Lessons on Aging from My Mother and Grandmother
Now that I have become “their age” I find myself thinking a lot about my grandmother (Tania) and my mother (Helen). After all, they were my first aging female role models…
Read MoreOver 60 and Looking for a Job? Here’s 10 Tips to Get You Started
Looking for a job in your 60s can be a real challenge. For starters, you may not have expected to be in a position to have to look for work at this age. A six-year increase to the women’s state pension age in less than 10 years is a huge shift…
Read More5 Fool-Proof Tips for Surviving the Holidays
Aaahh, the smell of roasting turkey. Sounds of jingle bells and children’s red-cheeked laughter. Visions of shiny wrapping paper and sparkly trees and glowing menorahs. Joy and connection. The happiest time of the year. Except when it isn’t…
Read MoreWhat Is Travel Time Good for?
Travel time is that wonderful time when you have no obligations except to continue on your way. It is ‘me’ time in the best sense of the word. At its worst, of course, it is terrible. There is the regular commute – that dreaded routine of getting…
Read MoreThe Crazy (Often Funny) Truth About Finding a Toilet While Traveling Abroad
Most of us 60-somethings do a lot of research before we grab our bags and head off on a trip abroad. We make sure our passport is up-to-date, that we have the necessary visas, ensure we have proper immunization requirements…
Read More3 Ways to Organize Your Financial Records as a Responsible Mature Woman and Have Fun Too!
The last quarter of the year can become quite stressful, especially for those of us over 60. In some parts of the world, October is filled with more outdoor events with family and friends because the weather turns cooler while the sun is still generous…
Read More10 Ways to Lower Your Blood Pressure Naturally (#6 Is SO Tasty!)
Are you among the one in three adults who have a high blood pressure? If so, taking your prescribed medication every day is vitally important for your long-term health. You probably don’t have any obvious symptoms, but this is one of the most important…
Read MoreAre You Financially Savvy? Here Are 11 Tips Every Older Woman Can Use
In any relationship, there is division of labour – one partner will probably do most of the cooking, the other will probably do most of the car-related stuff, and so on…
Read More7 Simple Holiday Hairstyle Tips for Mature Women
Thanksgiving, Christmastime, New Year’s – another holiday season is coming up, and many of us will be either hosting or attending a get-together of some sort. An easy way to get a few compliments…
Read MoreAre You Turning Your Ideas into Action?
Have you considered that your good idea may not keep? What if you were given the good idea, as a gift on loan. And that the good idea actually has an expiration date on it? After which time, if you don’t begin to act on it… then poof…
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