Rita, the downsizing designer, continues to inspire communities around downsizing, decluttering, and minimalist lifestyles.

The 10 Fittest Cities For Baby Boomers Revealed

  One U.S. city has the highest life expectancy among the nation’s 50 largest metropolitan areas. Another has a high percentage of boomers with health insurance. Still other cities boast a large number of hospitals or fitness centers. After looking at these and other factors important to baby boomers, the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) [...]

By |2016-07-07T16:15:51+00:00July 7th, 2016|A Peek into Your Good Life, Baby Boomers, community, lifestyle, retirement, simplify your life, Start Your Good Life, Starting the Good Life, travel|Comments Off on The 10 Fittest Cities For Baby Boomers Revealed
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Amazing Boomer Adventure

Amazing Boomer Adventure is about two baby boomers who have chosen to embark on an incredible journey.   They sold their house in North Carolina, and have started a two year trip around the globe.    I met Linda and Joe when they were staying in Colorado for three months over the summer.  When I heard their [...]

By |2016-07-07T16:05:48+00:00July 7th, 2016|A Peek into Your Good Life, Baby Boomers, bucket list, community, downsizing, lifestyle, Renting Trend, retirement, simplify your life, Start Your Good Life, Starting the Good Life, travel|Comments Off on Amazing Boomer Adventure
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5 Surprising Lifestyle Trends of Baby Boomers

Baby Boomers are often portrayed as technology averse curmudgeons who are poised to retire en masse and bankrupt us all. Turns out their actual lifestyles paint a much more complex (and intriguing) view of who Boomers are, how they operate, and what they want. Here are 5 lifestyle trends of Baby Boomers that may just [...]

By |2021-01-14T12:22:23+00:00July 7th, 2016|A Peek into Your Good Life, Baby Boomers, bucket list, community, lifestyle, retirement, simplify your life, Start Your Good Life, Starting the Good Life, travel|1 Comment
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What kind of lifestyle do YOU want in retirement?

     As I continue my downsizing journey and as I get closer to moving to my much smaller space in Center City Philadelphia to actually start living the new lifestyle that I have been creating, I have been thinking about what kind of experiences I want to have each day. Early morning walks in the [...]

By |2016-07-07T12:53:52+00:00July 7th, 2016|A Peek into Your Good Life, Baby Boomers, bucket list, community, downsizing, lifestyle, living in smaller spaces, minimalism, Renting Trend, retirement, simplify your life, Start Your Good Life, Starting the Good Life, travel|Comments Off on What kind of lifestyle do YOU want in retirement?
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Charleston is a Great Place for Active Adults and Baby Boomers

When Tina and Louie Haagen of Staten Island, New York recently visited Charleston, South Carolina they felt as if they had stepped into a picture postcard. “There were beautiful historic buildings at every turn and when walking the city, flowers from lush private gardens overflowed along the sidewalks.” During their visit, Tina and Louie found [...]

By |2016-07-05T01:57:13+00:00July 5th, 2016|A Peek into Your Good Life, Baby Boomers, bucket list, community, lifestyle, retirement, simplify your life, Start Your Good Life, Starting the Good Life, travel|Comments Off on Charleston is a Great Place for Active Adults and Baby Boomers
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23 Things On Boomers’ Bucket Lists In 2015

Most of us have bucket lists that are chock-full of exciting adventures and destinations. Whether we accomplish any of these things remains to be seen. Still, it never hurts to dream. And so with 2015 upon us, we decided to ask our Facebook fans what was on their bucket lists. Here are just 23 of [...]

By |2016-07-05T01:27:55+00:00July 5th, 2016|A Peek into Your Good Life, Baby Boomers, bucket list, community, lifestyle, retirement, simplify your life, Start Your Good Life, Starting the Good Life, travel|Comments Off on 23 Things On Boomers’ Bucket Lists In 2015
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Baby boomers eye adventure, bucket list

Sipping cappuccino and taking it slow is one way to experience Italy. Test driving a growling, candy-apple-red Ferrari in the country's Motor Valley is quite another. So Donna Hull's husband and a friend -- both car enthusiasts -- were ecstatic when they got the chance to zoom around the town of Maranello in the classic [...]

By |2016-07-05T01:07:36+00:00July 5th, 2016|A Peek into Your Good Life, Baby Boomers, bucket list, community, lifestyle, retirement, simplify your life, Start Your Good Life, Starting the Good Life, travel|Comments Off on Baby boomers eye adventure, bucket list
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10 Most Walkable Cities in America, Ranked

Road tripping and car rentals aren’t for everyone. Luckily, the U.S. is home to some of the best transit hubs in the world, and they also happen to be world-class destinations. From hopping on a cable car in San Francisco to circling Washington D.C.’s blossom-dotted Tidal Basin, you can easily see many of America’s best [...]

By |2016-07-05T00:34:28+00:00July 5th, 2016|Baby Boomers, bucket list, community, downsizing, lifestyle, living in smaller spaces, retirement, simplify your life, Start Your Good Life, Starting the Good Life, travel|Comments Off on 10 Most Walkable Cities in America, Ranked
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Space-Saving Furniture for Your Small Apartment

When you walk through the door of your small apartment, do you feel that your space is as inspiring as the ones featured in our post 30 Best Small Apartment Design Ideas Ever Presented on Freshome? If not, this is the post for you. We’ve gathered dozens of examples of space-saving furniture for your small apartment [...]

By |2016-06-22T14:13:48+00:00June 22nd, 2016|A Peek into Your Good Life, Baby Boomers, bucket list, community, downsizing, lifestyle, living in smaller spaces, minimalism, Renting Trend, retirement, simplify your life, Start Your Good Life, Starting the Good Life|Comments Off on Space-Saving Furniture for Your Small Apartment
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12 ways a small house has improved my life

When I moved to the US, I dreamed of living in a large home. Mansions as seen on TV, represented my American dream. When Scott and I bought our first house, we indulged my aspirations. But after seven years of living large, varied circumstances led us to move into a house half the size. The [...]

By |2016-06-21T15:20:02+00:00June 21st, 2016|A Peek into Your Good Life, Baby Boomers, bucket list, community, downsizing, lifestyle, living in smaller spaces, minimalism, retirement, simplify your life, Start Your Good Life, Starting the Good Life|Comments Off on 12 ways a small house has improved my life
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