Are boomers busy, busy, busy because they’re filled with anxiety and don’t know how to enjoy down time? That’s what Jennifer Nicholson Graham contends in her article “American Idle: Never Before Has an Entire Generation Had So Much Time in Which to Do So Little,” which appeared in The Boston... Read more →

Americans these days are complaining loudly about politicians. Citizens are saying things such as: “Politicians are all corrupt.” “I don’t trust them.” “Politicians will do anything to win.” “They don’t listen to people’s concerns.” “Politicians aren’t doing anything to help the public.” “Corporations own the politicians.” But, there are a... Read more →

What’s your clutter quotient? The authors of “Put Your House on a Diet: Declutter Your Home and Reclaim Your Life,” by Ed Morrow, Sheree Bykofsky, and Rita Rosenkranz, offer this quiz. Click on the headline so that only this post is selected. Print out the quiz, record a score for... Read more →

When I attended the Pacific Northwest Writers Association conference recently, I met Rita Rosenkranz, one of the authors of the book “Put Your House on a Diet: Declutter Your Home and Reclaim Your Life.” The co-authors of the book are Ed Morrow and Sheree Bykofsky. Ed Morrow agreed to do... Read more →

When I returned home from my vacation in May, a friend and neighbor picked me up at the airport. “I’d take you around, but you’d miss the excitement,” she said, when we were approaching our neighborhood What my friend called excitement was the arterial that connects our neighborhood to everything... Read more →

As a guest blogger for Boomer411, I wrote a post yesterday on Tuesday’s program on The Oprah Winfrey Show, “Dr. Oz on Aging: How to Turn Back Time.” It was a great show. Information I already know such as the importance of a stress reduction, a good diet, and exercise... Read more →

While I’ve been busy blogging this spring, dandelions have been busy growing in my yard. What to do? The Washington Toxics Coalition recommends removing them by hand to avoid exposure to harmful chemicals. Dandelions are a common perennial weed that invades both lawns and gardens, according to the coalition’s publication... Read more →

Bob Mayer, author of “Who Dares Wins: Special Operations Tactics for Success,” offered a workshop at the Pacific Northwest Writers Association conference last week. Mayer, in addition to writing fiction and nonfiction books, provides teambuilding exercises for business and organizations based on techniques he learned as a member of Special... Read more →

On the back of thriller writer Gayle Lynds’ book, “Masquerade,” a quote from Cosmopolitan says, “You won’t sleep until you finish.” It was true for me. I vowed I’d get to get to bed on time, but “Masquerade” is a page-turner. Although I put it down to carry out other... Read more →

Today, I’ll be attending the Pacific Northwest Writers Association conference in Seattle. I’m looking forward to the keynote talk by thriller writer Gayle Lynds. She’s a boomer. In upcoming posts on The Survive and Thrive Boomer Guide, I’ll let you know about interesting boomer writers and books I discover at... Read more →