Golden Years Minus the Gold
We have increased our life expectancy by 50 percent in the last 100 years. Now we have to design society for longer lives.”
The Grandmother's Network
It is fun to be a member of our Grandmother's network, sharing our resources and our experiences. I just wish marketers would make us look better!
It's Back...Valentine's Day or Flu Season?
Husbands Retiring to New Management Roles
Dining vs. Eating: The Price of Restaurant Real Estate
You have to decide which dining amenities are important to you so you can decide the value of your “restaurant real estate.”
OOPS!
How Did You Handle the Holidays?
I’m utterly crazy about the holidays- the colorful lights, the scent of a fragrant tree, choral music, and family gatherings. But I have felt a little extra stress squeeze this year as I rushed to meet the looming December 25th deadline.
Gap Year for Grown-Ups
A gap year offers impending retirees a gift of time for self discovery and exploration.
Happy Thanksgiving
How do different personality types handle the Thanksgiving holiday
The Path to Happiness: Inward or Outward?
Icreasingly common is the theme that the search for contentment should be an individual pursuit, one sans other people. Read more...
What's Next Lady Boomers?
I’ve been pursuing solutions to "What am I going to be when I grow up?" kinds of questions as I age toward my 70s, start collecting Social Security and enroll in a health care plan that will actually pay to address my joint issues (#countingthedaysuntilMedicare)? Read More...
What’s Next Boomer? Take our KQuiz and Find Out!
My husband and I have developed the KQuiz to help people gain insight into their values, personality traits, and motivations as they stand at the juncture of retirement or semi-retirement. Read more..
Post Hurricane Reflections: Be Patient; Be Curious; Be Foolish
Conditions are rough right now post hurricane Harvey and Irma. But our attitudes toward this situation can be life changing. How often are we afforded the time to be curious, to be a little foolish? Read more...
Empty Nest Flashbacks
I’ve been having flashbacks hearing stories from friends whose nests are about to empty as their children embark on their own college adventures. Read more...
Beauty and the Beach
Even though I’m older and heavier the beach still offers a place of acceptance and equality regardless of size, age, income level, color, or even species. Read more
A Taste of the Bitter with the Sweet
I've had a case of the sighs this week as our family has experienced the death of two loved ones. These losses have given me pause to consider the bitter and the sweet in life. Read more...
Death's Ripple Effect
I've been thinking of the domino effect caused by a death. It's like the proverbial ripple effect from a stone thrown into a body of water or more aptly the seismic waves emanating from the epicenter of an earthquake. Read more...
When the Left and the Right Sides of the Brain Shake Hands
Working with kids and families sounds easier than it is and requires flexibility and fluidity which creative thinking helps promote.
How Many Black Pants Does One Woman Need?!
I guess it’s just not in my DNA to create a clothing strategy and stick to it. invariably as my husband and I traveled through Europe this summer I was always rummaging through my suitcase for one pair or black pants or another. Read more...
Beauty = Happiness
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