Your home 10 small bathroom storage solutions Posted on September 20 If you have downsized from a large home with a few bathrooms to an apartment with one small one, you may find it difficult to adjust. There are so many little odds and ends like razors, makeup, hairbrushes and toilet paper. These items are essential but they do create clutter… Read more
Travel Suitcase packing tips and tricks Posted on September 19 Buying a lightweight suitcase usually makes great sense until you try to pack. Then reality hits and you realize it takes some skill to pack in a limited space. For those of us who remember lugging around huge, unwieldy suitcases filled to the brim with everything we could possibly need,… Read more
Your home Small, modern, energy-efficient homes Posted on September 15 The trend towards smaller, greener homes is growing. Downsizing and creating an eco-friendly home is probably not as difficult as you imagine. You may think that it will take up too much time, energy and money. You may imagine that it will restrict your choices and give you no opportunity… Read more
The best travel suitcases for seniors Posted on September 12November 10 If you are over 50 with time on your hands, good health and some disposable income, you are likely to want to travel. One of the most important decisions you have to make is about what luggage to choose. Make the wrong choice and it can put a damper on… Read more
Your body Fight aging with pomegranite power Posted on September 6 Many of us have been introduced to the health benefits of pomegranates. However, it is only recently that a study has revealed the anti-aging potential of this superfruit. Modern scientists have managed to prove what ancient physicians believed – that the pomegranate can help us to fight aging. Forbidden fruit?… Read more
Earn and learn Start a business at 60 Posted on August 29August 29 Is youth the secret to success when it comes to being an entrepreneur? The truth is that entrepreneurial drive probably depends more on your personality than your age. In fact age offers the advantage of experience that often outweighs youthful enthusiasm when it comes to starting and running a business…. Read more
Your relationships How to help elderly parents – give them respect Posted on August 17 Almost exactly nine months after the end of World War 11, more babies were born than ever before. This was the beginning of a ‘baby boom’ and the title of ‘baby boomers’ is given to all those born between 1946 and 1964. These ‘baby boomers’ are now 52 to 70… Read more
Your mind 16 famous quotes on attitude – what the right attitude will do for you Posted on August 15 Our attitude plays a very important role in our lives. If our attitude is positive, it can carry us over many obstacles. If we have a negative attitude, it can seriously affect every aspect of our lives, including our relationships, our careers and our own development. Our education, talent, opportunities,… Read more
Empty Nest Don’t judge empty nesters who feel sad! Posted on August 10 The word ‘whine’ immediately evokes images of a child complaining in an annoying way. Nobody wants to listen to people who whine and complain about their circumstances, no matter how dire. However, I recently came across a blog with the title ‘Stop whining about your empty nest’ in the Huffington… Read more
Your body What is the difference between mind and brain? Posted on July 26 The question about the difference between mind and brain has been debated by scientists, theologians and philosophers for centuries. The functions of the mind and the brain are so interwoven that it is hard to separate them, despite the fact that the brain has a definite shape and can be… Read more
Empty Nest Do dads experience empty nest syndrome? Posted on July 25 In his book, Love Life, Rob Lowe expresses what he felt when his sons left the nest. He says “I’m trying to remember when I felt like this before. Like an elephant is sitting on my chest, like my throat is so tight and constricted that I can feel its tendons,… Read more
Your home 5 garden ideas for a small space Posted on July 19July 21 One of the fears people have when downsizing their home is that they will miss their large gardens. Moving to an apartment or a home with a small patch of garden can be quite an adjustment. However, there are many ideas to help make the most of even the tiniest… Read more
Your home 5 corner desks for small spaces Posted on July 13July 21 When you have lived in a large home for many years and decide to downsize, you may need to adopt some strategies and solutions to help you make the best use of your small space. There is certainly no reason to compromise on organization and style – a small space… Read more
Women Food and God Review – stop binge eating Posted on July 2July 2 The title of the book, Women Food and God caught my eye recently. I have been battling with compulsive eating and felt that the time had come to do something about it. Geneen Roth, the author of this book, believes that our relationship with food is an exact microcosm of… Read more
Your relationships How to move forward after divorce Posted on June 29July 21 When you lose a loved one, you expect to experience grief and those around you expect it too and offer comfort. However, many people do not realize that you also go through grief after a divorce. Even if you are the one who wanted the divorce, this does not mean… Read more
2breathe review – breathe yourself to sleep Posted on June 23 Many sleeping apps have been developed to address insomnia using music, meditation, hypnosis, sleep-tracking etc. What sets 2breathe apart is that it’s essentially your own breathing that creates the tones used to guide you to sleep. In this 2breathe review you will find out more about this device and why… Read more
Your body Can sunscreen cause cancer? True or false Posted on June 14May 24 Can sunscreen cause cancer? This question may be raised by those who wonder why skin cancer is more evident today despite the fact that so many sunscreens exist. The answer to this question is important – if it is true, we would not want to take the risk of slathering… Read more
Skin Medica Retinol Complex .25 review Posted on June 8June 10 Retinol is an ingredient in many skincare products but not all of these products are created equal. Skin Medica Retinol Complex .25 is one of the better ones. It contains an effective amount of retinol and the product is packaged so as to maintain stability of the retinol and other… Read more
Anti-ageing skin products: 10 myths busted Posted on June 3June 10 Open any fashion or beauty magazine and you are bombarded with advertising for cosmetic companies. Hope is sold in a jar and anti-ageing skin products are claimed by manufacturers’ to have almost miraculous qualities. All too often, their claims are based on little or no evidence. As a customer, it… Read more
Large, decorative wall clocks and small rooms Posted on May 31May 31 When decorating a small room, we often think that we have to keep the wall art small as well. This makes sense to us when we think about proportion and scale. However, having a number of small pieces on a wall makes the eye stop many times, and this tends… Read more