by Sbexon | Dec 20, 2023 | Food and Recipe, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Retirement, Wellness
Here we are, smack-dab amid all the festivities. My wish is that your days are filled with kind visits and good cheer enroute to a happy holiday feast! My second wish is that my own festive gathering will be free of the mini calamities that seemed to haunt our...
by Sbexon | Dec 14, 2023 | Lifestyle, Nostalgia, Retirement, Writing
I bet you’re right in the middle of writing Christmas cards. I am, although I’ve cut my list down to just a dozen or so in an effort to keep things simple. I’ve always found this tradition to be a top seasonal stressor – as I wrote about in this article that was first...
by Sbexon | Dec 6, 2023 | Community, Lifestyle, Nostalgia, Retirement, Wellness
There used to be a commercial for my favourite brand of jeans, reminding people to take a softer approach to life ‘this time around’. When that pair of jeans was new and a whole host of experiences were waiting for you and them to experience together. ‘This time...
by Sbexon | Nov 29, 2023 | Career, Community, Lifestyle, Retirement, Writing
It really does take a village to accomplish things successfully – from raising healthy children (where the saying originally came from) to accomplishing your career goals to navigating retirement. The old proverb implies that the entire community should provide for...
by Sbexon | Nov 22, 2023 | Lifestyle, Nostalgia, Wellness
I got busted for having a sheathed knife in my purse at airport customs once, but I can explain. It happened several years ago, when I had been at a Christmas party with a dear friend soon after both of us were divorced. He insisted I needed a ‘night out’ which, given...