A great prompt to send us all off in considering our happiest moments. It would be something that makes me happy to think of these:
Aging, Boomers, Daily Post, Family and Friends, Happiness, Hobbies, Relationships, Retirement, Sunsets
The Joy of Curiosity: Exploring Life’s Inponderables
Thinking of what I am curious about is special at this point in my life. I have the time now to be curious about everything. In fact, each day I am more and more curious about life and its inponderables. I am curious about how to do things I never thought about during my earlier…
Nicknames? Why They Fade.
Names can be fluid in the teenage years. Usually the nickname from a toddler age has long since disappeared. My only adult nickname was Hewie, acquired during my college years. A boyfriend/friend coined it because my last name was Hewitt. I liked it and in our social set, it stuck. Through the years, we all…
Brain-Teasing Scrabble: Stimulating Mental Agility and Word Knowledge
My long term favorite game is Scrabble. Why? The uncertainly of which letters we will pick first. Then of course each player creates a different board, requiring a letter shuffle. While each play is pressure filed, with adding onto an existing word or creating a new string opportunity . Also, I try to play my…
Embracing the Gifts of Aging: A Journey Through Life’s Surprises
Aging brings many visionary moments; the most shocking is that we are going to die and we don’t have an idea when. Intellectually the knowledge of our universal fate is known from an early age. Fully understanding the process of living while dying too, creeps up on us engaging an appreciation of life. Then, before…
Aging and Relationships: Embracing Harmony for Peaceful Coexistence
Aging brings a subtle but growing need for harmony in relationships. Relatives and friends are still who they are, but peaceful coexistence in life is the primary goal for me. It is easy to accumulate stressful moments and life-changing events instigated by the most important people in our lives. The challenge is what to store…
Worrying About Many Things
The difficulty of expressing the now versus the future is heavily burdened by the past. I grew up in the heyday of the 60’s, sex, drugs, and rock n roll. Throw in the major changes in moves to eliminate racial discrimination, and Lyndon Johnson’s War on Poverty, along with the loosening of pregnancy implications, and…
Home Renovation Journey: From Remote Planning to Complete Transformation
Having moved into a house from across the country, sight-unseen, we had to have lots of work completed by picture sharing and text, and our new financial buddy…Zelle. When I arrived, the incredibly revolting arched mirrors with crown molding framing over the bed in the bedroom were all removed, as were the ceiling mirrors and…
Gentle Chair Exercises: A Senior’s Guide to Daily Fitness
Sustaining a healthy lifestyle is more than just an idea, it has to be a routine. I walk about 1 1/2 miles early. I needed more to keep me going through the day. As a senior, mature individual, I know that floor yoga is not an option. Foot, arm, and neck surgeries limit my exercise…
Unforgettable Fine Dining: Escargots, Bibb Salad, and Filet Mignon with a Charming Escort
Growing up in a family that was first generation in the 50s and 60s provided a diet with little interesting food and was repetitive. My father was English/Irish. My mother was Sicilian. Believe me the mix was not made in heaven! After I went to college, I met a sort of Professor Henry Higgins, but…
Life Gets Better 