#accepting aging

DECK GARDENING – HOW TO GARDEN USING LESS TIME & ENERGY

It took ten years for me to adjust to gardening in the south. I still forget how fast things grow! The New York gardening season, where I discovered my love of this pastime, was far shorter. You almost didn’t dare trimming anything very much for fear of a five-year wait for it to return to size. Not so here! It is necessary to prune shrubs severely every few years, and trim regularly throughout…

FROM QUIET TO CHAOS – Practicing “Segment Intending”

chugga chugga chug . . . one step at a time . . . that’s been my motto going on a year now.  My life went from quiet to chaos seemingly overnight. I’ve had to dig deep to keep going and making some fast changes to keep up.

I was so sad and lonely when my sons moved west. It was so quiet! Gradually as time passed we began to settle into a quiet routine, albeit a bit boring! The quiet afforded me…

4 Things You Should Be Doing Today For a Better Tomorrow

If you feel fear where once there was optimism, it may be helpful to remember that this is a common experience as we age. For some, ‘tomorrow’ has become a bit of a dreaded thing. Living with fear and dread, as common as it may be, isn’t a way to live. If your ‘tomorrow’ promises to be just the same as today, then something needs to change. Simply put, if you aren’t happy today, then why would…

What To Wear Over 50

A little eyeshadow

If you Google ‘what to wear over 50 years old’, there are an even 12,000,000 results. That’s 12 MILLLLLL-YUN! I’m sure you see the articles, mostly written for women, as you stand in the check out line at the grocery stores reading magazine covers, or looking through your online news articles. Yes, it’s news that women shouldn’t wear this or that as they age or shouldn’t sport…

GOING GYPSY or How to Escape Old Age & Survive

I have been following Veronica and David James of Gypsynester fame since they first flew the empty nest and ventured into the world of life on the road. I admired there chutzpah and their sense of humor, not to mention their upbeat outlook on life. It was a breath of fresh air. Life seem more than hard from where I sat and I was curious to see how tossing all one’s cares away would all play out.…

Photo by Allison Trentelman

We are miserable not-doers in this increasingly fast- paced world. No wonder old age terrifies us! We can’t imagine “not doing”, so programmed to do, do, do. Most of our lives have been spent focused on activities of one sort or another. Even with our offspring, most parents of our generation and our parent’s generation were bound and determined to make…

The Day the Truth Saved Her

Once upon a time, there was a woman who practiced fooling herself every day. She was so good at it that she could go months with no firm grasp of the truth. The truth changed colors in her hands like a kaleidoscope dissembled and sprinkled on her palms. It amused her and puzzled her at the same time. Could other people handle the truth like this, likes marbles in their hands?

One day the woman…