August 2023
- 01: Blind Date (13)
June 2023
- 26: Shopping for a New Car (5)
May 2023
March 2023
- 21: Talking to Myself — Out Loud (6)
February 2023
- 21: Childhood Food Memories (8)
January 2023
- 31: Old Lady Shoes (10)
- 18: Happiness and the Five Senses (7)
- 08: Easing Into A New Year (4)
December 2022
- 19: Holiday Plans (2)
- 08: Darkest Time of the Year (8)
- 02: Changes and Uncertainties (18)
September 2022
- 20: A Different Summer (12)
August 2022
- 22: Effects of the Culture of Ageing (4)
- 10: Dog Days of Summer (10)
July 2022
- 17: The Practice of Generosity (2)
June 2022
- 17: My Favourite Time of Year (8)
- 06: Rabbits consuming my garden (8)
April 2022
- 30: Our Granddaughter’s 9th birthday (4)
- 03: Squirrel Invasion in the Attic (2)
March 2022
- 22: National Goof Off Day (4)
- 08: International Women’s Day (2)
February 2022
- 28: New normal? (8)
- 14: It’s Valentine’s Day — So What? (6)
- 01: Lunar New Year (2)
January 2022
- 22: Answer Your Cat’s Questions Day (8)
- 13: A Celebration of Rubber Ducky Day (2)
- 05: New Year — New You? (8)
December 2021
- 29: Another Restrictive Holiday Season (6)
- 16: ‘Helping’ with Gift Ideas (4)
November 2021
- 30: Smells evoke memories (6)
- 11: How Books Change Us (8)
October 2021
- 26: Does curiosity promote happiness? (6)
- 06: A Mindset of Abundance (6)
September 2021
- 22: Use the Good Dishes (4)
- 13: Thoughts on turning 76 (10)
- 03: 55 Years and Counting (6)
August 2021
- 18: Summertime Joy (0)
- 02: Simple Living in Midsummer (6)
July 2021
- 12: Life Narrative After COVID (2)
June 2021
- 30: Canada Day — Reflection and Celebration (2)
- 21: What Clothes Will I Need After the Pandemic? (4)
- 09: Can you smell the rain? (2)
May 2021
- 29: We Live in Liminal Times (0)
- 09: Motherhood and Goslings on our Pond (0)
- 02: Motherhood on our pond (4)
- 01: World Laughter Day (2)
April 2021
- 26: Stop Thinking About ‘Before’ Covid Times (4)
- 20: What Bothers Me About the Third Wave in Ontario (2)
- 12: Buyer’s Remorse After a Dishwasher Replacement (2)
March 2021
- 28: Why I Carry a Notebook (1)
- 22: Video Interview about The Art of Living Well (4)
- 15: Learning to Notice (0)
- 12: Thoughts on Touch Deprivation (2)
- 07: Adopting A Positive Winter MIndset (2)
February 2021
- 24: Where’s My Lipstick Gone? (4)
- 13: Celebrate Love on Valentine’s Day (0)
- 10: Memories of Lunar New Year Celebrations (2)
January 2021
- 31: The Joy of a Reading a Cookbook (8)
- 25: The ‘Bleak’ Mid-Winter (7)
- 16: Celebrating Martin Luther King (5)
- 09: Intentions for 2021 (12)
December 2020
- 30: The End of 2020 (8)
- 24: 2020 — A Different Holiday Celebration (5)
- 20: Celebrate the Winter Solstice (5)
- 11: Pandemic is the Word of the Year (4)
- 02: The Pandemic and Intentionality (4)
November 2020
- 19: The Pandemic and Life Edits (11)
- 08: Ontario’s November Weather Surprise (2)
- 01: The Pandemic and Courage (0)
October 2020
- 15: My Mother is Me (4)
- 08: The Challenge of Finding a ‘New Normal’ (6)
September 2020
- 23: The Two Little Voices and COVID Decisions (3)
- 14: Hackers on my Site (2)
- 13: 75 Years Old Today (12)
- 03: ‘To have and to hold’ — Celebrating 54 years of marriage (4)
August 2020
- 20: What I’ve Learned About Myself During the Pandemic (2)
- 09: My Grandchildren Taught Life Lessons at the Beach (2)
July 2020
- 30: My 2020 Pandemic Summer (2)
- 15: Celebrating Ten Years of Retirement (6)
- 01: Canada Day 2020 (0)
June 2020
- 16: What’s the New Normal Lifestyle? (4)
- 11: Lessons in Uncertainty (2)
- 05: Pandemic Malaise (2)
May 2020
April 2020
March 2020
