Susan at the lovely blog Hot Rocks Glass Jewels was kind enough to present Lala and I with the Noblisse Oblige Award. To say we are honored is an understatement, and we thank Susan very much for her nod.

Here are the rules for this award:

This award is presented to bloggers who display consistency in any one or a combination of these conditions:

1. The Blogger manifests exemplary attitude, respecting the nuances that pervades amongst different cultures and beliefs.
2. The Blog contents inspire; it strives to encourage and offers solutions.
3. There is a clear purpose at the Blog; one that fosters a better understanding on Social, Political, Economic, the Arts, Culture and Sciences, and Beliefs.
4. The Blog is refreshing and creative.
5. The Blogger promotes friendship and positive thinking.

The Blogger who receives this Award will need to perform the following steps:

1. Create a Post with a mention and link to the person who presented the Noblesse Oblige Award.
2. The Award Conditions must be displayed at the Post.
3. Write a short article about what the Blog has thus far achieved- preferably citing one or more older post to support.
4. The Blogger must present the Noblesse Oblige Award in concurrence with the Award Conditions.
5. The Blogger must display the Award at any location at the Blog.

What Lala and I have hoped to achieve with this blog is to bring a greater awareness to the issues that face women over forty. From politics to body issues; from sex after menopause to nutritional advice. We’ve covered personal losses and heartbreak with our readers, and by doing so, offering the hope that there may be big changes after forty, but they’re not all bad: actually, some of them are not only good for you but downright necessary. We want you to know you’re not alone, and what’s more, it’s okay to laugh, love, and evolve.

We’d like to present this aware to the following blogs:

1. Maitri’s Heart

2. Laane on the World

3.30 Something and Searching

4. Menstrual Poetry

5. Vixen’s Den

6. Broadway Matron

Thanks again to Susan for awarding this honor to us, and we hope you’ll continue to visit us here at Over Forty and Loving It for inspiration, information and the occasional giggle. We really appreciate our readers, and thank each and every one of you for accompanying us on our journey into the Unknown Decades.

It’s not as scary if we all hold hands.