It’s Time to Enjoy Your Guilty Pleasures – Stop Trying to Please Everyone!
We all have guilty pleasures. Those little things we do, consume or think that the pesky angel on our shoulders tells us is indulgent or unhealthy or selfish. I’ll tell you mine, you tell me yours. Read More
Retirement Is Awful! 3 Tips to Get You on the Positive Side of That Experience
Everyone has complaints about their work, and often, retirement seems an idyllic time of freedom from schedules and appointments with far fewer responsibilities. But, as with all phases of life, there are good and bad facets…
Read MoreHow Boomer Women Can Make Use of Biomechanics to Exercise Without Pain
As a biomechanist and nutritionist, I’ve been professionally involved in one to one exercise/fitness, rehabilitation, injury, and nutrition for the past 47 years. Over the years, a lot of things have changed in fitness/exercise and injury matters…
Read MoreFinding Purpose in the Encore Years: If You Can’t Do It the Easy Way… There’s Always the Creative One!
“True happiness involves the full use of one’s power and talents.” — John Gardner. My friend Laurie just retired. At first she was worried. After 35 years teaching at a university, suddenly she no longer had to set her alarm to get up in the morning…
Read MoreHow Gazingus Pin Awareness Can Save You Big Bucks After 60
Taxes aren’t handled the same worldwide. As tax time in the US has recently come and gone, my blood pressure will stabilize and profound sighs diminish. Now it’s a good time to concentrate on another money issue – namely, what we buy. Read More
3 Fashion Over 50 Challenges We All Face (Plus 2 We Only Imagine)
Contrary to popular myths, mature women today DO care about what they look like, style, fashion, and makeup. We care about our appearance every bit as much as younger women do, perhaps even more so! Read More
7 Priceless Tips for Retiring Abroad (#2 Could Save Your Sanity!)
International moving is not for sissies! It’s a jolt to every cell in your body. I know – I just did a reverse commute! Read More
Transitions Offer Opportunities for Late Bloomers – Do You Care to Explore Them?
I’m separating from the man I’ve been partners with since my 20s. The last few months have been very difficult. My living arrangements are unsettled, so my habits and routines are jumbled. Read More
4 Ways Keeping a Journal Can Help You to Find Happiness
Like many women my age, I spend hours in front of my computer every day. As the founder of Sixty and Me, it’s rare for me to type fewer than 2000 words before lunch. But, despite the fact that I am completely comfortable with technology, I still love my leather bound journal.
There is something about putting pen to paper that takes me to another world and makes all of my fears and worries fade away, if only for a moment. Do you feel the same? Read More
What Does it Mean to Age with Grace in Your 60s?
The idea of aging with grace has multiple definitions. It’s different for everyone: presence, elegance, refinement, and ease are a few qualities associated with aging. To achieve a state of grace is to achieve a healthy, well-balanced life full of joy and respect. Read More