- 14: COVID-19 — My Way of Keeping Perspective (2)
- 08: International Women’s Day — How are we doing? (4)
- 03: Mistakes and Bad Decisions — Understanding the Difference (0)
February 2020
- 23: Conventional Wisdom vs Facts (0)
- 14: Keeping Promises to Yourself (0)
January 2020
- 28: Psychological Fitness (0)
- 16: Disasters in our World and The Weight of a Snowflake (8)
- 13: Nurture Creativity As You Grow Older (0)
- 05: Understanding the Science of Happiness (4)
December 2019
- 29: Year-End Assessment (4)
- 22: Holiday Countdown (0)
- 04: December Holiday Preparations (0)
November 2019
- 22: December Holiday Anticipation (2)
- 17: Sleep Struggles as we grow older (0)
October 2019
September 2019
- 26: Do you squander precious retirement time? (4)
- 10: Why September is My Favourite Month of the Year (2)
August 2019
- 20: Managing Personal Energy for Happiness (2)
- 06: Guilty Pleasures of Summer (2)
July 2019
June 2019
May 2019
April 2019
- 30: Self-care or Self-indulgence? (2)
- 23: A Day With My Granddaughter (2)
- 01: What do you want ‘to be’ when you grow old? (2)
March 2019
February 2019
- 28: Happiness Doesn’t Mean Always Being Happy (0)
- 13: Valentine’s Day and Moments of Joy (0)
- 06: Embrace the Art of Lagom (0)
January 2019
- 22: Embracing Hygge to Enjoy Winter (4)
- 17: The weather — Why do we keep talking about it? (4)
- 08: Have You Outgrown Yourself? (2)
December 2018
- 28: Planning for a Successful New Year (2)
- 21: Holidays as December Diversions (2)
- 13: The Power of a Year-End Assessment (4)
November 2018
- 20: Daily Encounters with Ageism (8)
- 04: The Best Weekend of the Year (0)
October 2018
September 2018
- 26: Clutter Creep after Down-sizing (6)
- 19: September Transitions — Taking Stock (2)
- 11: Relationships That Matter (4)
August 2018
- 26: Mehndi Ceremony and my Henna Tattoo (2)
- 09: Embracing JOMO (2)
July 2018
- 24: Summer Cottage Rituals (6)
- 11: Retirement Without Regrets (6)
June 2018
May 2018
April 2018
- 30: Do You Enjoy Your Own Company? (4)
- 06: Take time for Afternoon Tea (8)
March 2018
- 27: Harness the Benefits of Journal Writing (4)
- 13: Retirement Happiness — Learn from what’s not working (8)
February 2018
- 25: Life Lessons the Olympics Teach Us (2)
- 13: Increasing Happiness by Changing your Happiness Baseline (6)
- 01: Retirement Happiness — Make Time for Self-Care (4)
January 2018
December 2017
- 29: Prepare for A Happy New Year (2)
- 20: Unpacking Christmas Memories (6)
- 06: Retirement Happiness — Go Outside Your Comfort Zone (2)
November 2017
October 2017
- 19: Make your life a ‘work of art’ by living well (6)
- 10: Retirement Happiness — Shed Emotional Weight (2)
September 2017
August 2017
- 27: Positive Self Talk (4)
July 2017
- 31: Last Chance to Create the Life you Love (8)
- 24: The Stress of Buying a new TV (2)
- 17: Retirement Happiness — Designing my Summer (2)
- 01: Celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday (0)
June 2017
- 27: Are you having fun yet? (4)
- 12: There are Babies at our House! (6)
- 05: Death of a friend (14)
May 2017
- 25: What does ‘home’ mean to you? (2)
- 19: Why is Food a Hot Topic? (3)
- 09: Do you have a happy place? (6)
- 02: Why I Love Bookclubs (8)
April 2017
- 18: Learn to Tie Shoelaces Correctly (7)
March 2017
- 30: Staying Focused on Goals (2)
- 21: Retirement Happiness — Why bother with a blog? (20)
- 07: Retirement Happiness — Use Your ‘Psychic Armour’ (8)
February 2017
- 21: Relationships — Establishing New Networks (4)
- 14: Love Relationships (2)
January 2017
- 27: Retirement Happiness — Breaking Winter’s Back (4)
