6 Reasons to Ditch the Booze after 60
Many of us have looked forward to retirement during those busy years of managing a career and bringing up a family. It’s easy to glide into retirement forgetting that it’s a major life transition. It’s very easy to fall into the trap of drinking…
Read MoreFrank Lloyd Wright and a Wisconsin Get-a-Way – Visiting the American Players Theater in Spring Green, WI, Summer 2022
Living in Chicago, you automatically qualify as a Frank Lloyd Wright (FLW) fan. Many of his famous commissions still stand, some owned by single families, or open to the public and owned by churches (Unitarians), communities…
Read MoreHow Do I Make My Market Flowers Last?
Let’s start with the care and feeding of flowers. By gaining this knowledge, you can save a life, one stem at a time, which goes some way toward making a beautiful lasting arrangement. It is remarkable how delicate flowers can appear…
Read MoreThings to Watch Out for in a Divorce
Divorce can be a traumatic experience for both parties involved. Not only does it entail the end of a relationship, but it also requires dividing assets and agreeing on living arrangements, among other things. Unfortunately, some spouses…
Read More4 Powerful Ways to Succeed When Aging Alone
The statistics is staggering – some 15 million people in the U.S. are what Carol calls elder orphans. It struck her particularly after her parents passed and she realized she was one of those orphans, with no partner and no children to take care of her…
Read More3 Good Reasons Why NOT Everyone Over 60 Needs to Do Kegels
Are you diligently doing Kegels and finding it’s not helping your pelvic health at all? Perhaps you are experiencing involuntary loss of urine or urgent messages to find the bathroom (urge incontinence)? The very symptoms Kegels are meant…
Read MoreHow to Take Care of Your Back: 5 Tips for Women Over 60
As we age, our bodies change, and we can start to experience different health problems. One common issue that many people face as they get older is back pain. This can be caused by a variety of things, such as poor posture, incorrect lifting techniques…
Read MoreThe Magic of Pilates and How it Helps to Improve your Quality of Life
When I first started doing Pilates seriously, it was after the birth of my two children, and I thought it would be a good way to strengthen my core. Little did I know that the benefits of Pilates would extend far beyond my abs!
Read MorePiano Lesson 6: What Is a Pickup? (Hint: It’s Not a Truck or a Flirtation)
In music there are stronger beats and weaker beats. In 4/4 time (4 beats per measure), beat 1 is generally the strongest beat and beat 3 is the second strongest. This point is well illustrated in this video. When conductor Gustavo Dudamel turns around…
Read MoreNervous About Being a Late Bloomer? 7 Ways to Go for It
When I was in my early 30s, I lived in a two-story house nestled in the forest high up in the Green mountains of Vermont. We were far from the madding crowd for months at a time. It was from that perspective on one cold, sunny morning that I was looking…
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