Mixing Up Midlife

Terri and Melissa are still style challenged, but they've recruited a style expert to help them break out of their color ruts (Melissa) and fit fits (Terri).

Can they follow the homework assignments she gives them? 

Allison Hamilton-Rohe is a Personal Style Coach, Founder and CEO of DailyOutfit.  She created a unique, trademarked formula to teach you to translate what makes you amazing into a personal style you inhabit with ease.

Find out more about Allison on her website Daily Outfit

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Find out more about Melissa on her website

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Terri welcomes Melissa back to the show. They discuss personal style and the challenges they both face finding great clothing pieces that fit and look great.

Today's drink is a lilac 75. head over to the Facebook Group Mixing Up Midlife Discussion for the recipe.

If you've got your own challenges with what to wear, expresing your personal style and wearing color, we'd love to hear from you! Email Terri:[email protected]

You can find Melissa at mmaillettphoto on Instagram

Thanks to Punam Saxena at The Edu-me podcast for including me in her wonderful Mother's Day episode. Give Punam a listen here.

The Pain Killer is just what the Doctor ordered. find the recipe on Instagram or The Mixing Up Midlife Discussion Facebook Group

It was an absolute pleasure to welcome Dr. Jennifer Wider to the show!

Dr. Wider is a Radio and TV personality who covers topics in women's health, sexual and mental health and well-being. She's the author of 4 books and can be heard on Sirius XM's Just Jenny, Loveline with Dr. Chris and the Taylor Strecker Show as well as on her own podcast, Open Wider with Kenny Z.

Today we talk about what women with older children might need to be concerned about in the age of Corona, Murder Hornets, Silver Linings, and the best things we've bought in quarantine.

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In this episode, Terri gives 3 ways to just get started, even if it is messy.

The Kentucky Derby may be postponed until Sept. 5th, but that doesn't mean a virtual Derby party can't be had

Classic Mint Julep:

3oz of Good Kentucky Bourbon like Woodford

1oz mint simple syrup

Add crushed Ice into a mint julep cup that's been in the freezer for 20 mins

add bourbon and simple syrup and gently stir

garnish it with a few sprigs of mint.

Woodford Bourbon

Lewis Ice Bag

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How do you host a fun Zoom happy hour and should you?

What are some other fun ways to use Zoom to stay connected?

All that and a cocktail coming up on this week's episode.

Elder Fashioned, by Phil Ward

Death & Company, New York City

Ingredients:

2 ounces Plymouth Gin

.5 ounce St. Germain

2 dashes house orange bitters (page 284)

Garnish: 1 grapefruit twist

Directions:

Stir all the ingredients over ice, then strain into a double rocks glass over 1 large ice cube. Garnish with the grapefruit twist.

Heads Up

JackBox Games

Bingo

Money Heist

Are Virtual meet ups leaving something to be desired, can you McGuyver a cocktail classic with what's in your fridge ( 2 old limes, some really old mint and 4 day old prosecco) and What's on your Weekend Watch List

Today's Cocktail:

The Virtual Isolation:

You'll need:

2oz. of Dark Rum

3/4 oz of Fresh Lime Juice

3/4 oz. Simple Syrup

2oz. of prosecco or champagne

Fill a shaker with ice, and add the rum, lime juice, and simple syrup. Shake it until the shaker is nice and frosty, strain into a champagne flute or coupe glass and top with the prosecco.

Zmissing- The unsatisfied feeling of longing you get after a Zoom Call with someone you love.

Netflix Party Extension on Chrome

Unorthodox on Netflix

Killing Eve

These are trying times and we're all just doing what we can to make our days ok.

Try a Dalgona Coffee (recipe on my Instagram)

Rick Steves Croatia

Links:

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This episode is a day late, but its not tech's fault.

The Lucious Lockdown:

2 oz Gin Mare Gin

2oz. Cocchi Americano Bianco

.50 oz Drillaud Grapefruit

2 dashes orange bitters

pour into a bar glass filled with ice and stir till chilled.

Strain into a coupe glass and garnish with an orange peel

Some of the Tech mentioned:

Slack, Netflix Party, Loom

Some of the Podcasters mentioned:

Elaine from Angus Eye Tea Kathy from Women Who Sarcast, Cori from that's not proper,

Tina Conroy: The Intuitive Women Podcast, Bonnie Frank: The Business Fabulous Podcast, Emily Peck Prokop

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Want to meet online? Why not, right? We all need to be social in these crazy quarantine days, so why not reach out on Instagram, do a live video or join a Zoom meetup, book group or exercise class?

Email me here if you'd like to do a virtual meetup or DM me on Instagram. Ladies or those who identify as female only, please!

Head over to our private FB Group, Mixing up Midlife Discussion and tell us what's on your mind and if you want the recipe for the Elder Quarantini