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Downsizing is always a personal journey. For older women, in particular, the downsizing lifestyle involves a major shift in mindset. We don’t just have a few things here and there …
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I came across this quote about clearing clutter on – of all places – a medical website, and it struck me as the perfect way to look at the “too …
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I can’t quite remember what caused me to part ways with my last roommate. It was 50 years ago and I have a vague memory of an unannounced party, a …
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I never expected to cry over a lost suitcase, but, this is exactly what I did when the airline told me that one of my 8 suitcases had gone missing. …
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For our grandparents, retirement was short, boring and lonely. Our grandmas considered themselves lucky if they made it to their 70th birthday and the average life expectancy for our grandfathers’ …
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Downsizing in your 50’s and 60’s is a unique and challenging exercise! We have lived full and wonderful lives and just by the sheer force of societal consumer pressure accumulated …
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Maybe you’re still living in the house where you raised the children: Bedrooms remain unused. Closets are full of things accumulated over decades. Memories are in every corner. The garage …
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One of the topics that endlessly fascinates me is how solo women of “a certain age’” are going to live healthy and happy lives in retirement.

Many single women prefer …
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Co-living is a new way of looking at independent living in a community. This is a new lifestyle of communal houses created and run by their residents.

Each person or …
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I love daisies. If you ask me to name my favorite flower, a daisy is always my answer. Roses, tulips, and poppies are never mentioned, although I “like” them too. …
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