Barbara Morris

Sometimes, it takes a while to “get it.”  I learned that via my two-year old granddaughter’s birthday cake a few days ago. 

I’ve coveted the role of designated birthday cake baker for four years now—ever since her older sister turned one.  But, alas, I am not the only grandma, and I’ve somehow ended up second in line until this most recent birthday.  So when I got to do this … [Read more...] about Lessons From a Butterfly Cake

We’re throwing the baby out with the bathwater when we decide retirement means totally giving up work.  Giving up the commute, the office curmudgeon, nasty customers, demanding bosses, and the overall stress level of a typical fulltime job certainly make sense when you get far enough that you can.  But that’s different than giving up work.

Work is not just about doing a job for … [Read more...] about Making Peace With “Work”

Way back when the DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) diet was considered to be only for the research setting, Marla Heller decided to make it easy for anyone to follow. DASH was too important to health; it couldn't just sit on the shelf. So she created an actionable plan that almost anyone can put into action in their real life.

 Ready for your 8 simple … [Read more...] about New Book: 8 Simple DASH* Diet Resolutions

I realize that February is a month to talk about love, sweethearts and such. At 83, however, I am into more practical things. I’ve been trying since I was 16 to have a ‘sweetheart’, whatever that is. I tried too many times! However, I learned that everyday life, like eating regularly, having no black and blue bruises or broken bones was more sensible. Plus, there is no one around to tell … [Read more...] about Where Is a Bar of Soap?

It's a rare woman who says she wants to age just like her mother. 

If you say you don't wanna be your mother, I know it’s not that you don’t love your mom; it’s just that you don't want to emulate her lifestyle, or how she thinks. Nothing wrong with feeling that way if you believe she is experiencing avoidable premature decline. 

Maybe you think that in … [Read more...] about You Don’t Have to Become Your Mama

Part II: LISTEN! Competition Is Everywhere!

Listen!  Believe it or not, sometimes our negative naysayers are our best allies in disguise.  Give at least a cursory courtesy to all those obstructionists who warn, “You can’t … you shouldn’t … because ….” It behooves you to heed their objections and to address each one head on.

Next, turn your attention to the … [Read more...] about Start-Up Success Strategies For Boomer Entrepreneurs

Florida author Carrol Wolverton warns readers about what she feels is a infringement of the rights of older people. She writes: 

A pretty impressive group of major organizations including AARP and Huffington Post have joined forces to promote a memoir contest first advertised December 1. The deadline is February 15, 2014. All entrants must have been born before 1965. … [Read more...] about Is It a Scam, or Just a Bad Idea?

The gift of time – that’s what the baby boomer generation has been given via science, medicine, technology and new knowledge about exercise, diet and not smoking.  Some estimate this gift of time is up to thirty years longer than their parents’ generation lived.  What we do with all this time is … [Read more...] about Reinvention: A Powerful Metaphor Not a Dangerous Myth

Hello there.  This is the final part to our three part series on how to improve your driving skills.  In this article, we are going to review parts one and two and conclude our series with some really great visualization exercises.  Our goal has been to speed up driver’s reaction time behind the wheel, yet these ideas do not replace a real driving classroom situation, or what your … [Read more...] about Safe Driver Series Part Three: Take Time to Visualize Better Driving