What to do (more and less of) in 2015 2

What to do (more and less of) in 2015
I figured out a few things in 2014 about how to improve life as I get older, which I aim to implement this year. So here are some suggested New Year’s Resolutions for older people: a list of what to do (more and less of) in 2015. Talk more, text less We don’t talk as much as we ...

To Do and Not To Do: The Non-Bucket List 4

To Do and Not To Do: The Non-Bucket List
I am proposing an alternative to the Bucket List. You know those lists people make of things they dream of doing before they “kick the bucket”. A term popularized by a mediocre 2007 movie showcasing aging stars Morgan Freeman and Jack Nicholson, the Bucket List has come in for criticism of late. It partakes of ...

Retire now? Worst ever timing!

I had only just begun to savour my new status as an empty-nester no longer funding offspring – AKA a DIKE, Double Income Kids Employed – when the recession changed the D to Diminished. My New Old Self no longer had a full-time job, and less free-lance work was bringing in less pay. Ditto for My New Old ...