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Having a roommate is probably something you haven’t done since your college years. But four decades after hanging up their caps and gowns, many people are considering it again. A 2018 AARP survey found significant interest in homesharing, with 32% of Americans over 50 at least willing to consider it.

The organization also reported that 4 million women aged 50-plus live in U.S. households with at least two women 50-plus – a number that is expected to rise.

And why not? There’s the bonus of earning extra income, but also the companionship, community and new experiences that come with sharing space with others.

Still, having a roommate in your 60s might not be for everyone and takes careful consideration. Here are three questions to ask yourself before taking the plunge.

Do You Have a Home with Unused Space?

Census data shows that 80% of those 60 and up own a home, and a large number of those have spare rooms at the ready. In fact, Trulia reports there are 3.6 million spare rooms available in the top 100 U.S. housing markets.

If you’re a homeowning empty nester, divorcee, widow or retiree, chances are you might have some underused rooms storing dusty exercise equipment or sitting empty until the next visitors pass through.

That said, how “spare” a spare room is often boils down to your willingness to trust someone else with that space and open it to a roommate. It can be overwhelming to declutter, haul off donations, relegate items to the garage and sell others. I urge you not to make that a deal breaker.

You’d be surprised at the number of organizations, such as Clearing Space and 1-800-GOT-JUNK, that are dedicated to helping with these tasks and relieving your stress and worry. There’s even a marketplace where you can rent storage space from a neighbor, so your items are safely tucked away within a reachable distance.

What Do You Want Out of a Roommate Relationship?

One of the most appealing things about having a roommate might be the extra monthly income it provides. And it is passive income – your home generates a flow of money. There are endless ways to put that income to good use, whether it’s funding travel, remodeling part of your home or something more practical like padding a retirement nest egg.

Income is far from the only reason homesharing is on the upswing. Many homesharers welcome the companionship and social aspects of sharing a space with others as they reach their sixth decade of life – a time when children have moved away with their own families, when women (in particular) are divorced or widowed and when our circle of friends starts shrinking.

It’s nice, then, to have someone with whom to share a happy-hour margarita on the patio, to catch a movie or to plan a themed dinner night.

Each roommate situation is unique, and you can choose yours depending on what you’re after in the relationship. Do you like the idea of the safety and security of having someone else around your house? Would it help to have a roommate who can watch your house and pets while you’re away?

Does the notion of giving a break to a younger teacher in the area who is struggling to cover the high cost of rent appeal to you because you were once in their shoes? How about someone who’s willing to help with chores and minor maintenance in exchange for a discount on rent?

Money might not – and likely will not – be the sole factor in your decision, so consider what other benefits you might be after and create your shared home accordingly.

Are You Concerned About What Others Might Think?

Even a few decades ago, the idea of having a roommate in your 50s and 60s seemed like a novel concept. The Golden Girls sitcom was so curious and entertaining in part because it was an atypical living arrangement in the 80s. Americans were in awe of this groundbreaking idea of four women in their mid-to-late 50s (and an older Sophia) living together under one roof.

Unfortunately, one of the reasons The Golden Girls was so fascinating was that the notion of women in their 50s and 60s living with a roommate carried a certain stigma. It wasn’t something people sought to do – it was something they had to do to make ends meet or because they weren’t capable of living alone.

Fast forward 40 years, and thankfully things are changing. Still, it’s not unusual for those considering a roommate to worry how the world will perceive it. “What will my kids think about me getting a roommate?” “What will my friends think?”

In nearly all cases, this is an unwarranted fear of judgment, particularly in 2021 when people are thinking and living differently than they once were. Women are now plotting a future that includes roommates – living with a group of friends as they get older, buying a small place in a co-living community or sharing space and experiences with an individual housemate.

With their many quirks, independence and unexpected bond, Grace and Frankie now represent the new image of modern-day roommate living in your 60s – and we’re better off for it.

When was the last time you had a roommate? What was that experience like? Would you like to have a repeat in your 60s? What would be your motivation? Would there be mutual benefits? If, so, what would they be?

