What I Wish I Knew Before I Retired
I am a huge fan of 'Sizzling Towards 60 & Beyond.' It offers women over fifty excellent information that encourages and inspires them to live their lives to the fullest. It provides a balanced view of the highs and lows of retirement. It also gives tips on health, fitness, and positive aging. The author, Sue,… Continue reading Would You Take Fashion Advice From This Woman?
I was honoured to be asked to be a guest contributor for Donna Connolly’s Retirement Reflection Summer Series: Favourite Retirement and Lifestyle Bloggers. I thought it was a wonderful idea to get to know other bloggers in my niche and also to introduce myself and what my blog Sizzling Towards 60 & Beyond is all… Continue reading Retire From Work But Not From Life – The Art of Positive Aging
I was delighted to be asked to write this guest post on positive aging for Retirement and Good Living. Here's a sample from that post: When my youngest son was a toddler, he loved Fred Penner….I mean he absolutely IDOLIZED him! That was mostly good, except that twenty-seven years later, many of those songs have… Continue reading Positive Aging: You Can Do It If You Try (And Are Not Afraid To Modify)
In a previous post, I referenced a fellow blogger who described her travel in retirement not as ‘vacation’ but as ‘an opportunity to say yes’. This way of thinking struck a deep chord with me. Isn’t that what retirement is all about-- a chance to say 'yes' to invitations that had previously been overlooked, or… Continue reading Finding the Art of Saying ‘Yes’
I’ve just returned from our regular weekend 5K walk. Okay, so it’s actually supposed to be 10K, but a few of us cut out half way through to join some of our other friends for coffee. I don’t want to miss out on the coffee part, so I exit at the 5K mark too –… Continue reading A WALK IN THE WOODS (NOT THE BOOK OR THE MOVIE)
Momisms—my mom said them, your mom probably said them—and I’ve said them too (cringe here)! If you follow current research on longevity and aging…it turns out that Mom was right (who knew?). Here are ten common momisms that match frequently cited research findings on positive aging. Time Magazines’ Longevity Issue (Vol. 187, No. 6-7, Feb… Continue reading Secrets of Longevity and Aging Well — Explained through Momisms
When our youngest son came home for Christmas, he was displeased that our ten-year-old Husky only knew how to do two small tricks--sit and shake paw--the same two tricks that he himself had taught our dog over nine years ago. With the exuberance of youth, our son was determined to teach Cody a new trick--… Continue reading Expanding My Comfort Zone–Teaching Old Dogs New Tricks
In the time leading up to my retirement, if I had been given a dollar every time someone expressed disbelief that I would actually be content not working, I could have retired much earlier. “But WHAT will you do?” and “Aren’t you afraid of being bored?” were common questions. Focussed, organized, passionate and diligent, the… Continue reading Hope for the Driven Personality
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