more than 25 leading women's organizations across the nation and feedback on the book has been overwhelmingly positive.

Chloe Jon Paul is the author of numerous published articles and What Happens Next: a Family Guide to Nursing Home Visits...and More.  She has lectured across the country to professional and family caregiver groups.  She also holds the title of Ms. Maryland Senior America 2003.
NABBW Monthly Teleseminars
NABBW  2nd February Teleseminar

Successful Marriages:
Find the Bliss ... and keep it!
For details and to register, click HERE!
Big Green Purse
Joanie Winberg,
Founder of
The National Association of Divorce for Women and Children
www.NADWC.com
Thursday, February 26, 2009
3:00 PM (EST)


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NABBW February Teleseminar
Dr.Diana Kirschner - Love in 90 Days: The Essential Guide to Finding Your Own True
Love Click HERE to listen!
PDF coming soon!
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Anne Vincent
www.OurAmazingLives.com
Anne Vincent, Life Coach and Entrepreneur, has created a brand new community for midlife women. Anne has over 15 years of experience and is passionate about helping women design the life of their dreams and achieve balance, success and joy. Join Anne and many others with "Our Amazing Lives". Make the "next" years, the "best" years. 

Janice Taylor
www.ourladyofweightloss.com
Janice Taylor, Life & Wellness Coach, creator of the Happiness Centered Approach to Weight Loss, is launching her newest and best program The Fill Up On Happiness E-Diet this Monday, February 16. For more info go HERE or write Janice. CLICK HERE for Your FREE HAPPINESS Analysis. How happy are you?

Rose Hartzell
Researchers at Indiana University are doing a study on safer sex and baby boomer women.  We are looking for single baby boomer women (born between 1946-1964) who meet specific eligibility requirements to participate.  For information please click on this link.

B. Lynn Goodwin
www.writeradvice.com
Author of You Want Me to Do What? -- Journaling for Caregivers
Writer Advice's Fourth Annual Flash Prose Contest seeks flash fiction, memoir, and creative non-fiction that mesmerizes the reader in 750 words or less. DEADLINE: April 15, 2009. Entry fee: $10. First prize: $150. Last year's prizewinners will judge. Complete guidelines, mailing address, and prizes can be found HERE.

Shelley Hussey
www.shelleyhussey.com
www.harperink.biz
Boomer humor author and speaker Shelley Hussey was on Channel 61 FOX TV's morning show in Hartford, Connecticut on Monday, February 2nd, discussing her new book, I'm Not OK, You're Not OK, But That's OK With God.  The segment can be seen HERE. To learn more about Shelley's new book on finding the humor and healing in life, visit her web site, or go to amazon.com to read a book excerpt.

Jan Cullinane
www.thenewretirement.net
Jan was interviewed by WNZF radio about her book, The New Retirement: The Ultimate Guide to the Rest of Your Life (Rodale). To learn more, visit Jan HERE!

Corrie Woods
www.womansfieldguide.com
The Woman's Field Guide to Exceptional Living has been chosen as a Mom's Choice Awards� Silver Recipient for contribution to the family-friendly adult book genre, and specifically, women's issues. Parents, educators, librarians and retailers rely on MCA evaluations when selecting quality materials for children and families, and the Mom's Choice Awards� seal helps them navigate the vast array of products and services to make informed decisions. This award represents the third national award for this first time author and sets the stage for the next book in The Woman's Field Guide series.

Marlene Chism
www.successisagiven.com
Marlene Chism invites you to her Signature Series Calls where she reveals the "Stop Your Drama Methodology." In the first call, Marlene illustrates how the lack of clarity creates drama in life and business. You will learn how "clearing the fog" can change ANY situation. Go HERE to register.

Carolyn Howard-Johnson
www.HowToDoItFrugally.com
Carolyn Howard-Johnson and Christine Alexanians reserved Authors' Coop booth at LA Times/UCLA Festival of Books (Los Angeles) in the same location as in previous years. 135,000 readers come each year. If you'd like to share signing spots, email Christine at chalexwrite@yahoo.com.