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The Merry Month Of May? Maybe Not For Empty Nesters

For empty nesters, the merry month of May, joyfully celebrated in songs and poems, brings two poignant reminders of this new stage of life we’ve entered. First, May brings Mother’s Day, possibly your first Mother’s Day without children at home. … Continue reading

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Comfort In Your Empty Nest Home: How Much Is Too Much?

How comfortable have you made your empty nest home? One thing I realized in Fiji is how very comfortable I’d made my nest at home. It’s not perfect, but it’s a pretty darn comfortable cocoon. And it came as something … Continue reading

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An Empty Nester in Fiji—My Heroine’s Journey

In case you didn’t already know, I’m an empty nester. Well, it’s not just me—my husband is also an empty nester. And in case you couldn’t tell from the title, we were recently in Fiji. On a “personal development” and … Continue reading

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How A Lesson About Growing Your Business Can Change Your Life

“Make decisions based on where you want to go, not where you’ve been.” I don’t know who came up with that idea originally, but I sure hear it a lot at business trainings and events. The funny thing is, like … Continue reading

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That’s Not What I Meant… Or Is It?

Have you ever been frustrated by just trying to be helpful? You know how it is—you tell your kids (or someone else) something you think is important for them to know, or you explain something to someone you care about. … Continue reading

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Scenes, Sounds, Scents and ……Ships? Huh?

You’re probably thinking I’m losing it after reading that title, but I’m really not! Let me explain. All day (and night) every day, we are bombarded by stimuli that register on our 5 senses—sight, hearing, taste, smell and touch. I … Continue reading

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How Is Your Health?

Does “how is your health?” seem like an odd question for a blog written with empty nesters in mind? Maybe so, but it’s something I want to talk about with you, and maybe get you thinking about in a new … Continue reading

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The Rhyme And Reason For Gratitude in Empty Nesters

I was going to write today about the self imposed isolation that is such a common problem for empty nesters, but instead I want to write about gratitude. Why the radical change in topic, you might wonder? Well yesterday I … Continue reading

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3 Childhood Keys to Feeling Youthful in Your Empty Nest

Is your empty nest making you feel older or younger? Wouldn’t you prefer feeling youthful? Think about what it was like for you before you had children or even what it was like for you when your own children were … Continue reading

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