A Lifestyle for Baby Boomer Women
When Was the Last Time You Flirted?
Not with someone ... with yourself and what lies ahead?
Let's Flirt Again With Life! What Awaits. Discovering You!
When was the last time you did something simply because it sounded fun?
Did something that scared you just a little?
Tried something unexpected?
Looked at something familiar with beginner's eyes?
When was the last time you surprised yourself - and discovered just how amazing you are?
When did you say no because that was yesterday and yes becasue you really want whatever it is to be part of your today and your tomorrows?
Roles change. Life changes. Society attempts to push boomers out of the way and dissmiss them.
That message surrounds boomers. But you know you are alive and your question is:
Now what do I do with this amazing ME?
Living Life à La Mode is about discovering the answer - and living it.
It's Time to Flirt Back.
WE FLIRT. WE PLAY. WE LOVE. WE KNOW.
WE FLIRT
With ourselves. With possibilities. With ideas. With people. With whatever makes us wonder, What if?
WE PLAY
We laugh. We experiment. We become beginners. We get a little uncomfortable. We do things simply because they sound like fun ... and they might be a little silly, Why not?
WE LOVE
People. Places. Beauty. Ordinary Moments. Amazing moments. And ourselves - wonderful imperfections included.
WE KNOW
We live. We learn. We possess thoughts, opinions, instincts, experiences and knowledge that matters.
We know what we know.
And we remain wonderfully open to what we don't.
WE LIVE LIFE Ã LA MODE
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO LIVE Ã LA MODE?
Living Life à La Mode means engaging fully with the life you're living - the ordinary days, the amazing days and even the days that knock you down sideways.
It means bringing beginner's eyes to something you thought you already knew. Following an idea because it intrigues you. Doing something that scares you just a little. Using what you've learned from life while remaining open to what surprises await.
There's real science behind all this fun.
Living Life à La Mode grew from years of studying positive psychology and the science of what makes people flourish - and from asking a question that matters:
What happens when we take what we know about flourishing and actually live it?
So we take that research out of the books and create ways to experience it in real life and if you want to truly understand you - we give you the opportunity to go deeper and really build your strengths muscle to live life a la mode, of course.
We use our strengths. Practice resilience. Pay attention. Connect. Explore what engages us. Discover what matters. Experiment with what brings us play, passion and purpose in an ordinary day.
We don't prepare events, we create opportunities to explore and discover what you want .... what you want as your relationships grow due to your recognition of the changes you incurred and the recognition of the possibilities today and tomorrow bring with those changes.
We Flirt, We Play, We Love, We Know and We Live A La Mode Every Day.
We Emerge Through Discovery & Exploration A La Mode
AN À LA MODE SOIRÉE FOR BABY BOOMER WOMEN
FLIRT WITH LIFE
Yes. Flirt
When was the last time you flirted?
Not with someone.
Well, maybe.
With YOURSELF & With LIFE
Get ready to put a little flirt back into yours.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2026
11 AM - 3 PM
Ember Social|Grafton, Wisconsin
FOUNDERS LAUNCH $79
Come play. Talk to women you haven't met. Do something you didn't expect to do. Laugh. Move. Try something. Get caught up in the moment.
And somewhere in the middle of all that, you may make a rather fabulous discovery.
The most interesting woman in the room just might be YOU.
You might learn more about you or gain a deeper love for YOU. You might leave:
Discovering a desire.
Thinking about a possibility.
Or deciding there is something you simply must do.
Mostly, you may leave thinking:
I want to Feel Life Everyday with Zest. Even the Tough Days.
LIVING Ã LA MODE
What Happens When à La Mode Becomes More Than A Great Afternoon?
We Explore and Discover that Very Real Deisre to Live It Daily in Living à La Mode
Knowing what contributes to a good life is one thing. Living it is À La Mode.”
LIVING Ã LA MODE
Six Weeks. Five Gatherings. Live-It Weeks. One Final Gathering.
Knowing what contributes to a good life is one thing.
Living it is À La Mode.
Tuesdays | 9–11 AM
November 10 & 17
December 1, 8 & 15
January 5 | Final Gathering
Living Life À La Mode | Downtown Grafton
$395 | Small group. Limited seats.
During the holidays, take À La Mode out into the world. Then we’ll come back together in January and discover what happened.
Come early. Meet. Mingle. Grab your À La Mode.
Optional 30 minutes of NIA after each gathering.
WE KNOW Ã LA MODE IS MEANT TO BE LIVED
There are lots of ways to build the À La Mode muscle in your life.
Feature Experience
Look Again
With Beginner's Eyes
What happens when you look at the familiar as though you’re seeing it for the first time?
Monday, November 23 | 9 AM–Noon
Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts | Cedarbur
Breakfast. Art. Laughter. Conversation. And a morning spent noticing what you've been walking right past.
What wonderful things have you been walking right past?
