A New Kind of Exercise: For Your Money Muscles
Oh, if we had only known then what we know now! We can say that about many things in life. August is Wellness Month, so I want to share some thoughts and a challenge for you about financial wellness. It’s a topic we have yet to embrace…
Read MoreWhen “All I Want Is for You to Be Happy” Turns Out to Be a Big Ask
When I held my first newborn, I whispered, “All I want is for you to be happy.” It felt like the most generous wish I could make – no demands about who he should become, no rigid life plan to follow. Just happiness. Decades later, I realized that was a much bigger expectation…
Read MoreWhat If You Only Had 10 Years Left? Would You Still Be Cleaning Out Your Basement?
Clutter is a thief of time and joy. You’ve been meaning to declutter for years. You’ve been promising yourself, “I’ll get to it… when things slow down.” But here’s what I see over and over again: Women wasting precious years cleaning, sorting, organizing, postponing the life they actually…
Read MoreDoes Having a More Beautiful Brain Require Us to Go on Another Diet?
I have to admit I have been on a ton of diets in my life and unsuccessful with every single one of them. You name it; I have tried it …and failed. In the past, my dieting was always with the purpose of improving my looks. I just kept searching for the next…
Read More12 Best Longer Hairstyles for Older Women
Have you been told that you should cut your hair and wear it short now that you are over 60? It used to be that women automatically cut their long locks when they hit a certain age to look socially acceptable. Thankfully, times are changing…
Read MoreA Different Approach to Finances After 60: How Best to Leave This World vs What to Get from This World
Five years ago, we had a group of friends, most of whom were high achievers, over for dinner. Amongst our guests was a client, who had returned to Canada after working as a director at a hospice in California. I thought to tie in our dinner discussion…
Read MoreDid You Parent from Your Own Past Pain? Forgive Yourself and Move On
Parenting is hard. Parenting while carrying your own childhood wounds? Even harder.
Many of us brought our pasts into motherhood without even realizing it. We didn’t set out to repeat old patterns or project our pain – but sometimes, that’s exactly what happened…
The Road You Didn’t Take — And Felt Great!
We’re used to hearing the same story: that the things we don’t do – the job we turned down, the move we didn’t make, the relationship we walked away from – become the stuff of regret. The ghosts of “what if” and “if only.” But let’s flip that tired script. What if the road you didn’t…
Read MoreChoosing the Right Lip Color for Women Over 60: Expert Tips and Recommendations
How many lipsticks have you purchased that are now in the reject pile, and how many in the everyday use pile? If you’re like most of us, the ratio is probably 2 favorites to 10 mishaps, with lots of regret tossed in there. Finding the right lip color can feel arduous…
Read MoreHow to Take Some Weight Off Family and Friends When Life Doesn’t Roll Along
The uncertainty of life is certain, and that is particularly true in the year 2020. With that uncertainty, most of us have done the important practical acts recommended by other Sixty and Me writers. Those would include having an updated will…
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