Test Your Sensitivity to Stress to Control Your Emotional Eating
Have you ever found yourself rushing to food after a difficult day at work or learning some bad news? Sensitivity to stress is your ability to resist or, on the contrary, to generate severe reactions to stress depending on the situation you have to deal with…
Read MoreDo You Have a Treasure in Your Jewelry Box?
Throughout history, jewelry has been a symbol of power, wealth, and love. At least once in our life we have the occasion to buy or receive a piece of jewelry. We often admire its beauty and love wearing it. When we reach 60, the majority of us have a box full…
Read More10 Ways to Collect Memories and Share Your Stories After 60
Do you wish you could preserve your footprints on this planet by saving your stories? Do you often wish you knew more about a relative who has passed away? How many times have you heard someone say, “There are so many questions I should have asked”?
Read MoreLooking at the Basics of Flower Design
This is the second of a 2-part series on flower care and design. You can find the previous article here: How Do I Make My Market Flowers Last? Please refresh or read for the first time as the information is foundational…
Read MorePersonal Hygiene Is Step One in a Healthy Lifestyle
A healthy lifestyle includes the habits of a good hygiene regime. There is very little worse than being too close to a person who smells. The axiom that cleanliness is next to godliness has great wisdom in it. Do we really want other people…
Read MoreWhat Are the Best Places to Retire for Single Women Over 60?
If, like me, you are a single woman in 60s and beyond, you may be thinking about the best places to retire. Perhaps you are looking for a country with a lower cost of living so that you can make your retirement income stretch farther…
Read MoreWhy Being Negative Is Natural for Us
Human brains are hard-wired in primitive ways and have just one goal – survival. They achieve the goal of keeping us alive in three primary ways: by prompting us to stay safe, seek pleasure, and be efficient. Before humans were established…
Read MoreTurning 70 and a Few Thoughts About Ageism
My house is on a hillside near the entrance to Wildcat Canyon Park, a beautiful regional park that stretches for miles. I love walking to the park and climbing what we call the ridges. On a clear day, you can reach what you think is the top…
Read More10 Weekender Bags for Women Over 60
Are you going away for a few days? Are you packing not enough items to fill a traditional suitcase but too much to put into your big purse? You probably need a weekender bag. Weekender bags are smaller than carry-on suitcases…
Read MoreWhere Did You Learn The Life Skill of Money Management? (VIDEO)
Who did you learn from about money and personal finance in your life? Parents or grandparents? School? Or no one, aka the School of Hard Knocks? April is National Financial Literacy Awareness month in the United States, so it’s the perfect time…
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