Kristi writes regularly on her website Finding Ninee. This post was originally featured there. Sitting around the dinner table, I paused and looked at my little boy, who is, in his mind, a big boy. But in mine he remains little, because being six can’t yet be big. I do notice that he’s no longer little-little. As …
Barbara blogs over at Zero to 60 and Beyond. You can find her musings about life after age 60 there. I dreamt this post recently. Education has been on my mind. I’m not sure why. Many of my friends and family are, or have been, in the teaching profession, and I admire them for what they …
On my blog, I’ve discussed how tackling brain-stimulating activities and engaging in sustainable hobbies, such as learning a new language, can help protect your brain and perhaps delay the onset of age-related memory loss. Speaking two languages benefits the aging brain, according to new research, and it can be just as beneficial to learn one later in life …
This post is brought to you by a recent Facebook status update where I mentioned that I was taking my teenage son driving. To follow-up, my son and I didn’t end up driving that day because of the weather. To be perfectly honest, I felt relieved. Then I felt guilty for feeling relieved. (Why? Because …
