... and we can't always stay inside where it is so delightful. Winter can be made safer, easier and more comfortable by following a few tips found in this great article by Madel ine Vann from Caring.com  Acknowledging that one of the things that truly changes with age is one's ability to regulate temperature; staying warm is essential. I have a running battle with my Dad, who lives in Canada, about wearing warmer clothing and boots. He has never found the just right winter wardrobe that will keep him warm and fit his sense of style. This is a battle worth...

         Many people were raised to say Thank You Ma'am or Sir to someone they perceived to be their elder, BUT  Ma'aming is something I hate! I hate language that separates; from something reasonably trivial like Ma'am and Sir to the actual divisive language used to truly harm. I have long thought that you can be respectful and polite and in no way use words that may offend.  If a server is passing me my coffee - they can simply say " Here you go" no need to add Ma'am at the end of the phrase. They wouldn't if they...

 Read this: Article Jessica Bennett wrote in the New York Times: "I Am (an Older) Woman hear me Roar!" the Read this: Opinion piece by Bari Weiss also from the New York Times Try to Keep Up with Australia's Fastest 92- year -Old Woman Then listen to Glenn Close speak:  https://youtu.be/8Wg14oDYm48 AND always remember : It is never too late to begin!

After almost three decades of living in homes with basements and attics (phew at least no garages) I learned over and over again the danger of having space. Turns out that we humans "abhor a vacuum" Thanks, Aristotle. When the kids no longer fit into, played with and/or needed something it went down or up in our house, but alas not out! We all know this is a terrible idea as truly out of sight out of mind.  More and more though people are accumulating so much stuff that it spills out of those storage places into their daily living space....

How old is old? Depending on who you ask you may get very different answers. A woman who once worked for me was an energetic 83, as a volunteer at the local senior center she would often refer to the people there as old. I asked her one time how old is old and she said, " anyone older than me." In his recent article for the New York Times  Steven Petrow writes "  the definition of “old” is changing, as life spans have grown longer. “Someone who is 60 years old today is middle-aged,” said Sergei Scherbov, the lead researcher of...