- 15: Retirement Happiness — Trying New Things (4)
- 05: Dealing with Holiday Leftovers (4)
- 01: Year-End Assessment (6)
December 2016
November 2016
- 22: How do you assess your life’s work in retirement? (2)
- 05: What will you do with an extra hour? (0)
October 2016
- 29: Learning How a House Works (0)
- 12: Moving Brings Mental Challenges (2)
September 2016
August 2016
- 29: Leaving a Legacy (0)
- 21: Shot of Happiness (0)
- 08: Retirement Happiness — Learning to Goof Off (2)
July 2016
May 2016
- 29: Retirement Happiness — Good Endings (0)
- 21: Retirement Happiness — Celebrations (0)
- 14: Letting Go of the Place Called Home (7)
- 07: The Distraction Enemy in Retirement (0)
April 2016
- 29: The Person I’ve Become (0)
- 15: Manage Time — Manage Choices (10)
- 09: Buying a House is Like Buying a Dress (10)
March 2016
- 27: The home stretch — listing our house (2)
- 18: Retirement Happiness — A Break with a Grand-daughter (12)
- 15: Staying Sane in the Midst of Change (6)
- 03: Managing Energy While Under Stress (4)
February 2016
- 25: The work of preparing a house for sale (4)
- 10: De-cluttering and Decision Fatigue (10)
- 01: Saying Good-bye to Favourite Books (4)
January 2016
- 19: Basement Bootcamp (7)
- 12: Selling our House — Reality Hits (8)
- 04: Year of Change (2)
- 01: A New Year and A Year-End Assessment (2)
December 2015
- 20: ‘Good Stress’ — Have a Happy Holiday (0)
- 11: Laugh lines — Are they beautiful? (3)
- 01: Speed Limits of my Life — Interim Assessment (2)
November 2015
- 22: Retirement Happiness — let people know you care (0)
- 12: Are you living your life purpose? (2)
- 03: Respect the Speed Limits of Life — Part 2 (2)
October 2015
- 22: Respect Speed Limits in Life (4)
- 13: Get what you want out of life (3)
September 2015
- 30: Reunions (2)
- 21: Daily Routines after Retirement (0)
- 11: Thoughts on Turning 70 (4)
- 06: Dealing with change (2)
August 2015
- 28: Letting Adult Children Solve Their Problems (6)
- 21: Finding Happiness When Life Isn’t Perfect (4)
- 10: Every Retirement Choice has a Price (0)
July 2015
- 31: Powerful Thinking and Positive Thinking (2)
- 22: Resilience and Dealing with Change (0)
- 12: Retirement Happiness — Keep Loneliness At Bay (0)
June 2015
- 30: Oh Canada — Celebrating Canada Day (0)
- 26: Positive Self-Talk and Positive Thinking (0)
- 18: Boredom — or Too Many Choices? (0)
- 11: Retirement Indulgences (2)
- 03: Is retirement easier for women than for men? (0)
May 2015
April 2015
- 29: Sometimes you’re forced to slow down (4)
- 18: 7 Reasons Why Smart People Struggle with Retirement (2)
- 07: FOGO and The Art of Aging (2)
March 2015
- 26: Coping with Fear of the Future (2)
- 20: Retirement Happiness and Positive Psychology (2)
- 13: Retirement Happiness — Staying Relevant (4)
- 07: Does the way we think matter? (4)
February 2015
- 28: A busy life is not a happy life (4)
- 18: How to motivate yourself (0)
- 09: Handling Loneliness (0)
January 2015
- 29: Can a Password Mantra Change Habits? (4)
- 22: Do You Understand Your Habits? (0)
- 10: Living with Purpose (4)
December 2014
- 30: Year-end Evaluation (0)
- 21: 7 Tips to Avoid the Last-Minute Christmas Crazies (0)
- 11: What’s the meaning of “I’m too busy” ? (0)
- 04: Too Many Commitments (3)
November 2014
- 25: American Thanksgiving Celebrations (0)
- 18: 10 November Gratitudes to Increase Happiness (0)
- 06: Are you comfortable with who you are? (0)
October 2014
- 24: Self Help Strategies for Increased Retirement Happiness (0)
- 17: Retirement Happiness — A New Smartphone (0)
- 10: Canadian Thanksgiving Celebrations (0)
