Womens' interest is as distinct as a fingerprint. Some of us are career oriented, while others are dedicated
to their children and homes. Some groove to rock and roll and Rap while others prefer to have a symphony's
notes wash over their bodies. So, whatever your taste, your lifestyle, your interests we are glad you are here. If you
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WOMEN YOUNGER MEN and Why it Works Today Cougars,
stand up and be counted. You are on the rise and leading the way to a new and growing dynamic. Which begs the question...Who are the younger men that want older women? What makes them so attractive to these tadpoles? A few reasons are... younger men feel mature women are more sensual, know a man’s
body better, want and know how to please them in a way that... Read More ` . Are Women Over 50 Fashion Outcasts? ` When I started seeing those little laugh lines and crows feet around my eyes in my forties, I thought
"No big deal. Just a few lines." Men were still turning to look at me "that way" and I was determined
not to be one of those women who ran to a plastic surgeon to help my ego with a new fresh, albeit stretched beyond normal
limits, face. No, not me. I wasn't going to let those reminders of how my youth was fading determine my state of mind
or how I felt about myself.
Then, I started to gain a few (ok more than a few) pounds after 50...and with
additional financial stress came even more pounds. One summer my sister and I went shopping for new bathing suits.
...I went home with an exercise bike instead. I'd taken my size 8 body all the way up to a size 12 in
just a few years, then an ample size 14. Even at 5'7" you can't make a size 14 look like you wear a
size 10.
So I stopped shopping at Nordstroms and started shopping at much less expensive stores since
everyone could plainly see I wore a size 14 anyway.
When I was in my mid 50's, my husband made a
comment. We were shopping at a big box store and he spotted a woman who was overweight and probably
in her late 40's to early 50's. "She shouldn't be wearing shorts and a top like that. It looks terrible," he said, forehead
pinched. I cringed (knowing I was overweight too) but I agreed with him. Loose skin, plump arms and baggy
knees are not attractive.
The following morning, I gathered up all of my shorts, above the knee skirts and capped
sleeve tops, placed them in a black garbage bag (very appropriate for the occasion) and took them to the thrift
shop.
But it begged the question. Why should only young slender women wear shorts? If older women
shouldn't wear shorts because we don't look attractive in them, young women shouldnl't wear them because they look like
an billboard ad for sex. Is that what it's all about? You can only wear short skirts, shorts, tight pants,
spaghetti straps and form-fitting dresses if you are young and attractive? Should we, after our child-bearing years,
change our wardrobe from sexy to drab now that we don't fit the "sex kitten" stereotype anymore? I have to
say, if the only women who should wear shorts and tight clothes are women who are advertising sex,
frankly that disturbs me. And on sooo many levels. Now, these are real issues that are women's interests because sooner
or later they affect all of us.
So I say go ahead and wear shorts, bathing suits, tight pants and clingy dresses. We
aren't trying to sell anything. We're just freakin' hot. And besides, those tight pants make us feel better
about ourselves. . My parents had a friend when I was growing up who always dressed
to the nines and guess what...I never even noticed that she was fat because she looked fabulous! But as for me, I
still won't be putting on that cool pair of shorts. Frankly, I just don't look good in them anymore. Maybe
I'm still a bit vain, or just plain too self-conscious to prance around in them, flacid thighs clapping against
each other, even though secretly I'd love to do it. No matter the reason, the time isn't right yet. Perhaps I'll
don a pair when I'm seventy and don't give a rat's behind about what any man thinks. Or woman for that matter.
Women's interest in how their partner looks when they go out is just as important as a man's. By the way, my husband is over 60 now and he had on a pair
of shorts last weekend. I think someone needs to tell him old men don't look good in shorts either. . A JOKE MOMS UNDERSTAND The Cup of Tea... One day my mother was out, and my dad was in charge of me. I was maybe 2 1/2 years old. Someone had given me a little 'tea set' as a gift, and it was one of my favorite toys.
Daddy was in the living room engrossed in the evening
news when I brought Daddy a little cup of 'tea', which was just water. After several cups of tea and lots of praise for such
yummy tea, my Mom came home. My Dad made her wait in
the living room to watch me bring him a cup of tea, because it was 'just the cutest thing!' My Mom waited, and sure enough,
here I came down the hall with a cup of tea for Daddy; and she watched him drink it up. Then she said, (as only a mother would know), "'Did it ever occur to you that the only place she can reach to
get water is the toilet?" . . EMPTY NESTERS-DON'T GET BORED, GET A HOBBY!
