How to Celebrate When You Are Alone for the Holidays
I hope you noticed that I didn’t title this article, “How to Survive the Holidays, Alone.” No! This is about making sure to celebrate the holidays if you are alone. It all started like this. One year in September, I was strolling down the aisles of Costco and came…
Read MoreGuide to Pet-Friendly Assisted Living Facilities
Moving into an Assisted Living Facility but stuck with the fear if your pet is also allowed? Don’t fret, we’re here to give you all of the answers in addition to the benefits of keeping your pet companion right by your side through it all. Whether you are already a pet owner or looking in […]
Read More12 Simple Habits of Waste Reduction Any Mature Woman Can Follow
The smallest things can make the biggest difference, especially when it comes to the environment. Plastic pollution is one of the major causes of environmental degradation in the world. It’s speeding up global warming and is killing our nature…
Read MoreWhy Brené Brown and Your Friends Love Pickleball!
I stepped on a pickleball court 29 years ago, and it was love at first sight. Yet if I happened to mention my passion for pickleball to work colleagues or certain friends, my enthusiasm would be met with a heavy dose of snark and “pickleball shaming…”
Read MoreBoredom in Retirement: 3 Strategies “The Monk Dude” Urges Us to Explore
Did you know that depression is the number one complaint of newly retired women? In fact, boredom is a key symptom. Mistakenly, many women turn to different forms of distraction (TV or Internet surfing) to feel better…
Read MoreDownsize Your Possessions – Your Way
The colonial furniture had made its way from my childhood bedroom to my first apartment and my next four places of residence, but now that I was downsizing and leaving my home of 36 years, it was time to say goodbye. In Marie Kondo fashion…
Read MoreWhen Should You See Your Doctor for Memory Loss?
My husband has memory loss. It is more advanced lately, so we finally went to see a neurologist. It started out with memory lapses. Sometimes, Chuck asked the same question like “Where is the rake?” It would be where it always was, but I would tell him anyway…
Read MorePutting Our Tendencies to Work for a Long, Happy Life After 60
The way we spend our day-to-day life determines how well we will live as we grow older. We may not think about it as we rush to our exercise class or choose better food or practice Spanish for an upcoming trip. But every choice matters…
Read MoreBooks for Everyone on Your Holiday List
Don’t most of us love to receive books? How much fun is it to unwrap a cookbook we wouldn’t think of buying for ourselves? Or flip through the novel we’ve heard so much about? Or snuggle with a grandchild as we share a picture book?
Read MoreThe Other Covid Healthcare Crisis
There is no doubt that the Covid virus has tested humanity in many ways. It seems to be a huge wake-up call that, apparently, we all needed. It essentially forced us all to slow and then hunker down with only our nearest and dearest…
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