Posts tagged retirement

Does This Scarf Make Me Look Old and Fat?

As if I don’t have enough insecurities already about my fashion choices, The New York Times columnist Alisha Haridisani Gupta has given me one more thing to keep me awake worrying at night. In her…

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Could You Please Turn Down The Noise?

As someone who has trouble hearing and wears hearing aids, it would seem contradictory that I find restaurants these days to be unbearably noisy. Is it a consequence of aging and me getting grumpier, or…

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Managing Retirement Is Almost A Fulltime Job

I blame technology. Since I retired twenty years ago, I find myself wondering how I ever found time to work at a full-time job outside the home. Have you ever calculated how many hours you…

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Our Relationship With Hairdressers. . . It’s Complicated.

The last straw with a hairdresser I loyally supported for more than a dozen years ended the day she charged me $270.00, not including tip. That was for a cut and highlights for short hair,…

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Puttin’ On The Ritz On Bloor Street

Traffic in the Greater Toronto Area, particularly downtown, has become so horrendous in recent years that it’s a challenge to go anywhere either by car or public transit without wanting to slit your wrists. I…

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