It's All About Me and My New Best Friend

My new best friend is Michele Benza. She doesn't know me, but if she lived in Fort Worth, we might be friends. She lives near San Francisco. I lived in L. A. and enjoyed visiting San Francisco. She was executive for an upscale Belgian chocolate company. I eat chocolate! Her bio leads me to believe she has 2 sons. I have 2 sons. And when her children went away to school, she decided it was time for a change. Ditto!

I am currently working through my change. Not that change. That's long gone. I'm into the "what am I going to do with the rest of my life," change. Again. But now that my second son starts college at the end of the month, and son #1 graduates from college at the end of the month, it is time for me to do something new. Even my husband is exploring some new ventures. He's mostly doing the same things he has always done. Men should probably not get too far out of their comfort zone.

Back to Michele. I googled my blog, "after 50 with style," to see what others think about the issues that concern me. Couldn't find my blog but luckily found http://www.50fabulous.com/ and "Are You Ready to Step Away From Boring?," comments from Michele about her consultation with her 50-something client. It was a start.

It was better than a start. It led me to her other articles: "Over 50: Less is Best, "Never Underestimate the Impact Value of a Great Haircut," and "Can Women Over 50 Slow Down the Aging Process? You Bet!."

The last article is a list of Michele's anti-aging rules. I keep it next to my bed so I can remind myself of simple ways to make me feel good. I don't want to look young...I just don't want to look old. There is a difference. I can follow her rules rather easily. Rule#8 is "Smile." I can do that. Rule #6, "Groom Your Eyebrows." I've been working on that, but it may be time for professional help. It's hard to "groom" wearing glasses! Rule #1, "Good Posture" reminds me of that annoying but long-term helpful finger-poking from my ballet teacher. No big deal. No bruises. Just good posture.

I'll let you know if Michele ever visits Fort Worth. Not sure when I can get back to San Francisco, so for now we'll just be virtual BFFs. I know she'd like my friend and personal make-up consultant, Jo, who is about to launch her own make-up line. More about that later.

Read more about Michele at http://www.michelebenza.com/ Did I mention she speaks French?