What advice would you give your 20 year old self? A Facebook friend recently posed the question, and rather glibly, I responded "Put the Oreos down. They are not your friends". Most everyone else wrote more serious life lessons they'd learned about balance in life, career strategies, or personal relationships. One guy wrote "floss" - I think we'd hit it off.But this question has stayed on my mind and I find myself contemplating, “what would I have been better off knowing then, had I been Continue Reading
New Year’s Resolutions? There’s Still Time!
As I write this, we are three weeks into the New Year, and time to assess our New Year’s resolutions. What? You didn’t make any? Well, you’re just in luck, because any time is a good time to try better habits, ditch crummy behaviors or just hit the refresh button on things going well. And don’t worry if you’re off to a rocky start. That old myth that it takes 21 days to form a new habit is just that – a myth. It may take weeks or months, and sometimes, we need to start over and over to stay on Continue Reading
A Woman’s Guide to The Five Phases of Retirement
Oh sure, I know everyone thinks retirement is about three things: time with family (especially grandkids), travel, and hobbies. Throw in volunteering, if you’re more altruistic minded. But before you can truly maximize retirement, I’ve discovered you have to address these five phases. As a single woman, it was pretty easy for me. Add a spouse or significant other, and you may need to sit down and talk about expectations, perhaps even before those retirement papers are filed! You may be looking Continue Reading
I’m Supposed to Sleep With This?
This getting older phase of life has a way of sneaking up on me, at times when I least expect it. Last month, the reality hit me, when the service delivery van arrived in my driveway. Senior Home Health Services.WHAT????Let me back up a bit. In my early 40’s, I finally had to make an appointment with an eye doctor. There was nothing wrong with my vision, but my arms just weren’t long enough anymore, so I was fitted with my first pair of glasses. For reading of course, but because one eye is Continue Reading