Being over 50 and, even better, being retired from a full time career is really wonderful. When I was younger I used to think that 50 was so very old and really over the hill. You probably thought the same and so felt it necessary to prove that at a younger age we are capable of anything. What I have learnt is that even being 60 is fairly young and we can still do so many things. I won’t deny that there are some things that I cannot do as easily anymore such as gardening for more than an…

While attending a networking meeting on Friday Jan 20th mention was made of a planned bursary for a entreprenurial young woman from the previously disadvantaged community and it spurned this idea for a blog.

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Altogether this has been a pretty special month. It started with Lindsay Ord of the…

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As South Africans we are often so afraid to stand up for ourselves especially when the opponent is a big business or institiution. Best to leave it we say. We can never win. The cost is so great and I don't have the time. Are these really the reasons…

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New Year Resolutions. Have you made yours? I have to admit that I had not consciously made any until yesterday. We all think we have problems which are almost insurmountable until we chat with others.

I have just spent the last two days with…

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This was my 2nd blog which introduces you to my book.

Hello again. I have told you how and why I came to have a blog and why I finally wrote a book on the legal aspects of dying so now I guess…

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As my membership of Refirement Network is only months old and my book and blog site have been out for just on a year I thought that I might repeat some of my early blogs on RN to tell you more about my book and why I wrote it. This was the first.

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As we approach Christmas Day for many of us our thoughts revolve around gifts – to whom to give gifts, what should we give each person, how much shall we spend etc, etc. This made me decide to use the word GIFT for my blog this week. It is…

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I decided to be trivial this week.

Some of the signs I see or sayings we use really fascinate me. This came as an idea for a blog when once again I walked past one of these small shops usually ‘manned’ by a single…

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I am reading this little 60 page booklet called “What on Earth am I Here for?” by Rick Warren. Believe it or not it is taking ages to read because it has great depth and one has to really…

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We are so privileged to live in a truly beautiful part of the world. Last week my husband and I were part of a tour group who spent a few days in the Eastern Free State. It was organised by the owners of the Fouriesburg Country Inn, Marta and Clive Craig. They are 2 wonderful people as are their 2 sons who also act as tour guides and help to run the hotel. They have as their motto “Service…

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If you are concerned about growing older healthily, please attend our workshops on Healthy living according to The Natural Way by Mary-Ann Shearer.  Next presentation will be on 25th November at Barnswallows Baby Shelter a a fundraising initiative and as part of our Vegetarian Cookery School.  The theme of the afternoon is 'What am I putting onto my body" - the effect of manmade chemicals.  R120.00 per person.  lucky draw and a few other surprises.  Drop me an email if you want to reserve a…

The main conversation I had every day at The Retirement Expo was around finding work and continuing to earn a living to sustain oneself. There are a number of challenges for our age group around this dilema and I would love to start a conversation with as many of you as possible to try and find solutions.

Here are my main thoughts.

1. The world of work has changed so we do need to adjust our thinking about finding work.

2. Social media is big part of how…

Last week, as I was doing some shopping, a now common action happened; two young men pushed their way past me on to the escalator without so much as a ‘sorry’ or backward glance. It got me thinking – where has that significant action we children of previous generations had drummed into us gone. Yes, that little thing with big consequences called RESPECT.

Of course, I am showing my age right now, but we were regularly reminded to show respect to those older than ourselves, to those who…

Why is it that when your mother dies it is so much more of a wrench, for daughters, than when your father does. Do not think that I am in any way suggesting that the loss of one’s father is not painful but my mother died just 2 years ago and I miss her more the longer it is since her death. My father died 29 years ago and I found it much easier to accept it and move on, as the saying goes. I do miss him and was awfully sad to say good bye to him but, although I had the odd…

Iemand het die volgende per e-pos aan my gestuur.  Ek weet ongelukkig nie wie die oorspronklike outeur is nie, maar dit is nietemin lesenswaardig.

Die middeljare is wanneer jou litte begin kraak en jy meer dikwels ’n draai by die dokter moet maak.…

Just read Lynda's three-point feedback summary -- thanks, Lynda! -- and I'm not in the least surprised about what appears to be a lack of deep understanding of the needs and wants of Baby Boomers. A lack of understanding of who we are, what we can offer ... the list goes on. Lynda, are you?

My biggest concern is about the overriding need for (and to) work. Without going into a detail here - it's a huge issue, as we know - I believe it is, arguably, of course, as pressing a concern as…