Most women I know in their 40's, 50's and even 60's have worked
to help support the family at least some time during their adult lives.  Many were able to stay home and raise their children and still bring in some income babysitting, selling cosmetics or doing
network marketing. Whether we worked outside the home or we were professional home makers, our free time was limited.
Not anymore. Once the kids are grown and out of the house we have two choices. We can languish away, wishing for the time
when we felt fulfilled as mothers or business tycoons or we can choose not to feel useless and bored. Those are the choices. So what do we do now that those hours are available to us again?
What women's interests call to you?
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WOMEN IN THE 50’S
by Chris Cross
In
the Fifties, women’s interests and roles seemed to be reverting back to the “wifely duties” of the
pre-war circa 1940's era. Before the advent of brash and crass television moms like Rosanne, these women and their icons adapted
a 'dress for success' attitude in their domain, the home. Bridge parties, golf, tennis, the PTA and neighborhood cocktail
parties were their way to show off their husband's success, along with their own talents and achievements in the home. Fashion
was also dictated by the new role women now adopted. You can't talk about Women's Interest without including GRANDPARENTING.
More and more adults with grandchildren are chosing, or forced to have long-distance relationships. As our society
becomes more transient ...PLEASE CLICK TO Read More . . Rape Against Women...Knowing the rapist trick could save your
life. Please read this article yourself and pass it on to every woman you know because it should be on every women's
interest list. Click Here . . .
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WOMEN'S INTEREST IN THE
INSPIRATIONAL There seems to be a strong connection
between our body and our mind, or spirit. Reports have shown for many years that people who attend a religious service regularly are healthier than most who don't. INSPIRATIONAL
ARTICLES...CLICK TO READ MORE
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.. Most of us love animals. It's even
been proven scientifically that people are happier and more well-adjusted when they have a pet, especially a dog
or cat. So, what are the MOST POPULAR DOG BREEDS FOR 2009 CLICK HERE . . . . Women
Over 50 Who Work...read more (to come) .  HOME BUSINESS FOR WOMEN that really works...THIS IS HUGE... ONLY
$5 MAKES YOU $3855 A MONTH WITH A FULL MATRIX. NO RECRUITING NECESSARY TO BE PAID ON ALL LEVELS CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION . . Finding
Happiness after the kids are gone is...read more (to come) . STAY IN THE GAME: We know that women's interests include in
keeping their minds alert can include games. Like Sudoku? It's said that this game is a great way to improve brain skills
as we age, in a fun and challenging way. Since Women's interest in staying interesting and sharp is always important
you might want to check out this stimulating game of numbers. Never played but would like to start? Click the
link below and play...then click the back button and return here.
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. This could save your life
or the life of someone you know and love! FEMALE HEART ATTACKS (Myocardial infarction)
Women rarely have the same dramatic symptoms that men have when
experiencing heart attack .... you know, the sudden stabbing pain in the chest, the cold sweat, grabbing the chest & dropping
to the floor that we see in the movies. Here is the story of one woman's experience with a heart attack.
'I had
a heart attack at about 10 :30 PM with NO prior exertion, NO prior emotional trauma that one would suspect might've brought
it on. I was sitting all snugly & warm on a cold evening, with my purring cat in my lap, reading an interesting story
my friend had sent me, and actually thinking, 'A-A-h, this is the life, all cozy and warm in my soft, cushy Lazy Boy with
my feet propped up..
A moment later, I felt that awful sensation of indigestion, when you've been in a hurry and
grabbed a bite of sandwich and washed it down with a dash of water, and that hurried bite seems to feel like you've swallowed
a golf ball going down the esophagus in slow motion and it is most uncomfortable. You realize you shouldn't have gulped it
down so fast and needed to chew it more thoroughly and this time drink a glass of water to hasten its progress down to the
stomach. This was my initial sensation---the only trouble was that I hadn't taken a bite of anything since about 5:00 p.m.
