Add safety to spring cleaning routine

#MiddleburyCT #Seniors #SpringCleaning #Safety It’s time to begin my annual spring cleaning, and this year it’s going to be a bit different. Instead of just sticking with ... Continue Reading →

Seniors worry about money, health and safety

#MiddleburyCT #Seniors #Money #Health #Safety It’s very helpful to have friends and acquaintances scattered across the country when I need to do another informal poll. This time ... Continue Reading →

When do we become too old to climb ladders?

#MiddleburyCT #Seniors #ClimbLadders Months ago, I’d made my resolutions list for 2024, carefully picking options that I could surely accomplish this year. I chose things like ... Continue Reading →

Making big decisions can be tough

#MiddleburyCT #Seniors #PresidentialElection Sometimes we need to make tough decisions. We don’t want to. We want to wake up and find the problem is resolved. But we can’t ... Continue Reading →

It’s the little expenses that add up

#MiddleburyCT #Seniors #Piano #BrainHealth “But it’s only …” is a phrase I’ve come to dislike. It always involves money and people who don’t understand ... Continue Reading →

Play the piano for brain health

#MiddleburyCT #Seniors #Piano #BrainHealth I’ve been reading in too many places about taking steps to hold off memory and cognitive impairment, so I’ve paid attention to ... Continue Reading →

Don’t reach for the vitamins and supplements

#MiddleburyCT #Seniors #Vitamins #Supplements Oh, it was so tempting, I have to admit. When a neighbor strolled by on her afternoon walk, we got to talking about how she stays in shape, ... Continue Reading →

Stay ready for the next storm

#MiddleburyCT #Seniors #DisasterPreparation In many areas of the country, it’s been a harsh winter. Snow, ice, wind, flooding … we’ve seen it all, sometimes several of ... Continue Reading →

Covid is still here

#MiddleburyCT #Seniors #Covid Uh oh. It appears that in my ZIP code the number of Covid cases has doubled in the past week. Not only that, but two close neighbors are sick. One neighbor ... Continue Reading →

Count your daily steps

#MiddleburyCT #Seniors #StepCounter How many daily steps do we really need for optimum health? Ten thousand steps seem to be the gold standard in most of what we read to keep diabetes ... Continue Reading →