Turning 60 During a Pandemic
Last week, I turned 60. Maybe in different times, I would be upset by the fact that most my life is over. However, in the midst of the pandemic and civil unrest, this landmark...
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Is the Pandemic Ruining Your Retirement Plans?
Has the pandemic caused you baby boomers to put retirement plans on hold? Have you lost your job forcing an early retirement you aren’t prepared for? Because of your age, are you unable to...
7 Bizarre Lessons from The Brady Bunch
Don’t you baby boomers miss the old-fashioned cheesy family shows of yesteryear? I do! If I had to name my favorite show as a kid it would be a tie between Gilligan’s Island and the...
8 Life Lessons Learned From the Coronavirus
Are there life lessons to be learned during this pandemic? You bet. Albeit, it isn’t over yet. President Donald Trump warned last week that the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S. will probably “get worse before...
The Worst is Yet to Come: CDC Updates Older Adults Need to Know about COVID-19
Like the song says, “It ain’t over yet.” In fact, the World Health Organization warned Monday, that “the worst is yet to come,” referring to the coronavirus pandemic. Six months since the new coronavirus outbreak,...
Why I’m Grateful my Mom Died Before the Coronavirus
This month marks the fifth anniversary of my Mom’s death. The shocking thought has been bouncing around in my head the last few weeks: I’m so glad my mother isn’t alive right now. As...
5 Happiness Apps to Help with Anxiety
The Partridge Family sang, “Come On, Get Happy.” But that’s easier said than done right now in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. Isolation and fear can make us struggle with our mental health....
Five Ways Baby Boomers Can Entertain Guests Virtually
Many of us baby boomers had active and social lives before the coronavirus pandemic abruptly interrupted our routines. With social distancing and quarantining to help curb the spread of the virus, it’s easy to...
Ten Things Baby Boomers Can Do if Self-Quarantined
Day #4 of shelter-in-place here in California where I live, one of the states hardest hit with the coronavirus. As my baby boomer husband said the other day: “Waking up to another day in...
Time For Baby Boomers to Take Coronavirus Seriously
I realize many of us baby boomers feel young and invincible, but I urge you to please stay safe during this pandemic of coronavirus. Although anyone can get coronavirus, it’s us baby boomers – specifically...
How Baby Boomers Can Make Leap Day Count!
We baby boomers are aware that the clock is ticking. We’re definitely getting older, making the time we have left all the more precious. This year we’re granted the gift of a whole extra...
