There comes a time in life when not every opportunity is meant to become an assignment. And for women like us, especially those of us thinking about freelancing after 60 and building a meaningful second act, that can be a hard lesson to accept. We know how to work.We know how to figure things out.We know how to carry more than our share. So when a new idea comes along, especially one that sounds practical or profitable, it can be tempting to think, Maybe this is something I should do. That was me. I had what looked like a solid contracting idea. On paper, it made sense. I could see…

How I Started Layering My Scent Without Expensive Perfume I went to Dollar Tree. Actually… let me tell the truth—I went to two. Because I live right in the middle of both—and right now… I’m not choosing sides. 😂 But what I didn’t realize while I was picking up body creams, sprays, and powders was this: I wasn’t just shopping. I was layering.I was learning. I was building something without even trying to name it yet. A signature. At this stage in life, we talk a lot about how we want to look. But we don’t always talk about how we want to feel. Or even more… how we want…

Reflections on life, voice, and beginning again after sixty. Today someone wrote the words six decades about my life. Seeing it in black and white made me pause for a moment. Six decades. Lord, I thank you. It’s funny how a simple phrase can make you stop and look at your whole life differently. Growing up, I didn’t always feel like I fit neatly into the mold my family expected. I was the serious one. The quiet observer. The one who noticed things and thought about things long after everyone else had moved on. When I did speak, I was often told I talked too much—not because I truly talked…

I’ve been quieter here—not because I ran out of words, but because I was paying attention. Paying attention to my energy.To what still fits and what doesn’t. Somewhere along the way, many of us learn to soften our voice. Not because our ideas lack substance, but because we’ve been conditioned to cushion them—especially in professional spaces. We explain before anyone asks. We apologize before we assert. We dilute the strongest point so it won’t land too hard. Editing—real editing—isn’t about fixing mistakes. It’s about removing what weakens the point. The unnecessary qualifiers. The hedging. The extra words meant to make others comfortable. The same is true beyond the page. At…