Upromise Dream Wall – Pride and Midlife Wisdom

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This post brought to you by UPromise. All opinions are 100% mine. Today, reward programs are more popular than ever.  Whether it is cash back, points, coupons or percentage discounts it appears as though every financial institution offers a reward program. Midlife delivers a certain amount of wisdom. Pride does not pay the bills much [...]

My Dream Beach Party

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I had the opportunity to review invitationbox.com beach party invitaitons. It was tough for me to be excited about this review knowing I won’t be throwing a beach party any time soon.  For one, the sun is brutal here and secondly midlife changes keep me far away from the beach, which is truly ironic for a [...]

Upromise College Rewards Celebrates 10th Anniversary

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This post brought to you by UPromise. All opinions are 100% mine. Midlife has brought about a new lifestyle, qualifying me for The Sandwich Generation inclusion. Yes, I am included in the ever-growing generation who simultaneously care for parents and children. This cultural shift in combination with the horrible economy nearly made college unattainable for [...]

10 Eat Your Peas and Thank You Tips

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When Veggies = I don’t like it mom! What kids do not know will truly help them! I was fortunate to have two boys who loved veggies. Perhaps that was the result of feeding them every veggie imaginable as soon as table food was appropriate. As the boys became social, our house then became “the neighborhood [...]

Zenni Optical – A Midlife Shout Out!

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This post brought to you by Zenni Optical. All opinions are 100% mine.  Good vision is not something not to be taken for granted. With the onset of midlife came a decline in vision. The optometrist affirmed this was a common middle-aged occurrence and in generally, the vision continues to diminish as we age.  This [...]

A Midlife Green Tea Binge

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Summertime heat and cool beverages, have you tried iced green tea? For some it is the health benefits of green tea, for others it stirs memories of cold nights by the fireplace or perhaps its gallons of sun tea brewing on the back porch. Of all the teas available, it appears green tea is number [...]

Shopping Alert – Reppin’ Red White & Blue Sale

Red White Blue Back Pack for Women

My Street Wear Picks Perfect match for those purple shades I was dreaming about, don’t you think??? The shoes are impressive and just my style however I’m not sure midlife allows for this high of a platform shoe, uughh! Platform shoes were one of my favorites next to maybe Candies. Anybody remember those strappy sandals with spike [...]

July is Sandwich Generation Month

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July is always associated with our day of independence here in the USA. According to holiday insights, daily July tributes include Cousins and Parents Day on July 24, with the 26th being Aunt and Uncle Day and the 30th sharing cheesecakes and father in laws! Did you know the month of July is registered with [...]

Follow Friday|40 and Over Top Midlife Blogs #3

It’s Follow Friday already!  I don’t about you all but oh boy my week really flew by fast. The week has been full of twists and turns. Just today I heard the experts reporting the double dip housing recession was confirmed with the release of the S&P/Case-Shiller housing price index. To that I say, well thank you [...]

SSDI | Motorcycles and Miracles

Federal Deception Social Security is broke and broken according to the federal government. In my middle-aged mind, this is the ONLY truth regarding the entire Social Security plan. Politicians and government officials have offered fancy, theoretical solutions for decades. Like so many others, I am sick and tired of these big ideas; they are clearly [...]

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