How Pets Can Benefit Older People’s Mental and Physical Health
Are you thinking about getting a pet? Do you share your home with a furry friend already? Aside from being cute and furry (or feathery), pets can bring a lot more than we think to our lives, especially as we get older…
Read MoreDo You Pay Enough Attention to Your Deposits for Independence? Here’s Why You Should! (Video)
In my last blog I discussed how weeks of sedentary days can threaten your independence and shared the Elevator Exercise to help you retain leg strength…
Read More4 Reasons to Ditch Your Car in Your 50s or 60s (Only One is Financial!)
Do you remember the sense of freedom that you had the first time you got in your own car and turned the keys? The world suddenly became smaller as your mind raced with possibilities for adventure and exploration…
Read MoreThe Great Kindness Challenge: What’s Yours?
We are an interconnected world, as we’ve discovered more powerfully than ever through the pandemic, and if that interconnectedness sometimes brings unwanted offerings, such as the virus, it also brings treasures, like that of kindness…
Read MoreWhat Are the Silver Linings for Retirees During Covid Times?
So much for the world of travel. So much for the extra income from the Gig economy. So much for visiting our grandkids. So much for the “retirement plan…”
Read MoreAre We Selfish for Having the Occasional Pity Party During Pandemic Times?
A couple of weeks ago we did a drive by for my grandson’s seventh birthday. It was the second grandchild birthday that I’ve had to miss due to the Covid pandemic…
Read MoreDaily Fashion to Lighten the Quarantine Burden
Life during the Coronavirus quarantine can be lonely and monotonous for women who normally use their local senior center as a hub for socializing…
Read MoreAn Iceland Adventure Keeps My Travel Memory on a Dopamine High
Even though we cannot travel right now, I can relive the trip I took to Iceland in February. My photos and imagination easily take me there. Oh, what fun we had with our tour guide…
Read MoreMy Corona Chronicles: Surviving Through 3 Weeks of Calamity to Find My Inner Strength and Resilience
I was going to write about my delayed midlife crisis. Delayed because unless I live to be over 120 years, it was not really ‘midlife’. Now, it seems silly to write about something…
Read MoreEmbrace the 5 Love Languages and Stop Taking Things for Granted in Your 60s
It is so easy to take things for granted – the ground under our feet, waking up in the morning to a new day and, far too often, our relationships. It is so easy to be critical or to notice what is missing or makes us crazy about our partner, parents, children, friends or coworkers. Read More