About Renée
Renee is a Realtor, writer, workshop leader, speaker and new grandmother. With two friends, she is the author of two award-winning books, Invisible No More: The Secret Lives of Women Over 50 and Saving the Best for Last: Creating Our Lives After 50. The authors speak to women’s groups and lead workshops based on their latest book. In addition, Renee is the Boomer Humor Columnist for www.examiner.com and a frequent contributor to “Gray Matters,” a Sarasota radio show. In a previous life, Renee was a Special Ed teacher, a Tupperware dealer, the founder of Brief Encounters (a speed dating company) and a hula hoop champion. And, because she is directionally challanged, there’s no telling where she might pop up next. She lives in Arlington, VA with her Now Husband Dan, who she met on Match.com. Her website is www.invisiblenomore.com.
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Milan Turek
July 1, 2010
I like your stories and I wish you all the best.
lifeintheboomerlane
August 9, 2010
Wow, how did I mess your comment? Thanks so much!
Susan
July 1, 2010
I loved your GPS post. My sister made me use hers on a drive we took from FL to NY…. I couldn’t get used to the voice…but my sister said it had been selected by her husband because she was sexy. Thankfully when ms. hotpants tried to coax me off my well-known route, I knew better and tuned her out…….
lifeintheboomerlane
July 5, 2010
Thanks for commenting on my blog! I got my GPS back in ’01 before people could get different voices. The question is: Whose voice would you like to get lost by? –Renee
Zaveeth Aslam
July 2, 2010
Renee i love your lines i love the way you express.. Keep express your feelings
ocactiveseniors
July 2, 2010
You and I share the same sense of humor and the same outlook on life. It is so nice to find a kindred spirit, especially one with such a gift for the written word! I checked you out when I saw that you were reading my blog and now you have another fan! I’m even subscribing! Thank you for keeping me up too late tonight bc I am hooked on your blog.
lifeintheboomerlane
July 5, 2010
Thanks! Yes, the world gets to know that we women over 50 do more than sit around and discuss menopause. And if our message contains some humor, better yet. –Renee
Gloriadelia
July 2, 2010
I’m pushing 50 (46) and my husband and I regularly bike 40-50 miles. We rode 100 the other day.
We exercises more and are in better shape than ever before in our lives.
middle-age, scmiddle-age! Gloris
lifeintheboomerlane
July 5, 2010
Thanks, Gloris. I was just out to lunch with a 60 year old friend who is now ranked #1 in the country in biathlon. We all get to follow our passion for as long as we can. And then, when we can’t, we get to find another passion! –Renee
Ramblings of a Woman
July 21, 2010
Hi Renee!
Thanks for visiting my blog yesterday! I love your writing style and will have to look into your latest book.
Will definitely be following you!
lifeintheboomerlane
July 21, 2010
Thanks, Bernice. I just read your reply to my comment on your post. My husband and I were married on Rhodes in 2006. We took my three kids and their significant others. We were in Greece and Turkey for over a week, and no one had a cell phone or a laptop. We communicated with only each other. It was glorious.
planejaner
August 7, 2010
hi, Renee!
just stopping in to say hello–we have a shared buddy, Wendy.
take care!
jane
oh–and what fun things you write–I love a great “voice”!
lifeintheboomerlane
August 7, 2010
Thanks, Jane! I’m looking at your blog now. And that reminds me, I should email Wendy!
Sue Holland
August 25, 2010
Hey, Renee!
Your articles are fantastic! I couldn’t believe you wrote them all, but then saw all the personal references, Arlington, Dan, Yael–very impressive and quite humorous, too!
Keep up the great work. And congratulations on being a grandmother!
Yours, Sue Holland
lifeintheboomerlane
August 25, 2010
Thanks, Sue! I do enjoy writing them, and I’m honored when people read and enjoy them. Hope all goes well with you and your family. Best, Renee
hippie cahier
September 18, 2010
Congratulations on new grandmother-hood (depending on when that was written).
I have so much to say about invisibility that I won’t say any of it. You’re welcome.
lifeintheboomerlane
September 18, 2010
Thanks. Jonah is now 15 months old. My daughter writes a blog about life in London, and she writes about Jonah. She is a very gifted writer. Her blog is the yaelchronicles.wordpress.com. The whole “invisible” thing is so interesting. We’ve spoken with countless women, and we’ve heard both sides. I’d love to hear your take on it.
