Lifestyle

We are now halfway through January and, for those who made New Year’s resolutions and are still going strong, well done. If you are sitting on the other side of the fence, where things haven’t quite worked out as planned, don’t be too hard on yourself…

Are you looking for some classic Winter dishes to cook up? When winter rolls around, we tend to want warm and hearty dishes. But rich casseroles and heavy cream sauces can sometimes feel too indulgent as we get older. Did you know that you can still enjoy comforting winter dishes but with lighter ingredients while keeping all the flavor?

When I signed up for ChatGPT, I was simply curious. I wasn’t looking to build a relationship with artificial intelligence, and I certainly wasn’t interested…

Buying a home is one of the largest purchases, if not the largest, you’ll make in your lifetime. And for women over 60, we want to be as careful as possible. Traditionally, buying a home involved multiple visits and inspections. However, in the past few years since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic…

“Well, I guess I’ll be working till the day I die.”
I clearly remember the day in 2014 when I dryly and sarcastically spoke those words to my younger sister as the reality of what had just happened hit me across the face like a rock maple two by four. My dad had died a couple…

Picture this: your thumbs are cramped, your wrists ache, and your eyes are tired from squinting at the tiny screen. It’s a familiar scene for anyone who spends too much time texting or dealing with digital devices. I was tired of the eyestrain I got from typing texts. That’s why I can’t gatekeep…

You may be very near or have entered your retirement years. Is that good or bad? Did you float to this time in your life without acknowledging that it is near? Did you see it coming and embrace it with gusto? How you feel now falls in one of two categories…

It started with a quiet afternoon at home. Then an email came in from a friend and client, with whom we were working on scheduling a website update call. I did not expect the message I received…

For many of us, 2025 was a bittersweet year. Perhaps this is true of most years as we look back. For me personally, there were challenging moments, including health challenges and family challenges…

I’ll soon turn 79. That means I’m not “approaching” 80 – I’m entering my 80th year. And I’m doing so with energy, clarity, and a sense of forward momentum – not diminishing. For many women, birthdays ending in zero can feel sobering…