5 Ways to Balance Your Losses with Gains After 60
You may think that most of your challenges are behind you, but the natural progression of life dictates that unexpected things will happen to you as you age. Few people are ready, as they reach 60, for the onslaught of physical and neurological…
Read MoreWill I Need Sticky Notes or a Planner to Get Me Through the Year?
It’s nearly December. Around this time of year, I start thinking about what planner, and therefore planning system, I’ll use in January in order to appear organized in the new year. But I hate planners. They’re too confining…
Read MoreDid You Know Tis the Season for Santons (Son-tonns)?
In southern Provence, especially this time of year, you might run across these itsy-bitsy figurines, and you might not know what they are. Upon questioning the store/market owner, you are told they are Santons. Well, you still don’t know what they are…
Read MoreShangri-la Your Way: Seven Ideas for Living Paradise on Earth
I’m intrigued by the mythical land of Shangri-la – that magical location that symbolizes perfection. James Hilton talked about it in his 1933 novel, Lost Horizon, and song lyrics have referenced that idyllic place where you experience a perpetual…
Read More7 Best Wedge Haircuts for Women Over 60
Wedge haircuts for women over 60 are a timeless and versatile hairstyle choice that continues to capture the hearts of those seeking a chic and manageable look as they enter their senior years. This classic haircut, characterized by its graduated layers…
Read MoreLet’s Fall into Reading with These 12 Titles
Where did October and November go? Disappeared into 11 books, most of them worth considering for your book stack. Enjoy and Happy Holidays!
Read MoreHow to Know If Downsizing Is the Right Thing to Do
Richard and Jane Brown sold their four-bedroom home in the suburbs. And moved into a new two-bedroom condominium. In their 60s and still active, they chose this condominium for its amenities. It was two blocks from the ocean…
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…
Read MoreI Used to Be Scared of Driving But Am Now Wising Up!
I can’t think of any other physical activity in life which regularly pairs teenagers with the elderly other than driving. Every day, on superhighways and rural roads alike, cohorts of every age demographic follow, pass, and turn, without regard…
Read MoreHow to Grow Your Vocabulary in a Shrinking-Vocabulary World
I hear myself using some of the same words over and over. Words like nice, cool, wow, and pretty. Maybe the guy is nice, but there’s a plethora of words that may better describe him. Maybe he’s good-natured, pleasant, friendly, hospitable, cordial, amiable…
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