Is there anything better than getting your hair cut and/or colored, leaving the salon and feeling like a supermodel? No, we don’t think there is. But because of the current climate, seeing your hairstylist might not be as easy and getting your split ends cut off or your roots done might just be a quick in-and-out appointment without all the fun. That’s one reason why we’re so obsessed with actors and influencers who switch up their look on a dime. We’re jealous, sure, but it’s also aspirational AF. So, we’re rounding up the best celebrity hair makeovers of 2021 as they come so you can drool with us.

Though, it’s not just about drooling over these looks. Saving this page and referring back to it at the hair salon can help you decide if curtain bangs or a bob is right for you. Hairstylists actually love when you show them photos because they can get a real feel of the vibe you’re looking for and can adjust the look into something that suits your wants and needs. This goes for color, too. Did you ask for balayage when you really meant a shadow root? It’s easier to just give examples of what you want.

Some of these celebrity looks aren’t permanent. Stars love to play around with wigs, extensions and faux bangs. But there’s nothing wrong with that. Real or faux, we’re taking inspo from our favorites to figure out our next look for 2021 and beyond.

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Camila Cabello

The singer first took to TikTok to show off her chic new bob — a far departure from her usual long locks. Response from fans was mixed, with many disliking the change and saying she looks too much like “Fifth Harmony Camila.” We think she looks incredible and like the grown-up performer she’s turning into. Hairstylist Dimitris Giannetos is responsible for the blunt bob.

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Chrissy Teigen

After seeing how good Kourtney Kardashian looks with short hair, Chrissy Teigen decided to join the celeb bob club. She credited hairstylist Sabrina Porsche for the sleek cut and style.

Lorde

We had to do a double-take when we saw Lorde’s (faux) blonde hair in her new music video for “Mood Ring.” She looks a lot like The Queen’s Gambit star Anya Taylor-Joy.

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Kylie Jenner

OK, Kylie! The beauty boss rocked knee-length hair and a gold bikini to celebrate Kylie Cosmetics’ 24K Birthday Collection, which launches on August 10. Remember: this is the revamp with new formulas.And that

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Zoey Deutch

The actress was seen in full Y2K hair and clothing on the set of Hulu’s upcoming movie Not Okay.  Although it’s most likely a wig, Deutch famous friends love this look for her. “Wait I love your hair like this,” wrote Riverdale‘s Madelaine Petsch on Instagram. We couldn’t agree more.

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Gabrielle Union

Often when a woman does the “big chop,” it’s because there’s damage to their hair or they had to cut it off for a reason. But Gabrielle Union is showing you can go ultra-short just because it looks amazing. “The movies always show women cutting their hair when all is lost but I wanted to know the feeling of making a change when things are gravy. It hits different and its foreign to me but I this new new,” she wrote on Instagram.

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Emma Chamberlain

Do you hear that? That’s the sound of all of Gen Z making a hair appointment to copy Chamberlain’s cool-girl bangs.

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Jennie

The Blackpink singer slays with Y2K-style full bangs. She credited hairstylist Preston Wada for the chop.

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Margot Robbie

The actor covers this month’s British Vogue looking like a ’70s supermodel with caramel blonde hair and new bangs.

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Paris Jackson

Y2K beauty and fashion are trending like crazy. Just take a look at Paris Jackson’s color-block hair. We’re loving the emerald green shade poking out from under her blond hair.

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Florence Pugh

The actress is giving us Y2K vibes with pastel purple ends. We’re not sure who did the color (maybe she did it herself?) but the gorgeous waves were created by hairstylist Peter Lux.

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Demi Lovato

Mullets are trending like crazy and apparently, Demi Lovato got the memo. The front of her hair is short and the back is all the way past her shoulders.

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Sophie Turner 

Just a week after debuting piece-y bangs, the Game of Thrones star went fully red! She shared a cute mirror photo wearing Olivia Rodrigo’s Sour merch and showing off her matching red Casetify Cottage Core case.

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Ciara

“Pelirroja,” Ciara wrote on Instagram. (Pelirroja is Spanish for redhead.) The singer is looking stunning with long ginger hair giving off a bit of a sexy princess Ariel vibe.

