Well here we are! Welcome to our place.  Take off your shoes, grab your favorite beverage, get relaxed and hang out with us for awhile.  This is a place for the more mature woman; the woman who is in transition or has transcended….and is seeking more from life. This is the place for the woman who wants to be enhanced, revitalized, reinvigorated and redefined. This is the place where we “40 to 60 something” women get to let our hair down, talk about anything and everything that we want to talk about; laugh and cry, sing and dance, scream and stomp, celebrate and grieve together…. just amongst ourselves.

We’re women who have either already gone through the change, are just entering that doorway to the next phase of life or are traveling somewhere along this well trodden path from A to Z.   Along with the changes in our bodies, our lives are in the process of changing drastically or already have. …the children we brought into this world, who were so dependent on us for their survival are now going off to college, getting married and setting up lives of their own or are already providing us with little replicas of themselves that we can babysit.  Many of us have gone through tremendous losses in our lives – the passing of  spouses, friends &/or family members; failed marriages;  displacement from careers and financial upheaval;  physical, mental and emotional health concerns  – many of us are dealing with those very things right now.

Through all of this we have become stronger, more independent and, in many instances, have found ourselves footloose and fancy free for the first time in a long time or even for some, the first time in our lives.  If we’ve gone through the change we’ve found there are many benefits along with the sadness at the ending of that purpose in life.  We no longer have to worry about “starting” or “overflowing” our tampons and pads or ruined underwear.   We can relax during sex because there is no longer the fear that we could end up with another one of those dependent children and because we no longer have to prove ourselves as good breeders, it’s all about the fun now!  For many of us money is not an issue because we’ve established ourselves in our careers, have retired and have a decent pension or are married to all that.   Now we have the time to do something with ourselves and our lives that was once predetermined by child rearing, our marriages and careers.

We  don’t claim to have all the answers but we do promise to do all we can to provide you with resources and access to a variety of tools specifically geared to meet the needs of the mature woman; forums for discussing issues of concern with other women who are experiencing similar things or just to express your opinions, ask questions or share your knowledge and wisdom so others can benefit from the experiences of your life just as you can and will from theirs.  Feel free to start a discussion based on one of our articles or submit an article yourself about a topic or idea that comes to mind that you’d like to share. Check out our Events calendar and come join us at one of our “Nites on the Town” when you feel like kicking up your heels and having a good time.  Keep an eye out for other fun events as well with the added bonus of  getting lots of opportunities to laugh at life right along with us.  This is more than just a magazine, you realize that right? So, for lack of a better term we are considering ourselves that along with being a socializing, networking, and entertainment hub for the mature woman. We sincerely hope you find our site to be engaging, loads of fun, educational, informative and that you will join us on this crazy journey called ” life after 40″.

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