You have retirement living choices when deciding where to retire. You can decide to stay in place, purchase a second home, or move your primary residence to another city or state. There is no easy or correct answer for WHERE to live in retirement. You have your own dreams, desires, needs, and responsibilities when deciding… [Continue reading] Retirement living choices when deciding where to retire
Where to live in retirement
Have you thought about where to live in retirement? Most of my retirement coaching practice these days involves working with individuals and couples on their lifestyle retirement planning. While each person’s situation is unique, we invariably begin our discussions with the two subjects: WHEN and WHERE. The WHEN conversation is usually not about financial concerns.… [Continue reading] Where to live in retirement
How not to lose your memory
If you or someone you love has become forgetful, these tips on how not to lose your memory are for you. In my “Are you losing your memory?” post, I mentioned encouraging research that showed this is not an inevitable part of life or aging. Our generation has been one of boundless energy, advanced education,… [Continue reading] How not to lose your memory
Are you losing your memory?
Are you losing your memory? How often do you have a thought and, before you know it, it’s gone? Do you enter a room to get something and, all of a sudden, realize you are standing there looking for who-knows-what? Sometimes I have to go back to where I started to remember what I was… [Continue reading] Are you losing your memory?
How to make the most of retirement
If you want to make the most of retirement, don’t miss these blog posts. This is just a sampling of retirement lifestyle resources, checklists, and questions to make your retirement the best it can be. Act lovingly • Acts of love Discover what acts of love will speak most clearly to your spouse, a family… [Continue reading] How to make the most of retirement
Prepare to retire successfully: a recap
You need to prepare to retire successfully. A positive retirement lifestyle doesn’t just happen because you are no longer employed or have reached a certain age. You can make choices to influence your desired result. The following blog posts are just a sampling of many that can help you prepare to retire successfully. Start by… [Continue reading] Prepare to retire successfully: a recap
Celebrating the holidays
I love celebrating the holidays with family and friends. I have fond memories of trimming the tree, attending midnight mass, and enjoying all sorts of Italian foods with those I love. I have passed these traditions on and I have also shared the recipes for lasagna, manicotti, and Italian tea cookies with younger members of… [Continue reading] Celebrating the holidays
A day in your life
What does a day in your life look like on a typical weekday? What does it look like during the holiday season? If you are retired, how does your use of time compare to your pre-retirement years? I want you to imagine a circle. And not just a plain boring circle either because, after all,… [Continue reading] A day in your life
Give the gift of gratitude
Are you prepared to give the gift of gratitude? Years ago in the late 1980s through the mid-1990s, right after my husband and I got married, there was another downturn in the economy. Tom had a lot of commercial and vacation real estate at the time, an area especially hard hit by that economic situation.… [Continue reading] Give the gift of gratitude
What gratitude in retirement can do for you
It may be hard to think about gratitude in retirement when, over the last several months, there has been a dramatic downturn in the stock market. Most Americans have many of their retirement funds invested in this market with implications that are deeply disturbing. Day by day, week by week, we have all watched our… [Continue reading] What gratitude in retirement can do for you