About

Over many years (vintage contains the word age unfortunately!) I ‘ve come to realize that no matter how driven we are, we all need: a) a Raison D’être (translation: a reason to be), which is not about our kids or our partner – but something that is uniquely ours b) a Passion, – not for someone (although that’s fine too!) but for what we are doing or better still for everything we do and, c) Inspiration.

Since you wouldn’t take your car to be serviced by someone who had never owned one, why would you take inspiration from someone who hasn’t faced the unique challenge of being a woman. Information is the same – by women for women! no need to have someone talked down to you or get tech’d!  We are all forced to be ‘Everywoman’ ~everything to everyone. There are magazines for young girls, teen girls, young women, young mothers, and design, crafting and housekeeping blurbs for the rest of us ~ Well be still my beating heart! that just doesnt cut it.

Recently in helping women friends and contacts with issues in their lives or networking them with people that could help I was told again and again – “you need to have a newsletter or write about this stuff”.   The satisfaction I got from helping and the drive it gave me to learn more, quickly became a passion.  In reaching out to friends and clients from my 9-5 job I discovered something about myself,  I want to provide a resource for women flirting with Forty or Fifty or..(which end of these decades we wont discuss) particularly women going through a change . This forum is, or will be with your help a place for inspiration, information and the humor that goes with negotiating the maze this far.

Welcome to my world! Come on in, put your feet up and help yourself to a glass of what you fancy.

A little more about me I’m originally from the UK, so if you notice any funny terms, references, spelling  or a particularly dry sense of humor that’s what it is (think House in heels).., alternately I found an open bottle of  Gewurztraminer, feel free to ask if it’s not clear. Yes, I shave my legs, bathe twice a day! and, my teeth are only mildly askew (someone told me to make reference to Austin Powers, but that’s a guy thing ~ and he’s a canadian pretending to be a Brit!).  I have 2 daughters (a teenager and a tween) the greatest joy and, biggest challenge of my life and occassionally the reason for the wine depending on the day.   I make no apology for the fact that I am craft challenged! My idea of crafting is to tear the name and address section of my junk mail into confetti!

My name is Laine and I am a woman of a certain age!