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Five Uplifting Things You Should Tell Yourself Every Day
Tweet There is this quote I saw on Pinterest: “What you tell yourself every day will either lift you up or tear you down.” Like that song, “You Had a Bad Day,” Monday was a terrible day for me. I’ll...
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Ten Fun Things to Do with Your Grandchildren This Summer
Tweet Last summer, we were fortunate enough to take a trip to Sequoia and Yosemite National Parks with our son and his three children. We camped, hiked, and swam with our grandchildren and a good time...
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Top Ten Sailing Quotes
Tweet Is it the feel of brisk sea air in your face, the disconnection from all the stress, noise, and worries, the sounds of the gentle lapping of the water at the helm and the hum of the wind in the...
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Baby Boomer Travel Trends
Tweet “The gladdest moment in human life, me thinks, is a departure into unknown lands,” said Sir Richard Burton. Oh, how I love to travel. Turns out I’m not alone. According to a new study by AARP,...
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The Happiest Words in the English Language
Tweet “I know nothing in the world that has as much power as a word. Sometimes I write one, and I look at it, until it begins to shine,” Emily Dickinson wrote. As a writer, I am in love, captivated,...
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Book Lovers Day: Why I Love Books
Tweet It’s summertime – the perfect time for a little book bliss! In honor of Book Lovers Day on August 9th, my writerly pals and I are having fun by sharing all the ways we adore reading. Please join...
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Five Ways to Help Your Grandchildren Through a Divorce
Tweet I spent most of this week at court with my son finalizing his divorce and custody case. Unfortunately, it was a tumultuous divorce, but it is done and now is the time for everyone to move...
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Baby Boomers and Technology: Five Must-Haves
Tweet Charles Bell, a tech enthusiast, is guest blogging today, giving us baby boomers some great practical tips and listing five must-have modern technologies we should all consider. If you feel like...
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How to Eat More Fruits and Vegetables to Boost Happiness
Tweet Your mother told you to eat your veggies. As usual, she was right. We all know that eating more fruits and vegetables makes us healthier, but now a new study from Australia suggests it can make...
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Making Your Bladder Gladder
Tweet As I wrote in an article for Hot Flash Daily, thanks to menopause, I now pee more than my father with his enlarged prostate and my five-year-old granddaughter after drinking three glasses of...
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How Facebook Can Make Us Happier
Tweet Want to spread a little happiness to those you love? According to a new study, simply leaving a personalized comment on a friend or family’s Facebook post can make them feel like they’re walking...
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How the Recession Changed Our Viewpoint of Happiness
During the recession, our family civil engineering business took a nosedive. We went from 12 employees to two. The two remaining – my husband and my brother – both worked part-time. This was a huge...
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Five Ways to Keep Positive While You’re Sick
How’s my morning going? I just sneezed out a glob of mucus the size of a ping-pong ball. I’m snot feeling so good. Oh, come on! Don’t look so appalled. Like you’ve never coughed up a loogie before....
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Five Ways Living Frugally Can Make You Happier
Unfortunately, we are a country of credit card addicts. On average, an American has $4,717 of credit card debt. Only 35% of credit card users don’t carry a balance. That means if you pay off your bill...
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Spreading Joy with Inspirational Messages
Are you tired of all the bad news lately? Seems like every time I turn on the TV there is another mass shooting. Then there’s the upcoming election news with all the nasty insults flying and...
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Desert Trip Rocks with The Rolling Stones and Paul McCartney!
Talk about baby boomer bliss! “Can’t Get No Satisfaction” certainly did not apply to Desert Trip – a music extravaganza with rock legends The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney, Neil Young,...
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Leisure Time at Home Makes Grandchildren Happy
Can’t afford that pricey vacation to Disney World with the children or grandchildren? A new study from Baylor University points out that family happiness is often found right at home. If you’re a baby...
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CURRENTLY Fall 2016 Blog Hop: How I’m Finding My Bliss
Back by popular demand: a new CURRENTLY Fall 2016 Blog Hop. Along with some blogger friends, I’m sharing where I am currently in life, what I’m reading and watching and what I’m loving and dreaming...
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The Ten Best and Worst States to Retire
My childhood friend was visiting me last month when she asked me, “Where do you want to retire?” We both turn 56 this month, an age where boomers typically start dreaming about where they’d like to...
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Election Stress: Faith Soothes the Soul
As I write my blog this morning after the election results, many people are anxious, confused, in an uproar, fearful of the future, and more divided than ever. The stock market is jumping around,...
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