- 02: How NOT to Celebrate Your Husband’s Birthday (1)
September 2014
- 26: Why Some Reunions Make You Happy (1)
- 19: Life Changes — Embracing Retirement (0)
- 08: Do Pets Increase Retirement Happiness? (0)
August 2014
- 29: What makes summer at the Cottage Special? (0)
- 14: Do you fit the Perfect Retirement Image? (0)
- 05: Lessons From An Unpredictable Week (0)
July 2014
- 17: What’s your retirement brand? (1)
- 09: Personal Rituals to Stay on Track (0)
- 01: Celebrate Canada Day on July 1 (0)
June 2014
- 22: Re-entry After a Long Vacation (0)
May 2014
- 14: Digital Media Holiday (0)
April 2014
- 30: Friendships that really matter (0)
- 09: Retirement Happiness — Don’t let others get under your skin (0)
March 2014
- 31: Retirement Happiness — Show up for your family (0)
- 17: Surviving a Long Winter (2)
- 12: Welcoming my husband home (2)
- 04: Do women ‘age’ more easily than men? (0)
February 2014
- 26: Husband Away — Time for solitude (0)
- 18: Retirement Happiness — 7 Ways to Stay Hopeful (2)
- 06: Retirement Happiness — 5 reasons to live for today (4)
January 2014
- 23: 10 No Brainer tips to Manage the Daily ‘To Do’ list (2)
- 12: How journal writing keeps you focused (2)
- 02: Forgiveness — A Fresh Start for the New Year (2)
December 2013
- 28: Retirement Happiness — How to Keep the Spirit of Christmas (2)
- 11: Retirement Happiness — The Holy Grail on how to slow down aging (4)
- 05: Retirement Happiness — How to use your ‘Elder’ Wisdom (0)
- 03: Retirement Happiness — A Reporter’s Take on my Presentation to the CARP chapter in Sarnia (0)
November 2013
- 27: Happiness in Retirement — Relationships Matter (0)
- 21: Retirement Happiness — Watching your children become parents (4)
- 12: How to leave your work and enjoy retirement (8)
October 2013
- 31: Retirement Happiness — Get pleasure from your habits (0)
- 24: Huffington Post Interview (4)
- 18: Happiness in Retirement — How to Understand Gossip (2)
- 09: Happiness in Retirement — Walk out of Boring Meetings (6)
- 02: Achieve Retirement Happiness — Limit TV time (8)
September 2013
- 26: Retirement Happiness requires time and effort (4)
- 18: Happiness in Retirement — Quick Fixes for Staying Happy (6)
- 06: Happiness in Retirement — Summer After Labour Day (2)
August 2013
- 29: Happiness in Retirement — The Power of a Smile (4)
- 12: Happiness in Retirement — Summertime, Cottage Days and Taking Stock (2)
July 2013
- 31: Retirement Happiness — The everyday and the ordinary (6)
- 10: Happiness in Retirement — Why Exercise increases happiness (4)
- 01: Celebrating Canada Day! (6)
June 2013
- 27: Happiness in Retirement — Random Acts of Kindness (6)
- 10: Happiness in Retirement — Gains and Losses in Life (8)
- 03: Happiness in Retirement — Fighting Ageism (6)
May 2013
- 22: Happiness in Retirement — What do you ‘do’ after ‘work’? (5)
- 07: Happiness in Retirement — Tears of Joy (12)
April 2013
- 23: Happiness in Retirement — Build Your Resilience (6)
- 11: Happiness in Retirement — Moving your body (4)
- 01: Happy in Retirement — What Drives You? (2)
March 2013
- 20: Happiness in Retirement — Caring for Your Couple Relationship (10)
- 12: Happier in Retirement — Cook at home (8)
- 04: Happy in Retirement — Good Routines (8)
February 2013
- 26: 21 Days Without my Husband — Welcoming him home (6)
- 23: 21 Days Without my Husband — Messing Around and Being Alone (2)
- 17: 21 Days Without my Husband — Making a Baby Quilt (4)
- 11: 21 Days without My Husband — Dealing with Unnecessary Worry (0)
- 11: 21 Days Without my Husband — Solitude and Sociability (0)
- 09: 21 Days Without my Husband — A Good Samaritan (0)
