What is it about packing? Does anyone else have the same problem that I do? I started last week, five edits later, one carry on for 30 days in multiple locations in the south of France. But did I really need three yellow tops and three blue dresses? As I was packing, I heard myself [...]
Six more days, until I leave for the south of France for 30 days. In January of this year, I had this dream to go on an adventure that I'd never been on before. I decided to live for one month as a digital nomad somewhere in the world. So I picked France, not too [...]
Jonathan Look shares a story of a similar journey to finding a better lifestyle in retirement. Like most of his generation, he was a happy boomer consumer but realized that he needed to get rid of most of his possessions (including his house) to live out his new adventurous vagabond lifestyle he wanted to create [...]
By Carol-Ann Hamilton, Radio Host, Coach, Author and Speaker who equips Baby Boomers to navigate the eldercare marathon while maintaining their health, relationships and lives. You’re not alone. As a Boomer, you daily contend with competing demands like caregiving, your career, possibly a significant other, adult children and grandchildren. You often feel like the soggy [...]
By Rita S. Wilkins, The Downsizing Designer If you are a baby boomer growing up in the 60’s, you probably remember listening to Neil Sedaka singing “Breaking Up is Hard To Do.” Many years later, baby boomers are still singing the blues, but this time it is not about breaking off a relationship with a [...]
Guest Blog by Richard Campbell, M. Ed Two Forks in the Road Laura Winston is 55 years old. An intense Type A career professional, she has decided to step away from the day to day business of event planning. She owns the company but has promoted her second-in-charge to full managerial status. The change has [...]
By: Mihaela, Guest Blogger Fastest Growing Group of Renters When the clock struck midnight and marked the new year 2019, the youngest members of the largest generation we know turned 55. Baby boomers shifted the view regarding retirement lifestyle, and as more pass the 60 threshold and choose renting over homeownership, they drive the trends [...]
Written by Guest. Welcome guest blogger, Whitney Hoffman. Whitney is a digital marketing strategist with Mingl Marketing in Philadelphia and Epic Marketing in Delaware. Designing your Life means taking action, while you still have time and energy to make your best life possible. Watching people we love miss that opportunity is heart-wrenching, and it’s why [...]
Recently a friend told me, “I’m kind of losing touch with my grandson. He’s 16. He’s going to school and working, and we just don’t have the conversations that we used to. I think I’m going to start texting him.” She’s a cool grandma. She knows that this is one very convenient way to get [...]
By Rita S. Wilkins, The Downsizing Designer As a young girl growing up in Germany, our family of seven took frequent road trips to neighboring countries. Our mom was usually the instigator of these adventures. Dad was the consummate planner. In so many ways, they were the perfect team. She was curious, a learner, a [...]
