Allison Janney Is 66 and Booked Solid
What I love most about the Janney moment is that no one is calling it a comeback, because she never left. A comeback requires disappearing, and she simply hasn't. She spent years in small parts before The West Wing made her a household name. Then she won her Oscar for I, Tonya at 58 and has been taking bigger swings ever since. If anything, the industry has finally caught up with what she has been offering all along.
Patty Lowell
3 days ago4 min read
Revamping Your Sunday Reset
Years ago, when I was deep into mother/career gal mode, there were three never-miss activities that defined Sunday evenings. The first was laundry, with me running loads through the wash and dry cycles and my daughters responsible for sorting, folding and putting away everything in its proper place. I was a stickler about not leaving clean laundry sitting around in a basket all week. The second, born out of frugality, was something I called Trash Can Soup, made from whatever
Patty Lowell
7 days ago3 min read
Every Woman Needs a Power Posse
I make big decisions the way I've always made them: gut instinct, and a stubborn belief that I'll handle whatever may go wrong later. It's worked out fine for this long-time single woman and on-again/off-again entrepreneur. But a few months ago, I had to make a career decision with real consequences for my retirement, and gut instinct didn't feel like enough. For this decision, I wanted something different, a smart, experienced, truth-telling team of women who would help me l
Patty Lowell
Oct 23 min read
The Boots I Refuse to Retire
For the past three years, I've absolutely reveled in the first cool, crisp day of fall, the one where I can put on a cozy sweater dress and an equally comfy pair of tights. But the big highlight comes when I pull on my favorite pair of knee-high, black suede boots. They've been with me for a long time, and by that I mean almost 40 years.
Patty Lowell
Sep 213 min read
Watching Myself From the Other Side of the Bed
I had a small, scheduled surgery a few months ago. It was my first surgery, ever, in sixty-some years of showing up for my family’s medical dramas but never starring in my own. And what I did not expect, going in, was that the most surprising part of the whole ordeal would be watching my two daughters rise to mom-level patient advocacy. They talked with the doctors and nurses and asked plenty of questions both before and after. One of them, who works in biotech and has spent
Patty Lowell
Sep 63 min read
