Fifty Shades of Sharon

New to the dating game at a tender stage and age in life? If you're in your senior years and suddenly find yourself wanting to date again, it's definitely an adjustment.  Several months after my second marriage ended, I decided to ease back into the dating scene. But how? I didn't realize I had taken the first step, and that was the decision to date, or at least try it.  Moving right along, I had to decide how to put myself back on the market, so to speak. Wanting to avoid the bar scene, I started checking into dating sites. I recalled how a couple years earlier, a relative had used a dating site to meet men. It didn't work for her, but after conversing with other singles, I found that people were meeting on these sites and enjoying their dates and successful relationships. I still didn't sign up for a membership, although, later on, I did become a member of a dating site. One day while lunching with a single girlfriend, she started talking about a weekly meeting th...

  Dating for Single Seniors Happens   Dating for single seniors? Our adult children (and our grandchildren) seem to think that after a certain age, the desire to date isn't on the plate, or even a thought for that matter. Here's a shout-out to the younger generation: "Life doesn't come to a screeching halt at any age." We're seeing more and more seniors getting involved in various activities, and that includes dating.   At age 58, I took a big leap of faith and relocated more than 2000 miles away for my 8th grade crush. We dated long distance for a while, and it was finally decided that I would move to Las Vegas, NV. The honeymoon phase seemed to never stop, and we lived happily "ever-after" for more than eight years.    It was great to experience new things in Las Vegas with my new partner. My first job in Vegas took me into the world of cosmetics, fragrances, and beauty. I was on top of the world again, and more doors opened.  I joined a couple m...

It's been a challenge to find time for blogging since I came to Columbus. I'm finally comfortable in my new place, and I have two job interviews coming up. Knowing I was going to have to go back to work shortly after my arrival in Columbus, I started planning how I was going to go about job hunting. I did all the normal tasks we do when job hunting: updated my resume, put together a bio, gathered references, listed my skills, achievements, volunteer work and more. UGH! It had to be shortened. Hiring firms don't want your life history, and there's a lot of resume info at age 66!  Surfing the internet for sample resumes didn't help.  It was frustrating, so I came up with own format.  Here's what "rules" I created and followed.  1. You need more than one resume. Don't use the same resume for each job you apply for, that's not going to get you noticed. What will get you noticed is creativity. Please keep reading! 2. You do not need to list your jo...

It's exactly one week to the day that I arrived in Columbus, OH. I'm elated to be back! Now to get down to business. Bloggers should post once every 3 days or so, and I'm far behind schedule, but life is moving full speed ahead.  Kansas City, MO was my last stop on the road. That was Tuesday, November 3rd and the last date I  blogged. I headed out that afternoon around 1:30PM after a much needed rest at the hotel. I drove until I reached my new homestead. What should have been a 9-10 hour road trip (without stops) took much longer due to my fatigue.  It was 2:AM when I set foot in my Columbus, OH apartment. Needing a hot shower to relax and unwind, I headed into the bathroom with my overnight bag. It felt great to wash off the grime of the road.  At 4:00AM, I was finally getting to bed, but not for long. I had to meet the moving truck, an 18-wheeler, at my storage space at 9:00AM. I rented a space with Public Storage, advised the contracting agent of the truck's size...

My drive started on November 1st with the Jeep fully packed, including the front seat. I drove straight through to Denver, CO, passing through scenic surroundings in AZ, Utah, and Colorado's Rocky Mountains.  Below is a pic of passing through mountains in Arizona. It was a fun, breathtaking drive!    Arizona Arizona is the first state I entered when I left Nevada. Next on the map was Utah, another breathtaking drive as I viewed mountains and canyons.  Utah Canyon The above photo was taken from a viewing area off of Interstate 15N. Guests could walk a trail and get very close to the edge in many places! There were many beautiful mountain and canyon scenes along the route. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to capture it all. I saw many shades of pink, orange, purple, and blue as I drove through in awe of the sights. It was dark when I finally arrived at the Rocky Mountains, so my view was limited, to dark to capture its beauty with my camera. Snow covered the mountains side...