Posts Tagged ‘The Best of Everything After 50’

BookGirlTV Chat!

Monday, June 10th, 2013

The-Best-of-Everything-After-50 logoI was the guest recently on BookGirlTV with host, Tessa McGovern. FUN!! We mixed cocktails and chatted about living your best life after 50 . . . including how to lose those annoying postmenopausal pounds . . . and just had a really great time! Yay!

FASHION FLASH! THE BEST BEAUTY BLOGS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY!

Monday, June 10th, 2013

FashionFlashNEWlogoCLICK HERE for this week’s FASHION FLASH . . . which brings you the best articles on health, fitness, style, skin care and so much more . . . from an amazing group of women! This week, FASHION FLASH is hosted by the website, femalefatlossover40. I’m proud to be one of the members of FASHION FLASH! Click here to read all about the best drug store beauty brands, self-tanners (just in time for showing your summer legs), getting fit for life in just a few minutes a day, going with the gray, reading glasses that actually have some style. And that’s just the short list of the articles.  Enjoy and PLEASE SHARE!

P.S.  I’m hard, hard, hard at work on my second book! Stay tuned . . . barbara-hannah-grufferman-new-book

Make Reading Glasses Your New Fashion Accessory

Friday, June 7th, 2013

reading glasses on a bookWho said reading glasses had to be frumpy?

Since entering my 50s I’ve had to keep a 6x magnifying mirror stuck to my bathroom mirror so that I don’t end up putting mascara on my lips. Presbyopia (an age-related condition whereby eyes have trouble focusing on objects that are close) is a natural byproduct of getting older, and I have it in spades. According to the Vision Council, the leading trade organization representing the optical industry, an estimated 90 million people in the U.S. either have presbyopia now or will develop it by 2014. Reading labels in the store, or menus in a romantically lit restaurant have become essentially impossible without my ‘readers’ . . . no matter how hard I squint. And knitting is now completely out of the question without them. Sound familiar? (more…)

Fashion Flash! Everything You Want to Know This Week About Style, Health, Fitness and More!

Sunday, June 2nd, 2013

FashionFlashNEWlogoThis week FASHION FLASH is hosted by the fantastic BlackCatPlusFashionBlog! Want to know how to de-stress, de-frizz, and feel de-lightful?  Want to learn all about the best beauty tools and the prettiest summer dresses? It’s all here in this week’s FASHION FLASH! Just click here to get the scoop . . . and enjoy!

 

How to Make ‘The Plank’ Your Body’s Best Friend

Friday, May 31st, 2013

The-Best-of-Everything-After-50 logoMany of you may not even know what it is . . . but the Plank is probably the #1 most effective exercise in the world. It tones and strengthens your entire body–legs, arms, back, waist, tush, everything! And it’s great for fighting osteoporosis, too.

But you need to do it right to make it really work. And here’s a little ‘heads up’ warning: The Plank is not easy to do, so build up to it at your own pace. Try to hold this Zen-like position for 30 seconds, building up to 60 seconds or more. Your body will thank you.

Check out the latest episode of “The Best of Everything After 50″–my new AARP YouTube Channel series. This short video will show you the two main ways to do the Plank, correctly:

 

And remember this:

We can’t control getting older . . . but . . . we can control how we do it!

 

FASHION FLASH MONDAY!

Monday, May 27th, 2013

FashionFlashNEWlogoThe best of everything you need to know this week about health, fitness, style, makeup, skin care and so much more . . . is right here in the latest FASHION FLASH, hosted this week by PrimeBeautyBlog.net.

This week you’ll learn about dealing with unwanted freckles, making healthy margaritas, what to have in your makeup bag (and what to throw out), embracing the floral print rage, and running after 50 (that’s from me!)!

Click here to read all the articles . . . and please take the time to check out the websites of each of these amazing women. They are truly some of the best bloggers and experts in the country.

Enjoy!