HOLIDAY FEATURE EXPERIENCE
MERRY & Ã LA MODE
Turn up the music. Turn up the sparkle. Turn up the ZEST.
Thursday, December 10 | 11 AM–3 PM
Twenty18 | Grafton
This isn’t another holiday luncheon.
Great food. Great tunes. Play. Laughter. Movement. A little delicious mischief. And a few things you won’t be expecting.
Come with friends. Come on your own.
Just come ready to celebrate À La Mode.
$89
ADD A LITTLE À LA MODE
HOLIDAY EXPERIENCE
SURPRISE YOUR HOLIDAYS
Add the Cherry
Thursday, November 19 | 9:30 AM–Noon
Living Life À La Mode | Downtown Grafton
Make this holiday season special.
The holiday season changes. The people around the table change. Traditions we once counted on may change, too. And at a time filled with memories and expectations, those changes can feel especially big.
So how do you honor what has mattered, embrace what is different, and fully live this holiday season?
Using the principles of positive psychology, we'll explore how savoring, positive emotion, resilience, meaning and anticipation can change the way you experience the season—while making room for new traditions, new experiences and a little unexpected magic.
Keep what you love. Give the new a big hug.
And make this holiday season one you’re glad you didn’t miss.
$45
NIA À LA MODE
NIA À LA MODE
Great music. Easy movement. Your body’s way.
Move. Play. Laugh. Sweat a little.
Come for the music. Stay for a little À La Mode afterward.
Beginning Wednesday, November 4
Every Wednesday | 9–10 AM
Living Life À La Mode | Downtown Grafton
$15 drop-in | 10 visits $130
COFFEE À LA MODE
COFFEE À LA MODE
Friday mornings beginning October 9. 8:30-10 a.m.
Living Life À La Mode | Downtown Grafton
Come for coffee and something À La Mode. Complimentary.
Stay because the conversation got interesting.
SPECIAL HOLIDAY NIA À LA MODE
SPECIAL HOLIDAY NIA À LA MODE
Two extraordinary mornings of movement to the music of BRULÉ.
Be Moved by the Beauty of the Music and the Dance.
Come for the music. Stay for a little À La Mode afterward.
Beautiful music. Joyful movement. À La Mode afterward.
Holiday and New Year’s. BRULÉ.
Dates coming soon.
WINTER À LA MODE
Baby boomers who live a la mode have absolutely no intention of hibernating.
Life doesn't have an off-season.
There are new places to discover. Things to try. People to meet. Things to learn. Reasons to put on the boots, leave the house and see what happens.
Winter is about to get a little more À La Mode. 🍒
And yes... À La Mode Retreats are coming in 2027.
FOR WIDOWS
YES TO LIFE
For Widows Choosing to Live Fully Again
There comes a point when the question begins to change.
For a long time, it may have been:
How do I live without him?
And then, perhaps quietly, another question begins to appear:
How do I want to live?
Yes to Life is for widows ready to explore that question.
I know. I'm a widow, too.
I lost my husband at 59. And somewhere along my own road, I became curious about what it meant to live fully again.
That's why I created Yes to Life.
I brought together what I've lived with what I've studied—positive psychology, resilience, strengths, mindfulness, meaning and purpose—and created experiences for widows who are ready to become curious about life again.
We laugh here.
We try things.
We talk about what matters.
We pay attention to what feels good now. What interests you now. What you want now. And what you might want to say yes to next.
Because choosing life doesn't mean leaving love behind.
You bring the love with you.
And begin discovering what else can belong beside it.
Say Yes to Life.
MEET MARY
Turns out, I had the same question.
Now what do I do with this amazing me?
I became a widow at 59.
And eventually I went looking for what came next.
I found plenty about grief. Plenty about aging. Plenty about what women my age were supposed to want.
I wasn't finding what I was looking for.
I needed to know how to find me after change that yes, changed me profusely. I've always loved learning so I earned a master's degree in Life Coaching and Performance Psychology and continued graduate study in Positive Psychology.
I studied character strengths, resilience, mindfulness, meaning and purpose, health and wellness, movement—and the science behind what allows people to flourish.
That's how Living Life À La Mode began, combining learning with life experience.
I'm a boomer and a widow. I'm a woman with opinions. I wear sneakers with beautiful dresses. I sing despite the fact I can't carry a note. I believe play matters. I believe what we've learned from living matters. And I believe there is far too much life out there to spend ours sitting on the sidelines. The world is ours to explore.
And you're invited to come along.
— Mary Hoehne
Founder, Living Life À La Mode
ADD THE CHERRY
100 WAYS TO LIVE LIFE À LA MODE
Sometimes it only takes one little idea.
Ask why? Or why not? Just ask.
Watch a creek. It’s fascinating.
Pop the bubble wrap. It’s fun.
There are 97 more. 🍒
Get all 100 Ways to Live Life À La Mode.
A collection of little nudges, unexpected ideas and À La Mode possibilities for days that could use a cherry on top.