Baby boomers, who spent their entire careers keeping multiple balls in the air to satisfy their bosses, are now faced with a new form of multitasking. Fortunately, we’ve been well-trained but the tasks demanded by retirement and ageing are a little different and less demanding than when we were still working. Five years ago I posted a piece Don’t Buy Into The Multitasking Myth about the dangers…
Getting a deal from one of our utility providers is such a rare and glorified thing that I’m departing from my usual editorial rant to share a positive experience. Boomers and other seniors are not the only ones who need utility services that are reliable, efficient, and economical. Everyone does. The last time we were cut some slack was during COVID when Ontario Hydro (or…
We’re not talking about George Costanza’s kind of shrinkage issues here, or what happens to our jeans after dessert. The first time I heard the term shrinkage was in 1970 when I was working in the cosmetics department at the Eaton’s College Street store in Toronto (shades of Are You Being Served?). When a young sales girl (we could call them that in those days)…
It’s not just millennials (also known as Gen Y) who are experiencing the failings of the housing market. The boomer generation has challenges too. Those of us who already own may be stuck in family homes that no longer meet our needs and they tie up one helluva lot of capital. That sounds like a good problem to have but there are a number of…
A recent article in The Globe and Mail, Is the ‘career’ dead? by Stacy Lee Kong got me thinking. Kong presents a case for reconsidering the meaning of a career in today’s fast-changing world. What we once referred to as the career ladder can now be called the career jungle gymn. Instead of landing a secure job with an established employer (or two) and moving up within…
Do you fancy some take-out Chinese food? Pull up Uber-Eats on your phone. Choices galore. Need more paper for your printer? More moisturizer? New sneakers? New socks or insoles for your old sneakers? All these and more are available to be delivered right to your door, sometimes on the same day on Amazon. Technology has turned us into a society of recluses. I have fallen…
