Sisters All Over the World

By Susan “Honey” Good

Every night, in the middle of the night, I quietly reach for and open my laptop, sit up in our bed to answer all of your warm words and questions. I click into my comment section on my website and then go to Facebook and reply to all of you. Here I am a woman, much over 50, who is excited in the wee small hours of the morning to interact with you.

Authenticity, sharing, and gratitude are three gifts I hope to leave my children, grands and you. With these ingredients in your mix of emotions, you can wake up each day, face your challenges and live a meaningful life.

I cannot explain how touched I am hearing from you…you are women from all over the world. Many of you I now recognize by name or picture. Often I click on your picture to see where your interests lie. A travel photo, a sunset, grands, your family, your garden, flowers, art and my list goes on.

Four years ago I needed a new purpose and Honey Good was born. Lacking experience as a professional writer and no knowledge of the Internet my strong desire and tenacity overruled common sense. Why?

I knew I would reap a great deal of satisfaction and gratification.

Of course, nothing is simple. I was faced and still am faced with screaming frustrations.

My frustration was caused by lack of knowledge of the Internet. I knew nothing of the technical side. I had never heard of a keyword, SEO, Google analytics, links, drop box, Social Media and that is just for starters.

Fortunately, I picked a great team, Carolyn, Johanna and Susan who are probably more frustrated than I am because they have to tutor and mother me along. And they do a great job. I really try to be absorbed but it is difficult as a woman over 50 to grasp. After four years plus, I can talk the talk more or less but I cannot walk the walk!  I know the girls’ hearts race as they receive 20 emails in one day, sometimes asking the same question twice, and have to bite their tongues in frustration over my lack of Internet skills but I know they love me.  I too love them and we  truly love HoneyGood.com and therefore, we are a ‘ sisterhood.’

We are different ages, have different opinions due partially to our generation gap but we have one strong thread in common. We share. We care.

I think the differences that separate Honey Good from other women’s sites over 50 is we have become a sisterhood. We interact. Though, we are all different ages, come from all walks of life, some of us married, some widowed, some scholars, some world travelers, some career women, some shy, some outgoing, plus, coupled with the fact that we live in different states across America and countries around the world is nothing short of amazing.

How has this happened?  I am your voice. I reach you, dear readers of mine, because I am authentic. I share my sorrows and over the top joys, my one million tips, my family, my ultimate concierge and pooch Orchid, my relationships, my widowhood and illnesses, my girlfriend sagas and world travels. You can relate to me and I to you and that is what makes Honey Good special and different from other sites of women over 50.   We are a sisterhood of women over 50 who…share and who care

I want to take this time to thank you for giving my life more meaning, more meaningful than I ever expected. I am very grateful that I have all of you in my life.

Susan “Honey” Good is the founder of HoneyGood.com where this blog originally appeared. The site is a collection of lessons learned, life advice and insights from not only her, but from a fantastic group of contributing writers, each adding their own spice to the recipe. Honey Good.com representing “a family tree of women” — wives, mothers, daughters, granddaughters, mothers-in-law, daughters-in-law, sisters, aunts, cousins and girlfriends — coming together to talk about what makes them tick as well as what they have in common. Honey Good discusses life experiences with wisdom, humor and intellect, enabling all to attain a “Honey Good Style of Life.”