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Cook It Up!

While our children were home, we concerned ourselves with cooking nutritious meals for them on a regular basis.  We knew their growth, stamina, and concentration depended on it.  Fresh fruits, raw vegetables, and meats were all a part of teaching them to eat healthy when they became adults. So what happened to all of that […]

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Learning To Live Alone After Losing A Partner

One of the most difficult things to do is to live a solitary life when the majority of one’s lifetime was spent with someone. Losing someone to divorce, separation or in the worst case, death, is devastating. Its impact to the individual is deep and intense. Having the old vigor in one’s self can be […]

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Making New Friends Later In Life

 Whether you’re widowed, divorced, or just tired of being alone, there’s no reason why you can’t enjoy life with other like-minded people.  There will always be those fleeting moments when you’ll experience loneliness.  Maybe you recall busier times when the children were still home or you remember the Sunday get-togethers with family.  Whatever the reasons, […]

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An Empty Nest-Time For Change

Ok, so the kids have grown and gone.  It might be they’re just across town or maybe they’ve moved across the country.  Regardless, they’re not home on a daily basis any longer and you miss them terribly.  What are you going to do about it?  Move in with them?!  That’s not a good idea. Haven’t […]

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Simplify And De-Clutter Your Life

If you’re like many of the rest of us over fifty, we’ve gathered a lot of “stuff” over the years. Let’s be honest for most of us the only times we have a really good clear out of things we no longer use or need is when we move. Even then many of us just […]

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Preparing Your Garden For Fall

Fall season is considered as the best season for harvest. This is also an ideal time to arrange your flower beds and to clean up in preparation for winter. Of course depending on where you are living in the world and your climate this will dictate how much protection your plants and shrubs will need, […]

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Cooking For Two

If you’ve been used to cooking for a family, it can take a while to make the adjustment of cooking for just one or two people again. On the plus side you can cook meals that you really like as well as preparing meals in advance. So many grocery stores cater to families with those […]

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Feng Shui-Is It For You?

If you’re not familiar with Feng Shui you can be forgiven for thinking it sounds like some form of oriental cuisine. Feng Shui is an ancient Chinese practice that began around 3000 years ago. It is based on the chi, the energy that surrounds all of life. It is based on the Yin-Yang theory and […]

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Helping Others By Trading Skills

In these financially uncertain times, bartering is a wonderful way to have your needs fulfilled as well as being useful to help meet the needs of others. Decades ago, it wasn’t uncommon for neighbors and people of the community to barter instead of buying their supplies and goods. Today, many people are finding the same […]

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Managing Life’s Ups & Downs As We Age

I see the world as being filled with two types of people:  Those who handle life’s interrupting situations well, and those who don’t.  It really doesn’t matter what age a person is because everyone encounters highs and lows they will need to deal with.  However, being over 50 gives us an advantage over many.  We […]

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