Having worked in the senior care industry for many years, I’ve seen many changes. As the aging population lives longer, they face many more health challenges. As a result, it may become necessary to bring outside help into the home. Today, aging adults have more options as to how and where they live. Many elders are choosing to live at home for as long as possible or move into a family member’s home. Read More…

As we age, we look for ways to stay young and improve our health. Diet, exercise, and attitude change are high on the list of what we can do for ourselves. So we research a diet we can live with and the type of exercise that will do us the most good in the least amount of time. But attitude change? Now there’s a challenge. Read More…

The desire to raise and process my own food has been a change in attitude and interest for me.  As a young bride, I tried a garden and did not see the benefit (my time seemed so limited, and I thought gardening was hot and dirty work).

Ten years ago, I spent my 60^th birthday in the Peace Corps in a village in Senegal. I credit this totally different experience with changing my attitude toward gardening and physical work.  The villagers were farmers who raised most of their food and also sold crops to pay for extras. Their lives centered around the community and the seasons. Read More…

We rarely reflect on how amazing memory is. We should reminisce and reflect on our lives and be grateful. Memory loss is one of the many things that most concerns us as we age. Some forgetting is normal; learn to accept that.
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