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Sophie Turner 

“Ya gal’s bang’d up,” the Game of Thrones star wrote on Instagram stories over the weekend. The choppy, piece-y style is different from the blunt bangs we’ve seen her rock before. We love this low-key fringe for summer because it’s easy to pin back or grow into curtain bangs.

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Kim Kardashian

We’ve seen the media mogul try just about every hairstyle but the lob will always be our favorite. This one has a gorgeous curled-under ’70s vibe.

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Charli D’Amelio

We’re obsessing over D’Amelio’s new chop with ’90s-style layers that feel so fresh for summer.

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Miranda Cosgrove

She’s back, baby! Hairstylist Clayton Hawkins gave Cosgrove pretty blonde highlights for the iCarly revival.

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Kim Kardashian

Look who’s blonde again! But it was only for a few hours. Kardashian was shooting an upcoming campaign either for KKW Beauty or Skims. She actually did get her eyebrows bleached and we actually loved the look with her naturally dark hair. But then when they put the blonde wing on it was like, whoa. Right before she left the studio, she snapped a photo showing us she’s back to brunette again, including the brows.

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Sabrina Carpenter

Say goodbye to curtain bangs and hello to ‘Bardot bangs!’ Hairstylist Laurie Heaps gave Sabrina Carpenter piece-y bombshell bangs inspired by the iconic French star Brigitte Bardot. We’re obsessed.

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Selena Gomez

In an Instagram photo promoting her beauty brand, Rare Beauty, in April 2021, Gomez showed off her newly dyed blonde hair. The picture saw the former Disney Channel star light blonde tresses and dark roots. She most recently dyed her hair blonde in 2017 in a color dubbed by her hairstylist Nikki Lee as “Nirvana Blonde.” Gomez’s 2021 color was also done by Lee and Riawna Capri. “We’ve been doing Selena’s color for over a decade now. She typically keeps it pretty natural, but this time she went for a big change. This blonde is unique to her as we had to make sure there was an equal balance of cool and warm for her skin tone. It’s an edgier look and perfect for summer,” the hairstylists said in a statement.

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Elizabeth Olsen

At the virtual launch of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier miniseries, Olsen debuted a totally different look from her usual copper-blonde hair. The bangs! The darker color! So chic.

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Chrissy Teigen

We love how Teigen is playing around with wigs lately and experimenting with hair color. Although she only kept the silver shade for a day, we hope she brings it back. It looks amazing on her.

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Kristen Bell

It seems like Bell is dressed up in character to film a TV show or movie but we’re loving these piecey bangs on her and we hope she keeps them up IRL.

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Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

While filling us in on the Covid-19 relief package, AOC showed off her adorable new haircut. When followers commented saying they loved the chop, she replied, “Let’s not start another national crisis over it, right?”

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Gigi Hadid

The model mom returned to the runway, walking in the Versace fall 2021 show. Hairstylist Panos Papandrianos wrote “Ginger for Gigi” on Instagram, making us believe he really did dye the model’s hair this gorgeous red shade for the occasion.

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Olivia Rodrigo

The ‘Drivers License’ singer jumped on the curtain bang trend thanks to hairstylist Clayton Hawkins. They’re subtle but make a big difference in her look. One interesting note: Sabrina Carpenter has them too.

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Lana Condor

The actress looks so great in this pastel pink wig, maybe she’s considering doing it IRL? “Get ‘Anyone Else But You; to 5 mil streams and I’ll keep it,” she wrote on Instagram. Though, she told STYLECASTER last year, “I don’t know that I’d ever dye dye my hair. I think my mom would kill me, you’d know?”

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Ashley Graham

The model had everyone thinking maybe she got a pixie cut but her hair is actually the result of new growth post hair loss. “Postpartum baby hairs come through!” she wrote on Instagram.

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Emma Roberts

A new color and cut for the birthday girl! “Emma always looks and feels her best blonde,” said her hairstylist and Nine Zero One co-founder Nikki Lee. “We decided to keep her a warm blonde and went for a ’90s supermodel vibe. With a new baby and a big birthday, we went out with a bang! Lisa Satorn added extensions for length and fullness. I kept her haircut free and flowing with piecey layers around the face.” Lee keeps her client’s hair healthy with the In Common 3 Step Treatment System ($105 at In Common).

