Aging Well December 10th 2013
I know you’ve been around the ice block a few times, so you have heard how to stay safe in cold weather. But then if I remembered everything I’ve heard, I would be a very sharp cookie – which I am reminded daily I am not. So maybe just a few reminders might help to […]
Aging Well December 3rd 2013
Sometimes, don’t you just wish things were different? Thoughts wouldn’t disappear like a magician’s assistant; the body could still scale tall mountains; and old friends would still be there – sitting next to you at church or during lunch at the Center. There are days when it is a struggle just to keep moving and […]
Aging Well November 26th 2013
Well, it’s the beginning of the holiday season – when we enjoy the company of family and also gain seven pounds before the start of the New Year. But while visiting with parents, children, grandchildren or all three, it can be difficult navigating around and through past hurts and slights that are brought to family […]
Aging Well November 19th 2013
I don’t want to run as fast as I once did; or even look as ruggedly handsome – when all the girls I asked were too intimidated by my good looks to go out with me. (Wasn’t it Mark Twain who said when you’re young, you remember anything, whether it happened or not, but when […]
Aging Well November 12th 2013
After retiring, many folks spend their extra time volunteering – which provides the flexibility to travel and engage in other personal pursuits, while making meaningful contributions such as mentoring young children, serving on church councils or delivering Meals-on-Wheels. The unselfish work of volunteers is the backbone of strong, healthy communities. You can find a list […]
Aging Well November 5th 2013
Whether it is painting a sunset illuminating the Columbia Gorge, writing a poem expressing the indescribable joys of grandchildren, or creating a walking stick out of a hand carved handle attached to a discarded monopod, these are all creative acts: fashioning something unique and personal out of the ordinary. As part of the human race […]
Aging Well October 29th 2013
November is a couple of steps away. And if you live in the Northern Wasco County Parks and Recreation District, you know November is more than falling leaves and cooler temperatures. It is your chance to vote on the proposed pool bond which will replace the current pool – first built in 1938 and substantially […]
Aging Well October 22nd 2013
Loneliness has been described as “when one door is closed, but the ‘other one’ has yet to open”. Or “an ‘inner worm’ that gnaws at the heart”. It can visit at any time in our lives. But circumstances and events we encounter as we get older: the loss of a life partner or difficulties with […]
Aging Well October 15 2013
Last week I discussed one option for thousand older Americans who want to stay in their homes, and are “house” rich but income poor: a reverse mortgage. But income may not be the only reason someone feels they can no longer live independently in their own home. Another reason may be the inability to […]
Aging Well October 8th 2013
If you are struggling to pay your bills – as the cost of living constantly increases, and yet you have paid off your house – which you purchased for $35,000 forty years ago and is now worth four times that much, you are one of thousands of American older adults who are income poor but […]