93-Year-Old Fashion Icon Wins the Hearts of Boomers and Millennials Alike
Too often, women over 60 fall victim to the mindset that, as we age, we become invisible. Stereotypes about aging and unfair fashion “rules” can make us feel like what we wear or our personal fashion choices simply don’t matter. At age 93, Baddie Winkle…
Read More7 Practical Ways to Set Yourself Up for a Good Death
I never thought about death much, other than as a concept, until my husband was diagnosed with cancer in 2010. Now, as I enter my 60th year, I’m very aware of the juxtaposition of life and death. It is simply impossible to have one without the other…
Read MoreClaim the Best You at 60 with These 6 Relaxation Techniques
You have probably found that after reaching 60 you have a little more time to do things you have always wanted to do but never got around to pursuing. Many of us have more time for family, friends, hobbies, travel, and other pleasures…
Read MoreUnfinished Business: Can We Finally Have It All in Retirement?
I announced my decision to retire just before my 65th birthday. It wasn’t my first retirement. A divorce forced the sale of my business at the crack of Covid. My emergency back-up career in real estate served me well, but reaching Medicare age gave me a nudge…
Read More5 Mistakes Boomer Women Often Make on the Road to Happiness – and 3 Things You Can Do Instead
Before I made an intentional decision at the beginning of this year to wake up every day with joy, I thought about mistakes that women make on the road to happiness. I began to draw a considerable list of no-nos – thinking patterns that produce adverse…
Read MoreHow Life After Retirement is Like Being a Student Again
As ready as I was to leave my 8-7 (it was never 9-5) world after a successful and satisfying career, I had the usual feelings that many people experience upon the phenomenon our society calls retirement. No one tells you that retirement takes processing…
Read More4 Things to Consider When Leveraging Technology for Aging in Place
Over the years we’ve run our Caregiver Smile Summit, we have had leading experts speak about how technology can assist aging in place. In this article, we look at what they are seeing and what you should be incorporating if you want to age in place safely…
Read MoreAre You Afraid of Online Dating in Your 60s? Here Are 3 Ways to Take Control
Well, online dating is pretty much the way of the world nowadays, and if you want to meet someone single of the opposite sex, or same sex, your best chance for success is the internet. But, let me tell you, it is not for the faint of heart, so put on your big girl…
Read MoreIs Copying Someone’s Creative Work a Crime or a Compliment?
As a watercolourist and a glass bead artist I’ve been on plenty of art discussion forums over the years. At least once a year the subject of copying comes up, usually because an artist has found that their work has been compromised in some way…
Read MoreHow to Find the Right Exercise You Love
By now, it is common knowledge that exercise is not only how to keep our bodies fit and healthy, but also how to keep our brains in good shape, especially as we move forward into our 60s, 70s, 80s and beyond. Study after study confirm that physical…
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