One’s retirement is something that many people look forward to. No more commute, no more putting in long hours, no more wondering whether you’ll get the promotion that’s available…there are a lot of upsides to leaving the workforce for good! However, the good times won’t naturally arrive. You need to think about many different aspects …
January is often a time of year where people feel really down and low. January blues can set in as you fear the monthly wait for your wages, or the dreaded credit card bill. The cold weather seems to feel colder somehow, and the festive spirit you had has well and truly been packed away …
Retiring should be an exciting opportunity. You have worked the majority of your life and now the time has come to say no more to the daily grind and to welcome in the joys of having free time to put your feet up, get to that hobby or travel around a bit. So let’s …
There are days when all you want to do is build a pillow fort and hide. You feel stuck in a rut just trudging back and forth, doing the same things day in and day out. Our house gets us down, the way we look causes us to frown, and we long for something, …
The kids have left and now it’s only you and your partner left or maybe just you for all us single parents. You wonder around all those empty rooms and now the house that seemed full and too small now feels massive. Funny, isn’t it, how a home which was perennially too small is …
You have spent the better part of your life tending to the needs of these not so tiny people you birthed, so now what? Exactly what are you supposed to do now with all this time on your hands?
Often when I am in one of my low states of depression I neglect self-care. Really, I neglect almost everything. It takes so much energy just to make it through the day that all …
As a woman of a certain age, in my fabulous 50’s, I am concerned about retirement. I have worked and raised four children living mostly paycheck to paycheck and have nothing saved. Taking steps to take control of your retirement planning could have a positive impact in many areas of your life. Start today with this…
As the weather turns colder there is nothing I like more than curling up with a nice warm crochet project, a cup of cocoa, and a good movie. Since I stopped smoking a few years ago, I have become obsessed with crocheting. It gives me something for my hands to do during down …
