The Midlife Woman

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Did you enter the Baker’s Challenge Gluten Free Recipe Contest yet? There is only 10 day left to enter for the chance to win a Grand Prize of $5,000 and possibly be featured on a Betty Crocker® Gluten Free dessert mix or Bisquick® Gluten Free baking mix package and/or be featured in a Betty Crocker publication! Submit an original gluten free holiday-themed appetizer, bread, or dessert recipe, using any Betty Crocker Gluten Free dessert mix or Bisquick Gluten Free baking mix. According to the “Spark” information, “Recipes will be judged on five key categories: taste, creativity, ease of preparation, consumer appeal, and appearance. Plus, we want you to keep baking deliciously, so if you’re one of 10 selected finalists, you will receive a Betty Crocker Gluten Free Baking gift basket filled with baking items and Betty Crocker Gluten Free mixes. Even more exciting, finalists’ recipes will be featured on www.glutenfreely.com/bakerschallenge and voted on by the Gluten Freely community to...

Follow Friday | 40 and Over Midlife Blogs #2

Happy Follow Friday! The thought that midlife would be less stressful was rapidly being disproved starting bright and early on Monday morning. OMG this week has been THE week of stress. Monday brought a very unsuccessful job interview that took way too much of my day, an unexpected big insurance bill, and call for help from my youngest son that lasted until the wee hours of Tuesday morning. TGIF is an understatement! The Follow Friday Blog Hop gives me an opportunity to escape from the stressful madness. The top five midlife blog picks for this week are: Katherine’s Corner – Katherine was born in England and moved to the USA as a teen. She blogs about recipes, crafts, giveaways, reviews, and photography. Baba’s Farm Life – Author Baba describes her blog as ,”This confident grandmother of 12 may not be able to say “Been There Done That” to everything but she does her best to bring the hottest news and best product reviews...

Make a Difference|Support Safe Drinking Water for Children

A well-respected midlife woman and Christian friend once told me, “Water is the gift of life. It was given by God.” Speaking with great inspiration, she explained how she believed that children who drank plenty of clean water warded of all types of illness. I followed her advice and attest to her beliefs. My boys rarely contracted a flu or cold that traveled through out their classrooms. Did you know every day more than 4,000 children in developing countries die, simply because they don’t have clean drinking water? Join Proctor and Gamble in the Children’s Safe Drinking Water Program (CSDW) to provide clean drinking water to people who really really need it. P & G believes our help will make a difference and this now midlife woman wholeheartedly concurs. GIVE HEALTH collaborates with the non-profit P&G Children’s Safe Drinking Water Program (CSDW) to provide PUR packets in developing countries. Developed by P&G and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, PUR...

Try Before You Buy | Casino Bonuses Review

Gaming casinos are rapidly emerging in our town. Gambling is illegal here, which raises the question, how can casinos operate in a state where casino gambling is not legal? Accepting this review provided the answer. Evidently, these Vegas style gaming arcades are being played via the internet. Duh. Online casinos work in the same way most other gaming sites. Software is downloaded to the user’s computer who then connects to the gaming site online. Online casino bonuses are helpful for those who want to “try before they buy”. All this talk about casinos reminds me of funny story about my husband’s Uncle John. The first time we met, he said to me with a very serious expression, “You like gambling don’t you?” I was shocked. Of course, I enjoyed playing the slot machines in Atlantic City back in the day, but how could he have known? Lucky guess or do I really look like a gambler. Fact is he enjoyed...

Calling all gluten-free “start with a baking mix” bakers! Betty Crocker® is hosting a Baker’s Challenge Gluten Free Recipe Contest. The winning recipe will be the most creative and inspired gluten-free holiday recipe made with a Betty Crocker Gluten Free dessert mix or Bisquick®Gluten Free baking mix. What ’s more, I’ll be hosting a yummy gluten free giveaway on June 20th to celebrate Betty Crocker’s first ever Gluten Free Baking contest! Authoring the food blog Are You Hungry has led me to discover a wide variety of communities, blogs, and networks passionate about food. Moreover, midlife women, mom bloggers, and foodie experts alike partake in the gluten free lifestyle. Whether their basis is overall improved health, gluten sensitivity, allergy, or the more severe gluten syndrome, baking gluten free has captured the foodie spotlight! The skinny on the contest: Now through June 30th, visit www.glutenfreely.com/bakerschallenge for the chance to win a Grand Prize of $5,000. The grand prizewinner will also have the possibility to be...

Sell Your Body – A Changing Economic Trend?

Selling off one’s hair, sperm, or eggs may perhaps be the ultimate sign of just how bad the economy is for many people. There are countless news reports asserting people who would not ordinarily partake in body part selling have changed their views. For me, after dedicating over twenty years to building a small construction business, the lack of residential construction has me returning to the workforce. Oh great, just what I thought I would be doing at fifty! Being a midlife woman with limited recent experience, outside of my profession, is an additional obstacle to overcome. Furthermore, for every job opening the amount of applicants are huge. However, the fertility sales route is something I would never consider. EVER. Financial hardship did not and could not change my position but selling one’s hair is something perhaps to be considered. Fertility sales – Changing trends In a 2009 ABC News report the president of Alternative Reproductive Resources, an...

What the heck is wrong with this picture? No not the tv picture, the advertisement! Why is it that television manufacturers always seem to advertise men enjoying the big screens? This ad for vizio tvs is a prefect example. Maybe they think women don’t enjoy watching big screen tvs or perhaps television is not as important to women. Not to mention the fact that sports are on the display. I grew up watching and participating in sports. Nothing better than watching your favorite team in an overtime situation on Monday Night football. Too bad we might not get to watch it this year. Oh sorry for getting off topic! Anyway, I take special offense to these ads because my midlife hubby is technically challenged. What button do I push for the menu? Why can’t I just change the channels like a regular tv? These ads are downright offensive! These TV advertisers are prejudice if you ask me. Do you all get these questions too? How about it ladies,...