When boomers were getting married (for the first time) in the sixties and seventies, we were encouraged to buy quality furniture, good china, silverware, and the best of whatever we could afford. Affordability was certainly…
Posts tagged aging
Boomers Look Back. What Was Your Best Year?
A recent article by Ann Hui in The Globe and Mail got me thinking about intergenerational communication and inspiration. Hui wrote about about older boomers and other seniors taking in-person Aging and Health classes alongside…
Keeping Up With Pant Profiles Is Problematic For Boomers
Just when I finally feel confident that I’m walking out in the latest and most flattering pair of jeans or pants I’ve ever owned, the fashion gurus blindside us with a new and improved profile…
Houston . . . We Have A Problem . . . Our Smoke Detector!
I would like to get my hands on the bast#%& who designed smoke detectors and subject them to fifteen hours of non-stop beeping like we just experienced. It’s a form of torture right up there…
What Do Baby Boomers Want In Retirement Housing?
The housing and accommodation evolution for baby boomers over a lifetime forms a complete circle. When most of us left home, we moved into a dormitory, a modest bedsit, shared a cheap apartment, or perhaps,…
At Last! There Is Peace In The Queendom . . . Or Is There?
Being the unelected, unwilling, and default I.T. Manager in our household, I am faced with daily stresses and problems far beyond what I could have ever imagined or was designed for. I never wanted the…