After it seemed to subside, the next sensation was like little squeezing motions that seemed to be racing up my SPINE
(hind-sight, it was probably my aorta spasming), gaining speed as they continued racing up and under my sternum (breast bone,
where one presses rhythmically when administering CPR).
This fascinating process continued on into my throat and
branched out into both jaws..... 'AHA!! NOW I stopped puzzling about what was happening -- we all have read and/or heard about
pain in the jaws being one of the signals of an MI happening, haven't we? I said aloud to myself and the cat, Dear God, I
think I'm having a heart attack!
I lowered the footrest dumping the cat from my lap, started to take a step and
fell on the floor instead. I thought to myself, If this is a heart attack, I shouldn't be walking into the next room where
the phone is or anywhere else .. but, on the other hand, if I don't, nobody will know that I need help, and if I wait any
longer I may not be able to get up in moment.
I pulled myself up with the arms of the chair, walked slowly into
the next room and dialed the Paramedics .. I told her I thought I was having a heart attack due to the pressure building under
the sternum and radiating into my jaws. I didn't feel hysterical or afraid, just stating the facts. She said she was sending
the Paramedics over immediately, asked if the front door was near to me, and if so, to unbolt the door and then lie down on
the floor where they could see me when they came in.
I unlocked the door and then laid down on the floor as instructed
and lost consciousness, as I don't remember the medics coming in, their examination, lifting me onto a gurney or getting me
into their ambulance, or hearing the call they made to St. Jude ER on the way, but I did briefly awaken when we arrived and
saw that the Cardiologist was already there in his surgical blues and cap, helping the medics pull my stretcher out of the
ambulance. He was bending over me asking questions (probably something like 'Have you taken any medications?') but I couldn't
make my mind interpret what he was saying, or form an answer, and nodded off again, not waking up until the Cardiologist and
partner had already threaded the teeny angiogram balloon up my femoral artery into the aorta and into my heart where they
installed 2 side by side stents to hold open my right coronary artery.
'I know it sounds like all my thinking and actions at home must have taken at least 20-30 minutes before calling
the Paramedics, but actually it took perhaps 4-5 minutes before the call, and both the fire station and St. Jude are only
minutes away from my home, and my Cardiologist was already told to go to the OR in his scrubs and get going on restarting
my heart (which had stopped somewhere between my arrival and the procedure) and installing the stents.
'Why have
I written all of this to you with so much detail? Because I want all of you who are so important in my life to know what I
learned first hand.'
1. Be aware that something very different is happening in your body not the usual men's symptoms
but inexplicable things happening (until my sternum and jaws got into the act). It is said that many more women than men die
of their first (and last) MI because they didn't know they were having one and commonly mistake it as indigestion, take some
Maalox or other anti-heartburn preparation and go to bed, hoping they'll feel better in the morning when they wake up .......
which doesn't happen. My female friends, your symptoms might not be exactly like mine, so I advise you to call the Paramedics
if ANYTHING is unpleasantly happening that you've not felt before. It is better to have a 'false alarm' visitation than to
risk your life guessing what it might be!
2.. Note that I said 'Call the Paramedics.' And if you can take an asprin..
Ladies, TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE! Do NOT try to drive yourself to the ER - you are a hazard to others on the road. Do NOT have
your panicked husband who will be speeding and looking anxiously at what's happening with you instead of the road.
Do NOT call your doctor -- he doesn't know where you live and if it's at night you won't reach him anyway, and if it's daytime,
his assistants (or answering service) will tell you to call the Paramedics. He doesn't carry the equipment in his car that
you need to be saved! The Paramedics do, principally OXYGEN that you need ASAP. Your Dr. will be notified later.
3. Don't assume it couldn't be a heart attack because you have a normal cholesterol count. Research has discovered that
a cholesterol elevated reading is rarely the cause of an MI (unless it's unbelievably high and/or accompanied by high blood
pressure). MIs are usually caused by long-term stress and inflammation in the body, which dumps all sorts of deadly hormones
into your system to sludge things up in there Pain in the jaw can wake you from a sound sleep. Let's be careful and be aware.
The more we know, the better chance we could survive.
A cardiologist says if everyone who gets this mail sends
it to 10 people, you can be sure that we'll save at least one life.
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this page to all your friends (male & female) you care about!**
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