Psst!

Once you get there, you discover "middle age crazy" is not just an expression; it's a fact of life! But if you've made it to middle age, you've proved yourself a survivor. For that, we think you deserve praise and celebration. We also think you deserve to know anything and everything that will make this phase of life more fun, thus we offer here a colorful assortment of advice, observations, and admonitions to help you cope, laugh, enjoy, adjust, and endure.

Facts Directly Relevant to Books, Commas, Goddesses, Middle Age,  or Women,

• Most Boomer Babies (those born between 1946 and 1964) say middle age does not begin at 40, but at sometime after 50.
• More than 5 million Boomer Babies plan to retire early, between the ages of 51 and 55

Facts That Have Nothing to Do with Books, Commas, Goddesses, Middle Age, or Women, But Are Worth Knowing Anyway

• 20 countries have an illiteracy rate higher than 50%, including Pakistan, Nepal, Ethiopia, and Bangladesh

Links to Websites and Blogs That Offer Assistance, Entertainment, or Enlightenment to Goddesses of a Certain Age

• Now why didn't we think of this? PMS Buddy, a free service to tip off your loved ones that hormonal madness is eminent.
• The Comma Goddesses salute Denise Cerreta, who reinvented herself at midlife and created One World Everybody Eats, a pay-what-you-want restaurant that helping to feed the world.