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Creativity

Many women think that creativity is a foreign land. We don't think this is true. In fact, each of us has a unique sense of creativity. This section is meant to give you some ideas to spark your creative gene. We hope you enjoy them!

5 years ago

Easy and Fun Essential Oil Hacks You Can Use Every Day

Every essential oil available on the market has dozens of uses. Even if you are an essential oil expert, there are probably a few oil hacks you haven’t heard about yet…

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5 years ago

Climbing the Walls in Quarantine? Climb Your Family Tree Instead

Many of us find ourselves staying home doing our part to flatten the coronavirus COVID-19 curve. Staying home means staying safe. Unfortunately, the side-effects of self-isolating at home can be boredom…

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5 years ago

27 Ideas to Expand Your Horizons in These Times of Self-Isolation

If you’re one of the many people currently in isolation, you may be looking at the days stretching ahead with horror. What are you going to do? Here in the UK, all of us septuagenarians…

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5 years ago

How We Take Extra Care for Dogs – and Each Other – in My CCRC

Before the recent restrictions on socializing, every night after dinner in my community’s main building, an older gentleman sat in a wing chair opposite the central elevator, holding a bag of dog treats…

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5 years ago

2 Grammar Points to Help You Out if You’re Spending the Quarantine Doing Some Writing

One of the “silver linings” people are mentioning regarding the Coronavirus quarantine is that they finally have time to write. This can be your opportunity to flesh out the plot for that novel…

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5 years ago

How Getting Out of Your Comfort Zone Can Help You Get More Out of Life After 60

For many of us, the idea of getting outside of our comfort zone is very scary. And rightly so, it isn’t comfortable! Read More

5 years ago

Let’s Make Better Pictures This Holiday Season

Taking better pictures isn’t just about learning some neat tips and tricks to improve your skills. It’s also about being inspired to take better photos. As a photo instructor, my job is to do both: I show my students how to work their cameras better…

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5 years ago

I May Be 60+ but I’m Not Too Old for These 5 Things

Do you ever assume that you will be too old for something? Occasionally, I find that I have subconsciously decided that I might, some day, be too old for this or that…

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5 years ago

4 Powerful Benefits of Learning a Musical Instrument After 50

When you think of a “typical” music student, you might picture a 7-year-old girl, sitting nervously in front of a piano, her tiny fingers resting lightly on the keys. Several decades ago, you may have even been that little girl…

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5 years ago

How to Avoid Lazy Eating as a Single Older Woman

In a world of endless options, especially when it comes to food, it’s easy for single Boomer women to default to going to restaurants all the time, grabbing take out, or even (gasp!) driving through for fast food come mealtime…

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