http://www.more.ca/blog Canada's blog for women over 40 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:37:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Here's what's caught our eye on the 'net today: Here's one for the reinvention inspiration files: The Toronto Star reports: "it's the 40-something female multi-taskers juggling jobs, families and mortgages who edge out their classmates of either sex at any age, new research shows." That does not surprise me at all. While ... http://www.more.ca/blog/2010/03/10/women-40-great-at-math/ Okay, here's a really cool thing to do today in honour of International Women's Day. The International Museum of Women (IMOW) has officially launched Women on the Map!, an online global campaign starting today and continuing throughout the month of March. How it works Each woman's name will be added to ... http://www.more.ca/blog/2010/03/08/womens-day-on-the-map/ If there was only room for one makeup item on a desert island list, I think most women would choose their favourite mascara. But although well-defined eyes are important, I rate having a healthy, youthful glow even higher on the scale of beauty necessities. That's why my island grab-bag would have ... http://www.more.ca/blog/2010/03/04/its-gotta-be-blush/ There was life beyond the hockey game and the closing ceremonies for that little winter event - wasn't there? Maybe not: What do you think of CBC Sports' list of 10 things we learned from Vancouver? Don't post your vacation plans to the web. Which raises the question - why would ... http://www.more.ca/blog/2010/03/01/what-were-reading-2/ In our Haute Flash newsletter I told the story of getting caught in the rain on the way to an interview and only realizing afterwards that I looked like a cubist nightmare. (Avoid this.) But I have to admit I'm used to beauty disasters. My mom, who was a little ... http://www.more.ca/blog/2010/02/23/beauty-disasters-giveaway/ As far as movie stars go, Julia Roberts is as big as it gets. So, it's safe to say Lancôme have scored a pretty major coup: they've just signed the Oscar-winning actress up as their new brand ambassador. Julia's proud and excited about her new role. She told Women's Wear Daily, ... http://www.more.ca/blog/2010/02/19/julia-roberts-joins-lancome/ Congrats to last week's giveaway winner on how to beat the blues: Lucky #8! "To beat the winter blues, I simply catch up on all the films I didn’t see the previous year. I rent a pile of DVDs, make some ‘virtuous’ air-popped popcorn, and curl up on the couch ... http://www.more.ca/blog/2010/02/16/winner-and-health-winners/ For those of us who do not wear lipstick often (guilty as charged!), the dramatic impact of a crimson lip seems elusive and out of reach. But, as I discovered when charged by my editor to test-run red lipsticks, mastering the scarlet pucker isn't as hard as it may seem. ... http://www.more.ca/blog/2010/02/11/valentines-day-beauty-the-red-lip/ Next post: 39-year-old body. Here we go. My relationship to my body has been complicated. As a victim of childhood sexual abuse, I spent a fair amount of time in childhood and early adolescence trying to achieve out-of-body experiences: Reading as a first and early pleasure, then television. I was, to ... http://www.more.ca/blog/2010/02/10/my-body-myself/ What's your tip for beating the winter blues, blahs, boredom? My expensive tip is to schedule a holiday. But my cheap tip is to have a low-key, bring-a-dish party: Bonus points if it involves girlfriends and a movie marathon. By now you know how the giveaways work: Leave a comment ... http://www.more.ca/blog/2010/02/09/giveaway-beat-the-blues/