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Katy Perry

Why not start with one of the biggest hair chameleons? Though she’s been ultra-blonde for a while, we can’t help but miss a brunette Katy Perry. It’s classically chic and fits her personality. So, when we saw these photos of backstage at Jimmy Kimmel Live, we were so excited to see the long brown hair. But it seems it’s a wig and she’s already back to blonde.

Sally was noticing changes in her 73-year-old mother in-law Emily. As Sally became Emily’s primary caregiver, she noticed Emily seemed a great deal anxious most of the time. She’d also become more withdrawn.

And, because Sally often ran errands for Emily, after a few trips to the pharmacy she noticed her mother-in-law had prescriptions for Percocet from several different doctors. When she herself asked about it, Emily’s answers were vague and almost secretive.

Sally got her husband Tom involved and when he continued to press the matter with his mother, Emily became quite confrontational. Finally, the whole story came spilling out. With tears streaming down her face, Emily shared she had acquired tolerance to her pain medication. So she just started taking more of it than prescribed – upping the amount little by little.

Emily kept it a secret, fearing her doctor would cancel the prescription if she told him what she was doing. She was acting out in fear – fear of not being able to function without the pills and fear of asking her family for help.

Eventually, Emily began visiting several different doctors, asking for the same pain medication, and filling the prescription at different pharmacies to remain undetected. Through the practice of “doctor shopping” Emily had become addicted to Percocet.

“Just what the doctor had ordered” for her pain following surgery, had become “just what several doctors unknowingly ordered.”

Doctor’s Mistake or Pop Culture Norm?

The first wave of opioid misuse increase in the U.S. came in 1991, following the 80s culture that accepted recreational use of legal pill-based forms of drugs. “They may not be prescribed to me, but these pills must be safe to take since they were prescribed to someone.”

This was also a time period when opioids first began being widely used to treat pain for cancer patients. Marijuana was being used to treat pain and nausea as well, but it was still illegal everywhere. By 1999, these heroin-based opioid drugs were being prescribed regularly for non-cancer pain.

In 2013, their use was so prevalent the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued comprehensive guidelines for prescribing opioids for chronic pain outside of cancer treatment, palliative care, and end-of-life care.

These attempts to regulate opioid prescriptions to only those that are necessary have been thwarted, mostly by the pharmaceutical industry acting behind the scenes through lobbying and under the cover of advocacy groups.

Yet, the true solution to any addiction problem comes down to the individual. We must start empowering people by educating them on the dangers of opioid drugs – with more than just a too fast too wordy blurb at the end of a TV commercial. And, we must empower and support those who got addicted by “accident” like the estimated 11% of seniors who have a prescription drug use disorder.

From Celebrity Disorder to Anyone’s Disorder

“Even when I took drugs, I realized it just wasn’t fun anymore. The drugs had become part of my routine. Something to wake me up. Something to help me sleep. Something to calm my nerves. There was a time when I was able to wake up, have fun without a pill to help me function. These days felt like I might have a nervous breakdown if I didn’t have them.”

These were not 73-year-old Emily’s words, but words written in the 1989 book Neon Angels by girl band star Cherie Currie of the Runaways. Written by Currie as a 25-year-old, those words could have easily belonged to a modern day, 63-year-old Currie had she not gotten help.

An interventionist in the recovery industry herself, Currie knows full well that these could be the words of anyone’s grandma or mom in 2021.

The Accidental Addict

Not just “tripping” as in the past, Baby Boomers don’t look like your stereotypical opioid or other controlled substance addict.

“We didn’t start our taking prescription medication to feel good, we were prescribed it so we wouldn’t feel bad.”

Unlike the younger Currie who took pills to get high, most older adults with a prescription drug abuse disorder get there by accident. Think about it – older adults take more medicine than other age groups. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, 50% of people between the ages of 57 and 85 take more than 5 medications or supplements daily. This increases the risk for mistakes and drug abuse.

