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Gretchen Rubin's "The Happiness Project: Or, Why I Spent a Year... Having More Fun"

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There may be no more perfect book for the LifeTwo audience than Gretchen Rubin's new book "The Happiness Project". Rubin spent a year as a one person focus group testing every possible way to increase personal happiness. Part memoir and part "how to fix your life", "The Happiness Project" is a joy to read. »more»

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Blogging Boomers #148 is up at Contemporary Retirement

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This week's edition of BloggingBoomers is up at Contemporary Retirement. Follow the link to find and interesting and relevant collection of blog posts from some of the top bloggers focused on 40+ issues.

Health Tip: White Tea instead of Advil?

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The next time you are aching and reaching for an Advil, think about having some white tea instead. University of London researchers tested over 2- plant and herb extracts and discovered that white tea consistently outperformed each of them. Among the benefits were reduced rheumatoid arthritis risk, age-related wrinkles and even in helping body tissue repair faster. »more»

Blogging Boomers #147 is up at the Baby Boomer Entrepreneur

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This week's edition of the BloggingBoomers carnival moves to The Baby Boomer Entrepreneur. Follow the link to find a dozen posts from an equal number of boomer-aged bloggers writing about surviving and thriving middle age.

Study: College-Educated Women More Likely to Stay Married

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Women who want to stay married might want to hit the books and get a college education. At least that is the theory behind a study reviewing marriage data from 1950 to 2008.

A woman with a college education may be less likely to tie the knot than her less-educated counterparts, but once she's married this college grad is more likely to stay that way, according to two economists. »more»

Changing style

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I finally got my hair cut. That, along with the larger eyeglass lenses, seemed to be two things that would show me I was really getting to be an old lady. Now I've got the haircut. Couldn't stand the way my hair had gotten and how it felt on my neck. And now I will be getting the bifocals one day soon. What's next? Augh. »more»

Blogging Boomers #146 is up at Hole in the Donut

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The latest edition of the BloggingBoomers is up at Hole In The Donut. Follow it to see the best baby boomer and midlife related posts from all of the contributing blogs.

There is always time to get it right for yourself.... Other people will respond better to you as well.

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I was born, as it turned out, a 2nd generation only child 50 years ago in suburban Los Angeles... raised on the beaches of So. Calif. with a single mother. She was wild - a mini skirt wearing, hard working, hard living distant and usually hostile figure. It is where I learned my independence. I came of age in the 70's bay area, drawn to rebellion and counter culture. »more»

BloggingBoomers Carnival #145 is at Midlife Crisis Queen

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This week's BloggingBoomes is at the Midlife Crisis Queen. Follow this link to find a variety of interesting blog posts all relating to midlife challenges and opportunities.

BloggingBoomer Carnival #144 is right here at LifeTwo.com

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We are pleased to be hosting the BloggingBoomers blog carnival--a weekly collection of blog posts relevant to midlife living from midlife crises to midlife health to baby boomer concerns of all kinds. The new year brings a variety of interesting topics. »more»

Male, 31 yrs old, Never married - pondering how to live my life !!!

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Dear All

Firstly, thanks for taking your time to look at my situation (I won't say its a problem yet) and sharing your insights on this. I came to this website when searching for midlife crisis on the Internet. »more»

Red Hot Sex: 8 Little Known Secrets For A Lifetime of Passion and Love

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Everyone wants a great sex life, but few people know how to achieve it and even fewer know how to maintain it in a long-term relationship. Couple’s try new positions and look for “sexy” things to wear. They try to improve their communication and relationship skills. But to really have a great sex life you have to know the secrets of what it means to be male and female. And learn the dance of creative connection. »more»

7 Simple Ways to Wreck a Good Relationship Or to Save One

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Jed Diamond, Ph.D. has been a marriage and family counselor for the last 44 years. He is the author of 8 books, including Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places, Male Menopause, and The Irritable Male Syndrome. He offers counseling to men, women, and couples in his office in California or by phone with people throughout the U.S. and around the world. »more»

What is the Goal of Old Age?

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At midlife, some of us find ourselves in a crisis due in part to the feeling that we're living as we will when we're old--we do the same old things every day, looking at that same old face across the table, talking about the same old things, being annoyed in the same old way, and seeing our opportunities diminish slowly as our health problems increase. It's terrifying. »more»

Five Books To Help You With Your Weight Loss Resolution

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We all make resolutions though not always calling them that. Sometimes we just say to ourselves "I need to start doing X" or "I need to quit doing Y". One of the most common such self-promises involves weight and diet. »more»

Should I trust him?

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I discovered my husband had some intimate texts with another woman by accident. Then I checked his phone bill list and found a lot of messages and phone calss made in midnight with this woman. My husband told me that there was nothing going on between them except for some chat when he felt lonely. We have been working in different places for several years. »more»