ReadersHeaven
September 21, 2010
Hi, nice to meet you !
lifeintheboomerlane
September 21, 2010
Same here. Thanks for stopping by!
The Simple Life of a Country Man's Wife
October 15, 2010
I see you mentioned you visited South Dakota’s Indian reservations? What did you think? I’d love to hear about it! (As a South Dakota gal, myself).
lifeintheboomerlane
October 15, 2010
We went to Pine Ridge. I’ve read so much about it, I had to see it. I know Pine Ridge has the lowest standard of living in the country, so I was prepared for real poverty. What I wasn’t prepared for was the isolation. Some of what is there is good, but most is very depressing. I love Indian culture (the art, the music, the stories, and the pre-invasion culture), the part of it that wasn’t obliterated by government policy or destroyed by alcoholism. Reservations in other parts of the country fare better, for various reasons. The Plains Indians have endured so much.
brasch1985
October 18, 2010
Hows your market doing? Ours is pretty flat and down 40% from last year
lifeintheboomerlane
October 18, 2010
Where are you? Ours is down, but nowhere near that figure.
Elizabeth
October 19, 2010
Hi Renee,
I really enjoyed your blog – great to hear about the new URL. Stop by mine again soon!
Liz
lifeintheboomerlane
October 19, 2010
Thanks for reading!
Tori
December 17, 2010
Awesome blog, lady! Love your sense of humor!
lifeintheboomerlane
December 17, 2010
Hey, thanks for reading!
Andi
April 10, 2011
Good Sunday! It’s Andi here, from Double Dose of Special. I just wanted to take a moment to thank you for taking the time to comment on my guest post on Our Typical Life. I appreciate that you were willing to share your thoughts with me, and that my post touched you in some small way. Please come over and visit me on my blog anytime.
http://www.doubledoseofspecial.com
marilyn1454
April 15, 2011
I’ve enjoyed your blog posts and will subscribe. We seem to have a similar sense of humor and both share the perspective of women over 50. Please come visit my blogs at:
http://www.laughtertoliveby.wordpress.com and http://www.vicariousretirement.wordpress.com.
I remember working a Ouija board in the late 1950′s with a couple of friends. It totally freaked me out!
lifeintheboomerlane
May 24, 2011
Thanks, Marilyn! I will visit you blogs. For some reason, I just saw this comment!
Deonna
April 15, 2011
What a wonderful blog! Thank you for sharing.
lifeintheboomerlane
September 18, 2011
Many thanks Deonna, and I am so sorry I just saw this comment!
curiositystretchesimagination
April 16, 2011
Great posts! I just jumped into the world of blogging: writing “just for the fun of it”. Looking forward to laughing along with you and your stories!
lifeintheboomerlane
April 17, 2011
Thanks for visiting Life in the Boomer Lane. I’ll try to bring a smile to your face!
Jenn
April 16, 2011
You’re such a cool mum.
lifeintheboomerlane
April 17, 2011
Thanks much, Jenn!
Claudia Anderson
April 16, 2011
I am starting my own blog April 18th (full moon you know!) called Humoring the Goddess: Managing the Madness and Madness of Middle Age. I found your blog through Freshly Pressed, and I’m glad I did. I’ll be following you from now on. I love the way you write and your honesty and humor. Come check mine out too, sometime!
lifeintheboomerlane
April 16, 2011
Thanks, Claudia! And I will do so. We all get to support each other.
youngamericanwisdom.com
May 24, 2011
Renee, I just ordered a few copies of your book, Saving The Best For Last, off of Amazon for myself and some special ladies. I’m looking foward to their arrival.
lifeintheboomerlane
May 24, 2011
Wow, thanks. Please let me know what you think. I love the feedback.
comingeast
May 25, 2011
Congratulations!! You have been awarded The Versatile Blogger Award. Stop by at comingeast.com for more details.
