Category Archives: Aging

AARP Magazine – How Barbie Is Keeping Me Sane

How Barbie Is Keeping Me Sane.  Instagrammer Tonya Ruiz turn familiar toy into Sly Social Commentary. As a teenager, I actually followed in Barbie’s footsteps and became a fashion model. Teen magazine did a story on me about moving to Paris at age 16. I was glamorous! But then I got married and did the white-picket...

Barbie Gets Real interview #OBSESSED

“Former 80s model turned ‘Grandma Barbie’ re-creates life with mini dolls” What a treat to have the Obsessed Lifestyle crew come to my house and interview me for #Obsessed It was a tight squeeze in my attic room and the cameraman bumped his head a few times on that slanted ceiling. I was interviewed sitting...

Not So Great Shape Grandma Barbie

Are You in Great Shape? As opposed to Great Shape Barbie? I’m the Not So Great Shape Grandma Barbie – but I’m overcoming my struggles with body image. Do you want to know why? As a teenage-fashion model, I worked in an industry with beauty standards few could attain and even fewer could keep. During...

Aging Gracefully or How to Embrace Aging

  I’m much more positive about aging in my fifties than I was in my thirties, when I first began to experience the second law of thermodynamics – and noticed that my body was indeed degenerating into a more disordered state. When I turned 30, I dug through a box of my modeling pictures and came...

Oh, Honey!

I found lots of healthy treasures at the farmers’ market that Zachary & Katie took me to. The peaches were juicy, sweet and beyond delicious. Zac was happy that Enchanted Bees had honeycomb for sale. My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste. Proverbs 24:13 The...

Old Before Your Time

Snapchat has lots of filters – one is for aging yourself. I’m guessing this won’t be a popular item for anyone past 40. 😉

When Did I Stop Being Barbie & Become Mrs. Potato Head?

Mary Pierce, Author of When Did I Stop Being Barbie & Become Mrs. Potato Head? “Barbie had the hair, the legs—and let’s be honest, the breasts—of our dreams. She had the clothes, the house, and the cars of our fantasies. Hers was the life we wanted. She even had our dream man.”  #learningtolivebeyondbarbie

NEW BODY TYPE

“Grandma,” Six-year-old Ever said,”You’re white and soft and sweet. Just like a marshmallow!”