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Volunteer Opportunities For Families, Couples, and Groups

April 20, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Volunteer Family

Retiring.  Relocating.  Boomers are dealing with a multitude of challenges retiring brings, and being lonely in a new community shouldn’t be one of them.  Enter VolunteerFamily.org This website is so awesome, I almost forgot to finish this blog post.  Look for a volunteer opportunity in your community.  Go to the website, and enter your zip code.  That’s it! Not only did I find volunteer opportunities, the website also listed some events in my community that I didn’t know about.   VolunteerFamily.org
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EARTH DAY Sun. 4/22/2012: Attention Grandparents…. Activities and Crafts For Kids

April 18, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Earthday Kids Count

Earth Day was born in 1970, (the year I graduated from High School, and I still remember the tree planting ceremony in front of our school).    The times were a-changin’, and an unlikely confluence of people and events led to the first Earth Day celebration on April 22, 1970. In 1990, Earth Day went global as an international event, and the world embraced it with the same enthusiasm as Americans did in 1970. Every day should be Earth Day, (just
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Find A Dr., & Book An Appt. Anytime, Anywhere From Your Smartphone or iPad

March 23, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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  Awesome App for Travelers, ZocDoc  allows you to book your appointments, Dr. or Dentist, anytime, anywhere right from your smartphone or iPad.  With information you provide regarding the type of specialist you need, and your insurance information the App does the searching for you. As of March 2012 ZocDoc offers dentist, primary care, dermatologist, eye-specialist, ENT, orthopedist, OB/GYN, allergist, podiatrist, cardiologist, pediatrician, radiologist, and psychiatrist appointments in the following cities: New York City, Washington DC, San Francisco, Chicago, Dallas, Los
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My Aching Neck….And My Ergonomic Evaluation

March 14, 2012 By Leave a Comment
ergonomics

Attend a function with a group of Baby Boomers and before long someone will surely bring up an ache or a pain that has presented itself.  More often than not, it will involve their neck and shoulders.   I’m a big sympathizer.  I could barely turn my neck to see where I was  going when putting my car in reverse!  What helped me?  An ergonomic evaluation. Seated on the couch,  eyes focused downward, chin to your chest and a gadget
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Tech/Computer Terms for Boomers who want to know…

March 12, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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One of my pet peeves when trying to understand tech terminology is when the explanations given are done so using computer terminology! That’s like teaching a foreign language IN a foreign language!

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In-Law Ettiquette

March 11, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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When we offered moms a chance to vent about their mothers-in-law, their response was immediate, intense, and, frankly, a little insecure. “Whatever you do, maintain my anonymity,”

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Etiquette for the 21st Century Includes Do’s and Don’ts for Social Networking

February 17, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Social networking etiquette? It was 1922 when Emily Post first published her Etiquette “Primer.” The newest 18th edition, by Emily’s great-granddaughter-in-law Peggy Post with her great-great grandchildren delves into the challenges and rules for modern day communication. Topics range from how appropriate it is to ignore a “friend” request on Facebook, to dealing with the insufferable friend who’s tweeting about the color of his/her socks. Keep up with the trends and check it out: Emily Post’s Etiquette, 18th Edition (Emily
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Vegetarian Child In a Family of Meat Eaters

February 12, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Adopting a vegetarian lifestyle approximately 15 years ago, my oldest daughter continues to hear this comment from her 90 yr. old grandmother, (my mom)…“Oh honey, just a little bit of chicken won’t hurt!!”  She was in her early 20′s when she made the decision to embrace vegetarianism, and was no longer living at home.  At times during her childhood (as my picky eater) if she had the option of choosing her own meals, spaghetti, pizza and mac and cheese would
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