Life Lessons from Pepper, my rescue cat How is it possible for a creature to embody both dependency and independence, love and distance, all within a single day? Meet Pepper, my rescue cat, resembling a petite Maine Coon with her brown and black fur and a delightful fluffy, orangey tummy. Every night, Pepper follows aContinue reading “Pepper’s Pops of Wisdom”
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Navigating Estrangement: Healing the Unseen Wounds
Thankfully, I am not estranged from my children. But there is no doubt that my relationship with them has changed over time. As they graduated college and began to become more independent. As they married and started their own families. It was difficult for me to recognize, accept and respect that I was no longerContinue reading “Navigating Estrangement: Healing the Unseen Wounds”
The Generational Gift of an Uncluttered Home
Three Benefits of Decluttering People start the journey of decluttering for many reasons. It could be that they are downsizing, and it is time to clear out years of accumulated things. It could be the loss of a loved one that begins the process. Maybe it is on a milestone birthday when we start toContinue reading “The Generational Gift of an Uncluttered Home”
Behind the Microphone:
Lessons Learned at Podcast Movement & from the Listener Survey Attending the Podcast Movement convention was an enriching experience that allowed me to connect with fellow podcasters and learn valuable strategies to enhance the Hey, Boomer show. Additionally, conducting a listener survey provided incredible insights into the preferences and interests of our audience. In thisContinue reading “Behind the Microphone:”
Listener Survey Blog Post
I need your help. I have created a short listener survey for Hey, Boomer. I have just completed my 150th episode. It has been such a rewarding experience to meet such amazing guests and build the Hey, Boomer community. Now I need your help. It is important to me to bring you the guests andContinue reading “Listener Survey Blog Post”
Building Your Resilience Toolkit
Building your resilience toolkit will help you navigate endings. In February 2009 my beloved Father passed away. Within two years of that my second marriage was over, I had moved out of my beautiful home, I had sold my business (for a loss) and I found myself sitting in a workshop on gratefulness. Only IContinue reading “Building Your Resilience Toolkit”
Avoiding the Slip: Reduce your risk of falling
I fell the other day! All because I wanted to go outside for a healthy walk on a warm winter day. Well, that is not exactly the reason I fell. I fell because I was trying to be a good person. Wait, that is not exactly right either. Here is what really happened. There isContinue reading “Avoiding the Slip: Reduce your risk of falling”
The Elder in the Room
I was doing some training for a large company this week on time management. The people I was training were in very high stress jobs, and they felt that they had no control over their time because of the demands of the company. I could completely relate to their experience, having been in similar environmentsContinue reading “The Elder in the Room”
Maybe I should have been a black bear
Maybe I should have been a Black Bear so I could hibernate in the winter. You don’t usually hear me complain in my blogs, but I need to be honest with you. I don’t like the winter. I don’t like the cold and I don’t like the shorter days. I am not able to sleepContinue reading “Maybe I should have been a black bear”
Turning 70
Guest blog this week from my dear, special person, David Bell. David is a singer-songwriter and a professor of Economics and Finance at Lander University. He shares some heartfelt thoughts about turning 70 this year. Please leave some comments and let us both know what you got out of this piece. ================================================================ It’s 2022. ThisContinue reading “Turning 70”
Priorities and Overwhelm
I just got off a call with my cohort in the Podcast Marketing Academy. The idea of overwhelm and priorities came up and I wonder if this is affecting some of you? I have been thinking about this for a while. In fact, I started to write a blog about it earlier, but never finishedContinue reading “Priorities and Overwhelm”
WORDS That Inspire
I started a blog last year about selecting a WORD for the coming year. It was wintertime, shorter days, and a period when I generally spend more time in reflection. I didn’t finish the blog post, but I did share an exercise for selecting a WORD for the year, and at our Virtual Hey, BoomerContinue reading “WORDS That Inspire”