Lifestyle

Your 70th birthday is a big one! I experienced it already, so I know. The inevitable question is, “What gift would you like?” It will come as no surprise that my first wish was to have my sons and grandchildren all together. Like so many women…

There’s a familiar conversation that happens whenever I go out to eat with certain people in my life. It begins the way most dinner plans do. “What do you feel like having tonight?” “Oh, it doesn’t matter.” “Really, anything is fine.” “You pick.” “Whatever’s easiest.” This is meant to be helpful…

Who doesn’t like to receive gifts? I certainly enjoy beautifully wrapped surprises. I will admit, however, with a gift that’s wrapped really pretty, I can get ‘wrapped up’ in the beauty of the presentation and delay opening it…

What if the most surprising anti-aging tool isn’t a cream, an injection, or some “magic” youth pill, but artificial intelligence? AI is already making strides in combating and reversing aging – rewinding the biological clock, developing personalized…

What traditions do you celebrate with family and friends? Traditions have an important place in our lives, and as I grow older, I value them more than ever. This month, I took part in a decades-old tradition with friends and created a new one with a family member…

Home is supposed to be our safe place. A refuge from the busyness outside. A place where we can relax and feel comfortable. But is it always? I used to get home, trip over shoes in the hallway, struggle to key in the right code…

Last week, after 12 wonderful years together, my phone died. I have to say it was a little traumatic. Contacts lost, photos, personal data, but mostly the familiarity of how it works. I knew which tune meant I had a text, or a call, where to find my step counter…

You know it’s officially Spring in my corner of the world when the daffodils start peeking out like nosy neighbors, the grass gets its first haircut of the season, and the frogs outside begin their nightly chorus just as I’m letting the dogs out for their final potty break…

There are days when the body quietly reminds you who is in charge. It doesn’t ask permission. It doesn’t check your plans. It simply slows you down, and with it, something else slows down too – your mind. Last night, I didn’t feel well. Nothing serious, just enough to take the edge off everything…

If we were the pilots of our own flight of life’s fulfillment and meaning, would the Universe choose who would accompany us on our journey? Let’s see. There would be a flight crew, a co-pilot, passengers…