FaceTime with the Grandkids: Easy Video Calling Tips for Women Over 60
Staying close to family has never been easier thanks to video calling. For women over 60, FaceTime and other video chatting platforms make it possible to watch a grandchild’s first steps, help with homework, or just share a laugh, even if you live hundreds of miles apart…
Read More10 Tips for Encouraging Resistant Elderly Parents to Accept Assistance
My aunt is like my third parent. She taught in schools around the world and spent every summer living with us. Always single and with no children of her own, she has been, in my mind, a part of our immediate – not extended – family. I love and adore her…
Read MoreThe Family Patterns You Can Choose to End
I was 60 when I realized the words I used with my son weren’t mine. They were my mother’s. And before that, my grandmother’s. Three generations saying “stop crying” when feelings got big. Three generations of kids learning emotions weren’t safe. I’d spent 40 years as a healthcare…
Read More5-Minute Facelift Makeup: Quick Lifting Techniques for Mature Skin
You are in the most powerful time of your life, and your makeup should reflect that. I am a pro-aging advocate, so using words like youthful, face lift and anti-aging makes me spit up, but they are the search words and terms we use to describe our preferred look. Having said that…
Read More10 Denim Dresses for Older Ladies
In the fast-paced world of fashion, certain styles stand the test of time, transcending trends to become enduring classics. One such timeless and versatile wardrobe staple that has seamlessly made its way through generations is the denim dress…
Read MoreHow to Successfully Navigate Renting to a Friend
Have extra space in your home that can be used to create a rental income stream and a friend in need of a place to live? Before long, the conversation inevitably turns to a discussion about becoming housemates. It may sound like a perfect idea to live…
Read MoreMastering Balance: How Pilates Unlocks a Fall-Proof Life After 50 (VIDEO)
It’s a startling revelation: for individuals over the age of 50, an inability to stand on one foot for a mere 10 seconds has been linked to a higher risk of mortality from any cause over the next decade. This alarming discovery…
Read More18 Best Shoes for Older Women
Happy feet, happy day! I’m not sure that’s a common expression, but I know that my days are always better when I have good footwear that will get me through the day without any foot or leg pain. Nothing can put a damper on your excellent day more…
Read MoreHow to Become a Published Author
There probably has never been a better time to become a published author. Just 15 years ago, your best chance of getting published meant submitting to traditional publishers and keeping your fingers crossed while you wait months for them to respond with whether…
Read MoreFirst Impressions – How Important Are They for You?
‘First Impressions’ is a hot topic if Google Search or the number of results on Amazon.com is anything to go by. The information online and in books, as we would expect, is aimed largely at those under the spotlight, those who feel the need to make a good…
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