Lifestyle

I love lists. They help me get things done, get thoughts out of my head and onto paper, and shape the kind of future I want to create. When something lives only in my mind – it’s just an idea, but when I write it down, it becomes real. It takes form. And more often than not, it actually happens…

You know, aging is a funny thing. Not ha-ha funny, but more like, “Wait, what just happened? I could’ve sworn I was still 35,” funny. And somewhere between strapping my kids into car seats and getting my AARP card, I realized something peculiar: The world is slowly, quietly…

As women who grew up in the 1960s, dance has been a part of our lives since the very beginning. But, if I’m right, most of us haven’t had a chance to see our favorite 1960s dances performed – let alone put on our dancing shoes and try them ourselves – for many years…

Looking for the best language translation apps to help you when traveling internationally, chat with new friends, or get work done across borders? Whether you’re heading overseas, connecting with someone in another country, or just brushing up on a new language…

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…

Becoming the family photo historian can come about in different ways: you may have volunteered for the position, or, like me, you may have had it thrust upon you. Either way, dealing with the responsibility and logistics of it all can be somewhat overwhelming…

Do you reach the middle of the year and wonder what happened in the past six months? It can be a shock to discover that your resolutions are lying in shreds or have been forgotten. What about the plans you had to start new creative projects…

As I approach my 60th birthday, I find myself feeling a bit clueless after retiring from teaching elementary school for more than 30 years. I look at young people with a mix of fright and disdain, wondering how they can be so confident in their youth…

We all know how important it is to keep active in our later years. It’s the catch-all remedy for any ailment you can think of, along with quitting smoking and eating healthily. And, of course, it is true: the older you get the more the muscles are prone…

All of us desire a clean, organized, and streamlined home. So why is it so challenging to keep our home as we desire it to be? As a woman over 60, I can attest to the challenges of streamlining and organizing my own home. Over the years, I have also heard…