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About Mary Fran Bontempo

MARY FRAN BONTEMPO is a speaker, author and humorist who teaches audiences to control their most powerful influence: Self-Talk. Author of The Woman’s Book of Dirty Words, and Not Ready for Granny Panties, Mary Fran proves small changes in self-talk yield big life changes, allowing individuals to redefine their lives both professionally and personally in a rapidly changing world. A Huffington Post and Thrive Global contributor, and regular columnist for Women’s Voices Magazine and Best Kept Self, Mary Fran inspires and motivates readers and listeners to tame the self-talk beast, leading them to personal and professional renewal and success. After thirty years’ experience as owner of a full-service recruiting firm, and finding herself in the middle of a perfect life storm—turning 50, a crashing economy, and most devastating, a son with serious addiction issues—Mary Fran created the blog, Not Ready for Granny Panties, authoring two books in the series and developing a life-affirming brand full of practical wisdom and wit. A frequent media guest and speaker, audiences delight in her empowering and entertaining message.

Laughing @ Middle Age, a Piano Cartoon by Pat Achilles

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Mary Fran Bontempo2018-10-30T09:46:17-04:00August 26th, 2013|0 Comments

NSYNC on the MTV Music Awards Tonight? Watch “Bye, Bye, Bye” Below!

Word is that one of the best boy bands ever--NSYNC--will reunite on the VMAs (Video Music Awards) tonight at 8:00 on MTV. There will likely be some insanity (it is MTV, of course), but an appearance by Justin Timberlake with his NSYNC bandmates is enough for me to tune in. Enjoy an NSYNC classic below! --Mary Fran

Mary Fran Bontempo2018-10-30T09:46:17-04:00August 25th, 2013|0 Comments

Is Trash High in Cholesterol?

By: Mary Fran Bontempo To hear an audio version of this post, click the play arrow below. I can totally relate. Last week, my son came home to find our dog, Casey, stuffed into the overturned kitchen trash can, happily munching away on her version of culinary delicacies. Casey was so transfixed by her good fortune--ordinarily, I remove the trash can from her relentlessly determined reach--that she didn't even hear David come in. [...]

Mary Fran Bontempo2018-10-30T09:46:17-04:00August 20th, 2013|0 Comments

Laughing @ Middle Age, a Book Cartoon by Pat Achilles

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Mary Fran Bontempo2018-10-30T09:46:17-04:00August 19th, 2013|0 Comments

Game Night, Anyone?

By: Mary Fran Bontempo Who would have thought? In our technologically saturated world, one of the most delightful shows on TV this summer is a throw-back of sorts. Hollywood Game Night, hosted by Glee's Jane Lynch, pits two teams of celebrities, along with one "real" person, against each other in a variety of live action party games for the chance to win a $25,000 grand prize, with a $10,000 payout for the charity [...]

Mary Fran Bontempo2018-10-30T09:46:17-04:00August 16th, 2013|0 Comments

Sorry–Not Sorry

By: Mary Fran Bontempo Okay, I’ll admit it—as a resident of life’s middle ground, I’m not exactly up on current slang or expressions used by the “young folk.” New language introduced into the vernacular was hard enough to manage before the advent of texting, but now that everything’s been reduced to a bizarre combination of letters, numbers and symbols (YOLO—You Only Live Once, RB@Ya--Right Back at You, TTYL8R—Talk To You Later), I’m clueless. [...]

Mary Fran Bontempo2018-10-30T09:46:18-04:00August 13th, 2013|1 Comment