Almost for as long as I can remember, there has been a pet or pets in our home. After I moved away from my parents and settled in my own home, they have always been house pets. They have been the kind who claim their space, declare their importance, nuzzle their way into your heart and take over much of the control and management of the household.

For Seniors, they are of particular worth. Companionship is, of course, principle among their qualities. Folk who have had pets discover the emptiness of loneliness when living without them. We live in a multi-generational area where there are many pets, mostly dogs, and where people take them for daily walks or runs or to specially

Well let’s go “island hopping.”   Islands Magazine lets you choose from 140+ island destinations and learn about what makes it unique, where to stay while there, what travel specials are being offered, news from the island and more.  Here you may find your island dream destination.  A Digital Issue of this publication includes the [...]

Quizzes for experienced travelers are fun.  They can also be educational and prove helpful in travel planning.  One example is: If you’re in Scotland and need an ambulance, you can call 911. True or false?  I had no idea.   Do You Know How To Travel Safely? offers information about such items as Jet lag in London, mosquito [...]

In recent days, our column focused on issues of death and dying. While an important and essential issue to review, it does not have to dominate a senior’s attention or focus. As we have pointed out, it is important to deal with and make decisions regarding both issues, it does not have to be a topic for daily discussion.

So, let’s move on. One of the important lessons in aging is not to put too much emphasis on subjects of health, disability, aches, pains and having a four page answer to the question, every time you are asked it, of “how are you?”

Health is important to seniors. Wellness is as well. But dwelling on aches and pains and unusual

Walkablock Club of America has thousands of members and has been growing Since 1985.  If you need a walking partner consider joining the club then email them and they will try and find one for you.  Give them your city, state and surrounding cities etc.  Their vision is to develop hundreds of local walking clubs across America [...]

One week after finishing the body cleanse I’m feeling great.  The benefits have exceeded our expectations.   I am fitting into my clothes better,  my daily morning hack, though not entirely gone, is nearly gone,  we are eating less, more healthy and with a lot more discretion.  The chronic ear problems have left and so has [...]

We left each other yesterday after having reviewed three choices that are imminent in the lives of seniors. We addressed Long Term Care insurance, Moving into a Care Facility, and Estate Planning.

Today, we look at some other of the issues which require our attention.

*The first is Eliminating Stuff. This topic has been addressed before, but reminders never hurt. Accumulations are easy to acquire and keep and allow control over you. Before energy is dissipated or someone in the family is forced to the task, perhaps it would be wise to begin your own sorting and distributing. All of the things someone else would enjoy can now be theirs. All of the stuff that seemed once so important can be relegated to wherever would be appropriate. Then, when/if you choose to live elsewhere a major part of the tedious work will have been done. Congratulations, you are in charge again.

TSA: Travel Assistant is a very helpful site that will give you an insider view of how those folks who check you into an airport via the security checkpoint work..  Those checkpoints are there to make sure that travelers can not bring anything aboard the plane that might put passengers and crew in danger.   With [...]

The March/April 2010 AARP Magazine ran an article on Walking Vacations.  That’s all that Jim needed to explore a little deeper and come up with a series of possibilities for seniors who like to take a long walk.  I discovered many walking clubs and organizations that promote hiking all over the world.  If you enjoy [...]

There is a whole series of choices to make in post retirement years. These are choices which need to be made before making them compromises and limits your choices. Today and Tomorrow we will deal with seven of those issues.

Examples are Long Term Care Insurance, Moving into a Care Facility, Working Out your Estate Plan, Eliminating Accumulated Stuff, Deciding where you can Live, Keeping Up with Annual Physicals, and Working out Issues which affect Mobility