Your Fountain Of Truth About Life After Youth

I made a decision after turning 74 in August that I‘d be 
devoting a portion of my blogs during my 74^th year to writing about things I am grateful for – things we all often carelessly and casually take for granted. 
 
Here’s one biggie: our ability – as we slide gracefully (or kicking and screaming) into the autumn of our years – to CONTROL OUR OWN REMOTE.
 
To be the captain of our ship. And the navigator too.
 
That translates into having the ability, the time, the resources, and the will to embark on new endeavors. To try new things, even when it involves pushing past the fear of failure and coping with the anxiety of the unknown. 
 
So what am I grateful for these days? 
The opportunity to work with an immensely talented and gifted woman named Pam Saeks. 
 
Why? Because she is brilliant, fearless and innovative.
 
And together we are blazing forth upon a new pathway for both of us.
 
What is it?
A podcast for and about women (men are most welcome to listen too – hopefully it will help them figure out how their  wives, daughters, girlfriends and female friends and co-workers think).
 
The Name
Shooting the Schtick
Your Fountain of Truth About Life After Youth
 
Pam and I have been busily engaged in coming up with what we think is a unique slant that isn’t available elsewhere.
 
Think of Shooting the Schtick as sitting around your kitchen table – schmoozing with a best friend or two – talking about things that matter and some that don’t matter that much – all of it thought provoking, entertaining and provocative. And edgy, of course.
        To shave or not shave those pesky black chin hairs?
        To tuck, cut, or Botox?
        Are we too old to wear ripped jeans and flaunt our cleavage?
        Why does what I weigh control my mood?
        Long distance grandparenting or being the nanny to your   grandchildren or coping with not having any grandchildren to begin with! 
        Daring to write our own obit – why should anyone but us have the last word?
        Dealing with wedding tribulations/family tensions
        Parenting adult kids (that’s my favorite cause I never seem to be able to get it quite right)
        What daughters-in-law would like their mothers-in-law to know and vice versa
        Recommendations on books, podcasts and binge-worthy TV shows
 
We may be lowering our heels, but we are raising the roof and harnessing our power.
        We are babes in joyland
        We are women gone rogue
        We are seasoned bitches 
        Blooming broads
 
Whatever you call us, we are in our 60’s, 70’s and 80’s and we are ready to roar. 
 
Please take our survey to make sure your roar is heard too. You matter. 


And Keep Preserving Your Bloom,
 
Iris Ruth Pastor