- 08: 21 Days Without my Husband — Snowmageddon (2)
- 07: 21 Days Without my Husband — A Winter Storm Approaches (4)
- 06: 21 Days Without my Husband — Feeling the Freedom (2)
- 05: 21 Days Without My Husband — Day 1 (2)
January 2013
- 25: Life Decisions — Getting What You Want From Your Life (6)
- 14: Life is short — don’t take time for granted. (3)
- 11: Moving on and Letting Go (4)
- 07: Twelve Thoughts from Twelfth Night (2)
- 01: Are New Year’s Resolutions Dead? (6)
December 2012
- 20: Catching the Christmas spirit (0)
- 10: Why attend reunions? (4)
November 2012
- 30: Does Practising Goodness Improve Happiness? (4)
- 18: Are you letting nostalgia hold you back? (2)
- 09: Do you use scenario planning for life decisions? (2)
October 2012
- 31: Postworksavvy Gratitude and the Longer View (4)
- 26: Why blog during retirement? (0)
- 19: 20 little things that make a BIG Difference (2)
- 13: Retirement Happiness and the World Happiness Report (0)
- 10: How to Deal with the Five Top Retirement Worries (1)
September 2012
- 30: How to Reframe Endings into New Beginnings (0)
- 17: How to Become a Smart Risk-taker in Retirement (0)
August 2012
- 21: Tips for Visiting a Cottage and Enjoying the Cottage Experience (0)
- 03: Do you have good thoughts? (0)
July 2012
- 27: Enjoying your retirement — how to stay focused on your priorities (0)
- 17: Enjoying Retirement: A Dozen Secrets that Really Work (1)
June 2012
- 28: How shovelling wood chips gives a new perspective on retirement (0)
- 21: Indulgence — Experiencing a mini-retreat (0)
- 12: Do you need a personal mini-retreat for self-renewal? (0)
May 2012
- 31: Too Many Choices –Time Management Decisions in Retirement (0)
- 08: 5 Essentials for Aging Successfully (0)
- 02: Weddings — Savouring Special Family Rituals (0)
April 2012
March 2012
- 24: Why Overcoming the Habit of Multi-tasking Creates a Successful Retirement (2)
- 16: Why aging does not have to be a losing battle (3)
- 05: Ignore Retirement Advice — Find your own path (1)
February 2012
- 27: What? Stress in Retirement? (3)
- 20: Taking a Life Inventory of Ordinary Successes in Retirement (2)
- 13: Valentine's Day — What's love got to do with it? (0)
- 05: Why Laughter Keeps You Young …and Healthy too (5)
January 2012
- 28: 7 Easy Ways to Maximize Health (4)
- 20: Putting your best face forward — not just on Facebook (0)
- 13: Are you suffering from FOMO? (1)
- 03: Optimize Retirement Happiness with the Right Choices for You (3)
December 2011
- 28: How do you know what to ignore in your retirement? (3)
- 20: Musings about Christmas Tree Trimming Rituals (1)
- 12: Why vacations make you happier (3)
- 01: What's your game plan for the annual flu season? (0)
November 2011
- 22: Thanksgiving Celebrations X2 (2)
- 18: Is your curiosity keeping you mentally sharp? (1)
- 12: What's your relationship with 'stuff'? (9)
- 02: Why you shouldn't miss a 'reunion' (0)
October 2011
- 26: Want to be a 'nice' person without losing your authenticity? (0)
- 17: Achieving Good Karma in Retirement (7)
- 07: Retirement freedom — Moving beyond 'obligation' (3)
September 2011
- 26: Do you suffer from 'brain' overload? (1)
- 17: Celebrating 66 years — every birthday counts (8)
- 12: Retirement — How will you keep learning? (2)
- 03: Retirement — Time to Play (4)
August 2011
- 27: Imagine your Perfect Retirement (9)
- 20: Are you happy in your retirement? (7)
- 12: Preventing Falls– Your best (and cheapest) health insurance (2)
- 06: Your Retirement Persona — Are you an Introvert or an Extrovert? (7)
July 2011