Limiting Narcotics Can Limit Pain in the Long Run

Prescription drugs widely vary in their purposes and side effects. Medication, however, is not the only form of treatment for pain, and we must, as an age group, start insisting our medical providers treat us as a whole person.

By treating our whole person, our doctors should be referring us to alternative therapies that encompass all kinds of disciplines. Treating the mind and body together is called Mind Body Therapy (MBT).

This complimentary use of alternative treatments and cognitive therapy has been shown to reduce associated health and social problems in addiction recovery efforts over medication-only treatments for pain.

Some of these disciplines include acupuncture, breathwork, sensory integrations like sound baths, muscle strength training, biofeedback therapy, stress management, chiropractic treatments, yoga (including chair yoga), aromatherapy, relaxation exercises, herbal remedies, gentle massage, and many others.

Participating in Mind Body Therapy Can Reduce Your Opioid Use

A recent paper published in The Journal of The American Medical Association reviewed the use of MBTs as a tool in addressing the opioid crisis. Researchers found that MBTs did have a moderate association with reduction in pain intensity and statistically significant reduction of opioid use and misuse. As found in most recovery journeys, MBTs also were shown to reduce the cravings for opioids in patients surveyed.

Where to Find Help

There is help for women who have a prescription drug addiction, including free 12-step programs like the meetings and program offered by Narcotics Anonymous.

For those needing more help, such as a residential or outpatient program for addiction to prescription medication or other substances, gender specific programs like those found at New Directions for Women (NDFW) in Costa Mesa, CA can really help.

NDFW offers all kinds of alternative therapies to help not only the physical addiction, but the pains of life that often contribute to it. It helps a woman overcome past traumas that are contributing to her physical and emotional pain.

What do you know about prescription drug addiction? Have you had personal experience with any particular medication? What was it prescribed for? Why did you (or someone you know) develop an addiction? Has anything been done toward recovery? What has helped the most?

When it comes to TikTok beauty favorites, there’s viral and then there’s viral. Out of all the makeup and skincare “dupes” I’ve seen blow up on TikTok, I’ve never seen something as widespread as Peter Thomas Roth’s Instant FirmX Eye Tightener. It happened so quickly, you could have gone to bed early and missed the product that truly took over the platform, with makeup artists, influencers and even dermatologists weighing in. Allow me to explain.

54-year-old TikToker @trinidad1967 was getting ready for work on Wednesday and decided to pop outside into the light to show her followers her favorite skin-smoothing trick for her under-eye bags. “I’m very self-conscious of them,” she says. “And I found this and it works amazing.” She takes a tube of Peter Thomas Roth Instant FirmX Eye Tightener ($38 at Peter Thomas Roth) and applies the clear gel under just one eye. After a few minutes, it dries and the results are incredible.

A whopping 16 million users have watched her video — including the brand, which contacted her and is “sending free supplies and a bunch of product,” per her latest video. (It better be a lifetime supply!)

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OK, so what the heck is this stuff? Well, first it’s important to note that the effect is temporary. TikTok-fave derm Dr. Dustin Portela, or @208skindoc, jumped in to give his two cents. “The active ingredient that causes this result is a silicate,” he says. “There are many different types of silicates and they can be used in food and medicine and many other applications. When the product is exposed to air, the silicates start to form a lattice or a network, and they tighten and they do dramatically reduce the appearance of lines and wrinkles, but the effect is temporary.”

Dr. Portela goes onto say that there are other versions of this skin-tightening cream on the market but he does like the other ingredients in this one from Peter Thomas Roth. Ingredients such as peptides can have a more subtle — but long-term — benefit.

Facial plastic surgeon Dr. Prem Tripathi, who goes by @drpremtripathi on TikTok, also stitched the video to give his opinion. “This is by far one of the best results I’ve seen that actually mimics a surgical result,” he says. “She’s using it to treat these festoons, which are very very difficult to treat surgically.”

Now, you probably want to get your hands on the stuff. Well, it sold out pretty much everywhere overnight. Peter Thomas Roth’s own site says it’s in stock, though there are some shipping delays due to the volume of orders. If you deal with under-eye bags, it might be worth the wait.