R.I.P My Prada Bag
I love my purse. My Prada bag goes with me everywhere, and it is one of my prize possessions. It is simple, beautiful, a leathery work of art– and I did not pay retail for […]
Author: Gail Maria Forrest
Gail Maria Forrest - I'm the creator of www.gonepausal.com. I'm here to declare that menopause can be fun or at least funny. Our Moms didn't talk about it so I thought I would. Recently mine mentioned that she never went through "the change." "Wow Mom, you're the only one." I'm a Baby Boomer and we talk about everything.( I confess I wish I had back some of the bras I burned as it's so hard to find a good one these days.) I want all of us to join together and laugh our way through menopause .
National Holidays Got You Down? Eat Pez and Drink
Bah, Humbug! Another long holiday weekend looms on the horizon. Didn’t we just have one? Personally, I think they should be spaced much farther apart as once again the pressure to grill or be invited […]
Erica Kane, Don’t Leave Me
Life as I know it is about to change. In fact, life as I’ve known it since high school is now on permanent tilt. How this could happen stuns, amazes and bums me out. I […]
To Droid or Not to Droid?
“To Droid or not to Droid that is the question. Whether ’tis nobler in my mind to suffer the slings, arrows, and anxiety attacks of learning new technology or take arms against it and by […]
Is Mom Hef’s New Girlfriend?
Mom, Hugh Hefner is on the market again. This could be a big opportunity for you as maybe he’s finally going to date age-appropriate women. Yes, it’s true; his nuptuals to Crystal Harris, the 25-year-old […]
Is My Face in Flames?
I am a weather phobe. There is not much about a weather report that doesn’t scare the bejesus out of me. I considered the Channel 5 weatherman in Chicago a mortal enemy as he seemed […]
Dressing Up to Date
I’m an unconcerned dresser. I get up in the morning, throw on gym shorts and a sweatshirt hoodie over the boxer shorts and t-shirt in which I slept, and think I’m presentable. It’s scary, but […]
Blue M & M’s
Mother Nature must be a man. Who else would play this mid-life trick on women? Women lose their sex drive and men get Viagra. I’d like to thank the pharmaceutical industry for their complicity. I’m […]
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, Am I my Mother After All?
Mirror, Mirror on the wall, Am I my mother after all? Crap. “How could this happen?” I sobbed. Except there I was in the bathroom holding one of the jars of face cream she gave […]
I Abdicated My Throne for a Bowl of Chili
My streak ended. It’s a bittersweet moment when you break a streak regardless of the dubious achievement of having attained it. My “Queen of One Date” title has been revoked by virtue of the fact […]