How Traveling to Cuba Ticked All 5 Senses for Us
We have just recently spent four weeks in Cuba travelling from top to bottom and back again. It was one incredible adventure, at times challenging, but we would not have changed what we achieved in that one month at all. Read More
14 Ways to Reinvent Yourself After Your Career Ends
How does someone unimagine your job for you? To put it simply: they fire you, downsize you, lay you off (what does that mean exactly?), outsource you, or let you go (where did I go?). Read More
How to Adopt Healthy Eating Habits When You’re Only Cooking for One or Two
Most of us at this stage in life are living in a downsized family. That is, it’s usually just us or perhaps us and a spouse or significant other. But have you noticed that many food ingredients, recipes and even baking pans are sized for many more diners? This can make adopting healthy eating habits difficult. Read More
Want to Get the Most from Life After 60? Get Back to Nature!
We are living in strange times. For millions of years, our ancestors slept under the stars. We sleep in concrete boxes. Our ancestors hunted for food and battled starvation.
Our food comes to us and we battle obesity. Our ancestors lived in small communities of closely related individuals. We live in concrete jungles filled with strangers. Is it any wonder that we sometimes feel lonely and anxious? Read More
How Getting Sweaty Could Help You to Live Longer
One of the best things that you can do to get the most from life after 60 is to get in great shape.
Even small things, like setting an egg-timer to remind yourself to get up and stretch every hour, can have a big impact on your body. Many people also find pleasure in gardening, strolling in the park or walking a dog. Read More
Forget 5-Star Hotels! Being a Houseguest is the Millionaire Way to Travel
What hotel does Oprah stay in? Or Richard Branson? Or Bill Gates? Or Mark Zuckerberg?
They don’t. Well, occasionally they might. But more often, the super-rich stay with their super-rich friends. Why stay in a hotel when you can stay on a private island, in an extravagant ski chalet, at beach and lake houses or city flats?
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3 Ways to Nourish and Care for a Terminally Ill Loved One
Last year I experienced one of the great, unexpected joys of grand-motherhood. One lunchtime I introduced my then 18-month old grandson to my meatballs. Read More
5 Tips for Expressing Your Lifestyle Through Your Style After 60
Is your closet jam-packed with clothing you no longer wear? Would you like to try a new look, improve your image or gain more confidence? What about your hairstyle? Do you wear it the same way all the time because you don’t know what to do with it? Read More
Pumping Iron May Be the Key to Fitness Over 60
We all understand that fitness over 60 is important. The challenge is knowing where to start and having the discipline to stick with it once we do. Read More
5 Ways to Recapture the Spirit of Youth
I am feeling melancholy. Sentimental. Nostalgic. These sad-faced visitors knocking at the door to my ultra-sensitive soul trigger emotions we all find difficult to face. Wasted moments. Lost time. Forgotten memories. Read More