In case you haven’t noticed, holiday catalogues have begun showing up in your mailbox, holiday displays are up in some stores, and holiday movies (at least on the Hallmark channel) and commercials are appearing on the television…all before Halloween! What’s a consumer to do? Don’t fight it, that’s what. I constantly hear the common refrain…
Well, they actually arrive at your door after being flash frozen and packed in dry ice, so the whole “get ‘em while they’re hot” thing is a bit of a misnomer, but you get the idea. Anyway, the most important section of the above title is the first part…Our Thanksgiving meals are in and it’s…
Yep, they’re almost here…dun dun duuuuun…the dreaded and simultaneously loved holidays. That joyous and reviled time of gorging, family gatherings, awkward conversations, parties, over indulging, gift giving (and receiving), baking, online shopping, greeting cards, credit card debt, holiday music, giant frozen birds, the passing of yet another year, and that inevitable stress. And while holiday…
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Yeah, I know it’s only the beginning of October, but it’s time to begin at least THINKING about the holidays and, by extension, senior gift ideas. And it’s my job to provide you with a list of gift ideas for the seniors in your life, especially if that senior is you…nothing wrong with purchasing a…
OK, so you’ve put on a few unnecessary pounds over the years but losing weight after 60 isn’t an impossibility. It just, like most everything else in life, takes a plan and a little determination to follow that plan through. “But why, oh esteemed blogger, do I need to lose weight?” I hear you ask….
Loss of appetite in elderly people happens and its going to happen to all of us. As we age, our metabolism slows to a crawl and, to a certain degree, we do as well. In other words, our level of physical activity decreases. These two items, slower metabolism and decreased physical activity, cause us to…
It’s the most wonderful time of the year…I know there are millions of parents out there feeling the exact same way I do. Why? It’s that time of year again, time for those kids to head back to school. In some parts of the country, school has been in session for several weeks already. Some…
But really shouldn’t every month be fruit and veggies month? I suppose it’s nice to use a month to raise awareness of the importance fruit and veggies play in our diets. But don’t we all know that already? Yet most dietary studies reveal that the vast majority of us do not eat enough of either…
One of the more sensitive subjects to broach with elderly parents is financial planning for seniors…aka them (whether they will admit that or not). After your parents retire, their financial situation drastically changes and study after study reveals that most people do not adequately plan, financially, for their golden years. That’s where you (and all…