Month: March 2015

10 tips to Keep Emotionally & Physically Fit Caregiving the Disabled Child, Parent or Spouse

Having two disabled children who have miraculously reached their late-30’s and having kept myself out of the snake pit and the abyss up until now, I’ve been asked to share my caregiving secrets for not only surviving, but growing into my fuller spiritual potential. Dealing with disabilities in children is one of the most harrowing,…

Beauty Tips for Seniors

Yeehaw – We no longer need to look like a woman in their productive years.  But just because we are “over the hill” by the fashion industry’s standards, doesn’t mean we have given up being vibrant, beautiful, intelligent and charming.  In fact, we have never been better.  Just look at Meryl Streep in the Devil…

Modern Etiquette

Everyone is complaining about bad customer service, rudeness, rage and disregard appears to be growing faster than the money markets did back in the 80’s. If you want to differentiate yourself from the crowd, then utilize the ever-diminishing art of good manners. It costs nothing and you’ll be outstanding from the crowd and feel grrrrreat for it!…

65 Ways to Savour Turning 65

Embracing the next phase, last chapter, golden era or third act of your existence is the final frontier of embracing your life’s adventures. To quote Betty Davis – “getting old isn’t for sissies.” But, you are rich if you have one friend you’ve shared many years with.  So if your funny bone isn’t in a cast and…

Coping with a Fixed Income

In my mind I never saw myself 64 and living on a fixed income.  The old budget isn’t what it used to be.  Things have happened outside of my control, like accidents, surgery, and being in a wheelchair for almost two years.  Being out of work and using retirement savings to live. “Old age is…