Many of the surprises are good.

They’ll keep talking if they think you have a plan.

For the first few months, here’s a fine place to be.

We are thinking through the future we want.

You can’t eat hot dogs every day, but it sure is fun for a while!

Still in the mix.

Keep the watch—we’re not counting down.

Why companies shouldn't ignore them and what boomers need to do

This is the last article in a four-part, weekly series about boomer women professionals and retirement for PBS' Next Avenue.

This is the first article in our four-part, weekly series about boomer women professionals and retirement

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Full speed ahead.

Yes, why not give it a try?

We are going into the real golden years.

A bright future for the first large group of retiring career women.

There's a big, colorful world out there for you, but you may have to do a little climbing.

We’re not retiring from life. Only our careers.

Still figuring it out, but confident we will get there.

Could not have done this without some brave young pilots.

Create a retirement that is not retiring.

Fall is back to school time even for us.