It's never too late to make some life-altering changes, which is why we love these simple tricks for achieving a healthier, happier, more-balanced life at 50 and beyond.
We don't totally buy that actions speak louder than words. Words can be a powerful thing (granted, as professional writers, we're biased). Case in point: The volumes of books we can still practically recite word for word. Where would we be had we never gone down the rabbit hole with Alice, or traveled to Pemberley with Lizzy Bennet? How would we be able to identify the phonies in our lives without Holden Caulfield's guidance? And we know life wouldn't be as sweet without the existence of Hogwarts.
Here's news that will bring joy to your former angst-ridden teenage self: Emo hair -- unlike your favorite Dashboard Confessional t-shirt -- has stood the test of time. Yep, there's a whole new generation of gals displaying sadness through emo hair.
Fake eyelashes are one of those beauty products normally reserved for a girls' night out or a big event. To that we say: Boring. We're here to prove that false lashes can be worn everywhere without looking out of place -- from work to date night to spin class. (Okay, maybe not spin class -- we're not Kardashians, after all.)