7 Unique Ideas to Make 2024 Different
Have you ever made a resolution you didn’t keep? I know I have. Maintaining resolutions can be challenging. Research suggests that around 8% to 10% of people actually achieve their New Year’s resolutions. Does it stop you from making resolutions?
Read MoreWhen Not to Give Money to Family
There is a wonderful kind of privilege that comes with working hard for the last three or four decades… Savings are finally growing, the debt and/or mortgage is being paid down, and finally it feels like we can breathe just a little and enjoy life!
Read MoreKeep Your Women Friends Close, Even When You “Don’t Have Time”
Author and diarist Anaïs Nin wrote that “Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born.” According to a 2011 study in the journal Oncology Times, women with early-stage…
Read MoreLet’s Open the Discussion of Tandem Bicycles
I’m a member of a great online group for cyclists aged 70+. They are inspirational. A few days ago another member, Szifra Birke, posted a wonderful Presidential Archive photo of President Jimmy Carter and his late wife Rosalynn enjoying a tandem bicycle…
Read MoreHow to Harness the Power of Laughter
Laughter, that contagious expression of joy, has the incredible ability to brighten our days and uplift our spirits. Charlie Chaplin said that a day without laughter is a day wasted. Humour probably became an essential part of our ancestors’ culture…
Read More7 Unexpected Gift Ideas for Women Over 60
I’ll be the first to admit that finding gift ideas for women over 60 is tough – even when you’re one yourself! As I’ve gotten a little older, I’ve started to notice that buying presents for my friends has become more difficult…
Read More7 Best Photography Tours for Women Over 50 – Capture Memories Around the World
Photography is a timeless journey of discovery and self-expression in a world painted with countless hues and framed by endless horizons. For adventurous mature women with a passion for photography, this stage of life gifts us with the time to go deeper…
Read MoreWhy Do Couples Divorce Later in Life?
Divorces initiated later in life have surged in recent years, marking a stark shift in marital dynamics. Younger couples find it relatively easier to part ways due to their upbringing in a society where dual-career households are the norm…
Read MoreDitch the Alcohol and Freshen Up Your Looks!
Alcohol is linked to 7 types of cancer and more than 60 diseases. Earlier this year, Canada reduced its “low risk” guidelines to just two drinks a week. The WHO states that to be healthy we should not drink any alcohol at all…
Read More“Older Girl” Trend Isn’t Everywhere but Maybe It Should Be!
As a woman over 70 who attended the 1977 National Women’s Conference, challenged her first employer for equal pay, dutifully wore sneakers with her suits while storming the halls of capitalism in the 1980s and later published as a feminist scholar…
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