Disaster Recovery: Retirees to the Rescue
When disaster strikes and the call for help goes out, it’s not uncommon to picture young men with chainsaws or youth groups hauling debris as the front scene of the recovery and rebuilding efforts. Read More
Road Scholar’s #ageadventurously Campaign Challenges Boomers to Think Differently About Growing Older
In 2017, Road Scholar, the not-for-profit educational travel organization, has initiated an exciting new social media movement designed to invite the world to think differently about growing older. Read More
Nourish Your Inner Project Manager Through Cooking
Recently, I spent a week at the house of my 86-year-old mother. I was there to help her to clear out her home in preparation for an imminent move to an independent living facility. Read More
9 Creative Options to Get More from Life after Retirement
Lately, this question has been on my mind a lot. I’m nearly 70 and have been blessed to own my personal business. Yet, because of my age, I am also getting asked this same question by others: “Are you retired?” Read More
4 Lessons for Older Adults from Hurricane Harvey
It doesn’t matter if you live on the Gulf Coast of Texas, near the banks of the Elbe in Dresden, or on the fault line in Nepal… natural disasters can happen anytime, anywhere, to anyone. Read More
Fighting Loneliness: How Local Friends Can Become Your New Family
The concept of aging alone occurred to me after helping my older parents with challenges like cleaning the house, meal preparation, shopping, driving to doctor’s appointments and medical treatments, and even managing medications. Read More
3 Ways to Combat Elder Abuse
The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 15.7% of people 60 years and older are subjected to abuse. These are underestimates, of course, because most cases of elder abuse are not reported. Read More
7 Ways to Make Your Next Family Reunion Amazing
We just spent a week with our grown children and their families. It doesn’t happen often (10 years ago was the last time) that everyone can congregate at the same place at the same time. It was a special week. For six months we all looked forward to sun and sand and waves and lounging. Read More
10 Things I Learned from Rick and Leo About Creating an Inspiring Retirement
I am now officially retired. Yes, I know, the word retirement is antiquated and ridiculous. I didn’t retire from life. Rather, I stopped working 9-5, five days a week and getting a paycheck. Now I work 10 hours a day writing, researching, reading and blogging – and get no paycheck. Read More
3 Ways to Pursue a Perennial Mindset
Turning 65 sets a person thinking and looking at the discussions taking place in the world around us. It is one reason I love reading and writing the 60 and Me
blogs. Read More