Outside the Party

By: Chrysa Smith I’ve done it. I’ve watched both the Republican and Democratic debates. I watch both network and Fox News---even BBC America. So I feel like I’m fairly well informed, straddling both sides of the political spin. It’s been weeks and months since the madness all began. And still, I’m saying---who is best for the country? Who is best for my family? I think, when it comes right down to it, your [...]

2018-10-30T09:40:11-04:00October 19th, 2015|0 Comments

The Most Influential Woman in My Life

By: Mary Fran Bontempo I'm lucky to be a regular columnist for Women's Voices Magazine. It's a great publication that celebrates all things women, with terrific writers from all walks of life. Every month, our wonderful editor, Brenda Krueger Huffman, invites to think about a topic and write about it, if it so moves us. This October, the theme was: Women who influence your life. After thinking about it, I realized that the [...]

2018-10-30T09:40:11-04:00October 12th, 2015|0 Comments

Better Than New–“The Intern”

by: Chrysa Smith Just when you're feeling out-of-touch with newfangled technologies like Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter and the like, I recommend a good dose of the new Hollywood release: The Intern. Starring Robert DeNiro and Anne Hathaway, I came away from it with a great take on an older person's worth within a younger person's world. As a retired widow, DeNiro is looking for meaning in his life. Work is gone. His spouse is [...]

2018-10-30T09:40:12-04:00October 8th, 2015|0 Comments

What Lies Beneath

By: Mary Fran Bontempo   It’s quite a sad state of affairs. With fall upon us, we gals think about updating our wardrobes. How we look is important to us, and to other women. (Let's face it, our guys couldn't tell you what you wore yesterday, or ever, save your wedding day, when they'd say you wore a white dress, if their lives depended on it.) But we concentrate on things seen. What [...]

2018-10-30T09:40:12-04:00October 7th, 2015|2 Comments

The Woman’s Book of Dirty Words–Print and Ebook Now Available! (FOR NEW NRFGP POSTS, SCROLL DOWN!)

FOR NEW NRFPG POSTS, SCROLL DOWN! By: Mary Fran Bontempo It's here! The next book in the Not Ready for Granny Panties series, titled The Woman's Book of Dirty Words, is now available in print and ebook versions. Check out the out this fabulous video below by NRFGP own amazing illustrator, Pat Achilles! (Am I using too many exclamation points?!!! I'm really excited!!!!!!) The Woman's Book of Dirty Words, along with Not Ready [...]

2018-10-30T09:40:13-04:00October 7th, 2015|0 Comments

Labor Day Contest Alert!

By: Mary Fran Bontempo CONTEST ALERT! Happy almost Labor Day! This weekend, #notreadyforgrannypanties wants to see how you plan to #relax ! Here, we will be celebrating a summer of weddings, babies, new houses, new jobs, and family and friends. Now that the SECOND #notreadyforgrannypanties Book 'The Woman's Book of Dirty words' is available on #Amazon and #barnesandnoble we want to give YOU a copy! To enter: 1. Follow me @maryfranbontempo on Instagram [...]

2018-10-30T09:40:20-04:00September 1st, 2015|0 Comments

Summer is For Sitting

By: Mary Fran Bontempo As I write this, I'm sitting. But it's not genuine sitting, it's work sitting, which is not the same thing. Summer should involve more sitting, as I note in this latest piece for Women's Voices Magazine. Check it out while you sit down and maybe have a glass of wine--another thing summer should have more of! http://www.womensvoicesmagazine.com/2015/08/01/planning-a-spontaneous-summer-of-sitting/

2018-10-30T09:40:21-04:00August 4th, 2015|0 Comments
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