Reflecting on 4 years of Uncharted Waters
I’m still proud of my blog’s goal statement, expressed four years ago as: “Uncharted Waters, Living Life While Letting Go, Holding onto Joy.*” Here’s what I now know about letting go…
The Silence of the Season
Tonight is Christmas Eve and there is only silence in our home. As is true for many seniors, we are outside the hubbub of the holiday itself. Our children are…
Letting Go of Dignity
Last summer, I stood in line at a New York City theater, eager to see the Broadway play, Hadestown. The wait was long, the air was thick with the heat…
Retirement Mobility: Physical Therapy or Electric Scooter?
I have always loved bike riding! As a little girl, riding the rural roads to visit my friend; as an adult with a child seat behind –-bikes always signified speed,…
Techy Farewell
I’m one of the “techy” volunteers in my senior community, helping harness technology to make our lives better. I proudly identify as one of the founders of our resident website.…
Sad senior woman with cane sitting on a sofa. Vector Illustration character of unhappy or sadly.
Letting go of Family Holidays
For those of us around 80 years of age (and up), holidays are often largely “family-free.” A non-scientific series of conversations with my senior community friends revealed that many will…
The tame, fit for older folk, gondola ride over the Costa Rican jungle.
Fit to Travel?
As our ship neared the Arctic Circle last year on our 46-day cruise, I had an episode of GI bleeding later attributed to strong coffee mixed with strong painkillers and…