Vacation plans? Check. Plane tickets? Check. Designer suitcases? Check. Yourself? Not yet. Well, if this is your case then you are not alone as there are many seniors who are still in doubt if they would ever fit into their swimsuits right in time for summer! Aside from the usual last-minute diet, there are many things you should consider especially now that the summer is fast approaching. Don’t worry, there [...]

We have just started the month of May, my fellow seniors. Funny that between Christmas and the Royal Wedding, your grandtots’ soiled nappies and your mama’s daily insulin shots – or perhaps yours? – it feels like time is slipping away so fast you won’t even have the time to notice it! As a proud senior belonging to what they call the sandwich generation, and at the same time trying [...]

I am now, finally—after a year of withdrawal—and fully, switching to ebooks and ditching my paperback collecting habit for good. I can now confidently say that I am so over with paperback and I am not buying one even if my life depends on it. Weird that it took me a year to get over it but I am happy I finally did and became adapted with ebooks with such [...]

Stroke, indeed, has a deep and immediate effect on both senior and their families. However, an attack is only the beginning of a long, and sometimes painful journey. If you ask me, the scary part of having stroke is life after it since there will be many drastic changes that most of us are not even ready for it. Going home may feel like you’re on your own now, and [...]

Seniors have been living long enough to distinguish a fad from a real cause. I have had my share of fads, I should know, I was once a flower baby—a hippie, if you call it that—and I am not an ounce ashamed of it. My last fad would be the cleansing diets or liver flushing for some, in an attempt to adapt a somewhat healthy lifestyle, however I was quick [...]

What better way to start your morning than a cup of coffee, ink stain on your fingertips from the morning papers and the smell of morning dew outside your porch? I’d say priceless! There was a time when coffee was considered as the bad guy. My daughter used to shout at me for having 2-3 cups of coffee a day. That was also the time when I kicked her out [...]

Whether you are downgrading or perhaps just plain, old tired of your house and your neighborhood and would like some change, then it is best to look for a retirement home—that is if you are already a senior! Retirement homes are your best choice if you ever thought of moving or changing your address. Why? It is because retirement homes are usually fitted and designed with senior needs in mind. [...]

Next to breast cancer, cervical cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer deaths in senior women. Sad that the very parts of our body which made reproduction possible, which also nourished the mothers and fathers of the next generation of this world and most of all, the very essence of femininity can also be the ones to kill us. I’m sure, at some point in your life you [...]

Well, it doesn’t really have to be an income generating business for seniors to take advantage of these awesome online tools; it can also be a venture, or a cause you’ve been trying to raise awareness of or perhaps a project you’re working on such as an extensive family tree or simply a way to connect with your loved-ones. Whatever it is, it is still good to know some online [...]