Category: Retirement Living
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The older I get the “less old” I feel. Thoughts of living in a nursing home or even an assisted living facility are not in my game plan, which means I am drawn to articles that open the door to other possibilities. I worked with seniors long before I became one, and it always distressed…
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After years of responsibility and frantic activity, your house will feel empty and very quiet when the last child leaves home. The empty nest is a rite of passage that every parent either dreads or looks forward to. What happens now? Your children finally reach maturity and for all practical purposes they don’t need you…
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Throughout most of our adult lives our sense of community revolved around school and work. You grew up knowing that you belonged somewhere. Work, children and their activities, and neighbors with similar interests made up the bulk of your social network. It wasn’t until the last child left home and retirement loomed that it dawned…
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Have you ever really had a place of your own? How often in the past did you hunt for a house based solely on what school district it was in, whether it was close to the where you worked, or if it had a yard or enough bedrooms? This was all well and good when…
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It’s time to get organized. I thought that being retired would mean finally having the time and energy to get a handle on my life. It doesn’t seem to be working that way. So, after a year of frivolous busyness I am ready to pull things together and get on with the rest of my…
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Learning how to take care of yourself takes on new meaning when you get a little older. When you were going to school, starting a career, and raising a family you found life alternately frustrating and exhilarating, but I am guessing that you are missing all of that action now. Learning how to adjust and…
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Humans are social beings. Studies show that social connections make up an integral part of who we are. You need friends at every age. We are not talking about teens who count their Facebook interactions in the hundreds, but about real live friendships. Studies show that older people, even those with chronic health problems, feel…
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Are you tired of vacations spent peering out of the window of a tour bus, endless shopping, standing in long lines, and eating junk food? Days that are over-organized and almost frantic leave little time for recharging batteries and unraveling cares. An unbelievable number of people are actually glad when their vacations are over. Seniors…
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So what if life doesn’t always play out the way you planned? It is important that you don’t think of yourself as a failure. Human nature dictates that you can still move on and you can still change. Hopefully, even though you are older, you can still see yourself as a work in progress. Author…
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Knowing when to retire is an interesting proposition. Many articles today address the importance of keeping busy, and most of them imply that continuing in the workforce is the best for everyone. There are two sides to that proposition. Some people want to continue working indefinitely, while others recognize that when work is no longer…