Holidays are always a hurdle for elderly diabetics since this is a season where sweet-sugary stuff can be found in every corner of the world. In fact, keeping a sugar-free diet during holidays is quite hard considering the holiday treats that are being sent to you in observance of the yuletide season. Just one look at that calendar of yours and you’ll see that these past few days were clearly [...]

So it’s the time of the year when you finally sit down and look back to what have you’s as we end the year 2010. Have you been productive? Were you able to make your year worthwhile or perhaps more challenging to live in? Or better yet, did you manage to do all those tasks you were putting off year after year? If yes, then it’s time for new resolutions! [...]

Gift giving is a tradition made especially for the holidays. Without it, I don’t think it will ever get to be so much fun particularly for kids and kids-at-heart. However, gift giving can burn a hole in your pocket too and sadly, most gifts we give end up in attics, forgotten and collecting dust. Of course, this is not what we have in mind when we bought these gifts and [...]

During holiday season, it is very common for seniors to be visiting houses—of friends or families or both. During these times too, you may find yourself as the visitor today and the host tomorrow. No matter what role you play, you’re bound to be in a roomful of people whom you have to get along with for a day or two. These people may like you but there’s no guarantee [...]

I don’t know about you but I find holidays more romantic than a valentine’s day. Maybe it’s the duration of the occasion, holidays being a somewhat weeklong event while Valentine ’s Day is just a one-day—overnight even—stint. Or perhaps it’s the weather, holidays being colder—so much more lovely to get curled up with someone you love while nursing a cup of hot cocoa. Either way, holidays are the perfect occasion [...]

Hunting for the perfect gift for your special grandkid may not be that easy especially if you happen to have a kid that doesn’t drop clues or perhaps he or she is blessed with parents who just give just about everything they asked for. Make that doubly hard if you are not that “connected” with your grandchild, he or she being someone who live far from where you are. As [...]

Holidays should not always mean you burn your wallet off gifts and enter the new year almost penniless! Like what I always say, with little resourcefulness and a lot of guts, we seniors can still earn while enjoying retirement. Today, we’re going to talk about holiday jobs that are perfect for seniors and retirees: •    Are you detail oriented and have no problem standing for hours? Do you have a [...]

For a senior like me who has families and friends scattered all over the world, traveling must be the best part of the holiday season. Not only you get to go out and leave problems for a while but also you get to see your beloved ones as well as those new additions to the family such as grandchildren and pets. Of course, spending time with them, no matter how [...]

In just a few winks, temperature will drop and snowflakes will start to fall. Next thing you know, your home is six feet deep under that snow and your roof is practically falling down. Certainly your home will need extra care during the winter season and what better way to start the festivities than knowing you got everything covered even before the worst of the season strikes? •    Check your [...]

We often hear tips on how to travel right, I, myself, am guilty of this as I constantly post new and innovative ways on how to pack for traveling and stay safe while on a vacation. When I do, I always make it a point to mention how and why you should bring just enough medications with you to last you until it’s time to go home. Of course, you [...]