Do Your Clothes Spark Joy After 50? (Do They Have to?)
A lot of people, including myself, have fallen hard for the “Konmari” craze. In case you’ve been hiding under a rock, the trend – which has spread like wildfire – is the result of the enormous success of Marie Kondo’s best-selling book, The Life-Changing Magic…
Read MoreHow to Approach Changes in Activity and Lifestyle After 60
There is a time in life for almost everything, and of course, a time when we put some joys of our life aside. But when? And do we self-select by incrementally cutting back? Now, at the age of 73, there are considerations I didn’t concern myself…
Read MoreAre You Waiting for That Metaphorical Block of Concrete in the Sky?
By the time you are in your mid-70s and there has been no major health crisis, you know you have been lucky. If you have a spouse (or partner) and ‘you’ means both of you, you know you have been doubly lucky. Now aged 79 and my husband aged 80…
Read MoreWomen Over 60: It’s Time to Discover the Power of Your Creative Mind
As a woman over 60, you have already lived a long life. You have likely fulfilled many of your practical goals. You may have married, raised children and had a satisfying career. You have always put others first and, now that you are older, you may want a change of pace…
Read MoreLessons You Can Learn from a Tour in Your Local Cemetery
If you’re looking to explore your roots, or just want to soak up some regional history, look no further than your local cemetery. On most mornings, that is exactly where I go, because I am a funeral director. But I often head there on my off-time, too…
Read MoreRemember These 8 Useful Tips When Donating After a Loved One Dies
After a loved one dies and the funeral is over, you may think the worst is at an end. Then come the many practical matters: settling the estate, filing for life insurance benefits, transferring deeds and titles, and the often dreaded, and sometimes lengthy, task of…
Read MoreHappy National Poetry Month: The Healing Power of Poetry
When I was six years old, at sleepaway camp, I wrote my first poem and sent it to my parents in a letter. I was extremely homesick, so writing those words helped me express and release those feelings. The form of my poem was different from those…
Read MoreHow to Get a Book Published in Your 50s, 60s or Beyond
Is writing a memoir, novel, or self-help book on your bucket list? Does the thought of writing your story fill you with excitement? Whether you’ve been writing for years or are just beginning to nurture that kernel of creativity, your dream of seeing your name…
Read More2 Simply Fantastic Websites to Help You Embrace a Minimalist Lifestyle
Minimalism is a cool trend. I truly believe that minimalist living is something that Boomer women, especially, should look into. After years of home making, traveling, careers, and maybe children and grandchildren, chances are we’ve accumulated…
Read MoreHow to Make Money in Retirement by Sharing Your Passion for Health
For most of my life I’ve been unemployable. That doesn’t mean I haven’t had jobs. I was a college language teacher for many years. That led to an opportunity to write textbooks – and I found that I loved the creativity of writing…
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