Elly Lou
August 4, 2011
Someone just found my blog by searching for “renee fisher naked.” You’re a super star. Or a porn star. Or both. Either way I’m proud to know you.
lifeintheboomerlane
August 4, 2011
And I am proud to do whatever it takes to send folks your way. I spend a lot of time in men’s room stalls, so name it.
Amanda Barnes (@adnama52)
August 11, 2011
Other than in comments I do not know how to contact you. I resonate with your blog – I just found it today -doing research for my blog. I just started mine about 3 months now- moved from blogger to wordpress (still learning wordpress). But you seem to have some of my snarky humor. If you have the time stop by and take a look at some of my posts, especially the humor category. I live at http://boomersberg.com
lifeintheboomerlane
August 11, 2011
Hey Amanda, thanks for visiting my little island in the Boomer Sea and commenting. I did check your blog and I subscribed. I can’t say I’ll comment much (I found I was drowning in all the blogs I was subscribed to), but I will take a look. We Boomers do have to support each other!
KLRichardson
September 17, 2011
Love your blog! I’m 64 (…will you still need me, will you still feed me…) and love new technology, but I cheat and get my granddaughter to give me ‘Cliff Notes’ versions so I can still look hip. Just got the HTC Thunderbolt and am totally hooked! And I really do look younger than my 50 year old step-daughter but I just don’t feel like it when I get out of be in the morning.
lifeintheboomerlane
September 18, 2011
Thank you, thank you, thank you. I’m 64 as well, and life is amazing. Uh, except for the technology part.
Sue
September 17, 2011
How about life after 60? I’m 66, retired, and am busy all day. At last I have time for things I want to do as well as things I have to do. I write, read, quilt, play my dulcimer, garden, and many other things. My DH and I visit our son and grandchildren about every couple of months. Life is good.
lifeintheboomerlane
September 18, 2011
Hey, Sue, I’m 64 and yes, life is GOOD. My co-authors and I are making a pitch to Rosie to appear on her show and talk about life at 70, as we approach that age!
notquiteold
September 21, 2011
I’m notifying my favorite bloggers one by one, since I couldn’t figure out how to get links to work (I’m technically challenged) – You’ve been nominated by me for the Versatile Blogger Award. If you want to take advantage of this dubious honor… Write a post that mentions notquiteold as your nominator, nominate 15 other posts (a lot I know) and tell your readers seven things about yourself that they may not know. Congrats, and I love your blog.
lifeintheboomerlane
September 21, 2011
I accept, and I am honored!
♡
September 30, 2011
Lovely lovely blog. Thank you for stopping by my blog or I wouldn’t have found this. I loved your Dalai Lama story.
Julie
lifeintheboomerlane
September 30, 2011
And thank you for visiting Life in the Boomer Lane!
Betty Londergan
October 7, 2011
Renee — you are a ROCK STAR! love your blog, so happy you are reading my blog, What Gives 365, and really look forward to our back-and-forth comments … you;’re the best!
lifeintheboomerlane
October 7, 2011
Betty, I am blown away by your personal commitment. People like you give me faith in this sad, screwed up world.
Jean
November 15, 2011
Interesting blog. Maybe you’ll do one on boomers who cycle well into their 70′s. I know alot of face to face cyclists who are over 50 –like myself.
Glad this blog gives you much pleasure and sharing with folks here.
lifeintheboomerlane
November 15, 2011
Here’s one I did about older athletes: http://lifeintheboomerlane.wordpress.com/2011/06/06/how-to-ride-a-bike-for-97-years/
I’ll write one just about cyclists and send the link to you.
Jean
November 15, 2011
and send me the link when you do!
Miss Demure Restraint
November 27, 2011
I am passing along the The Versatile Blogger Award to you. I have created a permanent page for this award. Please reference the link for the rules.
http://missdemurerestraint.wordpress.com/i-present-this-award-to/the-versatile-blogger-award-vba/
You can pick up your badge at:
http://i1218.photobucket.com/albums/dd416/missdemurerestraint/versatilebloggeraward1.png
This is a award given to special blogs deserving attention. I hope you will have time to participate, but as always it is entirely your option.
Miss D
lifeintheboomerlane
November 29, 2011
For a couple reasons, I’m not currently participating in awards, but believe me when I tell you that I’m really honored that you think highly enough of me to have wanted to give this to me.