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Why This Grandma Thinks Procrastination is A Disease of Retirement And The Cure
This Grandma prides herself on a lifetime of organization and the ability to multi task and get things done. I hate “To Do” lists and...
Jun 1, 20175 min read


Entering the Unknown World of Retirement and the New Busy as a Baby Boomer Grandma
This Grandma is beginning a new adventure, the unknown world of retirement. It seems that as a Baby Boomer, at every stage of this...
Jan 5, 20174 min read


How Many Visits To Grandma Are Too Many
It has taken this Grandma a while to ponder “Judge John Hodgman on Too Many Trips to Ohio With Your Baby,” originally published in the...
Nov 17, 20163 min read


“Young Old,” Wiser, Happier and More From Which Those Not As Fortunate in Years Can Learn
I never in a million years could imagine it could be. In younger years, I could not imagine reaching age 70. In younger years, I thought...
Sep 19, 20163 min read


Five Reasons Why Boomers CAN Move “Old Old” Up to At Least Age Ninety
This Grandma listens to her elders. They have the wisdom and experience of long years. GG (Great Grandmother), my mother-in-law, now...
Apr 29, 20165 min read


If Grandma’s Brother Did Not Know Of These Tax Breaks for Newly Retired, Then They Must Be Very Special, Or Just Move to Florida
My brother has been a business whiz since before he was a teenager. He is the long time business advisor for family and friends alike....
Feb 8, 20162 min read


The Number of the First Baby Boomers Turning 70 in 2016 is Mindboggling and So Are The Changes We Faced and Face Today
So many of my Boomer grandma friends refuse to read the AARP Bulletin. I find it fascinating and the information helpful to my life....
Feb 2, 20164 min read


As Grandmas Do We End Up Moving Closer to the Parents of Our Grandchildren and Our Grandchildren Or Do They Move Closer to Us Leads to a Weighty Decision for Boomers
Nearing a half century ago, one set of our parents moved to South Florida before us when we were in our twenties. We visited this...
Jan 16, 20168 min read


As A Grandma Do We End Up Moving Closer to the Parents of Our Grandchildren and Our Grandchildren Or
Just today, a GG (great grandmother) I know decided to move to Montana where the parents of her grandchildren and older grandchildren...
Jan 14, 20166 min read


Seven Reasons Why You Should Not Retire to Florida From A Long Time Boomer Grandma of South Florida
Those of us Boomers in Florida knew it was bound to happen after this past long hard winter. After all, the snow in Boston Harbor did not...
Aug 13, 20154 min read


Time for The Grandchildren to Have Their Eyes Tested: Near Sightedness is Hitting Epidemic Proportions and Studies Show Help Is Already Here
Two of our grandchildren wear glasses. We have noticed that many young children their ages also wear glasses. We wondered about the rise...
May 1, 20154 min read


It IS a Grandma Thing to Leave Membership in the Flip Phone Caucus Behind
Reading the New York Times, March 11, 2015, this Grandma got a chuckle at the article about Lindsey Graham, John McCain, and Charles...
Mar 23, 20153 min read


A Random Act of Kindness
A great community leader just died at age 96. She was a dancer, ran a dance studio in the north, retired to Florida and worked her entire...
Mar 3, 20153 min read


Balancing Between Young and “Young Old”
Opening up the New York Times on line September 1, 2014, I scrolled down and “Most Emailed” hit me. Number two in most emailed was an...
Sep 26, 20142 min read


The Best Sunscreens for Grandchildren Recommended by the Best Dermatologist–Think Zinc Oxide and Titanium
This Grandma has had the same dermatologist for forty years. Gulp! It is hard to believe that I have used the same doctor for that many...
Sep 3, 20143 min read


Is Retiring in Place “Finding the Sweet Spot in Deciding Where to Retire”?
The article printed June 14, 2014 in the New York Times, “Finding the Sweet Spot in Deciding Where to Retire,” by Kerry Hannon, rehashed...
Jul 6, 20143 min read


Are We Boomers the Last to Experience the American Dream?
All our lives, we Boomers heard how we changed society. All our lives, we Boomers heard how much more difficult it was for our large...
May 12, 20146 min read


Boomers and Health Care Moving Abroad
Long (we never say old) friends moved to Italy for a good deal of the year. This Grandma is not one to move abroad for long periods of...
Mar 27, 20145 min read


Now it is age 73 for Retirement?
This Grandma is of the Boomer generation. It seems that now age 73 is the new age for retirement? This makes sense. Maybe. If we...
Mar 9, 20143 min read


Multigenerational Families Living Together Again
The New York Times, December 15, 2013, had a lead article on”Multigenerational Families Living Together Again. Here is what the author,...
Jan 31, 20143 min read
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