What I Wish I Knew Before I Retired
I never thought too much about retirement. It would come when it did and I’d figure it out then. Even as I was transitioning into it, I didn’t know what to expect. How much money do you really need? What about health insurance? Should we downsize our lifestyle including our house? There were many unanswered… Continue reading A Backward Glance at Retirement
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
Welcome to the Blogging Grandmothers Link Party #17 Starts Saturday, July 1, 2017 at 12:05 am central (US) Ends Wednesday, July 5 at 11:55 pm REALLY SIMPLE RULES: ï This party is for grandmother bloggers only ï You may share new or old, family friendly posts, no limit ï By joining the party, you are… Continue reading Blogging Grandmothers Link Party #17
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)
NOT QUITE THERE YET When Donna asked me if I’d like to contribute a guest post for her Retirement Reflection Sunday Series, I was pleased, but I had to check with her whether I’d be the right fit because I don’t qualify as “retired." I’m 55 and still working – retirement is like an… Continue reading The Transition to Retirement — Smiling All the Way
When Donna asked me to guest post for her blog, I have to admit my first immediate thought was, “well, there goes her credibility!” I am a devoted reader of Retirement Reflections, and Donna offers a mature and polished take on our collective post-career journey. So it does make you wonder why she wants to… Continue reading Torrid Romantic and Sensual Escapades: A Retirement Primer
Thank you to all readers who have checked out my recent guest posts at Sizzling Toward Sixty and Jill Weatherholt's Blog. It has been a great experience to introduce you to sites that I love, meet new readers/bloggers and to see the intricate connections and intersections among blogs that I follow. Shout out to Sue… Continue reading Guest Post for Sizzling Toward Sixty: Building Walking into your Lifestyle
I wrote previously about creating a Summer Series: Favorite Retirement/Lifestyle Bloggers. For quite a while, I’d been trying to find a personal and effective way of highlighting favorite bloggers in my niche. A ‘Summer Series’ seemed to be the perfect solution. It would help share blogs that I love. It would also bring fresh content… Continue reading Summer Sundays Series is Almost Here
Thank you to author/blogger, Jill Weatherholt, for hosting me at her site. You can check out my guest post here. Jill writes warm stories about friendship, love and forgiveness. She began her blog as a way to share her journey toward publication. Through her site, she has also created a community for other writers and… Continue reading Guest Post for Jill Weatherholt
"If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other." Mother Theresa. Many years ago, during a deep meaning of life discussion, a friend stated simply, “The purpose of our existence is the relationships that we build with each other.” During this past week, when Richard and I… Continue reading Thoughtfulness
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