- 28: Retirement Transitions — Stages of Retirement (7)
- 23: Aging 'Successfully' (1)
- 09: Petty Annoyances — Don't let the small stuff get to you (2)
June 2011
- 30: Canada Day — celebrate your country (3)
- 23: Do you make time for silence in your life? (2)
- 16: Retirement Observations — one year out and it still feels like a vacation (6)
- 08: Are you making each day count — strategies to ensure you keep growing (2)
May 2011
- 28: Scoring your Retirement — How do you measure retirement well-being? (2)
- 21: What are your essential May 2-4 traditions? (3)
- 16: Keeping in touch — social networks that matter (2)
- 07: What did the royal wedding mean to you? (2)
April 2011
- 30: Why you can't take Canada's May 2 election for granted (0)
- 25: It finally feels like spring — garden resolutions (6)
- 17: What are your real retirement needs? (4)
- 11: How your face reflects your thinking (11)
- 08: Learning to say 'NO' — time management in retirement (10)
- 01: Taking Sibling Relationships for Granted — until they are gone forever (4)
March 2011
- 28: Commuting — Is it destroying your soul? (3)
- 22: Feeling powerless in the face of Japan's disaster (1)
- 18: How does your body respond after years of sleep deprivation? (2)
- 14: How can you stay happy as winter drags on? (5)
- 14: Hello world! (1)
- 08: How will you celebrate the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day? (1)
- 04: How do you define productivity after retirement? (2)
February 2011
- 20: Friendship — New Meaning for love during Valentine's week (3)
- 13: How much 'life' is it costing you to keep working? (4)
- 08: A week of reading and media deprivation (1)
- 03: Cold turkey — the midway point (0)
January 2011
- 31: Going cold turkey — a week of media and reading deprivation (6)
- 26: Are you sick and tired of winter yet? (0)
- 20: 40 Reasons to Smile (2)
- 16: Do you have the courage to make mistakes? (4)
- 12: Are you staying mentally sharp? (0)
- 08: Will you find the courage to enlarge your life? (0)
December 2010
- 31: Have you 'taken stock' of your life aspirations (1)
- 23: What blessings will you celebrate? (1)
- 18: What Everyone Ought to Know About Generosity (2)
- 11: How Life Changes can Decrease your Holiday Stress (0)
- 02: A Centenarian to Emulate (4)
November 2010
- 27: The In-Patient Experience (8)
- 18: Preparation for major surgery (2)
- 10: Balancing priorities — postwork strategies needed (1)
- 01: Time — your enemy? your friend? (1)
October 2010
- 26: Mental Toughness for life's setbacks (7)
- 14: Curve Ball (1)
- 04: It's really over now (2)
September 2010
- 28: Achieving Balance During Transitions (1)
- 21: For Everything There Is a Season (3)
- 09: Relax? not always easy….. (1)
August 2010
- 31: Keep your dream steady (1)
- 25: Wasting time? Spending time? (6)
- 19: Searching for 'it' (3)
- 12: New Skills — Blogging (2)
- 09: The Abundance of Time (1)
- 02: New Directions – Roadmap needed (1)
July 2010
- 24: 10 Essential Skills (1)
- 19: Guess who's coming to dinner? (1)
- 16: Managing Priorities (1)
- 13: Damn! A summer cold (0)
- 07: Summertime (1)
- 02: Blessings of a summer at the Beach (0)
June 2010
- 27: Every day is a choice (1)
- 23: Early days of Retirement (1)
- 18: Good-byes (5)
- 14: Those last days at the office (4)
- 12: Surviving the Retirement 'Event' (1)
- 04: Gateways to Growth (0)
- 01: Retirement Reflections (2)
May 2010
- 16: Those gloomy days (1)
April 2010
- 12: Learning to Play (1)
March 2010
- 24: Discovering inner resources (1)
- 22: The new ‘uniform’ (1)
- 17: What will I do 'after' work? (1)
February 2010
- 15: Decision Time (3)