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Cathy Hamilton (BoomerGirl.com, Managing Editor)

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Current events put everyday worries into perspective
By Cathy Hamilton
October 12, 2008
And to think I used to spend time worrying about the pack rat that lives in my garage. Yes, believe it or not, I actually used to fret about the silly little rodent that scampers across the concrete, caught in the headlights when we return home from an evening out. “When are you going to kill that varmint?” I’d shriek at my beleaguered husband. “It’s stressing me out, I tell you!”
Dolls trigger love-hate relationship
By Cathy Hamilton
October 5, 2008
Of all the horrifying reports I saw on “The Today Show” this week (and there was a veritable cornucopia of horror to choose from), perhaps the most shocking was the one about grown women playing with dolls.
Season brings large apple crop
By Cathy Hamilton
September 28, 2008
Local growers are seeing a large crop of Apples this year, and as BoomerGirl.com editor Cathy Hamilton reports, that's giving consumers more varieties and choices than ever.
Skin bears ghosts of vacations past
By Cathy Hamilton
September 28, 2008
I don’t want to sound like an alarmist, but I’m seeing spots and, well, it’s alarming, I tell you!
Mad man triggers steamy celebrity fantasies
By Cathy Hamilton
September 21, 2008
Don’t tell my husband, but I’m mad about another man. I didn’t mean for it to happen. It’s not like I went looking for it or anything. It was just one of those things. One of those love-at-first-sight, weak-in-the-knees, torridly rapturous things. Oh, the agony of a heart divided! The guilt of immoral thoughts! But — bless me Father, I have sinned — I just can’t help myself. I’m in love with Don Draper.
Boomers use unorthodox therapy to improve general health
By Cathy Hamilton
September 14, 2008
It's an unorthodox therapy used to promote better circulation and improve general health by manipulating the hands and feet. Boomergirl.com editor Cathy Hamilton wanted to check it out for herself.
Boomer proposes fashion’s next hot item
By Cathy Hamilton
September 14, 2008
Michael Kors obviously didn’t get the memo. Neither did Calvin Klein, Vera Wang or Marc Jacobs. I e-mailed every one of those high falutin’ New York designers with the same hot tip. “2009: The Year of the Bib,” I wrote. “Get on board, people, before opportunity passes you by.” Yet, scouring runway after runway during Fashion Week, I didn’t see a single supermodel sporting a bib on her bony torso.
Weather sends party plans awry
By Cathy Hamilton
September 7, 2008
There are few inalienable truths in life, and here’s one of them: If you want to get your house in tip-top condition, throw a party. This week, the party in question was a wedding shower — a casual, co-ed affair for two of my son’s closest friends. The house in question was mine, and its condition had been rock-bottom.
Fall planting makes for a beautiful Spring
By Cathy Hamilton
August 31, 2008
It may not be official according to the calendar, but Fall is here in the garden. Boomergirl.com's Cathy Hamilton recently got some tips on how to make your landscape come to life now and look even better next Spring.
Facebook triggers fresh social anxieties
By Cathy Hamilton
August 31, 2008
I’m depressed and distraught because I don’t have enough friends. Oh, I’m doing fine in the flesh-and-blood buddy department. I have a gaggle of girlfriends from high school with whom I occasionally cavort. My coffee chums are cherished confidantes, and my tailgate group is a blast. Throw wonderful workmates, neighbors and sundry acquaintances into the mix and my cup should runneth over, shouldn’t it?

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