How to Lose the Old Lady Look: 11 Pro Makeup Artist Tips for Women 50+ (Video)
It’s inevitable that the passing of years will bring about some expected (and unexpected!) changes. But the good news is that we can make just a few tweaks to our makeup routine…
Read MoreHow to Get Rid of Stuff When You Have a Hard Time Getting Rid of Stuff
Whenever I tell people about our minimalist lifestyle they invariably say they love the idea but have a hard time letting go of stuff. My partner and I don’t really get…
Read MoreAre You Ready for Boomer Bootcamp? You’d Better!
When we start a new job, we often go through a training program, in which we learn the essential skills for the challenges ahead. New military recruits go to base training. But what about recent retirees?
Read More5 Surprising Ways to Strengthen Your Pelvic Floor, Especially After 50
I loved my biology classes in middle and high school. And, while I devoured lectures on the heart, lungs, and intestines, we must have skipped the pelvic floor chapter. Did you, too? Turns out, it’s pretty essential, especially to make sure you pee…
Read More7 “Jobs for Teens” that Are Actually Great “Jobs for Seniors!”
My first “real” job was as a waitress at a pizza joint in Boulder, Colorado. But, like many kids of my generation, my childhood was filled with odd jobs – delivering newspapers, babysitting and cleaning…
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 MoreHoney, I Shrunk the World!
The master plan called for selling the family home once the last kid was out of high school and off to college. We’d both be over 60 and ready for the next chapter…
Read MoreWriting More Than Ever Before? Here’s Help to Keep from Mixing Up Words
A recent post on a Facebook group page devoted to the Coronavirus launched a discussion about the frustrating way a person who is “asymptotic” can still spread the virus…
Read MoreOur CCRC Has an Unelected Mayor – Why Should That Matter?
Soon after my husband and I moved into our continuing care retirement community, a hearty-looking fellow walked up to us and said, “I’m Tim, who are you?” I told him our names…
Read MoreStop, Drop, and Breathe: How to Turn the Tables on Relentless Stress
There’s a slogan we’ve been told to remember if our clothes catch on fire: Stop, Drop, and Roll. Running does not put out the fire. In fact, it does the opposite; it adds oxygen. By running, you’re literally ‘fanning the flames!’
Read More